18th Arabian Gulf Cup

18th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي, او خليجي 18
Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 18
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  United Arab Emirates
Runners-up  Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 31 (2.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar (5 goals)
Best player United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar

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
 Oman 9330063+3
 United Arab Emirates 6320165+1
 Kuwait 1301246−2
 Yemen 1301235−2
United Arab Emirates  1–2  Oman
Matar  65' Bashir  36'
Al-Hosni  52'
Kuwait  1–1  Yemen
Al-Mutawa  74' (pen.) Ali Alomki  16'
Kuwait  1–2  Oman
Al-Rashidi  81' Al-Hosni  8'
Saleh  85'
Oman  2–1  Yemen
Al-Touqi  1'
Al Busafy  88'		 Saleh  9'
United Arab Emirates  3–2  Kuwait
Matar  1'  90+1'
Khalil  33'		 Al-Mutawa  31'
Al-Fahd  35'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 7321042+2
 Bahrain 43111440
 Iraq 43111220
 Qatar 1301224−2
Saudi Arabia  2–1  Bahrain
Al-Qahtani  26' (pen.)  89' Yousef  13' (pen.)
Qatar  0–1  Iraq
H.M. Mohammed  39'
Bahrain  1–1  Iraq
Al-Marzouqi  8' H.M. Mohammed  11'
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Qatar
Mouath  72' Nasser  10'
Qatar  1–2  Bahrain
Khalfan  19' Hubail  45'  90+1'
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iraq
Al-Qahtani  12' (pen.)

Semi Finals

Final

Oman  0–1  United Arab Emirates
Matar  72'

Trivia

  • 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

 18th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

United Arab Emirates
First title

Awards

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Award
United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Oman Ali Al Habsi  Yemen

Top-Scorers

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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