Schedule Gulf Cup of Nations 2023
Arabian Gulf Cup
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, will be the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament will be hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra.
Table of Contents
Established: 1970
Number of teams: 8
No. of Group = 2
Host Country: Iraq
Host City: Basra
Tournament dates: Friday, Jan 6, 2023, to Thursday, Jan 19, 2023
Current champions: Bahrain
Most successful team: Kuwait (10 Times)
Complete Schedule 6 to 19 January 2023
ROUND 1
06.01.2023 at 15:45 GMT = Iraq vs Oman
06.01.2023 at 18:30 GMT = Yemen vs Saudi Arabia
07.01.2023 at 13:15 GMT = Bahrain vs United Arab Emirates
07.01.2023 at 16:15 GMT = Kuwait vs Qatar
ROUND 2
09.01.2023 at 13:15 GMT = Oman vs Yemen
09.01.2023 at 16:15 GMT = Saudi Arabia vs Iraq
10.01.2023 at 13:15 GMT = United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait
10.01.2023 at 16:15 GMT = Qatar vs Bahrain
ROUND 3
12.01.2023 at 15:00 GMT = Iraq vs Yemen
12.01.2023 at 15:00 GMT = Saudi Arabia vs Oman
13.01.2023 at 15:00 GMT = Bahrain vs Kuwait
13.01.2023 at 15:00 GMT = Qatar vs United Arab Emirates
Semi-Final-I
16.01.2023 at 13:15 GMT = Iraq vs Qatar
Semi-Final-II
16.01.2023 at 17:15 GMT = Bahrain vs Oman
Final
19.01.2023 at 16:00 GMT = Team 1 vs Team 2
Venues
All football matches of the tournament will be held on two grounds in Basra City in Iraq. The detailed attendance capacity of each football stadium is given below:
Basra International Stadium, Basrah, Iraq
Capacity: 65,227
Opened: October 12, 2013
Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basrah, Iraq
Opened: December 26, 2022
Capacity: 30,000
Groups
There are two groups in Arabian Gulf Cup 2023. The group consists of four teams.
While group B has also four teams. The detail is as under:
Group A
- 1- Saudi Arabia
- 2- Oman
- 3- Iraq
- 4- Yemen
Group B
- 1- United Arab Emirates
- 2- Qatar
- 3- Bahrain
- 4- Kuwait
