22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1]
 The official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 13 – 26 November 2014 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security.[2] Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.[3]
Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final.[4][5]
Teams and Draw
The draw took place on 12 August 2014.[6]
Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) were in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.
| Draw position | Team | Finals appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014[nb 1] | |||||
| A1 (seed) | | 21st | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003) | 78 | |
| B1 (seed) | | 21st | Winners (2007, 2013) | 65 | |
| B2 | | 20th | Winners (2009) | 69 | |
| A2 | | 22nd | Winners (1992, 2004) | 86 | |
| A3 |  | 22nd | Runners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003) | 105 | |
| B3 |  | 13th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) | 89 | |
| A4 |  | 7th | Group stage (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013) | 180 | |
| B4 |  | 22nd | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | 107 | |
- Notes
- The rankings of July 2014 were used for seeding for the draw
Venues
| Riyadh | Riyadh |
|---|---|
| King Fahd Stadium | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 22,500 |
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Squads
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+03:00).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
Source:
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Al-Muwallad  |
Report | Majid |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani Al-Haza'a Husain |
Report |
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Abed |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
| United Arab Emirates | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mabkhout |
Report | Nasser Al-Mutawa |
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mabkhout |
Report |
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
| Kuwait | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Muqbali Al-Ruzaiqi |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 26 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 23 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Oman | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh |
Report | Al-Haydos Assadalla |
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
| Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani Al Abed Al-Dawsari |
Report | Khalil |
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Third place play-off
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mabkhout |
Report |
Final
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kariri |
Report | Mukhtar Khoukhi |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final phase | |||||||||
| 1 | |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 2 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |
| 6 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 7 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
| 8 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | |
Awards
The following awards were given:[7]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Fair Play Award | |
| Top Scorer | |
| Most Valuable player | |
| Best Goalkeeper | |
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References
- "Riyadh to host 22nd Gulf Cup". Bahrain FA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- "Gulf Cup shifts from Iraq to Saudi Arabia". SFGate. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- "November 13 launch of the Gulf 22". Yemen FA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- "Gulf Cup: Qatar stun Saudi Arabia in Riyadh". Gulfnews.com. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "Qatar lift Gulf Cup". Gulf Daily News. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "Gulf Football Chiefs Make Announcement after Key Meeting". Qatar FA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- "Prince Abdullah bin Mosaed crowned Qatar with "Gulf Cup 22" Cup". The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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