24th Arabian Gulf Cup

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.

24th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 24
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates26 November – 8 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored45 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout (5 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Qarni
Fair play award Qatar

On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 6 December 2019.[1]

Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title.

Venues
Doha Al Wakrah
Khalifa International Stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 40,000

Teams
Sodefi, the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup mascot

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.[2]

Team Appearance Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
October 2019
 Qatar (Host)24thWinners (1992, 2004, 2014)57
 United Arab Emirates23rdWinners (2007, 2013)67
 Saudi Arabia23rdWinners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)69
 Iraq15thWinners (1979, 1984, 1988)74
 Oman (Title Holders)22ndWinners (2009, 2017–18)84
 Bahrain24thRunners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003–04)101
 Yemen9thGroup stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013)141
 Kuwait24thWinners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982,
1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)		156

Officials

Squads

Group stage

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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Qatar (H) 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar 1–2 Iraq
  • Hatem 49'
 Report
  • Qasim 19', 27'
Attendance: 37,890[4]
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Yemen
 Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 17,437
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Yemen 0–6 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 26,392
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Qatar 4–2 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Yemen 0–0 Iraq
Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Oman 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Oman 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Saudi Arabia 1–3 Kuwait
  • Al-Buraikan 90+6'
 Report
  • Al-Dhefiri 43'
  • Al-Sanea 45+1'
  • Al-Faneni 90'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,777
Kuwait 1–2 Oman
  • Nasser 79'
 Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
Bahrain 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Kuwait 2–4 Bahrain
  • Nasser 59' (pen.)
  • Zanki 85'
 Report
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Oman 1–3 Saudi Arabia
  • Al-Alawi 55'
 Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 December – Doha
 
 
 Iraq2 (3)
 
8 December – Doha
 
 Bahrain (p)2 (5)
 
 Bahrain1
 
5 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Qatar0
 

Semi-finals
Iraq 2–2 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
  • Ali 6'
  • Bayesh 18'
 Report
  • Al-Haza'a 14'
  • Marhoon 45+2'
Penalties
 3–5
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 42,025[5]
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Final
Bahrain 1–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

Winner
 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Winner 

Bahrain
First title

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Final phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bahrain 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8
2  Saudi Arabia 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9
3  Iraq 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
4  Qatar 4 2 0 2 11 5 +6 6
Source:
Eliminated in the group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Oman 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
6  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
7  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
8  Yemen 3 0 1 2 0 9 −9 1
Source:

Broadcasting rights

Below were the TV channels that broadcast the matches:[6]

Territory Television
MENA Al Kass
BeIN Sports
Oman Oman TV Sports
Kuwait KTV Sports

References
  1. "الدوحة تستضيف خليجي 24 في نوفمبر المقبل". Goal (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. Sharqi, Salem (12 November 2019). "السعودية والإمارات والبحرين يشاركون في خليجي الدوحة (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to participate in Doha Arabian Gulf Cup)". Elaph (in Arabic). Elaph Publishing Limited. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Pictures of the officials during 2019 Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar". 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. "37890 مشجعا في المباراة الافتتاحية لـ "خليجي 24 "". جريدة الشرق (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. القدم 🇶🇦, الاتحاد القطري لكرة (5 December 2019). "بلغ عدد الحضور الجماهيري في مباراة #منتخب_قطر أمام #منتخب_السعودية في نصف نهائي #خليجي24 42025 مشجع#قطر_السعوديه #كلنا_قطرpic.twitter.com/OsPc0EfiZr". @QFA (in Arabic).
  6. "Arabian Gulf Cup 2019 Schedule,Teams, Time Table, Tickets and Venues". Sports Monks. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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