24th Arabian Gulf Cup

{{short description|2019 football competition held in Qatar}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 24th Arabian Gulf Cup

| image = File:24th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup_Logo.png

| size =

| other_titles = كأس الخليج العربي 24

| caption =

| country = Qatar

| dates = 26 November – 8 December

| confederations = 1

| num_teams = 8

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion = Bahrain

| count = 1

| second = Saudi Arabia

| matches = 15

| goals = 45

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|UAE}} Ali Mabkhout ({{small|5 goals}})

| player = {{fbicon|KSA}} Abdullah Otayf

| goalkeeper = {{fbicon|KSA}} Fawaz Al-Qarni

| fair_play = {{fb|QAT}}

| prevseason = 2017–18

| nextseason = 2023

}}

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.{{cite web|title=الدوحة تستضيف خليجي 24 في نوفمبر المقبل|url=https://www.goal.com/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A24-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA/18fhnppyz773518dgbrk06kqf2 |website=Goal |language=ar |access-date=15 July 2019}}

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

! rowspan="8" |{{location map+|Qatar|float=center|width=300|caption=|places={{location map~ |Qatar |lat=25.25 |long=51.4 |label=Al Rayyan |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Qatar |lat=25.286667 |long=51.533333 |label=Doha |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Qatar |lat=25.18 |long=51.61 |label=Al Wakrah |position=right}}}}

Khalifa International Stadium

|Al Janoub Stadium

Capacity: 45,857

|Capacity: 44,325

195x195px

|File:Panoramic view of Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.png

colspan="2" |Doha
colspan="2" |Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
colspan="2" |Capacity: 12,000
colspan="2" |211x211px

Teams

File:Gulf cup 2019 mascot.jpg

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.{{cite web |last1=Sharqi |first1= Salem |publisher=Elaph Publishing Limited |title=السعودية والإمارات والبحرين يشاركون في خليجي الدوحة (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to participate in Doha Arabian Gulf Cup)|url=https://elaph.com/Web/Sports/2019/11/1271502.html |website=Elaph |date= 12 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019 |language=ar}}

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rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Appearance

!rowspan=2|Previous best
performance

!FIFA Rankings

October 2019
{{fb|QAT}} (Host)data-sort-value="12" | 24thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014)57
{{fb|UAE}}data-sort-value="12" | 23rddata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2007, 2013)67
{{fb|KSA}}data-sort-value="12" | 23rddata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)69
{{fb|IRQ}}data-sort-value="12" | 15thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988)74
{{fb|OMA}} (Title Holders)data-sort-value="12" | 22nddata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2009, 2017–18)84
{{fb|BHR}}data-sort-value="12" | 24thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Runners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003–04)101
{{fb|YEM}}data-sort-value="12" | 9thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013)141
{{fb|KUW}}data-sort-value="12" | 24thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982,
1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)
156

Officials

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Referees{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/fifa.referee.7/media_set?set=a.1824250437710566&type=3|title= Pictures of the officials during 2019 Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar|date=28 November 2019 |access-date=28 November 2019}}

{{Col-2}}

Assistant Referees

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

{{Col-end}}

Squads

{{details|24th Arabian Gulf Cup squads}}

Group stage

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

=Group A=

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

|source=[https://www.soccerway.com/international/asia/gulf-cup/2019/group-stage/group-1/g15361/ Soccerway]

|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}}

|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}

|name_YEM={{fb|YEM}}

|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ}}

|update=complete

|win_QAT=2 |draw_QAT=0 |loss_QAT=1|gf_QAT=11|ga_QAT=4 |status_QAT=H

|win_UAE=1 |draw_UAE=0 |loss_UAE=2 |gf_UAE=5 |ga_UAE=6

|win_YEM=0 |draw_YEM=1 |loss_YEM=2 |gf_YEM=0 |ga_YEM=9

|win_IRQ=2 |draw_IRQ=1 |loss_IRQ=0 |gf_IRQ=4 |ga_IRQ=1

|team1=IRQ |team2=QAT |team3=UAE |team4=YEM

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

| date = 26 November 2019

| time = 19:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}

| score = 1–2

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/26/asia/gulf-cup/qatar/iraq/3184877/

| team2 = {{fb|IRQ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| location = Al Rayyan

| attendance = 37,890{{cite web |title=37890 مشجعا في المباراة الافتتاحية لـ "خليجي 24 " |url=https://www.al-sharq.com/article/26/11/2019/37890-مشجعا-في-المباراة-الافتتاحية-لـ-خليجي-24 |website=جريدة الشرق |language=ar |access-date=27 November 2019}}

| referee = Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 26 November 2019

| time = 21:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

| score = 3–0

| report = https://agcff.com/en/1935/

| team2 = {{fb|YEM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

| location = Doha

| attendance = 1,437

| referee = Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 29 November 2019

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

| score = 0–2

| report = https://agcff.com/en/2192/

| team2 = {{fb|IRQ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| location = Al Rayyan

| attendance = 17,437

| referee = Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 29 November 2019

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|YEM}}

| score = 0–6

| report = https://agcff.com/en/2231/

| team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| location = Al Rayyan

| attendance = 26,392

| referee = Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 2 December 2019

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}

| score = 4–2

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/02/asia/gulf-cup/qatar/united-arab-emirates/3184881/

| team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| location = Al Rayyan

| referee = Ryuji Sato (Japan)

}}

{{Football box

|date = 2 December 2019

|time = 17:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|YEM}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/02/asia/gulf-cup/yemen/iraq/3184882/

