21st Arabian Gulf Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup in Bahrain played in 2013. Caps and goals are correct prior to the tournament.
Group A[edit]
Bahrain[edit]
Coach: 
Gabriel Calderón
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sayed Mohammed Jaffer | 25 August 1985 (aged 27) |  Al-Muharraq
|
| 2 | DF | Mohamed Husain | 31 July 1980 (aged 32) |  Umm-Salal
|
| 3 | DF | Abdulla Al-Marzooqi | 12 December 1980 (aged 32) | Riffa
|
| 4 | MF | Sayed Dhiya | 17 July 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Muharraq
|
| 5 | MF | Hassan Jameel | 7 October 1991 (aged 21) | Unattached |
| 6 | DF | Dawood Saad | 6 December 1982 (aged 30) | Riffa
|
| 7 | MF | Isa Moosa | 19 December 1987 (aged 25) | Manama Club
|
| 8 | FW | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | 8 October 1985 (aged 27) | Al Kharaitiyat
|
| 9 | MF | Abdulwahab Al-Malood | 21 July 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Hidd
|
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Salmeen | 4 November 1980 (aged 32) | Al-Arabi
|
| 11 | FW | Ismail Abdullatif | 5 September 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Muharraq
|
| 12 | MF | Faouzi Aaish | 27 February 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Sailiya
|
| 13 | DF | Fisal Bu-Dahoom | 12 August 1983 (aged 29) | Riffa
|
| 14 | DF | Abdulwahab Al-Safi | 12 August 1983 (aged 29) |  Al-Qadisiyah
|
| 15 | MF | Abdullah Omar | 1 January 1987 (aged 26) | Al-Ittihad Jeddah
|
| 16 | MF | Abdulla Yusuf | ||
| 17 | DF | Hussain Ali Baba | 11 February 1982 (aged 30) |  Kuwait SC
|
| 18 | MF | Hussain Salman | 20 December 1982 (aged 30) | Al-Riffa
|
| 19 | DF | Mohamed Duaij | 24 July 1981 (aged 31) | Riffa
|
| 20 | FW | Sami Al-Husaini | 29 September 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Busaiteen
|
| 21 | GK | Mohammed Al-Ogaimi | 14 October 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Shabab
|
| 22 | GK | Abbas Ahmed Khamis | 13 April 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli
|
| 23 | DF | Rashed Al-Hooti | 24 December 1989 (aged 23) | East Riffa
|
Oman[edit]
Coach: 
Paul Le Guen[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mazin Al-Kasbi | 27 April 1993 (aged 19) |  Al-Seeb
|
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Maslami | 20 April 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Shabab
|
| 3 | DF | Jaber Al-Owaisi | 4 November 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Shabab
|
| 4 | MF | Ali Al-Jabri | 29 January 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Nahda
|
| 5 | DF | Mohammed Al-Balushi | 27 August 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Nahda
|
| 6 | MF | Raed Ibrahim Saleh | 9 June 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Oruba
|
| 7 | FW | Hussain Al-Hadhri | May 21, 1990 (aged 22) | Dhofar Club
|
| 8 | MF | Eid Al-Farsi | 31 January 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Oruba
|
| 9 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali | 23 April 1989 (aged 23) | Sohar
|
| 10 | MF | Fawzi Bashir | 6 May 1984 (aged 28) |  Al-Dhafra
|
| 11 | DF | Saad Al-Mukhaini | 6 September 1987 (aged 25) | Dhofar Club
|
| 12 | MF | Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri | 23 February 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Ittifaq
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| 13 | DF | Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini | April 7, 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Raed
|
| 14 | FW | Abdullah Abdul-Hadi | April 25, 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Oruba
|
| 15 | FW | Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi | 9 June 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Faisaly
|
| 16 | FW | Yaqoob Abdul-Karim | September 4, 1985 (aged 27) | Saham
|
| 17 | DF | Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani | 26 June 1980 (aged 32) | Dhofar Club
|
| 18 | GK | Faiz Al-Rushaidi | 19 July 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Suwaiq
|
| 19 | DF | Ali Salim Al-Nahar | August 21, 1992 (aged 20) | Dhofar Club
|
| 20 | FW | Imad Al-Hosni | 18 July 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ahli
