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2013 GCC U-23 Championship

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]

2013 GCC U-23 Championship
البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Dates15–26 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored22 (2.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri (3 goals)
Best player(s)Bahrain Sayed Jaafar Ahmed
Best goalkeeperBahrain Ashraf Waheed
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The 2013 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship owing to sponsorship by Huawei.[3]

Teams

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Team Previous appearances in tournament[A]
  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)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues

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Riffa
Bahrain National Stadium
Capacity: 24,000

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  0–1  Bahrain
Al-Dakheel   20'
Referee: Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)
Kuwait  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Al-Shereedah   65' Ali   50'
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain  3–2  Kuwait
Shallal   20'
Helal   30', 72'		 Al-Fahad   25'
Al Shammari   75'
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Qatar
Al-Amri   32' Report
Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)
Oman  0–2  Saudi Arabia
Report Kanno   68'
Al-Ibrahim   87'
Referee: Ali Taleb (Kuwait)
Qatar  0–3  Oman
Abdul-Hadi   14'
Nasib   79'
Al-Hasani   90+4'
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

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In 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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August – Riffa
 
 
  Bahrain2
 
26 August – Riffa
 
  Oman0
 
  Bahrain1
 
23 August – Riffa
 
  Saudi Arabia0
 
  Saudi Arabia3
 
 
  Kuwait 2
 
Third place match
 
 
25 August – Riffa
 
 
  Oman0 (3)
 
 
  Kuwait (p)0 (4)

Semi-finals

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Bahrain  2–0  Oman
Shahin   66'
Ahmed   86'
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia  3–2  Kuwait
Al-Amri   16', 37'
A. Al-Ghamdi   53'		 Report Sayer   64'
Al Shammari   70'
Referee: Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)

Third place play-off

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Oman  0–0  Kuwait
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)

Final

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Bahrain  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Jameel   32' (pen.) Report
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Winners

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 2013 GCC U-23 Championship champion 
 
Bahrain
First title

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Best goalkeeper
  Saleh Al-Amri   Sayed Jaafar Ahmed   Ashraf Waheed

Goalscorers

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There have been 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "بطولة الخليج للمنتخبات الأولمبية تنطلق الخميس".
  2. ^ "جزائية تتوج «الأحمر» الأولمبي بطلا للبطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات الأولمبية".
  3. ^ "Huawei signs on as title sponsor for Gulf Cup". Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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