2013 Gulf Cup of Nations

2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
كأس الخلیج العربي 2013 ، أو خليجي 21
Kass Al-Khaleej al arabi 2013, or Khaleeji 21
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Dates 5–18 January
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Runners-up  Iraq
Third place  Kuwait
Fourth place  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 36 (2.25 per match)
Attendance 319,000 (19,938 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kuwait Abdulhadi Khamis
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil
(3 goals)
Best player United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman

The 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي‎) was the twenty first edition of the biennial football competition. It took place in Bahrain in 2013. The competition was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of Basra, Iraq, but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition.[1]

Seeding of teams

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups, Bahrain (the host nation) were placed in Group A, Kuwait (the holder) in Group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA rankings. The draw was held in Bahrain on 18 October 2012.[2]

Pot
National Team
FIFA Ranking
A  Bahrain (hosts)
115
 Kuwait (holders)
112
B  Iraq
80
 Oman
95
C  Qatar
101
 Saudi Arabia
113
D  United Arab Emirates
116
 Yemen
157

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations took place in the Bahrain National Stadium on 5 January. The event featured the attendance of Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, members of the ruling family, Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, Michel Platini, the president of UEFA as well as other officials.[3] Blatter commended the ceremony, stating that "The opening ceremony was very nice: 9.5 out of 10 because perfection does not exist".[4] Following the ceremony, Blatter also stated that the organisational level of the Gulf Cup would have to be improved if it was to be a FIFA-sanctioned event and wanted the cup to be played simultaneously with the Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations squads.

Group stage

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

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Qatar 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 Oman 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

5 January 2013
19:15
Bahrain  0 – 0  Oman
Report

5 January 2013
21:15
Qatar  1 – 3  United Arab Emirates
Ibrahim  11' (pen.) Report Abdulrahman  13'
Mabkhout  29'
Ahmed  66'

8 January 2013
16:15
Qatar  2 – 1  Oman
Ibrahim  56' (pen.)
El-Sayed  88' 		Report Al-Hadhri  71' (pen.)

8 January 2013
19:15
Bahrain  1 – 2  United Arab Emirates
Al Malood  75' Report Mabkout  40'
Hassan  85'

11 January 2013
17:45
United Arab Emirates  2 – 0  Oman
Khalil  83', 86' Report
Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

11 January 2013
17:45
Bahrain  1 – 0  Qatar
Aaish  25' (pen.) Report

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Iraq 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 Kuwait 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
 Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0

6 January 2013
16:15
Kuwait  2 – 0  Yemen
Nasser  63'
Al-Mutawa  82' 		Report

6 January 2013
19:15
Saudi Arabia  0 – 2  Iraq
Report Shaker  18'
Hawsawi  72' (o.g.)

9 January 2013
16:15
Iraq  1 – 0  Kuwait
Ahmad  29' Report

12 January 2013
17:45
Kuwait  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Nasser  13' Report

12 January 2013
17:45
Iraq  2 – 0  Yemen
Ismail  16'
Ahmad  36' 		Report

Knockout stage

The third place match with Bahrain and Kuwait.
Semi-finals Final
15 January - Riffa
  United Arab Emirates  1  
  Kuwait  0  
 
18 January - Riffa
      United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.)  2
    Iraq  1
Third place
15 January - Riffa 18 January - Isa Town
  Iraq  1 (4)   Kuwait  6
  Bahrain  1 (2)     Bahrain  1

Semi-finals

15 January 2013
16:15
United Arab Emirates  1 – 0  Kuwait
Khalil  89' Report

15 January 2013
18:45
Iraq  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Bahrain
Mahmoud  18' Report Baba  61'
  Penalties  
Yasin
Ismail
Salem
Mahmoud
Sabri 		4 – 2 Husain
Aaish
Dhiya
Al Malood

Third place play-off

18 January 2013
15:30
Kuwait  6 − 1  Bahrain
Khamis  35', 38', 54' (pen.)
Bani  65'
Al-Mutawa  66'
Al Salimi  71' 		Report Yusuf  1'

Final

18 January 2013
19:00
United Arab Emirates  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Abdulrahman  28'
Al Hammadi  107' 		Report Mahmoud  81'
 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 

United Arab Emirates
Second title

Goalscorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final phase
1 United Arab Emirates 5500103+7
2 Iraq 540173+4
3 Kuwait 530293+6
4 Bahrain 512249−5
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Saudi Arabia 310223−1
6 Qatar 310235−2
7 Oman 301214−3
8 Yemen 300306−6

Prize money and awards

Prize money

The football associations were given prize money for a fourth place and above finish in the competition in riyals.[5]

Playing awards

The following awards were given:[5]

Award Player Prize money
Fair Play Award  Iraq 200,000 Riyals
Top Scorer Kuwait Abdulhadi Khamis
United Arab Emirates Ahmad Khalil		100,000 Riyals
Most Valuable player United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman 100,000 Riyals
Best Goalkeeper Iraq Noor Sabri 100,000 Riyals

References

  1. ↑ "Bahrain to host 21st Gulf Cup". QFA.com.qa. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Draw of 21st Gulf Cup in October". QFA.com.qa. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  3. ↑ "21st Gulf Cup, opening ceremony kicks off tournament in Bahrain". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 Meenaghan, Gary (6 January 2013). "Gulf Cup: Tournament must be reorganised to get Fifa approval, warns Blatter". The National. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 "All ready for kick-off". Gulf Weekly. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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