22nd Arabian Gulf Cup

The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup () was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security. Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.

Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final.

Teams and Draw

The draw took place on 12 August 2014.

Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) were in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.

Notes

Venues

Squads

Group stage

• All times are local ().

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Ali Mabkhout

3 goals

• Said Al-Ruzaiqi

2 goals

• Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
• Ali Assadalla
• Nasser Al-Shamrani
• Nawaf Al Abed
• Ahmed Khalil

1 goal

• Yaser Kasim
• Bader Al-Mutawa
• Fahad Al Enezi
• Yousef Nasser
• Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
• Raed Ibrahim Saleh
• Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
• Boualem Khoukhi
• Hassan Al-Haydos
• Ibrahim Majid
• Fahad Al-Muwallad
• Salem Al-Dawsari
• Saud Kariri

1 own goal

• Abdulla Al-Haza'a (playing against Saudi Arabia)
• Mohamed Husain (playing against Saudi Arabia)

Team statistics

<small>This table shows all team performance.</small>

Awards

The following awards were given:

References

External links

• 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup Official site
• 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup at Soccerway
• Schedule & Results (PDF)