The 2011 GCC U-23 Championship was the third edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Doha, Qatar for the second time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Doha from 12 to 21 August. Oman won their first title after defeating United Arab Emirates 4–2 on penalties in the final.
Teams {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament |- | || 2 (2008, 2010) |- | || 2 (2008, 2010) |- | (host) || 2 (2008, 2010) |- | || 2 (2008, 2010) |- | || 2 (2008, 2010) |- | || 1 (2010)
Venues Doha Aspire Academy Stadium Capacity: 5,580 Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3). Bracket
Fifth place play-off
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top GoalscorersMost Valuable PlayerBest goalkeeper Yahya Al-Shehri Hamoud Al-Saadi Ahmed Mahmoud
Goalscorers
See also Arabian Gulf Cup Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
References
External links GCC U-23 Championship at Goalzz