2015 GCC U-23 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bahrain |
Dates | 16 January 2015 - 29 January 2015 |
Teams | 6 (from UAFA confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saudi Arabia (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Kuwait |
Third place | Oman |
Fourth place | United Arab Emirates |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 30 (2.73 per match) |
The 2015 GCC U-23 Championship took place in Manama, Bahrain.[1] It was initially going to be hosted by Qatar in September, but later moved to Bahrain and scheduled for January 2015[2][3] It is the 6th edition of the tournament and used as preparation for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification rounds. The semi final and final were delayed by a number of days due to the death of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Groups[]
The draw was conducted on 4 June 2014.[4]
Group A | Group B |
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Bahrain (Hosts) |
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
Qatar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Kuwait |
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Yousef Ahmed 71' Ali Salmeen 90+2' |
Qatar | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Oman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
Bahrain | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Ali Hassan 47' 51' |
Al-Sulayhem 32' Al-Nadhri 77' Al-Saiari 90+1' |
Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | Oman |
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Al-Bishi 63' Al-Nadhri 72' |
9', 43' Al-Hamdani 48' |
Semi-finals[]
United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Mubarak 25' | Al-Kharaa 6' | |
Penalties | ||
3–5 |
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdulla (Bahrain)
5th/6th place playoff[]
3rd/4th place playoff[]
Final[]
References[]
- ^ "Bahrain to host GCC olympic and U-17 tournaments". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "GCC U-23 Tournament date moved to August 30". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ^ UAE prepare for the GCC U-23 Cup
- ^ "U-23 drawn in Group B". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
Categories:
- GCC U-23 Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Bahrain
- 2015 in Asian football
- 2014–15 in Bahraini football
- 2014–15 in Qatari football
- 2014–15 in Saudi Arabian football
- 2014–15 in Omani football
- 2014–15 in Kuwaiti football
- 2014–15 in Emirati football
- 2015 in youth association football