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

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.[1]

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

Matches

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'
Kuwait 1–1 Yemen
Al-Mutawa 74' (pen.) Ali Alomki 16'
Oman 2–1 Yemen
Al-Touqi 1'
Al Busafy 88'		 Saleh 9'
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Kuwait
Matar 1' 90+1'
Khalil 33'		 Al-Mutawa 31'
Al-Fahd 35'

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.)
Qatar 0–1 Iraq
H.M. Mohammed 39'
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Mouath 72' Nasser 10'
Qatar 1–2 Bahrain
Khalfan 19' Hubail 45' 90+1'
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iraq
Al-Qahtani 12' (pen.)

Semi finals

Final

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.
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