The 22nd Gulf Cup () was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security. Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.
Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final.
Teams and draw The draw took place on 12 August 2014.
Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) were in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.
Draw positionTeamFinalsappearancePrevious bestperformanceFIFA Rankings July 2014 A1 (seed) 21st Winners (1994, 2002, 2003) 78 B1 (seed) 21st Winners (2007, 2013) 65 B2 20th Winners (2009) 69 A2 22nd Winners (1992, 2004) 86 A3 22nd Runners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003) 105 B3 13th Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) 89 A4 7th Group stage (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013) 180 B4 22nd Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) 107
Notes
Venues Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Capacity: 68,000 Capacity: 22,500
Squads
Group stage All times are local (UTC+03:00).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
Goalscorers
5 goals
Ali Mabkhout
3 goals Said Al-Ruzaiqi
2 goals
Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali Ali Assadalla Nasser Al-Shamrani Nawaf Al Abed Ahmed Khalil
1 goal
Yaser Kasim Bader Al-Mutawa Fahad Al Enezi Yousef Nasser Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri Raed Ibrahim Saleh Almahdi Ali Mukhtar Boualem Khoukhi Hassan Al-Haydos Ibrahim Majid Fahad Al-Muwallad Salem Al-Dawsari Saud Kariri
1 own goal
Abdulla Al-Haza'a (playing against Saudi Arabia) Mohamed Husain (playing against Saudi Arabia)
Team statistics This table shows all team performance. TeamFinal phase1523063+32531195+43522175+24512275+2Eliminated in the group stage5311137−46302101−17302103−38301214−3
Awards The following awards were given:
AwardPlayerFair Play Award Top Scorer Ali MabkhoutMost Valuable player Nawaf Al-AbidBest Goalkeeper Qasem Burhan
References
External links 22nd Gulf Cup Official site 22nd Gulf Cup at Soccerway Schedule & Results (PDF)