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(Redirected from 2007 Gulf Cup of Nation) 2007 football competition held in the UAE

18th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي, او خليجي 18
Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 18
18th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates17–30 January
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates
Runners-up Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored31 (2.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar (5 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar
Best goalkeeperOman Ali Al-Habsi
Fair play award Yemen
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International football competition

The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: 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.

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 Abu Dhabi
Zayed Sports City Stadium Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Capacity: 43,791 Capacity: 24,000

Squads

Further information: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup squads

Matches

Group A

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Kuwait 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
 Yemen 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Oman
Matar 65' Bashir 36'
Al-Hosni 52'
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Kuwait 1–1 Yemen
Al-Mutawa 74' (pen.) Ali Alomki 16'
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Kuwait 1–2 Oman
Al-Rashidi 81' Al-Hosni 8'
Saleh 85'
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Yemen
Omar 2' (pen.)
Saeed 64'		 Al-Sasi 90+2'
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Oman 2–1 Yemen
Al-Touqi 1'
Al Busafy 88'		 Saleh 9'
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Kuwait
Matar 1' 90+1'
Khalil 33'		 Al-Mutawa 31'
Al-Fahd 35'
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Group B

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Iraq 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Bahrain
Al-Qahtani 26' (pen.) 89' Yousef 13' (pen.)
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Qatar 0–1 Iraq
H.M. Mohammed 39'
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Bahrain 1–1 Iraq
Al-Marzouqi 8' H.M. Mohammed 11'
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Mouath 72' Nasser 10'
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Qatar 1–2 Bahrain
Khalfan 19' Hubail 45' 90+1'
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iraq
Al-Qahtani 12' (pen.)
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Semi finals

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage
Oman 1–0 Bahrain
Al-Maimani 55'
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Matar 90+1'
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Final

Main article: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup Final
Oman 0–1 United Arab Emirates
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

 18th Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

United Arab Emirates
First title

Awards

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Award
United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Oman Ali Al Habsi  Yemen

Top-Scorers

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

External links

Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournaments
Finals
Squads
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