18th Arabian Gulf Cup

International football tournament in 2007 May 2016 18th Arabian Gulf Cup كأس الخليج العربي, او خليجي 18 Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 18 18th Arabian Gulf Cup.jpg 250px 18th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo United Arab Emirates 17–30 January 8 2 1 United Arab Emirates Oman 15 31 UAE Ismail Matar (5 goals) UAE Ismail Matar OMA Ali Al-Habsi YEM 2004 2009 The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup (ar was the كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007.http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/tournamenta.php?period=18 الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي 4 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072420/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/tournamenta.php?period=18 5 February 2018 dead The tournament was won by hosts UAE, who beat neighbors Oman 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a goal by Ismail Matar who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals in all. The UAE became the fifth country to lift the title after Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In the competition there was also some very serious disciplinary problems with a total of 38 yellow cards and 7 red cards awarded in only 12 matches. As in previous Gulf Cups there have also been bad refereeing calls. Venues Abu Dhabi Zayed Sports City Stadium Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Capacity: 43,791 Capacity: 24,000 180px 180px Squads 18th Arabian Gulf Cup squads Matches Group A main WDL Group A Q n OMA OMA UAE UAE KUW KUW YEM YEM 3 0 0 6 3 2 0 1 6 5 0 1 2 4 6 0 1 2 3 5 #ccffcc A A complete GFF 17 January 2007 UAE 1–2 OMA Matar 65 Bashir 36 Al-Hosni 52 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 17 January 2007 KUW 1–1 YEM Al-Mutawa 74 pen. Ali Alomki 16 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 20 January 2007 KUW 1–2 OMA Al-Rashidi 81 Al-Hosni 8 Saleh 85 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 20 January 2007 UAE 2–1 YEM Omar 2 pen. Saeed 64 Al-Sasi 90+2 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 23 January 2007 OMA 2–1 YEM Al-Touqi 1 Al Busafy 88 Saleh 9 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 23 January 2007 UAE 3–2 KUW Matar 1 90+1 Khalil 33 Al-Mutawa 31 Al-Fahd 35 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Group B main WDL Group B Q n KSA KSA BHR BHR IRQ IRQ 2004 QAT QAT 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 4 #ccffcc A A complete GFF 18 January 2007 KSA 2–1 BHR Al-Qahtani 26 pen. 89 Yousef 13 pen. Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 18 January 2007 QAT 0–1 IRQ 2004 H.M. Mohammed 39 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 21 January 2007 BHR 1–1 IRQ 2004 Al-Marzouqi 8 H.M. Mohammed 11 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 21 January 2007 KSA 1–1 QAT Mouath 72 Nasser 10 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 24 January 2007 QAT 1–2 BHR Khalfan 19 Hubail 45 90+1 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 24 January 2007 KSA 1–0 IRQ 2004 Al-Qahtani 12 pen. Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Semi finals 27 January 2007 OMA 1–0 BHR Al-Maimani 55 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 27 January 2007 KSA 0–1 UAE Matar 90+1 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Final 30 January 2007 OMA 0–1 UAE Matar 72 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Trivia In the beginning 15 minutes of the Oman-Yemen game, the cameras were malfunctioning, resulting in the side cameras being the only coverage of that part of the match. Winners fb 18th Arabian Gulf Cup winners UAE First Awards Top GoalscorersMost Valuable PlayerBest GoalkeeperFair Play AwardUAE Ismail MatarUAE Ismail MatarOMA Ali Al HabsiYEM Top-Scorers 5 goals United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar 3 goals Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani 2 goals Oman Amad Al Hosni Bahrain A'ala Hubail Iraq 2004 Hawar Mulla Mohammed Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa 1 goal Kuwait Fahad Al Hamad Kuwait Fahad Al-Rashidi Oman Sultan Al-Touqi Oman Fawzi Bashir Oman Badar Al-Maimani Oman Hashim Saleh Qatar Khalfan Ibrahim Qatar Ali Hussein Saudi Arabia Malek Mouath UAE Faisal Khalil References External links Official Site (Arabic) Category:2007 in Asian football Category:Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments 2007 Category:2006–07 in Emirati football Category:2006–07 in Yemeni football Category:2006–07 in Omani football Category:2006–07 in Bahraini football Category:2006–07 in Saudi Arabian football Category:2006–07 in Kuwaiti football Category:2006–07 in Iraqi football Category:2006–07 in Qatari football