19th Arabian Gulf Cup

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19th Arabian Gulf Cup
'الخلیج العربي
Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 19
2009 Gulf Cup of Nations logo.svg
19th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryOman
Dates4–17 January 2009
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Oman (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored31 (2.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Oman Hassan Rabia (4 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi
Best goalkeeperOman Ali Al-Habsi
← 2007
2010 →
All statistics correct as of 17 January.

The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي‎) was the nineteenth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Muscat, Oman, from 4 to 17 January 2009 and was won by Oman for the first time in its history,[1] in a penalty shootout against regional rivals, Saudi Arabia.

The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup marked as a milestone in the competition when it was broadcast for the first time in HD, and featured virtual graphics, such as distance between free kick barrier and the goal, 9.15 m circle for free-kicks, and off-side line detection with help from Al-Jazeera Sports.[2] Many praised Al-Jazeera for their excellent coverage of the competition, noting that the camerawork was very similar to UEFA Euro 2008.

The postponing of the competition[]

The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup was originally planned out to be held in 2008, but due to Cyclone Gonu damaging Muscat six months before the planned time of the event, it was then postponed to early 2009.

Teams[]

8 teams participated in the tournament.

The Draw[]

  • The draw was held in Oman on 29 October 2008.
  • Eight teams were divided into two groups, Oman (The host nation) was in group A, The UAE (The holder) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based in October 2008's FIFA ranking.
  • Oman played the opening match at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.

Seedings[]

Pot
National Team
FIFA Ranking
A  Oman (Host)
96
 United Arab Emirates (Holder)
110
B  Saudi Arabia
48
 Bahrain
80
C  Iraq
72
 Qatar
84
D  Kuwait
127
 Yemen
145

Venues[]

Muscat Muscat
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Royal Oman Police Stadium
Capacity: 39,000 Capacity: 15,000
MuscatGulfCup2.jpg Flickr - tpower1978 - World Cup Qualifiers (7).jpg

Squads[]

Further information: 19th Arabian Gulf Cup squads

Matches[]

[3]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Kuwait 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
Oman 0–0 Kuwait
Bahrain 3–1 Iraq
Yaser Goal 28'
Adnan Goal 69' (pen.)
Al-Dakeel Goal 90+2'		 Mahmoud Goal 81' (pen.)
Iraq 0–4 Oman
Rabia Goal 23', Goal 65', Goal 79'
Al-Hosni Goal 50'
Bahrain 0–1 Kuwait
Neda Goal 28'
Oman 2–0 Bahrain
Al-Maimani Goal 14'
BashirGoal 71'
Iraq 1–1 Kuwait
Abdul-Zahra Goal 66' Khalaf Goal 37'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7
 Qatar 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Yemen 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Yemen
M. Omar Goal 6' (pen.)
Al Hammadi Goal 14'
Al-Shehhi Goal 67'		 Ali Al Nono Goal 90+1'
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar
Qatar 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Yemen
Al-Qahtani Goal 4'
Mouath Goal 11', Goal 83'
Shuhail Goal 18'
Otaif Goal 19'
Al-Mousa Goal 36'
Qatar 2–1 Yemen
Haroon Goal 13'
Siddiq Goal 90+8'		 Al-Nono Goal 31'
United Arab Emirates 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Al-Qahtani Goal 58'
Al-Zori Goal 70'
Al-Fraidi Goal 72'

Semi finals[]

Oman 1–0 Qatar
H. Rabia Goal 18'
Kuwait 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Fraidi Goal 63'

Final[]

Oman 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Penalties
Ayil Penalty scored
Al-Ajmi Penalty scored
Mudhafar Penalty scored
Saleh Penalty scored
Bashir Penalty scored
M. Rabia Penalty scored		 6–5 Penalty scored Al-Qahtani
Penalty scored Khariri
Penalty scored Tukar
Penalty scored Otaif
Penalty scored Hawsawi
Penalty missed Al-Jassim

Winners[]

 19th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

Oman
First title

Goalscorers[]

Team statistics[]

This table shows all team performance.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final phase
1  Oman 5 3 2 0 7 0 +7
2  Saudi Arabia 5 3 2 0 10 0 +10
3  Kuwait 4 1 2 1 2 2 0
 Qatar 4 1 2 1 2 2 0
Eliminated in the group stage
5  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1
6  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1
7  Iraq 3 0 1 2 2 8 –6
8  Yemen 3 0 0 3 2 11 –9

Total goals by team[]

Trivia[]

  • FIFA president Sepp Blatter came to Oman for the second time, and attended the Oman/Qatar, and the Saudi Arabia/Kuwait games.
  • UEFA president, and French football legend, Michel Platini attended the Oman/Kuwait, and the Bahrain/Iraq games, both in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
  • Singer Mohammed Abdo attended the final match between Oman and his native, Saudi Arabia.[4]
  • The Tournament took place during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, also known as the Gaza War, as a sign of solidarity toward the Palestinians, many fans waved pro-Palestinian banners and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans. Omani footballer Badr Al-Maimani also revealed a pro-Gaza undershirt after his free-kick goal against Bahrain.[5] Also before the opening match played by Yemen, players wore shirts representing solidarity with Palestine.[6] The Kuwaiti team also did the same in their opening match against Oman, but instead wore scarves.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ http://goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=51&winners=true – Oman win the Gulf Cup 1 time in their history
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) – Al-Jazeera Sports plays HD for the Gulf Cup.
  3. ^ "Match schedules from the official 2009 Gulf Cup site". gulfcup19.com. 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y96is3Fld7Q – Mohammed Abdo short interview in the stadium before the penalty shootout
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bCvhk1X1qg – Al-Maimani revealing a pro-Gaza shirt after his goal
  6. ^ http://sports.makcdn.com/imgs/News/197406/Feature.jpg Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Yemen t-shirts, "Our hearts with Gaza"
  7. ^ "Team photo of Kuwait with their "Palestine scarves"". gulfcup19.com. 4 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

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