Founded | 2008 |
---|---|
Region | Middle East (AFC) |
Number of teams | 6 (2 groups) 4 (Finals) |
Current champions | Saudi Arabia (3rd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Saudi Arabia (3 titles) |
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Season | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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2008 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | n/a | Bahrain |
2010 | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | 1 – 0 | Kuwait |
2011 | Qatar | Oman | 0 – 0 4 – 2 pens | United Arab Emirates |
2012 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 2 – 0 | Bahrain |
2013 | Bahrain | Bahrain | 1 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
2015 | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | 5 – 2 | Kuwait |
2016 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | n/a | Oman |
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Team | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bahrain | 2nd | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 5th | 7 |
Kuwait | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | 3rd | 2nd | 6 | |
Oman | GS | 3rd | 1st | GS | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 7 |
Qatar | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | GS | 6th | 4th | 7 |
Saudi Arabia | 1st | GS | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 7 |
United Arab Emirates | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | GS | 4th | 3rd | 6 | |
Total | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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