2013 GCC U-23 Championship
البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 15–26 August |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
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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]
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[A] |
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![]() | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
![]() | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
![]() | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
![]() | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
![]() | 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
![]() | 3 (2010, 2011, 2012) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
Riffa | |
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Bahrain National Stadium | |
Capacity: 24,000 |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Dakheel ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Shereedah ![]() | Ali ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Shallal ![]() Helal ![]() | Al-Fahad ![]() Al Shammari ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Amri ![]() | Report |
Oman ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Kanno ![]() Al-Ibrahim ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Abdul-Hadi ![]() Nasib ![]() Al-Hasani ![]() |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
22 August – Riffa | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
26 August – Riffa | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
23 August – Riffa | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
25 August – Riffa | ||||||
![]() | 0 (3) | |||||
![]() | 0 (4) |
Semi-finals
Bahrain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Shahin ![]() Ahmed ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Amri ![]() A. Al-Ghamdi ![]() | Report | Sayer ![]() Al Shammari ![]() |
Third place play-off
Final
Bahrain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Jameel ![]() | Report |
Winners
2013 GCC U-23 Championship champion |
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![]() Bahrain First title |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top Goalscorers | Most Valuable Player | Best goalkeeper |
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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
Sayed Jaafar Ahmed
Hamad Al-Dakheel
Hassan Jameel
Mohammed Shahin
Abdulla Shallal
Mohammed Al-Fahad
Shereedah Al-Shereedah
Faraj Sayer
Abdullah Abdul-Hadi
Sami Al-Hasani
Badar Nasib Bamasila
Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
Mohamed Kanno
Salem Ali Ibrahim
References
External links
- GCC U-23 Championship at Goalzz
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- Saudi Arabia 2008
- Qatar 2010
- Qatar 2011
- Qatar 2012
- Bahrain 2013
- Bahrain 2015
- Qatar 2016
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