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2013 GCC U-23 Championship

{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name = GCC U-23 Championship

| year = 2013

| other_titles = البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم {{in lang|ar}}

| image =

| size = 100px

| caption =

| country = {{BHR}}

| dates = 15–26 August

| num_teams = 6

| confederations = 1

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbu|23|BHR}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbu|23|KSA}}

| third_other = {{fbu|23|KUW}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|23|OMN}}

| matches = 10

| goals = 22

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|KSA}} Saleh Al-Amri (3 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|BHR}} Sayed Jaafar Ahmed

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|BHR}} Ashraf Waheed

| updated =

|prevseason=2012

|nextseason=2015

}}

The 2013 GCC U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Riffa, Bahrain for the first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Riffa from 15 to 26 August.{{cite web |title=بطولة الخليج للمنتخبات الأولمبية تنطلق الخميس |url=https://adengad.net/posts/61200}} The hosts Bahrain won their first title after defeating title holders Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.{{cite web |title=جزائية تتوج «الأحمر» الأولمبي بطلا للبطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات الأولمبية |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/803997.html}}

The 2013 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship owing to sponsorship by Huawei.{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=359320 |title=Huawei signs on as title sponsor for Gulf Cup|accessdate=15 August 2013}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament{{efn-ua|Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.}}

{{fbu|23|BHR}} (host)4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
{{fbu|23|KUW}}4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
{{fbu|23|QAT}}4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
{{fbu|23|OMN}}4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
{{fbu|23|KSA}}4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
{{fbu|23|UAE}}3 (2010, 2011, 2012)

{{notelist-ua}}

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="4" | {{Location map+|Bahrain|float=center|width=150|caption=|places=

{{Location map~|Bahrain|lat=26.1336|long=50.5379|label=Riffa|position=bottom}}}}

! Riffa

Bahrain National Stadium
Capacity: 24,000

Group stage

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|source=[https://www.kooora.com/?c=9300&stage=1 kooora]

|team_order=BHR, KUW, UAE

|update=complete

|win_BHR=2 |draw_BHR=0 |loss_BHR=0 |gf_BHR=4 |ga_BHR=2 |status_BHR=H

|win_KUW=0 |draw_KUW=1 |loss_KUW=1 |gf_KUW=3 |ga_KUW=4

|win_UAE=0 |draw_UAE=1 |loss_UAE=1 |gf_UAE=1 |ga_UAE=2

|name_BHR={{fbu|23|BHR}}

|name_KUW={{fbu|23|KUW}}

|name_UAE={{fbu|23|UAE}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|15|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|UAE}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BHR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Al-Dakheel {{goal|20}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)

|report =

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|17|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KUW}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|UAE}}

|goals1 = Al-Shereedah {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Ali {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Sami Al-Nemri (Saudi Arabia)

|report =

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BHR}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KUW}}

|goals1 = Shallal {{goal|20}}
Helal {{goal|30||72}}

|goals2 = Al-Fahad {{goal|25}}
Al Shammari {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

|report =

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|source=[https://www.kooora.com/?c=8397&stage=1 kooora]

|team_order=KSA, OMN, QAT

|update=complete

|win_OMN=1 |draw_OMN=0 |loss_OMN=1 |gf_OMN=3 |ga_OMN=2

|win_QAT=0 |draw_QAT=0 |loss_QAT=2 |gf_QAT=0 |ga_QAT=4

|win_KSA=2 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=0 |gf_KSA=3 |ga_KSA=0

|name_OMN={{fbu|23|OMN}}

|name_QAT={{fbu|23|QAT}}

|name_KSA={{fbu|23|KSA}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|16|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KSA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|QAT}}

|goals1 = Al-Amri {{goal|32}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)

|report = https://www.al-jazirah.com/2013/20130817/sp36.htm

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|18|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|OMN}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kanno {{goal|68}}
Al-Ibrahim {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Ali Taleb (Kuwait)

|report = https://www.al-jazirah.com/2013/20130819/sp30.htm

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|20|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|QAT}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|OMN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Abdul-Hadi {{goal|14}}
Nasib {{goal|79}}
Al-Hasani {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

|report =

}}

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place match

|22 August – Riffa|{{fbu|23|BHR}}|2|{{fbu|23|OMN}}|0

|23 August – Riffa|{{fbu|23|KSA}}|3|{{fbu|23|KUW}} |2

|26 August – Riffa|{{fbu|23|BHR}}|1|{{fbu|23|KSA}}|0

|25 August – Riffa|{{fbu|23|OMN}}|0 (3)|{{fbu|23|KUW}} {{pso}}|0 (4)

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|22|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BHR}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|OMN}}

|goals1 = Shahin {{goal|66}}
Ahmed {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Sami Al-Nemri (Saudi Arabia)

|report =

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|23|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KSA}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KUW}}

|goals1 = Al-Amri {{goal|16||37}}
A. Al-Ghamdi {{goal|53}}

|goals2 = Sayer {{goal|64}}
Al Shammari {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)

|report = https://www.al-jazirah.com/2013/20130824/sp34.htm

}}

=Third place play-off=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|25|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|OMN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KUW}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore=3–4

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)

|report =

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2013|08|26|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BHR}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KSA}}

|goals1 = Jameel {{goal|32|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

|attendance =

|referee = Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

|report = https://www.al-jazirah.com/2013/20130827/sp21.htm

}}

==Winners==

{{winners|fbu|23|2013 GCC U-23 Championship champion|BHR|First}}

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
Top Goalscorers

!Most Valuable Player

!Best goalkeeper

{{flagicon|KSA}} Saleh Al-Amri

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Sayed Jaafar Ahmed

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Ashraf Waheed

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=22|matches=10

|ongoing=no |updated=

|5 goal=

|4 goal=

|3 goal=

|2 goal=

|1 goal=

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=9300 GCC U-23 Championship] at Goalzz

{{Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations}}

{{UAFA Football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gulf}}

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GCC U-23 Championship

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