# 21st Arabian Gulf Cup squads

Below are the squads for the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in Bahrain played in 2013. Caps and goals are correct prior to the tournament.

## Group A
### Bahrain

Coach: Gabriel Calderón
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Sayed Mohammed Jaffer | (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Muharraq |
| 2 | 2DF | Mohamed Husain | (1980-07-31)31 July 1980 (aged 32) | Umm-Salal |
| 3 | 2DF | Abdulla Al-Marzooqi | (1980-12-12)12 December 1980 (aged 32) | Riffa |
| 4 | 3MF | Sayed Dhiya | (1992-07-17)17 July 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Muharraq |
| 5 | 3MF | Hassan Jameel | (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 21) | Unattached |
| 6 | 2DF | Dawood Saad | (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 30) | Riffa |
| 7 | 3MF | Isa Moosa | (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 25) | Manama Club |
| 8 | 4FW | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | (1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 27) | Al Kharaitiyat |
| 9 | 3MF | Abdulwahab Al-Malood | (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Hidd |
| 10 | 3MF | Mohamed Salmeen | (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 32) | Al-Arabi |
| 11 | 4FW | Ismail Abdullatif | (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Muharraq |
| 12 | 3MF | Faouzi Aaish | (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Sailiya |
| 13 | 2DF | Fisal Bu-Dahoom | (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 29) | Riffa |
| 14 | 2DF | Abdulwahab Al-Safi | (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Qadisiyah |
| 15 | 3MF | Abdullah Omar | (1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 26) | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
| 16 | 3MF | Abdulla Yusuf | | |
| 17 | 2DF | Hussain Ali Baba | (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 30) | Kuwait SC |
| 18 | 3MF | Hussain Salman | (1982-12-20)20 December 1982 (aged 30) | Al-Riffa |
| 19 | 2DF | Mohamed Duaij | (1981-07-24)24 July 1981 (aged 31) | Riffa |
| 20 | 4FW | Sami Al-Husaini | (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Busaiteen |
| 21 | 1GK | Mohammed Al-Ogaimi | (1983-10-14)14 October 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Shabab |
| 22 | 1GK | Abbas Ahmed Khamis | (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli |
| 23 | 2DF | Rashed Al-Hooti | (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 23) | East Riffa |

### Oman

Coach: Paul Le Guen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mazin Al-Kasbi | (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Seeb |
| 2 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Maslami | (1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Shabab |
| 3 | 2DF | Jaber Al-Owaisi | (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Shabab |
| 4 | 3MF | Ali Al-Jabri | (1990-01-29)29 January 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Nahda |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Balushi | (1989-08-27)27 August 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Nahda |
| 6 | 3MF | Raed Ibrahim Saleh | (1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Oruba |
| 7 | 4FW | Hussain Al-Hadhri | (1990-05-21)May 21, 1990 (aged 22) | Dhofar Club |
| 8 | 3MF | Eid Al-Farsi | (1987-01-31)31 January 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Oruba |
| 9 | 4FW | Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali | (1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 23) | Sohar |
| 10 | 3MF | Fawzi Bashir | (1984-05-06)6 May 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Dhafra |
| 11 | 2DF | Saad Al-Mukhaini | (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 25) | Dhofar Club |
| 12 | 3MF | Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri | (1985-02-23)23 February 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Ittifaq |
| 13 | 2DF | Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini | (1988-04-07)April 7, 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Raed |
| 14 | 4FW | Abdullah Abdul-Hadi | (1992-04-25)April 25, 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Oruba |
| 15 | 4FW | Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi | (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Faisaly |
| 16 | 4FW | Yaqoob Abdul-Karim | (1985-09-04)September 4, 1985 (aged 27) | Saham |
| 17 | 2DF | Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani | (1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 32) | Dhofar Club |
| 18 | 1GK | Faiz Al-Rushaidi | (1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Suwaiq |
| 19 | 2DF | Ali Salim Al-Nahar | (1992-08-21)August 21, 1992 (aged 20) | Dhofar Club |
| 20 | 4FW | Imad Al-Hosni | (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ahli |
| 21 | 3MF | Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini | (1984-07-18)July 18, 1984 (aged 28) | El Jaish |
| 22 | 1GK | Hani Al-Sabti | (1984-02-27)February 27, 1984 (aged 28) | Dhofar Club |
| 23 | 4FW | Juma Darwish Al-Mashari | (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 28) | Dhofar Club |