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| 21 | MF | Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini | July 18, 1984 (aged 28) | El Jaish
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| 22 | GK | Hani Al-Sabti | February 27, 1984 (aged 28) | Dhofar Club
|
| 23 | FW | Juma Darwish Al-Mashari | 29 September 1984 (aged 28) | Dhofar Club
|
Qatar[edit]
Coach: 
Paulo Autuori
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Qasem Burhan | 15 December 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Gharrafa
|
| 2 | DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Sadd
|
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Kasola | 13 August 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Sadd
|
| 4 | MF | Lawrence Quaye | 22 August 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Gharrafa
|
| 5 | DF | Marcone | 5 April 1978 (aged 34) | Al-Rayyan
|
| 6 | DF | Bilal Mohammed | 2 June 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Gharrafa
|
| 7 | MF | Wesam Rizik | 25 February 1981 (aged 31) | Al-Sadd
|
| 8 | DF | Mesaad Al-Hamad | 11 February 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Sadd
|
| 9 | FW | Jaralla Al-Marri | 3 April 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Rayyan
|
| 10 | MF | Khalfan Ibrahim | 18 February 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Sadd
|
| 11 | FW | Hassan Al-Haydos | 11 December 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Sadd
|
| 12 | DF | Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar | 2 March 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Sadd
|
| 13 | DF | Ibrahim Majid | 12 May 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Sadd
|
| 14 | MF | Abdulaziz Hatem | 28 October 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Arabi
|
| 15 | MF | Talal Al-Bloushi | 22 May 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Sadd
|
| 16 | FW | Mohammed Razak | 4 April 1986 (aged 26) | Qatar SC
|
| 17 | MF | Younes Ali | 3 January 1983 (aged 30) | Al-Rayyan
|
| 18 | FW | Jeddo | 27 January 1987 | El Jaish
|
| 19 | MF | Ali Afif | 20 January 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Sadd
|
| 20 | FW | Yusef Ahmed | 24 October 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Sadd
|
| 21 | GK | Rajab Hamza | 16 October 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Arabi
|
| 22 | GK | Baba Malick | 3 September 1983 | Lekhwiya
|
| 23 | FW | Sebastián Soria | 8 November 1983 (aged 29) | Lekhwiya
|
United Arab Emirates[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Khasif | 9 June 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Jazira
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| 2 | MF | Mohamed Fawzi | 22 February 1990 (aged 22) | Baniyas
|
| 3 | DF | Walid Abbas | 11 June 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
|
| 4 | MF | Habib Fardan | 11 November 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr
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| 5 | MF | Amer Abdulrahman | 3 July 1989 (aged 21) | Baniyas
|
| 6 | DF | Mohanad Salem | 1 March 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Ain
|
| 7 | FW | Ali Mabkhout | 5 October 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Jazira
|
| 8 | DF | Hamdan Al-Kamali | 2 May 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Wahda
|
| 9 | MF | Abdulaziz Hussain | 10 September 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Ahli
|
| 10 | FW | Ismail Matar | 7 April 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Wahda
|
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Khalil | 8 June 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli
|
| 12 | GK | Khalid Eisa | 15 September 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Jazira
|
| 13 | MF | Khamis Esmaeel | 16 August 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Jazira
|
| 14 | DF | Abdelaziz Sanqour | 7 May 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli
|
| 15 | FW | Ismail Al Hammadi | 1 July 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Ahli
|
| 16 | MF | Haboush Saleh | 1 January 1989 (aged 24) | Baniyas
|
