The 2013 GCC U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Riffa, Bahrain for the first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Riffa from 15 to 26 August.[1] The hosts Bahrain won their first title after defeating title holders Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.[2]
البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 15–26 August |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
The 2013 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship owing to sponsorship by Huawei.[3]
Teams
editTeam | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
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Bahrain (host) | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
Kuwait | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
Qatar | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
Oman | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
Saudi Arabia | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
United Arab Emirates | 3 (2010, 2011, 2012) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
editRiffa | |
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Bahrain National Stadium | |
Capacity: 24,000 |
Group stage
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bahrain (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Bahrain |
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Al-Dakheel 20' |
Kuwait | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Al-Shereedah 65' | Ali 50' |
Bahrain | 3–2 | Kuwait |
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Shallal 20' Helal 30', 72' |
Al-Fahad 25' Al Shammari 75' |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Qatar |
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Al-Amri 32' | Report |
Oman | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Kanno 68' Al-Ibrahim 87' |
Qatar | 0–3 | Oman |
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Abdul-Hadi 14' Nasib 79' Al-Hasani 90+4' |
Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).
Bracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
22 August – Riffa | ||||||
Bahrain | 2 | |||||
26 August – Riffa | ||||||
Oman | 0 | |||||
Bahrain | 1 | |||||
23 August – Riffa | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
Kuwait | 2 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
25 August – Riffa | ||||||
Oman | 0 (3) | |||||
Kuwait (p) | 0 (4) |
Semi-finals
editBahrain | 2–0 | Oman |
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Shahin 66' Ahmed 86' |
Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Kuwait |
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Al-Amri 16', 37' A. Al-Ghamdi 53' |
Report | Sayer 64' Al Shammari 70' |
Third place play-off
editFinal
editWinners
edit2013 GCC U-23 Championship champion |
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Bahrain First title |
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top Goalscorers | Most Valuable Player | Best goalkeeper |
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Saleh Al-Amri | Sayed Jaafar Ahmed | Ashraf Waheed |
Goalscorers
editThere have been 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
editExternal links
edit- GCC U-23 Championship at Goalzz