2013 GCC U-23 Championship

The 2013 GCC U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Riffa, Bahrain for the first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Riffa from 15 to 26 August.[1] The hosts Bahrain won their first title after defeating title holders Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.[2]

2013 GCC U-23 Championship
البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Dates15–26 August
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored22 (2.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri (3 goals)
Best player(s)Bahrain Sayed Jaafar Ahmed
Best goalkeeperBahrain Ashraf Waheed

The 2013 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship owing to sponsorship by Huawei.[3]

Teams
Team Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 Bahrain (host)4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 Kuwait4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 Qatar4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 Oman4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 Saudi Arabia4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
 United Arab Emirates3 (2010, 2011, 2012)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues
Riffa
Bahrain National Stadium
Capacity: 24,000

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain (H) 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3  United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Bahrain
Al-Dakheel 20'
Referee: Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)
Kuwait 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Al-Shereedah 65' Ali 50'
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 3–2 Kuwait
Shallal 20'
Helal 30', 72'		 Al-Fahad 25'
Al Shammari 75'
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Oman 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Qatar 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
Al-Amri 32' Report
Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)
Oman 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Kanno 68'
Al-Ibrahim 87'
Referee: Ali Taleb (Kuwait)
Qatar 0–3 Oman
Abdul-Hadi 14'
Nasib 79'
Al-Hasani 90+4'
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August – Riffa
 
 
 Bahrain2
 
26 August – Riffa
 
 Oman0
 
 Bahrain1
 
23 August – Riffa
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
 
 Kuwait 2
 
Third place match
 
 
25 August – Riffa
 
 
 Oman0 (3)
 
 
 Kuwait (p)0 (4)

Semi-finals
Bahrain 2–0 Oman
Shahin 66'
Ahmed 86'
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 3–2 Kuwait
Al-Amri 16', 37'
A. Al-Ghamdi 53'		 Report Sayer 64'
Al Shammari 70'
Referee: Khamis Al Kuwari (Qatar)

Third place play-off
Oman 0–0 Kuwait
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain (Bahrain)

Final
Bahrain 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Jameel 32' (pen.) Report
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Winners
 2013 GCC U-23 Championship champion 

Bahrain
First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Best goalkeeper
Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri Bahrain Sayed Jaafar Ahmed Bahrain Ashraf Waheed

Goalscorers

There have been 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "بطولة الخليج للمنتخبات الأولمبية تنطلق الخميس".
  2. "جزائية تتوج «الأحمر» الأولمبي بطلا للبطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات الأولمبية".
  3. "Huawei signs on as title sponsor for Gulf Cup". Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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