2009 Gulf Cup of Nations

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations
'الخلیج العربي
Gulf Cup of Nations 2009, or Khaleeji 19

2009 Gulf Cup of Nations official logo
Tournament details
Host country Oman
Dates 4–17 January
Teams 8
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Oman (1st title)
Runners-up  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 31 (2.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Oman Hassan Rabia (4 goals)
Best player Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi

The 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي‎‎) 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,[1] in a penalty shootout against regional rivals, Saudi Arabia.

The 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations marked as 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.[2] 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 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations 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.

The Draw

Seedings

Pot
National Team
FIFA Ranking
A  Oman (Host)
96
 United Arab Emirates (Holder)
110
B  Saudi Arabia
48
 Bahrain
80
C  Iraq
72
 Qatar
84
D  Kuwait
127
 Yemen
145

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations squads.

Matches[3]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 321060+67
 Kuwait 312021+15
 Bahrain 310234−13
 Iraq 301228−61

4 January 2009
Oman  0–0  Kuwait

4 January 2009
Bahrain  3–1  Iraq
Yaser  28'
Adnan  69' (pen.)
Al-Dakeel  90+2'		 Mahmoud  81' (pen.)

7 January 2009
Iraq  0–4  Oman
Rabia  23',  65',  79'
Al-Hosni  50'

7 January 2009
Bahrain  0–1  Kuwait
Neda  28'

10 January 2009
Oman  2–0  Bahrain
Al-Maimani  14'
Bashir 71'

10 January 2009
Iraq  1–1  Kuwait
Abdul-Zahra  66' Khalaf  37'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 321090+97
 Qatar 312021+15
 United Arab Emirates 311134−14
 Yemen 3003211−90

8 January 2009
Saudi Arabia  6–0  Yemen
Al-Qahtani  4'
Mouath  11',  83'
Shuhail  18'
Otaif  19'
Al-Mousa  36'

11 January 2009
Qatar  2–1  Yemen
Haroon  13'
Siddiq  90+8'		 Al-Nono  31'

Semi finals

14 January 2009
18:00 UTC+4
Oman  1–0  Qatar
Rabia  18'

Final

Winners

 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 

Oman
First title

Goalscorers

Total goals by team

10 goals

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ http://goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=51&winners=true – Oman win the Gulf Cup 1 time in their history
  2. ↑ http://www.wtvision.com/290/wtvision-broadcasts-real-time-statistics-at-2009-gulf-cup-in-oman.htm – Al-Jazeera Sports plays HD for the Gulf Cup.
  3. ↑ http://gulfcup19.com/english/Match-Schedule.aspx#football – Match schedule from official 2009 Gulf Cup site
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y96is3Fld7Q – Mohammed Abdo short interview in the stadium before the penalty shootout
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bCvhk1X1qg – Al-Maimani revealing a pro-Gaza shirt after his goal
  6. ↑ http://sports.makcdn.com/imgs/News/197406/Feature.jpg – Yemen t-shirts, "Our hearts with Gaza"
  7. ↑ http://gulfcup19.com/Media/Photos/155-d52d5c91-e.jpg – Team photo of Kuwait with their "Palestine scarves"

External links

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