The Group B of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was one of the two groups of competing nations in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. It consisted of defending champions Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The matches took place from 7 to 13 January 2023. The top two teams, Bahrain and Qatar, advanced to the semi-finals.
Teams TeamAppearancePrevious bestperformanceFIFA Rankings (October 2022) (holders) 25th Winners (2019) 85 25th Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) 149 25th Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) 50 24th Winners (2007, 2013) 70
Standings
Matches
Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates
GK 21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)RB 16Sayed Isa CB 2 Amine BennadiCB 3 Waleed Al HayamLB 4 Sayed Dhiya SaeedCM 15Jasim Al-ShaikhCM 14Ali Haram RW 7 Ali Madan AM 19Kamil Al-AswadLW 20Mahdi Al-HumaidanCF 9 Abdulla Yusuf HelalSubstitutions:DF 18Mohammed Adel MF 8Mohamed Marhoon Manager: Hélio Sousa GK 17Khalid EisaRB 20Ahmed Abdullah JamilCB 12Khalifa Al HammadiCB 19Khaled Ibrahim LB 3 Walid Abbas (c)RM 9 Harib SuhailCM 8 Majed Hassan CM 6 Majid Rashid CM 18Abdullah RamadanLM 7 Ali Saleh CF 11Caio CanedoSubstitutions:FW 15Sebastián Tagliabúe DF 16Bader Abdelaziz MF 5Mohammed Abdulbasit FW 14Yahya Al Ghassani Manager: Rodolfo Arruabarrena Man of the Match: Kamil Al-Aswad (Bahrain)
Assistant referees: Rashad Al-Hakmani (Oman) Rashid Abdi (Oman) Fourth official: Ali Sabah (Iraq) Video assistant referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait vs Qatar
GK 22Sulaiman AbdulghafourRB 2 Hassan HamdanCB 3 Meshari GhanamCB 19Mahdi DashtiLB 12Abdullah Ghanem CM 4 Khalid El Ebrahim (c)CM 6 Sultan Al EneziRW 11Eid Al RashidiAM 8 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri LW 16Mobarak Al-Faneeni CF 9 Ibrahim Kameel Substitutions:FW 20Shabaib Al-Khaldi MF 10Faisal Zayid FW 14Mohammad Bajeyah MF 18Fawaz Al-Otaibi Manager: Rui Bento GK 22Meshaal BarshamRB 17Ismaeel Mohammad (c)CB 15Jassem GaberCB 5 Tarek SalmanLB 14Homam Ahmed CM 8 Ali Assadalla CM 23Assim MadiboRW 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin AM 10Mohammed Waad LW 11Amro Surag CF 9 Tameem Al-Abdullah Substitutions:MF 16Hashim Ali FW 12Yusuf Abdurisag MF 13Mostafa Meshaal FW 18Khalid Muneer MF 19Ahmed Fadhel Manager: Bruno Pinheiro Man of the Match: Amro Surag (Qatar)
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei (China) Zhang Cheng (China) Fourth official: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia) Video assistant referee: Fu Ming (China) Assistant video assistant referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait
GK 17Khalid EisaRB 19Khaled IbrahimCB 12Khalifa Al Hammadi CB 3 Walid Abbas (c)LB 16Bader Abdelaziz CM 5 Mohammed Abdulbasit CM 18 Abdullah Ramadan RW 11Caio Canedo AM 6 Majid Rashid LW 9 Harib SuhailCF 15Sebastián Tagliabúe Substitutions:FW 7 Ali Saleh FW 14Yahya Al Ghassani DF 20Ahmed Jamil DF 13Falah Waleed Manager: Rodolfo Arruabarrena GK 22Sulaiman AbdulghafourRB 19Mahdi Dashti CB 4 Khalid El Ebrahim (c)CB 2 Hassan HamdanLB 3 Meshari Ghanam CM 6 Sultan Al Enezi CM 5 Fahad Al HajeriRW 11Eid Al Rashidi AM 10Faisal Zayid LW 16Mobarak Al-Faneeni CF 20Shabaib Al-KhaldiSubstitutions:DF 15Hamad Al-Qallaf MF 7 Bader Al-Fadhel FW 9 Ibrahim Kameel DF 8 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri FW 14Mohammad Bajeyah Manager: Rui Bento Man of the Match: Mobarak Al-Faneeni (Kuwait)
