19th Arabian Gulf Cup

International football tournament in 2009 July 2026 {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 19th Arabian Gulf Cup | year = | other_titles = الخلیج العربي'' Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 19| image = 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations logo.svg | size = 250px | caption = 19th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo | country = Oman | country2 = | dates = 4–17 January | num_teams = 8 | venues = 2 | cities = 1 | champion = Oman | count = 1 | second = Saudi Arabia | third_other = | matches = 15 | goals = 31 | attendance = | top_scorer = Oman Hassan Rabia (4 goals) | player = Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi | goalkeeper = OMA Ali Al-Habsi | prevseason = 2007 | nextseason = 2010 }} The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup (ar 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 Oman emerging as the winner for the first time in its history,http://goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=51&winners=true https://web.archive.org/web/20150416231707/http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=51&winners=true 16 April 2015 – Oman win the Gulf Cup 1 time in their history following a penalty shootout against regional rivals Saudi Arabia. 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.http://www.wtvision.com/290/wtvision-broadcasts-real-time-statistics-at-2009-gulf-cup-in-oman.htm WTVision broadcasts real-time statistics at 2009 Gulf Cup in Oman - News - wTVision 2010-02-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090221143002/http://www.wtvision.com/290/wtvision-broadcasts-real-time-statistics-at-2009-gulf-cup-in-oman.htm 21 February 2009 – Al-Jazeera Sports plays HD for the Gulf Cup. Many praised Al-Jazeera for their excellent coverage of the competition, noting that the camerawork was very similar to UEFA Euro 2008. The postponing of the competition 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. Teams 8 teams participated in the tournament. Oman (Host) UAE (Holder) Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Qatar KSA Yemen Draw The draw was held in Oman on 29 October 2008. Eight teams were divided into two groups, Oman (The host nation) was in group A, The UAE (The holder) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based in October 2008's FIFA ranking. Oman played the opening match at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. Seedings PotNational TeamFIFA Ranking A Oman (Host) 96 UAE (Holder) 110 B KSA 48 Bahrain 80 C Iraq 72 Qatar 84 D Kuwait 127 Yemen 145 Venues Muscat Muscat Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Royal Oman Police Stadium Capacity: 39,000 Capacity: 15,000 180px 180px Squads 19th Arabian Gulf Cup squads Matches http://gulfcup19.com/english/Match-Schedule.aspx#football Match schedules from the official 2009 Gulf Cup site gulfcup19.com 17 January 2009 5 March 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120710135957/http://gulfcup19.com/english/Match-Schedule.aspx#football 10 July 2012 Group A main WDL Group A Q n OMA OMA KUW KUW BRN BHR IRQ IRQ 2 1 0 6 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 4 0 1 2 2 8 #ccffcc A A complete 4 January 2009 OMA 0–0 KUW Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 4 January 2009 Bahrain 3–1 Iraq Yaser 28 Adnan 69 pen. Al-Dakeel 90+2 Mahmoud 81 pen. Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 7 January 2009 IRQ 0–4 OMA H. Rabia 23 65 79 Al-Hosni 50 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 7 January 2009 Bahrain 0–1 KUW Neda 28 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 10 January 2009 OMA 2–0 Bahrain Al-Maimani 14 Bashir 71 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 10 January 2009 Iraq 1–1 KUW Abdul-Zahra 66 Khalaf 37 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Group B main WDL Group B Q n KSA KSA QAT QAT UAE UAE YEM YEM 2 1 0 9 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 3 2 11 #ccffcc A A complete 5 January 2009 UAE 3–1 Yemen M. Omar 6 pen. Al-Hammadi 14 Al-Shehhi 67 Al-Nono 90+1 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 5 January 2009 KSA 0–0 Qatar Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 8 January 2009 Qatar 0–0 UAE Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 8 January 2009 KSA 6–0 Yemen Al-Qahtani 4 Mouath 11 83 Shuhail 18 Otaif 19 Al-Mousa 36 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 11 January 2009 Qatar 2–1 Yemen Haroon 13Siddiq 90+8 Al-Nono 31 Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat 11 January 2009 UAE 0–3 KSA Al-Qahtani 58 Al-Zori 70 Al-Fraidi 72 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Semi finals 14 January 2009 18:00 UTC+4 OMA 1–0 Qatar H. Rabia 18 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 14 January 2009 21:00 UTC+4 KUW 0–1 KSA Al-Fraidi 63 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Final 17 January 2009 18:00 UTC+4 OMA 0–0 yes KSA Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Ayil Al-Ajmi Mudhafar Saleh Bashir M. Rabia 6–5 Al-Qahtani Khariri Tukar Otaif Hawsawi Al-Jassim Winners fb 19th Arabian Gulf Cup winners Oman First Goalscorers 4 goals Oman Hassan Rabia 2 goals KSA Malek Mouath KSA Yasser Al-Qahtani KSA Ahmed Al-Fraidi Yemen Ali Al Nono 1 goal Bahrain Abdullah Al-Dakheel Bahrain Abdullah Omar Bahrain Sayed Mohamed Adnan Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra Iraq Younis Mahmoud KSA Abdullah Al-Zori 1 goal (cont.) KSA Abdullah Shuhail KSA Ahmed Al-Mousa KSA Ahmed Otaif Kuwait Khaled Khalaf Kuwait Musaed Neda Oman Badar Al-Maimani Oman Imad Al-Hosni Oman Fawzi Bashir Qatar Majdi Siddiq Qatar Musa Haroon UAE Mohammed Omar UAE Ismail Al-Hammadi UAE Mohamed Al-Shehhi Team statistics This table shows all team performance. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceFinal phase1OMA532070+72KSA5320100+103KUW4121220QAT4121220Eliminated in the group stage5UAE311134–16BHR310234–17IRQ301228–68YEM3003211–9 Total goals by team 10 goals KSA7 goals OMN 3 goals BHR UAE 2 goals ''' IRQ KUW QAT YEM Trivia FIFA president Sepp Blatter came to Oman for the second time, and attended the Oman/Qatar, and the Saudi Arabia/Kuwait games. UEFA president, and French football legend, Michel Platini attended the Oman/Kuwait, and the Bahrain/Iraq games, both in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. Singer Mohammed Abdo attended the final match between Oman and his native, Saudi Arabia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y96is3Fld7Q – Mohammed Abdo short interview in the stadium before the penalty shootout The Tournament took place during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, also known as the Gaza War, as a sign of solidarity toward the Palestinians, many fans waved pro-Palestinian banners and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans. Omani footballer Badr Al-Maimani also revealed a pro-Gaza undershirt after his free-kick goal against Bahrain.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bCvhk1X1qg – Al-Maimani revealing a pro-Gaza shirt after his goal Also before the opening match played by Yemen, players wore shirts representing solidarity with Palestine.http://sports.makcdn.com/imgs/News/197406/Feature.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20110714022504/http://sports.makcdn.com/imgs/News/197406/Feature.jpg 14 July 2011 – Yemen t-shirts, "Our hearts with Gaza" The Kuwaiti team also did the same in their opening match against Oman, but instead wore scarves.http://gulfcup19.com/Media/Photos/155-d52d5c91-e.jpg Team photo of Kuwait with their "Palestine scarves" gulfcup19.com 4 January 2009 4 January 2009 dead https://archive.today/20120708172249/http://gulfcup19.com/Media/Photos/155-d52d5c91-e.jpg 8 July 2012 References External links Official Site Gulf Cup website (Arabic) Live Matches 2009 Category:2009 in Asian football Category:2008–09 in Omani football Category:Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments