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 top two teams from each group (four in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-legged single-elimination tournament, beginning with the semi-finals and followed by the final.
Qualified teams The top two highest-placing teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. Group Winners Runners-up A B
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows. RoundDateSemi-finals16 January 2023Final19 January 2023
Format All ties were single-legged. If the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, and if the score still remained level, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Iraq vs Qatar
GK 12Jalal Hassan (c)RB 6 Alai Ghasem CB 4 Mustafa NadhimCB 5 Ali FaezLB 15Dhurgham IsmailCM 19Mohammed Ali Abboud CM 16Amir Al-AmmariRW 7 Hussein Ali AM 14Amjad Attwan LW 8 Ibrahim Bayesh CF 18Aymen Hussein Substitutions:MF 11Sherko Karim DF 2 Munaf Younis DF 20Hussein Jabbar Manager: Jesús Casas GK 22Meshaal BarshamRB 17Ismaeel Mohammad (c) CB 15Jassem GaberCB 5 Tarek Salman LB 14Homam Ahmed CM 10Mohammed WaadCM 23Assim MadiboRW 11Amro Surag AM 8 Ali Assadalla LW 18Khalid Muneer CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Substitutions:FW 9 Tameem Al-Abdullah FW 12Yusuf Abdurisag MF 20Salem Al-Hajri FW 2 Hazem Shehata Manager: Bruno Pinheiro Man of the Match: Aymen Hussein (Iraq)
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng (China) Zhou Fei (China) Fourth official: István Kovacs (Romania) Video assistant referee: Fu Ming (China) Assistant video assistant referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
Bahrain vs Oman
GK 21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)RB 16Sayed IsaCB 2 Amine BennadiCB 3 Waleed Al HayamLB 4 Sayed Dhiya SaeedCM 14Ali Haram CM 15Jasim Al-Shaikh RW 7 Ali Madan AM 10Abdulwahab Al-Malood LW 20Mahdi Al-Humaidan CF 9 Abdulla Yusuf Helal Substitutions:MF 19Kamil Al-Aswad MF 8 Mohamed Marhoon DF 12Mahdi Abdullatif MF 11Ibrahim Al-Khatal Manager: Hélio Sousa GK 1 Ibrahim Al-MukhainiRB 6 Ahmed Al-KhamisiCB 3 Fahmi DurbinCB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)LB 14Ahmed Al-KaabiCM 10Jameel Al-YahmadiCM 23Harib Al-SaadiCM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi CF 17Rabia Al-Alawi Substitutions:DF 16Khalid Al-Braiki MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi MF 15Musab Al-Mamari FW 21Mataz Saleh Manager: Branko Ivanković Man of the Match: Salah Al-Yahyaei (Oman)
Assistant referees: Ali Al Nuami (United Arab Emirates) Sabet Suroor (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait) Video assistant referee: Ahmed Darwish (United Arab Emirates) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Final
GK 12Jalal Hassan (c)RB 6 Alai Ghasem CB 4 Mustafa NadhimCB 5 Ali FaezLB 15Dhurgham Ismail CM 16Amir Al-Ammari CM 8Ibrahim BayeshRW 7 Hussein Ali AM 14Amjad AttwanLW 11 Sherko Karim CF 18Aymen Hussein Substitutions:MF 19Mohammed Ali Abboud MF 10 Hasan Abdulkareem FW 21Aso Rostam DF 2Munaf Younis MF 13Rewan Amin MF 20Hussein Jabbar Manager: Jesús Casas GK 1 Ibrahim Al-MukhainiRB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi CB 3 Fahmi DurbinCB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c) LB 14Ahmed Al-KaabiCM 10Jameel Al-YahmadiCM 23Harib Al-Saadi CM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi CF 17Rabia Al-Alawi Substitutions:MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi FW 9 Omar Al-Malki DF 16Khalid Al-Braiki FW 21Mataz Saleh MF 15Musab Al-Mamari Manager: Branko Ivanković Man of the Match: Amjad Attwan (Iraq)
Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu (Romania) Ovidiu-Mihai Artene (Romania) Fourth official: Salman Falahi (Qatar) Fifth official: Zahi Al-Shammari (Qatar) Video assistant referee: Jérémie Pignard (France) Assistant video assistant referees: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
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