2010 GCC U-23 Championship

2010 GCC U-23 Championship
البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	28 July – 7 August
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up	Kuwait
Third place	Oman
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	16 (1.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Khalil (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Amer Abdulrahman
Best goalkeeper	Hussain Kankone
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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.^[1] United Arab Emirates won their first title after defeating Kuwait 1–0 in the final.^[2]

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.

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Teams

Team	Previous appearances in tournament^[A]
Bahrain	1 (2008)
Kuwait	1 (2008)
Qatar (host)	1 (2008)
Oman	1 (2008)
Saudi Arabia	1 (2008)
United Arab Emirates	0 (debut)

^ 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	Oman	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Qatar (H)	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bahrain	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

28 July 2010

17:30

Qatar	0–2	Oman
		Al-Qasmi 36' Al-Nuaimi 90+4' (pen.)

Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha

30 July 2010

17:30

Bahrain	0–2	Oman
		Al-Shimli 10' Al-Nuaimi 82' (pen.)

Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha

1 August 2010

20:15

Qatar	0–0	Bahrain

Penalties
	6–5

Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kuwait	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	Advance to knockout stage
3	Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

28 July 2010

20:00

Saudi Arabia	1–1	Kuwait
Al-Johani 13'	Report	Aman 20'

Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha

30 July 2010

20:00

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Khalil 86'

Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha

1 August 2010

17:30

Kuwait	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Nasser 53'		Khalil 36'

Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha

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

4 August – Doha

Oman	0 (4)
		7 August – Doha
Kuwait (p)	0 (5)
		Kuwait	0
4 August – Doha
		United Arab Emirates	1
United Arab Emirates	3

Qatar	1
		Third place match

		6 August – Doha

		Oman (p)	1 (4)

		Qatar	1 (2)

Fifth place play-off

3 August 2010