The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the nineteenth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition. It took place in Muscat, Oman, from 4 to 17 January 2009, with Omanemerging as the winner for the first time in its history,[1] following a penalty shootout against regional rivals Saudi Arabia.
'الخلیج العربي Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 19 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Oman |
Dates | 4–17 January |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Oman (1st title) |
Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 31 (2.07 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Hassan Rabia (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Majed Al-Marshedi |
Best goalkeeper | Ali Al-Habsi |
The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup marked 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 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.
8 teams participated in the tournament.
Pot
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National Team
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FIFA Ranking
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A | Oman (Host) | 96
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United Arab Emirates (Holder) | 110
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B | Saudi Arabia | 48
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Bahrain | 80
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C | Iraq | 72
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Qatar | 84
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D | Kuwait | 127
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Yemen | 145
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Muscat | Muscat |
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | Royal Oman Police Stadium |
Capacity: 39,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Oman | 2–0 | Bahrain |
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Al-Maimani 14' Bashir 71' |
Iraq | 1–1 | Kuwait |
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Abdul-Zahra 66' | Khalaf 37' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Yemen |
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M. Omar 6' (pen.) Al-Hammadi 14' Al-Shehhi 67' |
Al-Nono 90+1' |
Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Yemen |
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Al-Qahtani 4' Mouath 11', 83' Shuhail 18' Otaif 19' Al-Mousa 36' |
United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Al-Qahtani 58' Al-Zori 70' Al-Fraidi 72' |
19th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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Oman First title |
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This table shows all team performance.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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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 |
10 goals 7 goals 3 goals 2 goals
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