25th Arabian Gulf Cup

25th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 25
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates6–19 January 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (4th title)
Runners-up Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance665,495 (44,366 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh
Iraq Aymen Hussein
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh
Best goalkeeperOman Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
2019

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 Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra.

Hosts Iraq won their fourth title by beating Oman 3–2 after extra time in the final.[2]

  1. ^ "نحو شراكة رائدة ونجاح مثمر مرتقب .. اتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم يتفق مع مجموعة زين لرعاية خليجي 25" (in Arabic). Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Lucente, Adam (19 January 2023). "Iraq wins Arabian Gulf Cup championship defeating Oman in Basra". Al-Monitor.