2012 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations

2012 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates September 1, 2012 – September 11, 2012
Teams 6 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up  Bahrain
Third place  United Arab Emirates
Fourth place  Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 28 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi (5 Goals)
Best player Saudi Arabia Mustafa Basas

The 2012 Under 23 Gulf Cup is the fourth edition of Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations taking place in Qatar between 1 September and 11 September 2012. It will be the third time that Qatar have been hosts. Six nations have entered.

Participating teams

Group A Group B

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 211043+14
 United Arab Emirates 211032+14
 Kuwait 200235−20

1 September 2012
Qatar  1 1  United Arab Emirates
Aspire Academy - Doha
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

3 September 2012
United Arab Emirates  2 1  Kuwait
Aspire Academy - Doha

5 September 2012
Kuwait  2 3  Qatar
Aspire Academy - Doha

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 211041+34
 Bahrain 21011323
 Oman 20111211

1 September 2012
Oman  1 1  Saudi Arabia

3 September 2012
Bahrain  1 0  Oman

5 September 2012
Saudi Arabia  3 0  Bahrain

Semi Finals

8 September 2012
15:00
Qatar  2 2
2 4 Penalties
 Bahrain
Aspire Dome, Doha
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

5th place playoff

7 September 2012
16:00
Kuwait  1 2  Oman

3rd place playoff

10 September 2012
16:00
United Arab Emirates  0 0
4 3 penalties
 Qatar
Aspire Dome, Doha
Referee: Mr Abdulameer Abdulshaheed (Bahrain)

Final

11 September 2012
16:00
Saudi Arabia  2 0  Bahrain
Aspire Dome, Doha
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaaf (Oman)


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