| البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Qatar |
| Dates | 12–21 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Oman (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United Arab Emirates |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place | Qatar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 35 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yahya Al-Shehri (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Hamoud Al-Saadi |
| Best goalkeeper | Ahmed Mahmoud |
| ← 2010 2012 → | |
The 2011 GCC U-23 Championship was the third edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Doha, Qatar for the second time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Doha from 12 to 21 August. Oman won their first title after defeating United Arab Emirates 4–2 on penalties in the final.
Teams
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|
 Bahrain |
2 (2008, 2010) |
 Kuwait |
2 (2008, 2010) |
| Qatar (host) |
2 (2008, 2010) |
| Oman |
2 (2008, 2010) |
| Saudi Arabia |
2 (2008, 2010) |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 (2010) |
- Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
  Doha
|
Doha |
|---|---|
| Aspire Academy Stadium | |
| Capacity: 5,580 |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar (H)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Kuwait
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| Qatar | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Shehri  18'A. Al-Dawsari 21'Hamood 26'Al-Bishi 90+2' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| S. Al-Dossari 11' Al-Bishi 71' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 1–2 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Khamis 35' |
Al-Haydos 52' Al-Nahwi 82' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Oman
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bahrain
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Oman | 0–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Banna 65' |
| Oman | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saadi 6' Al-Hadhri 44'Al-Shimli 47' |
Al Fardan 39' (pen.) Ahmed 82' |
| Bahrain | 1–5 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ali 85' (pen.) |
Haikal 30' Ali 39'Fawzi 62'Mabkhout 82', 89' |
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 August – Doha | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| 21 August – Doha | ||||||
| Oman | 4 | |||||
| Oman (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 19 August – Doha | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 (2) | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
| Qatar | 0 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 21 August – Doha | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||
Fifth place play-off
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed 12' |
Al-Husaini 3' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 0–3 | ||
Semi-finals
| Saudi Arabia | 3–4 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shehri 40' Otaif 80', 90+4' |
Report | Al-Saadi 8' Said 36'Al-Farsi 38'Al-Hadhri 60' |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 61' Ali 70' |
Third place play-off
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shehri 69' Al-Mutairi 90' |
Report | Al-Nahwi 34' |
Final
| Oman | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Winners
| 2011 GCC U-23 Championship champion |
|---|
 Oman First title |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorers | Most Valuable Player | Best goalkeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Yahya Al-Shehri
|
Hamoud Al-Saadi
|
Ahmed Mahmoud
|
Goalscorers
There have been 35 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.18 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
- Hussain Al-Hadhri
- Hamoud Al-Saadi
- Ahmed Al-Nahwi
- Sultan Al-Bishi
- Saqer Otaif
- Mohamed Ahmed
- Ahmed Ali
- Ali Mabkhout
1 goal
- Mohamed Al-Banna
- Sami Al-Husaini
- Mohamed Ali
- Abdulhadi Khamis
- Naif Mohammed
- Eid Al-Farsi
- Nasser Al-Shimli
- Qasim Said
- Hassan Al-Haydos
- Abdullah Al-Dawsari
- Shafi Al-Dossari
- Khaled Al-Mutairi
- Saud Hamood
- Habib Al Fardan
- Mohamed Fawzi
- Abdulaziz Haikal
See also
References
External links
- GCC U-23 Championship at Goalzz
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- GCC U-23 Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Qatar
- 2011 in Asian football
- 2011–12 in Qatari football
- 2011–12 in Saudi Arabian football
- 2011–12 in Bahraini football
- 2011–12 in Omani football
- 2011–12 in Kuwaiti football
- 2011–12 in Emirati football
- 2011 in youth association football