Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23

Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23
Founded 2008
Region Arabian Peninsula
(AFC)
Number of teams 6 (2 groups)
4 (Finals)
Current champions  Saudi Arabia
 (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)  Saudi Arabia
 (3 titles)

The Gulf Cup of Nations for Under 23s is an annual international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the national teams of 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.

Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations

Season Host Winner Score Runner-up
2008  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia n/a  Bahrain
2010  Qatar  United Arab Emirates 1 – 0  Kuwait
2011  Qatar  Oman 0 – 0
4 – 2 pens
 United Arab Emirates
2012  Qatar  Saudi Arabia 2 – 0  Bahrain
2013  Bahrain  Bahrain 1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
2015  Bahrain  Saudi Arabia 5 – 2  Kuwait

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performances

Team Saudi Arabia
2008
Qatar
2010
Qatar
2011
Qatar
2012
Bahrain
2013
Bahrain
2015
Years
 Bahrain 2nd GS GS 2nd 1st 5th 6
 Kuwait GS 2nd GS GS 3rd 2nd 6
 Oman GS 3rd 1st GS 4th 3rd 6
 Qatar 3rd 4th 4th 4th GS 6th 6
 Saudi Arabia 1st GS 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 6
 United Arab Emirates 1st 2nd 3rd GS 4th 5
Total 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

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