GCC U-23 Championship
{{Unreferenced|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| logo =
| founded = 2008
| number of teams = 6 (2 groups)
4 (Finals)
| region = Middle East
(AFC)
| current champions = {{fbu|23|KSA}}
(3rd title)
| most successful team = {{fbu|23|KSA}}
(3 titles)
| website =
| current =
}}
The GCC U-23 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2008 and was played in a round-robin group of five nations.
Records
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
!Host !Winner !Score !Runner-up |
|---|
| 2008
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia}} |{{ref| 1|n/a}} |{{fbu|23|Bahrain}} |
| 2010
| {{flag|Qatar}} |{{fbu|23|UAE}} |1 – 0 |{{fbu|23|Kuwait}} |
| 2011
| {{flag|Qatar}} |{{fbu|23|OMN}} |0 – 0 |{{fbu|23|UAE}} |
| 2012
| {{flag|Qatar}} |{{fbu|23|KSA}} |2 – 0 |{{fbu|23|Bahrain}} |
| 2013
| {{flag|Bahrain}} |{{fbu|23|Bahrain}} |1 – 0 |{{fbu|23|KSA}} |
| 2015
| {{flag|Bahrain}} |{{fbu|23|KSA}} |5 – 2 |{{fbu|23|KUW}} |
| 2016
|{{flag|Qatar}} |{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia}} |{{ref| 1|n/a}} |{{fbu|23|Oman}} |
{{note|1|n/a}} A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Performances
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! width=160|Team ! {{flagicon|KSA}} |Years | |||||||
| align=left|{{fbu|23|Bahrain|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=silver|2nd | GS | GS | bgcolor=silver|2nd | bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red;"|1st | style="border:3px solid red;"|5th | 5th | 7 |
| align=left|{{fbu|23|Kuwait|size=20px}}
|GS | bgcolor=silver|2nd | GS | GS | bgcolor=bronze|3rd | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 6 | |
| align=left|{{fbu|23|Oman|size=20px}}
|GS | bgcolor=bronze|3rd | bgcolor=gold|1st | GS | 4th | bgcolor=bronze|3rd | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 7 |
| align=left|{{fbu|23|Qatar|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=bronze|3rd | style="border:3px solid red;"|4th | style="border:3px solid red;"|4th | style="border:3px solid red;"|4th | GS | 6th | style="border:3px solid red;"|4th | 7 |
| align=left|{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red;"|1st | GS | bgcolor=bronze|3rd | bgcolor=gold|1st | bgcolor=silver|2nd | bgcolor=gold|1st | bgcolor=gold|1st | 7 |
| align=left|{{fbu|23|UAE|size=20px}}
| | bgcolor=gold|1st | bgcolor=silver|2nd | bgcolor=bronze|3rd | GS | 4th | bgcolor=bronze|3rd | 6 |
| Total ||5 ||6 ||6 ||6 ||6 ||6 ||5 |
|---|
- Red border: Host nation.
- Blank: Did not enter.
- GS: Group Stage.
See also
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090312023305/http://www.ua-fa.com/
{{Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations}}
{{UAFA Football}}
{{Gulf Cooperation Council}}
Category:Under-23 association football competitions
Category:Gulf Cooperation Council
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