### Qatar

Coach: Paulo Autuori
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Qasem Burhan | (1985-12-15)15 December 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Gharrafa |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Sadd |
| 3 | 2DF | Mohammed Kasola | (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Sadd |
| 4 | 3MF | Lawrence Quaye | (1984-08-22)22 August 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Gharrafa |
| 5 | 2DF | Marcone | (1978-04-05)5 April 1978 (aged 34) | Al-Rayyan |
| 6 | 2DF | Bilal Mohammed | (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Gharrafa |
| 7 | 3MF | Wesam Rizik | (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 31) | Al-Sadd |
| 8 | 2DF | Mesaad Al-Hamad | (1986-02-11)11 February 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Sadd |
| 9 | 4FW | Jaralla Al-Marri | (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Rayyan |
| 10 | 3MF | Khalfan Ibrahim | (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Sadd |
| 11 | 4FW | Hassan Al-Haydos | (1989-12-11)11 December 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Sadd |
| 12 | 2DF | Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar | (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Sadd |
| 13 | 2DF | Ibrahim Majid | (1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Sadd |
| 14 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Hatem | (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Arabi |
| 15 | 3MF | Talal Al-Bloushi | (1986-05-22)22 May 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Sadd |
| 16 | 4FW | Mohammed Razak | (1986-04-04)4 April 1986 (aged 26) | Qatar SC |
| 17 | 3MF | Younes Ali | (1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 30) | Al-Rayyan |
| 18 | 4FW | Jeddo | (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 37) | El Jaish |
| 19 | 3MF | Ali Afif | (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Sadd |
| 20 | 4FW | Yusef Ahmed | (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Sadd |
| 21 | 1GK | Rajab Hamza | (1986-10-16)16 October 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Arabi |
| 22 | 1GK | Baba Malick | (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983 (age 41) | Lekhwiya |
| 23 | 4FW | Sebastián Soria | (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 29) | Lekhwiya |

### United Arab Emirates

Coach: Mahdi Ali
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ali Khasif | (1987-06-09)9 June 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Jazira |
| 2 | 3MF | Mohamed Fawzi | (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 (aged 22) | Baniyas |
| 3 | 2DF | Walid Abbas | (1985-06-11)11 June 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
| 4 | 3MF | Habib Fardan | (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr |
| 5 | 3MF | Amer Abdulrahman | (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 21) | Baniyas |
| 6 | 2DF | Mohanad Salem | (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Ain |
| 7 | 4FW | Ali Mabkhout | (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Jazira |
| 8 | 2DF | Hamdan Al-Kamali | (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Wahda |
| 9 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Hussain | (1990-09-10)10 September 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Ahli |
| 10 | 4FW | Ismail Matar | (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Wahda |
| 11 | 4FW | Ahmed Khalil | (1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 12 | 1GK | Khalid Eisa | (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Jazira |
| 13 | 3MF | Khamis Esmaeel | (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Jazira |
| 14 | 2DF | Abdelaziz Sanqour | (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli |
| 15 | 4FW | Ismail Al Hammadi | (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Ahli |
| 16 | 3MF | Haboush Saleh | (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 24) | Baniyas |
| 17 | 3MF | Majed Hassan | (1992-08-01)1 August 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 18 | 2DF | Abdullah Mousa | (1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Jazira |
| 19 | 3MF | Ali Al-Amri | (1989-01-07)7 January 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Jazira |
| 20 | 4FW | Saeed Al-Kathiri | (1988-03-28)28 March 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Wahda |
| 21 | 4FW | Omar Abdulrahman | (1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Ain |
| 22 | 1GK | Dawoud Sulaiman | (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Ain |
| 23 | 2DF | Mohamed Ahmed | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Ain |