| 17 | MF | Majed Hassan | 1 August 1992 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli
|
| 18 | DF | Abdullah Mousa | 23 February 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Jazira
|
| 19 | MF | Ali Al-Amri | 7 January 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Jazira
|
| 20 | FW | Saeed Al-Kathiri | 28 March 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Wahda
|
| 21 | FW | Omar Abdulrahman | 20 September 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Ain
|
| 22 | GK | Dawoud Sulaiman | 21 February 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Ain
|
| 23 | DF | Mohamed Ahmed | 16 April 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Ain
|
Group B[edit]
Iraq[edit]
Coach: Hakeem Shaker
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jalal Hassan | 18 May 1991 (aged 21) |  Erbil
|
| 2 | DF | Ahmad Ibrahim | 25 February 1992 (aged 20) | Erbil
|
| 3 | DF | Ali Bahjat | 3 March 1992 (aged 20) | Duhok
|
| 4 | MF | Khaldoun Ibrahim | 16 June 1987 (aged 25) | Baghdad
|
| 5 | DF | Mohammed Jabbar Rabat | 23 November 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Minaa
|
| 6 | DF | Ali Adnan | 19 December 1993 (aged 19) | Baghdad
|
| 7 | FW | Hammadi Ahmad | 18 October 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
| 8 | MF | Saif Salman | 1 July 1993 (aged 19) | Duhok
|
| 9 | MF | Ahmed Yasin | 22 April 1991 (aged 21) |  Örebro SK
|
| 10 | FW | Younis Mahmoud (c) | 3 February 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Wakrah
|
| 11 | MF | Humam Tariq | 10 February 1996 (aged 16) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
| 12 | GK | Mohammed Hameed | 24 January 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Shorta
|
| 13 | MF | Nabeel Sabah | 1 July 1990 (aged 22) | Erbil
|
| 14 | DF | Salam Shakir | 31 July 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Khor
|
| 15 | DF | Ali Rehema | 8 August 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Wakrah
|
| 16 | FW | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem | 22 September 1993 (aged 19) | Duhok
|
| 17 | MF | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 22 December 1987 (aged 25) | Duhok
|
| 18 | FW | Hussam Ibrahim | 10 May 1987 (aged 25) | Baghdad
|
| 19 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim | 30 November 1993 (aged 19) | Najaf
|
| 20 | DF | Dhurgham Ismail | 23 May 1994 (aged 18) | Al-Shorta
|
| 21 | MF | Ahmad Abbas | 9 May 1994 (aged 18) | Naft Al-Janoob
|
| 22 | GK | Noor Sabri (Vice-captain) | 18 June 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Naft
|
| 23 | DF | Waleed Salem | 5 January 1992 (aged 21) | Al-Shorta
|
Kuwait[edit]
Coach: 
Goran Tufegdžić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdulaziz Kamil |
| |
| 2 | MF | Amer Al Fadhel | 21 April 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 3 | DF | Fahad Awadh | 26 February 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Kuwait
|
| 4 | DF | Hussain Fadel | 9 October 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 5 | DF | Mohammad Rashed | 1 July 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 6 | DF | Mohammad Al-Rashedi | November 24, 1988 (aged 24) | Sahel
|
| 7 | MF | Fahad Al-Enezi | 1 September 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Kuwait
|
| 8 | FW | Talal Nayef | 30 November 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Arabi
|
| 9 | FW | Fahad Al-Rashidi | 31 December 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Arabi
|
| 10 | MF | Abdulrahman Al-Shammari | Al Naser
| |
| 11 | MF | Fahad Al-Ansari | 25 February 1987 | Al-Qadsia
|
| 12 | FW | Nasser Al Shaqqath |
| |
| 13 | DF | Mesaed Al-Enezi | 8 July 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 14 | MF | Waleed Ali | 3 November 1980 (aged 32) | Al-Kuwait
|
| 15 | MF | Hamad Aman | 6 December 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 16 | MF | Abdulaziz Al Salimi | 19 September 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Arabi
|
| 17 | FW | Bader Al-Mutwa | 10 January 1985 (aged 27) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 18 | MF | Abdulhadi Al-Khamis | Kuwait SC
| |
