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19th Arabian Gulf Cup

International football tournament in 2009

International football tournament in 2009

FieldValue
tourney_name19th Arabian Gulf Cup
other_titles**الخلیج العربي''
**Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi**, or **Khaleeji 19'''
image2009 Gulf Cup of Nations logo.svg
size250px
caption19th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo
countryOman
dates4–17 January
num_teams8
venues2
cities1
championOman
count1
secondSaudi Arabia
matches15
goals31
top_scorerOman Hassan Rabia (4 goals)
playerSaudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi
goalkeeperOMA Ali Al-Habsi
prevseason[2007](2007-gulf-cup-of-nations)
nextseason[2010](2010-gulf-cup-of-nations)

Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or **Khaleeji 19'''

The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup () 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, 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. 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.

  • (Host)
  • (Holder)

The 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

Venues

MuscatMuscat
Sultan Qaboos Sports ComplexRoyal Oman Police Stadium
Capacity: 39,000Capacity: 15,000
[[File:MuscatGulfCup2.jpg180px]][[File:Flickr - tpower1978 - World Cup Qualifiers (7).jpg180px]]

Squads

Matches

Group A

Adnan
Al-Dakeel

Al-Hosni

Bashir

Group B

Al-Hammadi
Al-Shehhi

Mouath
Shuhail
Otaif
Al-Mousa

Siddiq Al-Zori
Al-Fraidi

Semi finals

18:00 UTC+4 21:00 UTC+4

Final

18:00 UTC+4 Al-Ajmi Mudhafar Saleh Bashir M. Rabia Khariri Tukar Otaif Hawsawi Al-Jassim

Winners

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGD
**Final phase**
1****532070+7
2****5320100+10
34121220
4121220
**Eliminated in the group stage**
5311134–1
6310234–1
7301228–6
83003211–9

Total goals by team

**10 goals **

**7 goals **

** 3 goals **

** 2 goals **

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.
  • 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. Also before the opening match played by Yemen, players wore shirts representing solidarity with Palestine. The Kuwaiti team also did the same in their opening match against Oman, but instead wore scarves.

References

References

  1. http://goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=51&winners=true – Oman win the Gulf Cup 1 time in their history
  2. "WTVision broadcasts real-time statistics at 2009 Gulf Cup in Oman - News - wTVision".
  3. (17 January 2009). "Match schedules from the official 2009 Gulf Cup site".
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y96is3Fld7Q – Mohammed Abdo short interview in the stadium before the penalty shootout
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bCvhk1X1qg – Al-Maimani revealing a pro-Gaza shirt after his goal
  6. http://sports.makcdn.com/imgs/News/197406/Feature.jpg {{Webarchive. link. (14 July 2011 – Yemen t-shirts, "Our hearts with Gaza")
  7. (4 January 2009). "Team photo of Kuwait with their "Palestine scarves"".
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