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25th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 25
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates6–19 January 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Aymen Hussein
(3 goals)
← 2019
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2023.

The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament is being hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra.

Teams

Team Appearance Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2022
 Qatar 25th Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) 50
 Saudi Arabia 24th Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) 51
 Iraq (hosts) 16th Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) 68
 United Arab Emirates 24th Winners (2007, 2013) 70
 Oman 23rd Winners (2009, 2017–18) 75
 Bahrain (holders) 25th Winners (2019) 85
 Kuwait 25th Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) 149
 Yemen 10th Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019) 155

Draw

The draw was held on 25 October 2022 at 11:00 UTC+3 at the Grand Millennium Al Seef in Basra.[2][3] 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.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iraq (68) (hosts)
 Bahrain (85) (holders)

 Qatar (50)
 Saudi Arabia (51)

 United Arab Emirates (70)
 Oman (75)

 Kuwait (149)
 Yemen (155)

Squads

Main article: 25th Arabian Gulf Cup squads

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

Venues

Iraq Basra
Basra International Stadium Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 65,227 Capacity: 30,000

Officials

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq (H) 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Oman 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 0–0 Oman
Report
Yemen 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Oman 3–2 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Iraq
Report
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Iraq 5–0 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Oman
 Report
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Group B

Main article: 25th Arabian Gulf Cup Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Qatar 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bahrain 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Kuwait 0–2 Qatar
Report
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Kuwait
Report
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)
Qatar 1–2 Bahrain
 Report
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Bahrain 1–1 Kuwait
 Report
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Qatar
 Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Knockout stage

Main article: 25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 January 2023 – Basra
 
 
 Iraq2
 
19 January 2023 – Basra
 
 Qatar1
 
 Iraq (a.e.t.)3
 
16 January 2023 – Basra
 
 Oman2
 
 Bahrain0
 
 
 Oman1
 


Semi-finals

Iraq 2–1 Qatar
 Report
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Bahrain 0–1 Oman
Report
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Final

Iraq 3–2 (a.e.t.) Oman
 Report

Goalscorers

There have been 34 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of 16 January 2023). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Broadcasters

Middle East

Territory Broadcaster Ref
 Bahrain Bahrain Sport
 Iraq Al Iraqiya Sports
Alrabiaa Sports
UTV
Al Sharqiya
Al Sumaria
 Jordan Jordan Sport
 Kuwait KTV Sports
 Saudi Arabia KSA Sport
 Oman Oman Sports
 Qatar Alkass
 United Arab Emirates AD Sports
Dubai Sports
Sharjah Sports

Rest of the world

Territory Broadcaster Ref
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Montenegro
 North Macedonia
 Serbia
 Slovenia 		Sport Klub [5]
 Poland Polsat Sport [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "نحو شراكة رائدة ونجاح مثمر مرتقب .. اتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم يتفق مع مجموعة زين لرعاية خليجي 25" (in Arabic). Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ "قرعة "خليجي 25".. العودة إلىسحب قرعة كأس الخليج العربي "خليجي 25"" (in Arabic). beIN Sports. 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Stage set for Arabian Gulf Cup draw". 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  4. ^ "قرعة "خليجي 25".. العودة إلى العراق بعد 40 سنة" (in Arabic). Emarat Al-Youm. 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.livesoccertv.com/fr/match/4552679/yemen-vs-saudi-arabia/
  6. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 na sportowych antenach Polsatu". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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