22nd Arabian Gulf Cup


The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security. Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.
Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final.

Teams and Draw

The draw took place on 12 August 2014.
Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia were in group A, the United Arab Emirates in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.
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Venues

Squads

Group stage

All times are local.

Group A


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Group B


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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

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This table shows all team performance.

Awards

The following awards were given:
AwardPlayer
Fair Play Award
Top Scorer Ali Mabkhout
Most Valuable player Nawaf Al-Abid
Best Goalkeeper Qasem Burhan