U17 Gulf Nations Championship

Kicks off tomorrow:

DOHA: Coaches of the six participating countries in the GCC Under-17
Championship will face the local and regional media on Monday, the
Qatar Football Association (QFA) said on Sunday.

Qatar will join five regional powerhouses vying for top honors in the
in the GCC Under-17 Cup set to begin at Aspire Dome on Tuesday.

The press conferences will be held at Grand Heritage Hotel at noon
time, QFA confirmed on Sunday.

The six participating countries include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kingdom
of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and hosts Qatar.

The Under-17 Gulf Cup is an annual football competition organized by
the Arab football ruling body.

Saudi Arabia hold the record for most titles, emerging winners a total
of four times, followed by United Arab Emirates (UAE) who have bagged
the winner's trophy on three occasions.

Regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia won the title in 2012, 2011, 2008 and
2003 while UAE emerged champions in 2010, 2009, and 2006.

Two matches will be played on September 3, 5 and 7 with first kick-off
set for 4:00pm, a QFA official said on Sunday.

The second match on the first three days will kick-off at 6:45pm. The
match on September 9 will start at 5:00pm, QFA added.

The two semi-finals will be played on September 10 at 4:00pm and
7:00pm. The final will start at 7:00pm on September 12.

Hosts Qatar will be aiming for their maiden title at this level in the
nine-day championship

http://www.qfa.com.qa//qatar-gets-ready-for-gcc-under-17-event.aspx

 

Recap:

THE GROUPS

Group A: Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
Group B: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE

PREVIOUS WINNERS

1998: Saudi Arabia
2001: Oman
2002: Oman
2003: Saudi Arabia
2006: UAE
2008: Saudi Arabia
2009: UAE
2010: UAE
2011: Saudi Arabia
2012: Saudi Arabia

 

And we have our opening results:

Qatar 4:1 Kuwait
UAE 3:2 Saudi Arabia

 

2nd set of games have been played:

Kuwait 0:2 Oman - Knocks Kuwait out
Bahrain 1:0 Saudi Arabia - Knocks Saudi Arabia out

 

Qatar 0:1 Oman - Oman top group
UAE 4:1 Bahrain - UAE top group

 

GCC U-17 tournament, which will be held from 10th until 19th August, Bahrain were drawn in group A alongside UAE and Saudi Arabia. Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman will be playing in Group B.

http://bfa.bh/detail/1575

 

As usual, bit confused with this competition.

Looks like it could be an under 18 event this year but goes under the guise of Youth Championship.

The draw was made today, but the release has UAE in two groups!!

http://www.qfa.com.qa/gcc-youth-football-tournament-draws-held/

 

2016 Edition



24.08.2016
16:40 Bahrain U17 1-3 Oman U17
14:00 Qatar U17 0-1 U.A.E. U17
26.08.2016
16:40 Qatar U17 0-1 Oman U17
14:00 Saudi Arabia U17 1-0 U.A.E. U17


29.08.2016
14:00 Qatar U17 - Bahrain U17
16:40 Oman U17 - Saudi Arabia U17
31.08.2016
14:00 U.A.E. U17 - Oman U17
16:40 Saudi Arabia U17 - Bahrain U17
02.09.2016
14:00 Bahrain U17 - U.A.E. U17
16:40 Qatar U17 - Saudi Arabia U17