GCC U-23 Championship

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GCC U-23 Championship
Founded2008
Region Middle East
(AFC)
Number of teams6 (2 groups)
4 (Finals)
Current championsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
 (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
 (3 titles)

The GCC U-23 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2008 and was played in a round-robin group of five nations.

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Records

SeasonHostWinnerScoreRunner-up
2008 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia n/a Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
2010 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1 – 0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
2011 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0 – 0
4 – 2 pens
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2012 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2 – 0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
2013 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1 – 0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
2015 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5 – 2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performances

Team Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
2008
Flag of Qatar.svg
2010
Flag of Qatar.svg
2011
Flag of Qatar.svg
2012
Flag of Bahrain.svg
2013
Flag of Bahrain.svg
2015
Years
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2ndGSGS2nd1st5th6
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait GS2ndGSGS3rd2nd6
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman GS3rd1stGS4th3rd6
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3rd4th4th4thGS6th6
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1stGS3rd1st2nd1st6
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1st2nd3rdGS4th5
Total5666666

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