Arabian Gulf Under-23 Cup

Arabian Gulf Under-23 Cup
Founded2008
RegionMiddle East
(AFC)
Number of teams6 (2 groups)
4 (Finals)
Current champions Saudi Arabia
 (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Saudi Arabia
 (3 titles)

The GCC U-23 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2008 and was played in a round-robin group of eight nations.

Records

Season Host Winner Score Runner-up
2008 Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia n/a  Bahrain
2010 Qatar  United Arab Emirates 1 – 0  Kuwait
2011 Qatar  Oman 0 – 0
4 – 2 pens 		 United Arab Emirates
2012 Qatar  Saudi Arabia 2 – 0  Bahrain
2013 Bahrain  Bahrain 1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
2015 Bahrain  Saudi Arabia 5 – 2  Kuwait
2016 Qatar  Saudi Arabia n/a  Oman

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performances

Team Saudi Arabia
2008		 Qatar
2010		 Qatar
2011		 Qatar
2012		 Bahrain
2013		 Bahrain
2015		 Qatar
2016 		Years
 Bahrain 2nd GS GS 2nd 1st 5th 5th 7
 Kuwait GS 2nd GS GS 3rd 2nd 6
 Oman GS 3rd 1st GS 4th 3rd 2nd 7
 Qatar 3rd 4th 4th 4th GS 6th 4th 7
 Saudi Arabia 1st GS 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 7
 United Arab Emirates 1st 2nd 3rd GS 4th 3rd 6
Total 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
  • Red border: Host nation.
  • Blank: Did not enter.
  • GS: Group Stage.

See also

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