18th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup (Template:Langx) 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007.

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
File:Gulf Cup (36).jpg	File:Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.JPG

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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

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Awards

Top Goalscorers	Most Valuable Player	Best Goalkeeper	Fair Play Award
Template:Flagicon Ismail Matar	Template:Flagicon Ismail Matar	Template:Flagicon Ali Al Habsi	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Yemen	flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg	flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg	flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg	link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}

Top-Scorers

5 goals

• Template:Flagicon Ismail Matar

3 goals

• Template:Flagicon Yasser Al-Qahtani

2 goals

• Template:Flagicon Amad Al Hosni
• Template:Flagicon A'ala Hubail
• Template:Flagicon Hawar Mulla Mohammed
• Template:Flagicon Bader Al-Mutawa

1 goal

• Template:Flagicon Fahad Al Hamad
• Template:Flagicon Fahad Al-Rashidi
• Template:Flagicon Sultan Al-Touqi
• Template:Flagicon Fawzi Bashir
• Template:Flagicon Badar Al-Maimani
• Template:Flagicon Hashim Saleh
• Template:Flagicon Khalfan Ibrahim
• Template:Flagicon Ali Hussein
• Template:Flagicon Malek Mouath
• Template:Flagicon Faisal Khalil

External links

• Official Site (Arabic)