24th Arabian Gulf Cup

2019 football competition held in Qatar

24th Arabian Gulf Cupكأس الخليج العربي 24

Tournament details
Host country| Qatar
Dates| 26 November – 8 December
Teams| 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-up|  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 15
Goals scored| 45 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Ali Mabkhout (5 goals)
Best player(s)|  Abdullah Otayf
Best goalkeeper|  Fawaz Al-Qarni
Fair play award|  Qatar

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International football competition

The 24th Arabian Gulf Cup was the 24th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. Eight teams participated in the tournament.

On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 8 December 2019.[1]

Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title.

## Venues

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Al Rayyan
(Doha Area) | Al Wakrah |

Al Rayyan

Doha

Al Wakrah

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Khalifa International Stadium | Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity: 45,857 | Capacity: 44,325

Doha
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Capacity: 12,000

## Teams

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Sodefi, the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup mascot.

On 12 November 2019, the national teams of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates decided to participate in the competition after boycotting it earlier.[2]

Team  | Appearance  | Previous best
performance  | FIFA Rankings

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October 2019
Qatar (Host) | 24th | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) | 57
United Arab Emirates | 23rd | Winners (2007, 2013) | 67
Saudi Arabia | 23rd | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) | 69
Iraq | 15th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) | 74
Oman (Title Holders) | 22nd | Winners (2009, 2017–18) | 84
Bahrain | 24th | Runners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003–04) | 101
Yemen | 9th | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013) | 141
Kuwait | 24th | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982,
1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | 156

## Officials

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Referees[3]

* Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
* Ali Abdulnabi Al Samaheeji (Bahrain)
* Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
* Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
* Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
* Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
* Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
* Ali Sabah Adday Al Qaysi (Iraq)
* Ryuji Sato (Japan)
* Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
* Omar Al Yaqoubi (Oman)
* Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
* Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
* Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
* Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

Assistant Referees

* Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
* Salah Abdulaziz Janahi (Bahrain)
* Karel De Rocker (Belgium)
* Florian Lemaire (Belgium)
* Abbas Gholoum (Kuwait)
* Humoud Al-Sahli (Kuwait)
* Hayder Ubaydee (Iraq)
* Maytham Al Gburi (Iraq)
* Akane Yagi (Japan)
* Osamu Nonura (Japan)
* Abu Bakar Al Amri (Oman)
* Saif Al Ghafri (Oman)
* Jan Köbeli (Switzerland)
* Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
* Hasan Mohamed Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
* Ramzan Saeed Al-Naemi (Qatar)
* Mohammad Dharman (Qatar)

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## Squads

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Further information: 24th Arabian Gulf Cup squads

## Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+03:00).

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Iraq | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Qatar (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 4  | +7  | 6
3  |  United Arab Emirates | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 3  |
4  |  Yemen | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 9  | −9  | 1

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

26 November 2019

19:30

Qatar | 1–2|  Iraq

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* Hatem 49'

| Report |

* Qasim 19', 27'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 37,890[4]

Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

26 November 2019

21:30

United Arab Emirates | 3–0|  Yemen

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* Mabkhout 21', 38', 54'

| Report |

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 1,437

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

* * *

29 November 2019

17:30

United Arab Emirates | 0–2|  Iraq

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| Report |

* Abbas 6'
* Abdul-Zahra 37'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 17,437

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

29 November 2019

20:00

Yemen | 0–6|  Qatar

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| Report |

* Hassan 29', 36', 72' (pen.)
* Ali 57'
* Al-Ahrak 85'
* Afif 90'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 26,392

Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

* * *

2 December 2019

17:30

Qatar | 4–2|  United Arab Emirates

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* Afif 20', 28' (pen.)
* Al-Haydos 53'
* Khoukhi 90+5'

| Report |

* Mabkhout 33' (pen.), 77'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2 December 2019

17:30

Yemen | 0–0|  Iraq

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| Report |

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Bahrain | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4
3  |  Oman | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4  |
4  |  Kuwait | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 3

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

27 November 2019

17:30

Oman | 0–0|  Bahrain

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| Report |

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,400

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

27 November 2019

20:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–3|  Kuwait

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* Al-Buraikan 90+6'

| Report |

* Al-Dhefiri 43'
* Al-Sanea 45+1'
* Al-Faneni 90'

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,777

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

30 November 2019

17:30

Kuwait | 1–2|  Oman

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* Nasser 79'

| Report |

* Al-Muqbali 16' (pen.), 32' (pen.)

