2011 GCC U-23 Championship

2011 GCC U-23 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	August 12, 2011 – August 21, 2011
Teams	6 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Oman (1st title)
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	35 (3.18 per match)

The 2011 Under 23 Gulf Cup will be the third edition of GCC U-23 Championship taking place in Qatar between 12 August and 21 August 2011. Six nations have entered.

Participating teams

Group A	Group B
Kuwait Qatar (Hosts) Saudi Arabia	Oman Bahrain United Arab Emirates

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6
Qatar	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
Kuwait	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

12 August 2011

18:15

Qatar	0–4	Saudi Arabia
		Al-Shehri 18' Aldoseri 21' Al-Hamad 26' Al-Bishi 90+2'

Aspire Dome, Doha

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14 August 2011

20:30

Saudi Arabia	2–0	Kuwait
Aldoseri 11' Al-Bishi 71'

Aspire Dome, Doha

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16 August 2011

20:30

Qatar	2–1	Kuwait
Al Haydos 52' 85'		Khamis 35'

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Group B

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

12 August 2011

20:30

Oman	0–1	Bahrain
		Al Bana 65'

Aspire Dome, Doha

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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14 August 2011

18:15

United Arab Emirates	2–3	Oman
Frdan 39' (pen.) Ahmed 82'		Al-Saadi 6' Al-Hadhri 44', 47'

Aspire Dome, Doha

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16 August 2011

18:15

Bahrain	1–5	United Arab Emirates
86' (pen.)		Abdul Aziz Haikal 30' Ali 38' Fawzi 62' Ali Mabkhot 82' 89'

Aspire Dome, Doha

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Semi Finals

19 August 2011

18:15

Saudi Arabia	3–4	Oman

Aspire Dome, Doha

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19 August 2011

20:40

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Qatar

Aspire Dome, Doha

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

5th place playoff

18 August 2011

Kuwait	1–1	Bahrain
Penalties
	0–3

Aspire Dome, Doha

Third place playoff

21 August 2011

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Qatar

Aspire Dome, Doha

Final

21 August 2011

Oman	0 – 0 4 – 2 pens	United Arab Emirates

Aspire Dome, Doha

External links

• GCC U-23 Championship at Goalzz