18th Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearance
(Redirected from Gulf Cup of Nations 2007)
كأس الخليج العربي, او خليجي 18 Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 18 | |
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![]() 18th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 17–30 January |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 31 (2.07 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: was the كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007.[1]
The tournament was won by hosts UAE, who beat neighbors Oman 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a goal by Ismail Matar who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals in all. The UAE became the fifth country to lift the title after Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
In the competition there was also some very serious disciplinary problems with a total of 38 yellow cards and 7 red cards awarded in only 12 matches. As in previous Gulf Cups there have also been bad refereeing calls.
Venues
[edit]Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi |
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Zayed Sports City Stadium | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
Capacity: 43,791 | Capacity: 24,000 |
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Squads
[edit]Matches
[edit]Group A
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Matar ![]() |
Bashir ![]() Al-Hosni ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Mutawa ![]() |
Ali Alomki ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Rashidi ![]() |
Al-Hosni ![]() Saleh ![]() |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Qahtani ![]() ![]() |
Yousef ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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H.M. Mohammed ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Marzouqi ![]() |
H.M. Mohammed ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mouath ![]() |
Nasser ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Qahtani ![]() |
Semi finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Trivia
[edit]- In the beginning 15 minutes of the Oman-Yemen game, the cameras were malfunctioning, resulting in the side cameras being the only coverage of that part of the match.
Winners
[edit]18th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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![]() United Arab Emirates First title |
Awards
[edit]Top Goalscorers | Most Valuable Player | Best Goalkeeper | Fair Play Award |
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Top-Scorers
[edit]5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Fahad Al Hamad
Fahad Al-Rashidi
Sultan Al-Touqi
Fawzi Bashir
Badar Al-Maimani
Hashim Saleh
Khalfan Ibrahim
Ali Hussein
Malek Mouath
Faisal Khalil
References
[edit]- ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2007 in Asian football
- Arabian Gulf Cup
- International association football competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates
- 2006–07 in Emirati football
- 2006–07 in Yemeni football
- 2006–07 in Omani football
- 2006–07 in Bahraini football
- 2006–07 in Saudi Arabian football
- 2006–07 in Kuwaiti football
- 2006–07 in Iraqi football
- 2006–07 in Qatari football