19th Arabian Gulf Cup

19th Arabian Gulf Cup
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 19th Arabian Gulf Cup
| year =
| other_titles = الخلیج العربي'' Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 19| image = 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations logo.svg
| size = 250px
| caption = 19th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo
| country = Oman
| country2 =
| dates = 4–17 January
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 2
| cities = 1
| champion = Oman
| count = 1
| second = Saudi Arabia
| third_other =
| matches = 15
| goals = 31
| attendance =
| top_scorer = Hassan Rabia (4 goals)
| player = Majed Al-Marshedi
| goalkeeper = Ali Al-Habsi
| prevseason = 2007
| nextseason = 2010
}}
The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup was the nineteenth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Muscat, Oman, from 4 to 17 January 2009 and was won by Oman for the first time in its history, in a penalty shootout against regional rivals, Saudi Arabia.
The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup marked a milestone in the competition when it was broadcast for the first time in HD, and featured virtual graphics, such as distance between free kick barrier and the goal, 9.15 m circle for free-kicks, and off-side line detection with help from Al-Jazeera Sports. Many praised Al-Jazeera for their excellent coverage of the competition, noting that the camerawork was very similar to UEFA Euro 2008.
The postponing of the competition
The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup was originally planned out to be held in 2008, but due to Cyclone Gonu damaging Muscat six months before the planned time of the event, it was then postponed to early 2009.
Teams
8 teams participated in the tournament.
(Host)
(Holder)
The Draw
The draw was held in Oman on 29 October 2008.
Eight teams were divided into two groups, Oman (The host nation) was in group A, The UAE (The holder) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based in October 2008's FIFA ranking.
Oman played the opening match at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
Seedings
Venues
Squads
Matches
Group A
Group B
Semi finals
Final
Winners
Goalscorers
4 goals
Hassan Rabia
2 goals
Malek Mouath
Yasser Al-Qahtani
Ahmed Al-Fraidi
Ali Al Nono
1 goal
Abdullah Al-Dakheel
Abdullah Omar
Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Alaa Abdul-Zahra
Younis Mahmoud
Abdullah Al-Zori
1 goal (cont.)
Abdullah Shuhail
Ahmed Al-Mousa
Ahmed Otaif
Khaled Khalaf
Musaed Neda
Badar Al-Maimani
Imad Al-Hosni
Fawzi Bashir
Majdi Siddiq
Musa Haroon
Mohammed Omar
Ismail Al-Hammadi
Mohamed Al-Shehhi
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
Total goals by team 10 goals 7 goals 3 goals
2 goals '''
Trivia
FIFA president Sepp Blatter came to Oman for the second time, and attended the Oman/Qatar, and the Saudi Arabia/Kuwait games.
UEFA president, and French football legend, Michel Platini attended the Oman/Kuwait, and the Bahrain/Iraq games, both in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
Singer Mohammed Abdo attended the final match between Oman and his native, Saudi Arabia.
The Tournament took place during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, also known as the Gaza War, as a sign of solidarity toward the Palestinians, many fans waved pro-Palestinian banners and chanted pro-Palestinian slogans. Omani footballer Badr Al-Maimani also revealed a pro-Gaza undershirt after his free-kick goal against Bahrain. Also before the opening match played by Yemen, players wore shirts representing solidarity with Palestine. The Kuwaiti team also did the same in their opening match against Oman, but instead wore scarves.
References
External links
Official Site
Gulf Cup website (Arabic)
Live Matches
2009
2009 in Asian football
2008–09 in Omani football
2008–09 in Emirati football
2008–09 in Yemeni football
2008–09 in Bahraini football
2008–09 in Saudi Arabian football
2008–09 in Kuwaiti football
2008–09 in Iraqi football
2008–09 in Qatari football
Arabian Gulf Cup