## Group B
### Iraq

Coach: Hakeem Shaker
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jalal Hassan | (1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (aged 21) | Erbil |
| 2 | 2DF | Ahmad Ibrahim | (1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 20) | Erbil |
| 3 | 2DF | Ali Bahjat | (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 20) | Duhok |
| 4 | 3MF | Khaldoun Ibrahim | (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 (aged 25) | Baghdad |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohammed Jabbar Rabat | (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Minaa |
| 6 | 2DF | Ali Adnan | (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 19) | Baghdad |
| 7 | 4FW | Hammadi Ahmad | (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 8 | 3MF | Saif Salman | (1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (aged 19) | Duhok |
| 9 | 3MF | Ahmed Yasin | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 21) | Örebro SK |
| 10 | 4FW | Younis Mahmoud (c) | (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Wakrah |
| 11 | 3MF | Humam Tariq | (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 16) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 12 | 1GK | Mohammed Hameed | (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Shorta |
| 13 | 3MF | Nabeel Sabah | (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 22) | Erbil |
| 14 | 2DF | Salam Shakir | (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Khor |
| 15 | 2DF | Ali Rehema | (1985-08-08)8 August 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Wakrah |
| 16 | 4FW | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem | (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 (aged 19) | Duhok |
| 17 | 3MF | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 25) | Duhok |
| 18 | 4FW | Hussam Ibrahim | (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 25) | Baghdad |
| 19 | 2DF | Mustafa Nadhim | (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 (aged 19) | Najaf |
| 20 | 2DF | Dhurgham Ismail | (1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 18) | Al-Shorta |
| 21 | 3MF | Ahmad Abbas | (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 18) | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 22 | 1GK | Noor Sabri (Vice-captain) | (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Naft |
| 23 | 2DF | Waleed Salem | (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 21) | Al-Shorta |

### Kuwait

Coach: Goran Tufegdžić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Abdulaziz Kamil | | |
| 2 | 3MF | Amer Al Fadhel | (1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Qadsia |
| 3 | 2DF | Fahad Awadh | (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Kuwait |
| 4 | 2DF | Hussain Fadel | (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Qadsia |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohammad Rashed | (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Qadsia |
| 6 | 2DF | Mohammad Al-Rashedi | (1988-11-24)November 24, 1988 (aged 24) | Sahel |
| 7 | 3MF | Fahad Al-Enezi | (1988-09-01)1 September 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Kuwait |
| 8 | 4FW | Talal Nayef | (1985-11-30)30 November 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Arabi |
| 9 | 4FW | Fahad Al-Rashidi | (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Arabi |
| 10 | 3MF | Abdulrahman Al-Shammari | | Al Naser |
| 11 | 3MF | Fahad Al-Ansari | (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37) | Al-Qadsia |
| 12 | 4FW | Nasser Al Shaqqath | | |
| 13 | 2DF | Mesaed Al-Enezi | (1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Qadsia |
| 14 | 3MF | Waleed Ali | (1980-11-03)3 November 1980 (aged 32) | Al-Kuwait |
| 15 | 3MF | Hamad Aman | (1989-12-06)6 December 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Qadsia |
| 16 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Al Salimi | (1991-09-19)19 September 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Arabi |
| 17 | 4FW | Bader Al-Mutwa | (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Qadsia |
| 18 | 3MF | Abdulhadi Al-Khamis | | Kuwait SC |
| 19 | 3MF | Ali Maqseed | (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Arabi |
| 20 | 4FW | Yousef Nasser | (1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 22) | Kazma |
| 21 | 1GK | Nawaf Al Khaldi | (1981-05-25)25 May 1981 (aged 31) | Al-Qadsia |
| 22 | 1GK | Hameed Youssef | (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) | Al-Yarmouk |
| 23 | 2DF | Hussain Hakem | (1984-06-26)26 June 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Kuwait |

### Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Frank Rijkaard
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Waleed Abdullah | (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Shabab |
| 2 | 2DF | Mansoor Al-Harbi | (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli |
| 3 | 2DF | Osama Hawsawi | (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ahli |
| 4 | 2DF | Bader Al-Nakhli | (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Fateh |
| 5 | 2DF | Osama Al-Muwallad | (1984-05-15)15 May 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | 3MF | Ahmed Otaif | (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Shabab |
| 7 | 2DF | Kamel Al-Mousa | (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 30) | Al-Ahli |
| 8 | 3MF | Yahya Al-Shehri | (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 9 | 4FW | Essa Al-Mehyani | (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Ahli |
| 10 | 4FW | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Nassr |
| 11 | 4FW | Nasser Al-Shamrani | (1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Shabab |
| 12 | 2DF | Sultan Al-Bishi | (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal |
| 13 | 3MF | Moataz Al-Musa | (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli |
| 14 | 3MF | Saud Kariri | (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 32) | Al-Ittihad |
| 15 | 3MF | Salman Al-Faraj | (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Hilal |
| 16 | 3MF | Ibrahim Ghaleb | (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Nassr |
| 17 | 3MF | Taisir Al-Jassim | (1984-07-25)25 July 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ahli |
| 18 | 3MF | Salem Al-Dawsari | (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Hilal |
| 19 | 3MF | Fahad Al-Muwallad | (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
| 20 | 4FW | Yasser Al-Qahtani | (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 30) | Al-Hilal |
| 21 | 1GK | Abdullah Al-Owaishir | (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Fateh |
| 22 | 1GK | Khalid Sharahili | (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Hilal |
| 23 | 3MF | Housain Al-Mogahwi | (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Fateh |

### Yemen

Coach: Tom Saintfiet
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mohammed Ibrahim Ayyash | (1986-03-06)6 March 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Hilal |
| 2 | 2DF | Mudir Abdurabu | | |
| 3 | 2DF | Mohammed Fuad Mohammed | (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 23) | |
| 4 | 2DF | Ahmed Sadeq El-Khamri | (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 20) | |
| 5 | 2DF | Nateeq Hizam | | Al-Tilal |
| 6 | 2DF | Abdulaziz Al Gumaei | | Al-Ahli |
| 7 | 3MF | Najib Al Haddad | (1990-03-02)2 March 1990 (aged 22) | |
| 8 | 4FW | Wahid Al Khyat | (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 27) | Al-Ahli |
| 9 | 3MF | Ala Al-Sasi | (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 25) | Almina'a |
| 10 | 4FW | Ayman Al Hagri | (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 19) | |
| 11 | 3MF | Munassar Ba Haj | (1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 23) | Al-Hilal |
| 12 | 2DF | Ahmed Al-Dhaheri | (1993-11-25)25 November 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Oruba |
| 13 | 3MF | Akram Al Selwi | (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Hilal |
| 14 | 4FW | Ahmed Al Zahira | (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38) | |
| 16 | 2DF | Khaled Baleid | (1986-11-02) 2 November 1986 (age 37) | Al-Tilal |
| 17 | 4FW | Kameel Tareq | (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38) | Al-Shula |
| 19 | 2DF | Mohammed Boqshan | | |
| 22 | 1GK | Salem Saeed | (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40) | |
| 23 | 1GK | Saoud Al Sawedi | (1988-04-10)10 April 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Wahda |
| 24 | 2DF | Ahmed Al Sadek | (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 41) | Al-Shula |