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance =

|referee = Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

}}

=Group B=

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

|source=[http://www.m.soccerway.mobi/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=516&localization_id=www Soccerway]

|name_OMA={{fb|OMA}}

|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}

|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}}

|name_BHR={{fb|BHR}}

|update=complete

|win_OMA=1 |draw_OMA=1 |loss_OMA=1 |gf_OMA=3 |ga_OMA=4

|win_KSA=2 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=1 |gf_KSA=6 |ga_KSA=4

|win_KUW=1 |draw_KUW=0 |loss_KUW=2 |gf_KUW=6 |ga_KUW=7

|win_BHR=1 |draw_BHR=1 |loss_BHR=1 |gf_BHR=4 |ga_BHR=4

|team1=KSA |team2=BHR |team3=OMA |team4=KUW

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|date = 27 November 2019

|time = 17:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://agcff.com/1961/

|team2 = {{fb|BHR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance = 3,400

|referee = Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

}}

{{Football box

|date = 27 November 2019

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score = 1–3

|report = https://agcff.com/1978/

|team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance = 5,777

|referee = Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 30 November 2019

|time = 17:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/30/asia/gulf-cup/kuwait/oman/3184885/

|team2 = {{fb|OMA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance =

|referee = Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

}}

{{Football box

|date = 30 November 2019

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}

|score = 0–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/30/asia/gulf-cup/bahrain/saudi-arabia/3184886/

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance =

|referee = Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = 2 December 2019

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

| score = 2–4

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/02/asia/gulf-cup/kuwait/bahrain/3184888/

| team2 = {{fb|BHR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| location = Al Rayyan

| attendance =

| referee = Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

}}

{{Football box

|date = 2 December 2019

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score = 1–3

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/02/asia/gulf-cup/oman/saudi-arabia/3184887/

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance =

|referee = Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|bold_winner=high

|widescore =yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|5 December – Doha|{{fb|IRQ}}|2 (3)|{{fb|BHR}} {{pso}}|2 (5)

|5 December – Al Wakrah|{{fb|KSA}}|1|{{fb|QAT}}|0

|8 December – Doha|{{fb|BHR}}|1|{{fb|KSA}}|0

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = 5 December 2019

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ}}

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/05/asia/gulf-cup/iraq/bahrain/3184889/

|team2 = {{fb|BHR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–5

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance =

|referee = Ryuji Sato (Japan)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 5 December 2019

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/05/asia/gulf-cup/saudi-arabia/qatar/3184890/

|team2 = {{fb|QTR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Janoub Stadium

|location = Al Wakrah

|attendance = 42,025{{cite web |last1=القدم 🇶🇦 |first1=الاتحاد القطري لكرة |title=بلغ عدد الحضور الجماهيري في مباراة #منتخب_قطر أمام #منتخب_السعودية في نصف نهائي #خليجي24 42025 مشجع#قطر_السعوديه #كلنا_قطرpic.twitter.com/OsPc0EfiZr |url=https://twitter.com/QFA/status/1202659847960965120 |website=@QFA |language=ar |date=5 December 2019}}

|referee = Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date = 8 December 2019

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/08/asia/gulf-cup/bahrain/saudi-arabia/3184891/

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

|location = Doha

|attendance =

|referee = Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

}}

Winner

{{winner|fb|24th Arabian Gulf Cup winners|Bahrain|1st}}

Goalscorers

{{goalscorers

|source=

|matches=15|goals=45

|5 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

}}

;1 goal

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Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

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

|res_col_header=Q

|title=Final phase

|team1=BHR|name_BHR={{fb|BHR}}

|team2=KSA|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}

|team3=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ}}

|team4=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}}

|win_OMA=3|draw_OMA=1|loss_OMA=1|gf_OMA=4|ga_OMA=1

|win_UAE=1|draw_UAE=4|loss_UAE=0|gf_UAE=1|ga_UAE=0

|win_IRQ=2|draw_IRQ=2|loss_IRQ=0|gf_IRQ=6|ga_IRQ=3

|win_QAT=2|draw_QAT=0|loss_QAT=2|gf_QAT=11|ga_QAT=5

|win_KSA=3|draw_KSA=0|loss_KSA=2|gf_KSA=7|ga_KSA=5

|win_BHR=2|draw_BHR=2|loss_BHR=1|gf_BHR=7|ga_BHR=4

|col_A=#FFD700|text_A=

|result1=A

|col_B=#C0C0C0|text_B=

|result2=B

|update=complete|source=

}}

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

|res_col_header=QR

|title=Eliminated in the group stage

|team1=OMA|pos_OMA=5|name_OMA={{fb|OMA}}

|team2=KUW|pos_KUW=6|name_KUW={{fb|KUW}}

|team3=UAE|pos_UAE=7|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}

|team4=YEM|pos_YEM=8|name_YEM={{fb|YEM}}

|win_OMA=1|draw_OMA=1|loss_OMA=1|gf_OMA=3|ga_OMA=4

|win_KUW=1|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=2|gf_KUW=6|ga_KUW=7

|win_UAE=1|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=2|gf_UAE=5|ga_UAE=6

|win_YEM=0|draw_YEM=1|loss_YEM=2|gf_YEM=0|ga_YEM=9

|update=complete|source=

}}

Broadcasting rights

Below were the TV channels that broadcast the matches:{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsmonks.com/football/arabian-gulf-cup-2019-schedule/|title=Arabian Gulf Cup 2019 Schedule,Teams, Time Table, Tickets and Venues|date=2019-11-26|website=Sports Monks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-27}}

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!Territory

!Television

rowspan=2|MENA

|Al Kass

BeIN Sports
rowspan=1|OmanOman TV Sports
rowspan=1|KuwaitKTV Sports

References

{{reflist}}

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{{2019 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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