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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.
The knockout stage of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was the second and final stage of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, following the group stage. It was played from 16 to 19 January 2023.
The idea for the tournament was established at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in 1970 which was won by Kuwait.Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 25 in total, followed by Iraq with four titles, and Saudi Arabia and Qatar with three titles each.
Starting in 1936, Qatar and Bahrain were involved in territorial disputes over the Hawar Islands, Fasht Al Azm, Fasht Dibal, Qit'at Jaradah, and Zubarah.In 1996, Bahrain boycotted the GCC summit hosted in Qatar, claiming that the last summit held in Qatar in 1990 was used as a platform to reiterate their territorial claims to the other GCC states.
Qatar 1–1 Bahrain: Al Rayyan, Qatar: Soria 6' Fatadi 67' Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (referee)Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 8 December 2019. [ 1 ] Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title.
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation.
On 14 September 2023, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the list of 33 referees, 37 assistant referees, two stand-by referees and two stand-by assistant referees for the tournament, including two female referees and three female assistant referees.