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2010 GCC U-23 Championship

Field	Value
tourney_name	GCC U-23 Championship
year	2010
other_titles	البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم
size	100px
country
dates	28 July – 7 August
num_teams	6
confederations	1
venues	1
cities	1
champion_other
count	1
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches	11
goals	16
top_scorer	UAE Ahmed Khalil
(5 goals)
player	UAE Amer Abdulrahman
goalkeeper	KUW Hussain Kankone
prevseason	[2008](2008-gcc-u-23-championship)
nextseason	[2011](2011-gcc-u-23-championship)

(5 goals) The 2010 GCC U-23 Championship was the second edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Doha, Qatar for the first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Doha from 28 July to 7 August 2010. United Arab Emirates won their first title after defeating Kuwait 1–0 in the final.

United Arab Emirates made their debut in the competition and won their first title. The format of the competition was changed to include a knockout round.

Teams

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament |- | || 1 (2008) |- | || 1 (2008) |- | (host) || 1 (2008) |- | || 1 (2008) |- | || 1 (2008) |- | || 0 (debut) |}

Venues

{{Location map+	Qatar	float=center	width=150	caption=	places=	Doha
Aspire Academy Stadium
Capacity: 5,580

Group stage

Group A

Al-Nuaimi

Since both Qatar and Bahrain finished level on points, goal difference and goals scored, a penalty shootout was held to determine who finishes in second.

Group B

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

Bracket

|4 August – Doha||0 (4)| |0 (5) |4 August – Doha||3| |1 |7 August – Doha||0||1 |6 August – Doha| |1 (4)||1 (2)

Fifth place play-off

Semi-finals

Saleh

Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorers	Most Valuable Player	Best goalkeeper
UAE Ahmed Khalil	UAE Amer Abdulrahman	KUW Hussain Kankone

Goalscorers

Ahmed Khalil
Mansoor Al-Nuaimi
Hamad Aman
Yousef Nasser
Yaqoob Al-Qasmi
Nasser Al-Shimli
Qasim Said
Abdulaziz Al-Ansari
Ahmed Salah
Fahad Al-Johani
Haboush Saleh

References

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