| 19 | MF | Ali Maqseed | 11 December 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Arabi
|
| 20 | FW | Yousef Nasser | 9 October 1990 (aged 22) | Kazma
|
| 21 | GK | Nawaf Al Khaldi | 25 May 1981 (aged 31) | Al-Qadsia
|
| 22 | GK | Hameed Youssef | 10 August 1987 | Al-Yarmouk
|
| 23 | DF | Hussain Hakem | 26 June 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Kuwait
|
Saudi Arabia[edit]
Head coach: 
Frank Rijkaard
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Waleed Abdullah | 19 April 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Shabab
|
| 2 | DF | Mansoor Al-Harbi | 19 October 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli
|
| 3 | DF | Osama Hawsawi | 31 March 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ahli
|
| 4 | DF | Bader Al-Nakhli | 20 May 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Fateh
|
| 5 | DF | Osama Al-Muwallad | 15 May 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ittihad
|
| 6 | MF | Ahmed Otaif | 14 April 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Shabab
|
| 7 | DF | Kamel Al-Mousa | 29 August 1982 (aged 30) | Al-Ahli
|
| 8 | MF | Yahya Al-Shehri | 26 June 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Ettifaq
|
| 9 | FW | Essa Al-Mehyani | 22 June 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Ahli
|
| 10 | FW | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | 10 January 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Nassr
|
| 11 | FW | Nasser Al-Shamrani | 23 November 1983 (aged 29) | Al-Shabab
|
| 12 | DF | Sultan Al-Bishi | 28 January 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal
|
| 13 | MF | Moataz Al-Musa | 7 April 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli
|
| 14 | MF | Saud Kariri | 8 July 1980 (aged 32) | Al-Ittihad
|
| 15 | MF | Salman Al-Faraj | 1 August 1989 (aged 23) | Al-Hilal
|
| 16 | MF | Ibrahim Ghaleb | 28 September 1990 (aged 22) | Al-Nassr
|
| 17 | MF | Taisir Al-Jassim | 25 July 1984 (aged 28) | Al-Ahli
|
| 18 | MF | Salem Al-Dawsari | 19 August 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Hilal
|
| 19 | MF | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 14 September 1994 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad
|
| 20 | FW | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 10 October 1982 (aged 30) | Al-Hilal
|
| 21 | GK | Abdullah Al-Owaishir | 13 May 1991 (aged 21) | Al-Fateh
|
| 22 | GK | Khalid Sharahili | 3 February 1987 (aged 25) | Al-Hilal
|
| 23 | MF | Housain Al-Mogahwi | 24 March 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Fateh
|
Yemen[edit]
Coach: 
Tom Saintfiet
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammed Ibrahim Ayyash | 6 March 1986 (aged 26) |  Al-Hilal
|
| 2 | DF | Mudir Abdurabu |
| |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Fuad Mohammed | 13 March 1989 (aged 23) |
|
| 4 | DF | Ahmed Sadeq El-Khamri | 28 December 1992 (aged 20) |
|
| 5 | DF | Nateeq Hizam | Al-Tilal
| |
| 6 | DF | Abdulaziz Al Gumaei | Al-Ahli
| |
| 7 | MF | Najib Al Haddad | 2 March 1990 (aged 22) |
|
| 8 | FW | Wahid Al Khyat | 1 January 1986 (aged 27) | Al-Ahli
|
| 9 | MF | Ala Al-Sasi | 2 July 1987 (aged 25) | Almina'a
|
| 10 | FW | Ayman Al Hagri | 3 February 1993 (aged 19) |
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| 11 | MF | Munassar Ba Haj | 1 January 1990 (aged 23) | Al-Hilal
|
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Al-Dhaheri | 25 November 1993 (aged 19) | Al-Oruba
|
| 13 | MF | Akram Al Selwi | 8 September 1986 (aged 26) | Al-Hilal
|
| 14 | FW | Ahmed Al Zahira | 8 September 1986 |
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| 16 | DF | Khaled Baleid | 2 November 1986 | Al-Tilal
|
| 17 | FW | Kameel Tareq | 1 January 1986 | Al-Shula
|
| 19 | DF | Mohammed Boqshan |
| |
| 22 | GK | Salem Saeed | 1 January 1984 |
|
| 23 | GK | Saoud Al Sawedi | 10 April 1988 (aged 24) | Al-Wahda
|
| 24 | DF | Ahmed Al Sadek | 1 January 1983 | Al-Shula
|
References[edit]
- ^ Bearder, Calvin (2013-01-01). "Habsi will be missed in Gulf Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ Thomas, Martyn (2012-12-22). "Matar joins UAE squad ahead of Gulf Cup". Sport360.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