Assistant referees: Yasser Al-Sultan (Saudi Arabia) Faisal Al-Qahtani (Saudi Arabia) Fourth official: István Kovács (Romania) Video assistant referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia) Assistant video assistant referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Qatar vs Bahrain
GK 22Meshaal BarshamRB 17Ismaeel Mohammad (c)CB 15Jassem GaberCB 5 Tarek SalmanLB 14Homam AhmedCM 10Mohammed Waad CM 23Assim MadiboRW 9 Tameem Al-Abdullah AM 8 Ali Assadalla LW 11Amro Surag CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Substitutions:FW 18Khalid Muneer MF 16Hashim Ali FW 12Yusuf Abdurisag MF 13Mostafa Meshaal Manager: Bruno Pinheiro GK 22Ebrahim Lutfalla RB 18Mohammed Adel CB 2 Amine BennadiCB 3 Waleed Al Hayam (c)LB 23Abdullah Al-Khalasi CM 15Jasim Al-ShaikhCM 12Mahdi Abdullatif RW 7 Ali Madan AM 10Abdulwahab Al-Malood LW 8 Mohamed MarhoonCF 9 Abdulla Yusuf HelalSubstitutions:FW 19Kamil Al-Aswad FW 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed FW 13Ahmed Al-Sherooqi FW 20Mahdi Al-Humaidan MF 14Ali Haram Manager: Hélio Sousa Man of the Match: Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Bahrain)
Assistant referees: Sanjar Shayusupov (Uzbekistan) Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Ali Sabah (Iraq) Video assistant referee: Jérémie Pignard (France) Assistant video assistant referee: Fu Ming (China)
Bahrain vs Kuwait
GK 21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)RB 2 Amine Bennadi CB 5 Hamad Al-Shamsan CB 6 Hamza Abdullah Idris LB 17Ahmed BughammarRM 20Mahdi Al-HumaidanCM 14Ali HaramCM 12Mahdi Abdullatif LM 4 Sayed Dhiya SaeedCF 19Kamil Al-Aswad CF 8 Mohamed Marhoon Substitutions:FW 7 Ali Madan FW 9 Yusuf Helal DF 3 Waleed Al Hayam MF 10Abdulwahab Al-Malood DF 16Sayed Isa Manager: Hélio Sousa GK 22Sulaiman AbdulghafourRB 5 Fahad Al HajeriCB 4 Khalid El Ebrahim (c)CB 2 Hassan HamdanLB 15Hamad Al-Qallaf CM 7 Bader Al-Fadhel CM 6 Sultan Al Enezi RW 11Eid Al Rashidi AM 10Faisal Zayid LW 16Mobarak Al-Faneeni CF 20Shabaib Al-KhaldiSubstitutions:DF 8Ahmed Al-Dhefiri DF 19Mahdi Dashti MF 17Ali Khalaf FW 11Eid Al Rashidi FW 9 Ibrahim Kameel Manager: Rui Bento Man of the Match: Mahdi Al-Humaidan (Bahrain)
Assistant referees: Vasile Florin Marinescu (Romania) Mihai Ovidiu Artene (Romania) Fourth official: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) Video assistant referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
United Arab Emirates vs Qatar
GK 17Khalid EisaRB 20Ahmed Abdullah Jamil CB 12Khalifa Al Hammadi CB 3 Walid Abbas (c)LB 19Khaled IbrahimCM 6 Majid Rashid CM 18 Abdullah Ramadan RW 14Yahya Al Ghassani AM 10 Fábio LimaLW 9 Harib SuhailCF 11Caio Canedo Substitutions:DF 2 Abdusalam Mohammed MF 5Mohammed Abdulbasit FW 15Sebastián Tagliabúe MF 7Ali Saleh DF 16Bader Abdelaziz Manager: Rodolfo Arruabarrena GK 22Meshaal BarshamRB 17Ismaeel Mohammad (c) CB 15Jassem GaberCB 5 Tarek SalmanLB 14Homam AhmedCM 8 Ali AssadallaCM 23Assim MadiboCM 10Mohammed Waad RW 18 Khalid Muneer LW 11Amro Surag CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Substitutions:MF 12Yusuf Abdurisag MF 9Tameem Al-Abdullah DF 19Ahmed Fadhel MF 16Hashim Ali DF 20Salem Al-Hajri Manager: Bruno Pinheiro Man of the Match: Tameem Al-Abdullah (Qatar)
Assistant referees: Ahmed Sabah (Iraq) Hayder Abdulhasan (Iraq) Fourth official: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq) Video assistant referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Discipline Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: first yellow card: −1 point; indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points; direct red card: −4 points; yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points 2 1 5 –8 1 1 1 –5 1 1 –2 3 2 –5
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