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25th Arabian Gulf Cup

{{short description|25th Arabian Gulf Cup in Iraq}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 25th Arabian Gulf Cup

| image = File:Khaleeji Zain 25 logo.png

| size = 125

| other_titles = كأس الخليج العربي 25

| caption =

| country = Iraq

| dates = 6–19 January 2023

| confederations = 1

| num_teams = 8

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion = Iraq

| count = 4

| second = Oman

| matches = 15

| goals = 39

| attendance = 665495

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|IRQ}} Aymen Hussein
{{fbicon|IRQ}} Ibrahim Bayesh
(3 goals each)

| player = {{fbicon|IRQ}} Ibrahim Bayesh

| goalkeeper = {{fbicon|OMA}} Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini

| prevseason = 2019

| nextseason = 2024–25

}}

The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons,{{cite web|url=https://agcff.com/7550/|title=نحو شراكة رائدة ونجاح مثمر مرتقب .. اتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم يتفق مع مجموعة زين لرعاية خليجي 25|lang=ar|publisher=Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation|date=29 December 2022}} was the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra.

Hosts Iraq won their fourth title by beating Oman 3–2 after extra time in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/iraq-wins-arabian-gulf-cup-championship-defeating-oman-basra|title=Iraq wins Arabian Gulf Cup championship defeating Oman in Basra|publisher=Al-Monitor|date=19 January 2023|last=Lucente|first=Adam}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Appearance

!rowspan=2|Previous best
performance

!colspan=2|FIFA Rankings

October 2022
{{fb|QAT}}data-sort-value="12" | 25thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014)50
{{fb|KSA}}data-sort-value="12" | 24thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)51
{{fb|IRQ}} (hosts)data-sort-value="12" | 16thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988)68
{{fb|UAE}}data-sort-value="12" | 24thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2007, 2013)70
{{fb|OMA}}data-sort-value="12" | 23rddata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2009, 2017–18)75
{{fb|BHR}} (holders)data-sort-value="12" | 25thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2019)85
{{fb|KUW}}data-sort-value="12" | 25thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)149
{{fb|YEM}}data-sort-value="12" | 10thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019)155

=Draw=

The draw was held on 25 October 2022 at {{UTZ|11:00|3}} at the Grand Millennium Al Seef in Basra.{{cite web|url=https://www.beinsports.com/ar/%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1/1974864|publisher=beIN Sports|title=قرعة "خليجي 25".. العودة إلىسحب قرعة كأس الخليج العربي "خليجي 25"|date=25 October 2022|lang=ar}}{{cite web | url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/25/10/2022/stage-set-for-arabian-gulf-cup-draw| title=Stage set for Arabian Gulf Cup draw | date= 2022-10-25| accessdate=2022-10-27}} The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2022. Pot 1 contained the hosts Iraq and the holders Bahrain, who were assigned to A1 and A2 respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/arab-and-international/2022-10-24-1.1680786|publisher=Emarat Al-Youm|title=قرعة "خليجي 25".. العودة إلى العراق بعد 40 سنة|date=24 October 2022|lang=ar}}

class="wikitable"
width=25%| Pot 1

!width=25%| Pot 2

!width=25%| Pot 3

!width=25%| Pot 4

{{fb|IRQ}} (68) (hosts)
{{fb|BHR}} (85) (holders)

|{{fb|QAT}} (50)
{{fb|KSA}} (51)

|{{fb|UAE}} (70)
{{fb|OMA}} (75)

|{{fb|KUW}} (149)
{{fb|YEM}} (155)

=Squads=

{{Main|25th Arabian Gulf Cup squads}}

Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Venues

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| mark-title1 = Basra

| mark-description1 =

| mark-coord1 = {{Coord|30.515|47.81}}

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="2" |{{flagicon|IRQ}} Basra
Basra International Stadium

| Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 65,227

| Capacity: 30,000

File:ملعب جذع النخلة 2022.jpg

|File:ملعب الميناء.jpg

Officials

{{Col-begin}}

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Referees

  • {{fbaicon|CHN}} Ma Ning
  • {{fbaicon|IRQ}} Ali Sabah
  • {{fbaicon|KWT}} Abdullah Jamali
  • {{fbaicon|OMN}} Ahmed Al-Kaf
  • {{fbaicon|QAT}} Salman Falahi
  • {{fbaicon|ROU}} István Kovács
  • {{fbaicon|KSA}} Shukri Al-Hanfoush
  • {{fbaicon|UAE}} Adnan Al-Naqbi
  • {{fbaicon|UZB}} Ilgiz Tantashev

{{Col-3}}

Assistant Referees

  • {{fbaicon|CHN}} Zhang Cheng
  • {{fbaicon|CHN}} Zhou Fei
  • {{fbaicon|OMN}} Rashid Abdi
  • {{fbaicon|OMN}} Rashad Al-Hakmani
  • {{fbaicon|ROU}} Ovidiu-Mihai Artene
  • {{fbaicon|ROU}} Vasile Marinescu
  • {{fbaicon|QAT}} Zahi Al-Shammari
  • {{fbaicon|QAT}} Khaled Ayed

{{Col-3}}

Video Assistant Referees

  • {{fbaicon|CHN}} Fu Ming
  • {{fbaicon|IRQ}} Mohanad Qasim
  • {{fbaicon|FRA}} Jérémie Pignard
  • {{fbaicon|MAR}} Rédouane Jiyed
  • {{fbaicon|QAT}} Abdullah Al-Marri
  • {{fbaicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Shehri
  • {{fbaicon|UAE}} Ahmed Darwish

{{Col-end}}

Group stage

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{{Anchor|Tiebreakers}} Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in all group matches: {{unordered list

| Win: 3 points;

| Draw: 1 point;

| Loss: 0 points;

}}

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Number of goals scored in all group matches.

