20th Arabian Gulf Cup

20th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 2010 ، أو خليجي 20
Kass Al-Khaleej ِAl-Arabi 2010, or Khaleeji 20
Tournament details
Host countryYemen
Dates22 November – 5 December
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (10th title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored27 (1.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa
Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Kuwait Fahad Al-Enezi
Best goalkeeperKuwait Nawaf Al-Khaldi
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The 20th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the twentieth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Aden, Yemen, from 22 November to 5 December 2010.[1] The tournament was held in Yemen for the first time in the tournament's history, and this edition celebrated the 40th anniversary of the cup and the 20th anniversary of the tournament.

The opening match was played between the host Yemen and Saudi Arabia at the 22 May Stadium in Aden.[2][3]

Kuwait won the tournament for the tenth time,[4] against 2-time consecutive runners-up Saudi Arabia, in a 1–0 win in extra time.

Teams

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8 teams participated in the tournament.[5]

Venues

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Cities Venues Capacity Build Year
Aden 22 May Stadium 30,000 2003
Zinjibar Al-Wihda Stadium 30,000 2010

Competition mascot

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The competition mascot (rather a secondary competition logo) depicts a Yemeni juggling a football in a traditional Yemeni maʿwaz while wearing headgear consisting of colors from the Yemeni flag.

The design has been featured in many advertising campaigns for the competition as well as many talk-shows, and has emerged as a well-known symbol for the competition, even more so than the primary competition logo.

The draw

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  • The draw for the tournament was held on 22 August 2010.
  • Eight teams were divided into two groups, Yemen (The host nation) was in group A, Oman (The holder) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on August 2010's FIFA rankings.

Seedings

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Pot National Team FIFA Ranking
A  Yemen (Host)
109
 Oman (Holder)
81
B  Bahrain
68
 Saudi Arabia
70
C  Kuwait
85
 United Arab Emirates
90
D  Qatar
98
 Iraq
106

Squads

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Further information: 20th Arabian Gulf Cup squads

Group stage

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All times are Yemen Time – UTC+3

Group A

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Main article: 20th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
 Qatar 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Yemen 0–4 Saudi Arabia
Al-Muwallad 4'
Al-Shalhoub 58'
Assiri 72' (pen.)
Al-Saeed 90+2'
Kuwait 1–0 Qatar
Nasser 28'
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Kuwait
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)
Qatar 2–1 Yemen
Al-Marri 35', 55' Akram 17'
Referee: Sabah Abid Iddan (Iraq)
Yemen 0–3 Kuwait
Al Ateeqi 18' (pen.)
Al-Mutawa 34', 69'
Referee: Salah Mohammed Al Abassi (Bahrain)
Qatar 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Ghanim 84' Shami Zaher 89' (o.g.)

Group B

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Main article: 20th Arabian Gulf Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Iraq 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Oman 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
 Bahrain 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Oman 1–1 Bahrain
Al Hosni 37' Al Mishkhas 67'
Referee: Naser Al Enezi (Kuwait)
Iraq 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Referee: Abdelrahman Al Qathani (Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Oman
Referee: Hamdy Raaban Shaaban (Egypt)
Bahrain 2–3 Iraq
Ayesh 44'
Abdullatif 90+6'		 Abdul-Zahra 24', 57'
Hawar 90'
Referee: Khalaf Mohammad Allabany (Yemen)
Oman 0–0 Iraq
Referee: Yasser Younis (Egypt)
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Bahrain
Khater 4'
F. Juma 8'
A. Juma 64'		 Fatadi 35'
Referee: Khamis Al Marry (Qatar)

Knockout stage

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Main article: 20th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Kuwait 2–2 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Al-Mutawa 1'
Al-Enezi 58'		 Hawar 6'
Abdul-Zahra 14'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Hamdy Raaban Shaaban (Egypt)
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Abbas 55'
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)

Final

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Main article: 20th Arabian Gulf Cup Final
Kuwait 1–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Ali 93'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

Winners

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 20th Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait
Tenth title

Goalscorers

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Own goals

Team statistics

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This table shows all team performance.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final phase
1  Kuwait 5 3 2 0 7 2 +5
2  Saudi Arabia 5 2 2 1 6 2 +4
3  Iraq 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1
4  United Arab Emirates 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Qatar 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
6  Oman 3 0 3 0 1 1 0
7  Bahrain 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3
8  Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8

Total goals by team

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Trivia

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  • For the first time in the tournament's history all matches were played on artificial grass fields.
  • The broadcasting rights for the tournament was sold for the highest price ever in Gulf Cup history to Abu Dhabi Sports in a deal worth 560 million dollars.[6]
  • For the third consecutive time previous champions of the tournament failed to pass the group stages after 2009 winners, Oman failed to qualify to the final four.
  • Ali Al-Habsi's record for 4 consecutive "Best Tournament Goalkeeper" was broken after Kuwait's Nawaf Al-Khaldi won the award due to Ali's absence in the competition.

References

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  1. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup in 2010". Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup 20 - Yemen 2010 Fixtures' schedule". goalzz.com. Kooora. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Yemen welcomes Gulf nations". FIFA.com. FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Kuwait wins the 2010 Gulf Cup for the tenth time". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Arabian Gulf Cup in Yemen 2010
  6. ^ "AD Sports pay 560 million for rights to the 20th Gulf Cup". forum.kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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