2014 Gulf Cup of Nations

2014 Gulf Cup of Nations

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Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates 13 – 26 November
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Qatar (3rd title)
Runners-up  Saudi Arabia
Third place  United Arab Emirates
Fourth place  Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 33 (2.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout (5 goals)
Best player Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al Abed
Best goalkeeper Qatar Qasem Burhan

The 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي‎) was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1]

It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security.[2] Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.[3]

Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the final.[4][5]

Teams and Draw

The draw took place on 12 August 2014.[6]

Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) will be in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.

Draw position Team Finals
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
July 2014[nb 1]
A1 (seed)  Saudi Arabia 21st Winners (1994, 2002, 2003) 78
B1 (seed)  United Arab Emirates 21st Winners (2007, 2013) 65
B2  Oman 20th Winners (2009) 69
A2  Qatar 22nd Winners (1992, 2004) 86
A3  Bahrain 22nd Runners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003) 105
B3  Iraq 13th Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) 89
A4  Yemen 7th Group stage (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013) 180
B4  Kuwait 22nd Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) 107
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of July 2014 were used for seeding for the draw

Venues

Riyadh Riyadh
King Fahd Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 68,000 Capacity: 22,500

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations squads.

Group stage

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

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Qatar 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
 Yemen 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 Bahrain 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2

16 November 2014
17:45
Yemen  0–0  Qatar
Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

19 November 2014
19:45
Bahrain  0–0  Qatar
Report

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Oman 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Kuwait 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

14 November 2014
20:15
Iraq  0–1  Kuwait
Report Al Enezi  90+2'

17 November 2014
17:45
United Arab Emirates  2–2  Kuwait
Mabkhout  18', 35' Report Nasser  37'
Al-Mutawa  39'
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

17 November 2014
20:15
Iraq  1–1  Oman
Kasim  14' Report Mubarak  51' (pen.)

20 November 2014
19:45
Kuwait  0–5  Oman
Report Al-Muqbali  44', 90'
Al-Ruzaiqi  45+3', 48', 59'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
23 November – Riyadh
  Saudi Arabia  3  
  United Arab Emirates  2  
 
26 November – Riyadh
      Saudi Arabia  1
    Qatar  2
Third place
23 November – Riyadh 25 November – Riyadh
  Oman  1   United Arab Emirates  1
  Qatar  3     Oman  0

Semi-finals

23 November 2014
17:45
Oman  1–3  Qatar
Saleh  24' Report Al Haidos  36' (pen.)
Assadalla  59', 67'

Third place play-off

Final

26 November 2014
19:45
Saudi Arabia  1–2  Qatar
Kariri  16' Report Mukhtar  18'
Khoukhi  58'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee (Iraq)

Winners

 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 

Qatar
Third title

Goalscorers

5 goals
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 Qatar 523063+3
2 Saudi Arabia 531195+4
3 United Arab Emirates 522175+2
4 Oman 512275+2
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Kuwait 311137−4
6 Yemen 302101−1
7 Bahrain 302103−3
8 Iraq 301214−3

Awards

The following awards were given:[7]

Award Player
Fair Play Award  Oman
Top Scorer United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout
Most Valuable player Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abid
Best Goalkeeper Qatar Qasem Burhan

References

  1. ↑ "Riyadh to host 22nd Gulf Cup". Bahrain FA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gulf Cup shifts from Iraq to Saudi Arabia". SFGate. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "November 13 launch of the Gulf 22". Yemen FA. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gulf Cup: Qatar stun Saudi Arabia in Riyadh". Gulfnews.com. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Qatar lift Gulf Cup". Gulf Daily News. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gulf Football Chiefs Make Announcement after Key Meeting". Qatar FA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Prince Abdullah bin Mosaed crowned Qatar with "Gulf Cup 22" Cup". The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

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