2011 GCC U-23 Championship explained

Tourney Name:GCC U-23 Championship
Year:2011
Other Titles:البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم
Size:100px
Dates:12–21 August
Num Teams:6
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:11
Goals:35
Top Scorer: Yahya Al-Shehri
(3 goals)
Player: Hamoud Al-Saadi
Goalkeeper: Ahmed Mahmoud
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 GCC U-23 Championship was the third edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Doha, Qatar for the second time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Doha from 12 to 21 August.[1] Oman won their first title after defeating United Arab Emirates 4–2 on penalties in the final.[2]

Teams

Teamdata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in tournament
2 (2008, 2010)
2 (2008, 2010)
(host) 2 (2008, 2010)
2 (2008, 2010)
2 (2008, 2010)
1 (2010)

Venues

Doha
Aspire Academy Stadium
Capacity: 5,580

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

Semi-finals

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Final

Winners

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

See also

References

  1. Web site: تفتتح بالدوحة اليوم .. .
  2. Web site: أولمبي عُمان يتوج بكأس الخليج .

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