18th Arabian Gulf Cup
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 2007 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 31 (2.07 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player |
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The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition took place in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, from 17 January 2007 to 30 January 2007.[1]
The tournament was won by the host country United Arab Emirates, 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.
The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup also had featured dramatically increased attendance when compared to the 15th Arabian Gulf Cup in Riyadh, and the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait.
Matches
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
United Arab Emirates |
1–2 | |
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Matar |
Bashir Al-Hosni |
Kuwait |
1–2 | |
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Al-Rashidi |
Al-Hosni Saleh |
United Arab Emirates |
3–2 | |
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Matar Khalil |
Al-Mutawa Al-Fahd |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
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
Final
Trivia
Winners
18th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners |
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United Arab Emirates First title |
Awards
Top Goalscorers | Most Valuable Player | Best Goalkeeper | Fair Play Award |
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Top-Scorers
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Fahd Al-Fahd Fahad Al-Rashidi Sultan Al-Touqi Fawzi Bashir Badar Al-Maimani Hashim Saleh Khalfan Ibrahim Ali Hussein Malek Mouath Faisal Khalil