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

30 November 2019

20:00

Bahrain | 0–2|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |

* Al-Hamdan 29'
* Al-Khabrani 58'

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

* * *

2 December 2019

20:00

Kuwait | 2–4|  Bahrain

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* Nasser 59' (pen.)
* Zanki 85'

| Report |

* Madan 45+1'
* Al-Shaikh 69'
* Thiago Augusto 83', 90+3'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

2 December 2019

20:00

Oman | 1–3|  Saudi Arabia

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* Al-Alawi 55'

| Report |

* Al-Buraikan 26'
* Bahebri 42', 57'

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

## Knockout stage

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* Times listed are UTC+03:00.
* In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 5 December – Doha| |

|  Iraq| 2 (3)

| 8 December – Doha

|  Bahrain (p)| 2 (5) |

|  Bahrain| 1

| 5 December – Al Wakrah

| |  Saudi Arabia| 0

|  Saudi Arabia| 1

|  Qatar| 0 |

### Semi-finals

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5 December 2019

17:00

Iraq | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Bahrain

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* Ali 6'
* Bayesh 18'

| Report |

* Al-Haza'a 14'
* Marhoon 45+2'

Penalties

* Faez
* Ismail
* Bayesh
* Qasim

| 3–5 |

* Al-Hardan
* Al-Shaikh
* Marhoon
* Thiago Augusto
* Madan

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

* * *

5 December 2019

20:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Qatar

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* Al-Hamdan 28'

| Report |

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 42,025[5]

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

### Final

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8 December 2019

19:00

Bahrain | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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* Al-Romaihi 69'

| Report |

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

## Winner

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24th Arabian Gulf Cup winners

Bahrain
1st title

## Goalscorers

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There were 45 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

* Ali Mabkhout

3 goals

* Abdelkarim Hassan
* Akram Afif

2 goals

* Thiago Augusto
* Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali
* Mohammed Qasim
* Yousef Nasser
* Firas Al-Buraikan
* Abdullah Al-Hamdan
* Hattan Bahebri

1 goal

* Abdulla Al-Haza'a
* Ali Madan
* Jasim Al-Shaikh
* Mohamed Al Romaihi
* Mohamed Marhoon
* Alaa Abbas
* Alaa Abdul Zahra
* Ibrahim Bayesh
* Mohanad Ali
* Ahmed Al-Dhefiri
* Ahmed Zanki
* Sami Al-Sanea
* Mubarak Al-Faneni
* Rabia Al-Alawi
* Abdulaziz Hatem
* Almoez Ali
* Abdullah Al-Ahrak
* Boualem Khoukhi
* Hassan Al-Haydos
* Mohammed Al-Khabrani

## Team statistics

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This table shows all team performance.

Final phase  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Bahrain | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 8
2  |  Saudi Arabia | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 9
3  |  Iraq | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 8
4  |  Qatar | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 6

Source: [citation needed]

Eliminated in the group stage  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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5  |  Oman | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4
6  |  Kuwait | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 3
7  |  United Arab Emirates | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 3
8  |  Yemen | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 9  | −9  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

## Broadcasting rights

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Below were the TV channels that broadcast the matches:[6]

Territory  | Television

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MENA | Al Kass
BeIN Sports
Oman | Oman TV Sports
Kuwait | KTV Sports

## References

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1. ^ "الدوحة تستضيف خليجي 24 في نوفمبر المقبل". Goal (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
2. ^ Sharqi, Salem (12 November 2019). "السعودية والإمارات والبحرين يشاركون في خليجي الدوحة (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to participate in Doha Arabian Gulf Cup)". Elaph (in Arabic). Elaph Publishing Limited. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
3. ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar". 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
4. ^ "37890 مشجعا في المباراة الافتتاحية لـ "خليجي 24 "". جريدة الشرق (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
5. ^ القدم 🇶🇦, الاتحاد القطري لكرة (5 December 2019). "بلغ عدد الحضور الجماهيري في مباراة #منتخب_قطر أمام #منتخب_السعودية في نصف نهائي #خليجي24 42025 مشجع#قطر_السعوديه #كلنا_قطرpic.twitter.com/OsPc0EfiZr". @QFA (in Arabic).
6. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup 2019 Schedule,Teams, Time Table, Tickets and Venues". Sports Monks. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

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