=Group A=

{{main|25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A}}

{{25th Arabian Gulf Cup tables|Group A}}

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=Group B=

{{main|25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group B}}

{{25th Arabian Gulf Cup tables|Group B}}

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Knockout stage

{{main|25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage|bracket}}

=Semi-finals=

{{#lst:25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage|sf1}}

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{{#lst:25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage|sf2}}

=Final=

{{#lst:25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage|Final}}

Winner

{{winner|fb|25th Arabian Gulf Cup Winner|Iraq|Fourth}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=39 |matches=15

|extra=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width="165"|Team

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

colspan=10|Final phase
style="background:#FFD700;"

|1

align=left|{{fb|IRQ}}

|5

410123+913
style="background:#C0C0C0;"

|2

align=left|{{fb|OMA}}

|5

31186+210
3align=left|{{fb|BHR}}

|4

21154+17
4align=left|{{fb|QAT}}

|4

1125504
colspan=10|Eliminated in the group stage
5align=left|{{fb|KUW}}

|3

11123−14
6align=left|{{fb|KSA}}

|3

10234−13
7align=left|{{fb|UAE}}

|3

01224−21
8align=left|{{fb|YEM}}

|3

003210−80

Prize money and awards

= Prize money =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Position{{Cite web |last=الدقاق |first=المعتصم بالله |date=2023-01-17 |title=جائزة المركز الأول في كأس الخليج 2023 بطولة خليجي 25 |url=https://khbrny.com/جائزة-المركز-الأول-في-كأس-الخليج/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=خبرني |language=ar}}

!Amount (USD)

align="left" |Champions

|1,000,000

align="left" |Runner-up

|750,000

Total

!1,750,000

= Player awards =

The following awards were given:{{cite web |title=سيطرة عراقية على الجوائز الفردية لكأس الخليج| date=19 January 2023 |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1206893}}

class="wikitable"

!Award

!Player

Top Scorer{{fbicon|IRQ}} Aymen Hussein
Most Valuable Player{{fbicon|IRQ}} Ibrahim Bayesh
Best Goalkeeper{{fbicon|OMA}} Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini

Broadcasters

Middle East

class="wikitable"

! Territory

! Broadcaster

! Ref.

{{flag|Bahrain}}

| Bahrain Sport

|

{{flag|Iraq}}

| Al-Iraqiya Sports
Alrabiaa Sports
UTV
Al-Sharqiya
Al-Sumaria

|

{{flag|Jordan}}

| Jordan Sport

|

{{flag|Kuwait}}

| KTV Sports

|

{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

| KSA Sport

|

{{flag|Oman}}

| Oman Sports

|

{{flag|Qatar}}

| Alkass

|

{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

| AD Sports
Dubai Sports
Sharjah Sports

|

Rest of the world

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! Territory

! Broadcaster

! Ref.

{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{flag|Croatia}}
{{flag|Montenegro}}
{{flag|North Macedonia}}
{{flag|Serbia}}
{{flag|Slovenia}}

| Sport Klub

| {{cite web|url=https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4552679/yemen-vs-saudi-arabia/|title=Match. Yemen vs. Saudi Arabia

|website=livesoccertv.com|access-date=2 April 2023}}

{{flag|Poland}}

| Polsat Sport

| {{cite web|url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2023-01-05/arabian-gulf-cup-2023-na-antenach-polsatu-sport/|title=Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 na sportowych antenach Polsatu|language=pl|website=polsatsport.pl|access-date=11 January 2023}}

{{flag|Greece}}

| Nova Sports

Controversies

= Opening ceremony =

Ahead of the opening ceremony, a scuffle ensued in the VIP section of the Basra International Stadium. Sheikh Fahad al-Nasser, who represents Kuwait's emir, was unable to enter as a result, and the Kuwaiti delegation left the stadium soon after. The Iraqi representatives apologised for the incident.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=Brawl at Arabian Gulf Cup shocks onlookers, forces Kuwaiti delegation to leave |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2023/01/07/Brawl-at-Arabian-Gulf-Cup-shocks-onlookers-forces-Kuwaiti-delegation-to-leave |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Al Arabiya English |language=en}}

= Crowd stampede =

{{see|2023 Basra International Stadium stampede}}

A stampede outside Basra International Stadium, ahead of the final, killed one person and injured up to 60 others, according to reports.{{Cite web|title=Deadly crush outside Iraq football stadium before Gulf Cup final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64330050.amp|access-date=2023-01-21|website=BBC|date=19 January 2023 |language=en}} The incident was said to have been caused by thousands of fans without tickets turning up to the match early while the gates were still closed.{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/20/witnesses-recount-horrors-in-stampede-at-iraq-gulf-cup |title=Ticketless fans, organisers blamed for Iraq stadium stampede - Football News - Al Jazeera |work=Al Jazeera |date=19 January 2023 |access-date=21 January 2023}} In the afternoon, Basra authorities said the situation was under control and that the crowds had moved away from the stadium, and the final match went underway as scheduled.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=25th Gulf Cup: Seats secured by Iraq government for Omani fans to attend Gulf Cup final |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/125739-25th-gulf-cup-seats-secured-by-iraq-government-for-omani-fans-to-attend-gulf-cup-final |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Times of Oman |language=en}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{25th Arabian Gulf Cup}}

{{Arabian Gulf Cup}}

Category:Arabian Gulf Cup

Category:2023 in Asian football

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Iraq

Category:January 2023 in Iraq

Category:January 2023 sports events in Asia

Category:25th Arabian Gulf Cup

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