2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup

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2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي تحت 23 سنة 2025 (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Dates4–16 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Thamer Al-Khaibari
Flag of Qatar.svg Mostafa El-Sayed
(3 goals each)
Best player Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
Best goalkeeper Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamed Abdullah
← 2016

The 2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup is the eighth edition of the AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup, the tournament will be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, from 4 December 2025 to 16 December 2025. [1]

Contents

Draw

Group 1Group 2

Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain

Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 321071+67Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)321051+47
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 310225−33
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 300317−60
Source: 365scores
(H) Hosts
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg5–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Bakr Alwan (Yemen)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohammed Bahakim (Yemen)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Ahmed Kazem (Iraq)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Ali Hussein Doshi (Iraq)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harmoudi (Arab Emirates)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 320142+26Advance to the knockout stage
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 320152+36
3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 311145−14
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 301215−41
Source: 365scores
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Abdul Hadi Al-Ruwaili (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohamed Al-Smaail (Saudi Arabia)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Saud Al-Samhan (Kuwait)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Ismail Habib (Bahrain)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Abdul Hadi Al-Ruwaili (Qatar)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohamed Al-Smaail (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December – Al Rayyan
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0
 
16 December – Doha
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
14 December – Al Rayyan
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (p)1 (7)
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1 (6)
 

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Saud Al-Samhan (Kuwait)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Penalties
6–7
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)

Final

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Stadium 974 , Doha
Referee: Ismail Habib (Bahrain)

Winners

 2025 GCC U-23 Championship champion 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia
Fifth title

References

  1. ↑ "قنوات الكأس الرياضية - الأخبار - انطلاق كأس الخليج العربي تحت 23 عاماً 2025 في الدوحة". www.alkass.net. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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