2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup

The 2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup is the eighth edition of the AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup, the tournament will be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, from 4 December 2025 to 16 December 2025.

2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي تحت 23 سنة 2025 (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates4–16 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (5th title)
Runners-up Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Thamer Al-Khaibari
Mostafa El-Sayed
(3 goals each)
Best player Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
Best goalkeeper Hamed Abdullah
← 2016

Draw

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Qatar (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Bahrain 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: 365scores
(H) Hosts


Qatar 3–0 Kuwait
  • El Sayed 3'
  • Surag 36'
  • A. Reyed 45+1'
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Bahrain
  • Al-Aliwa 51', 83'
  • Majed 55'
  • Al-Khaibari 90+4'
  • Matuq 90+6'
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Bakr Alwan (Yemen)

Kuwait 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
  • Radif 61'
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohammed Bahakim (Yemen)
Bahrain 0–1 Qatar
Report
  • El Sayed 90+4'
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Ahmed Kazem (Iraq)

Bahrain 1–2 Kuwait
  • Al–Dosari 67'
Report
  • A. Boodai 14'
  • Montaser 30' (pen.)
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Ali Hussein Doshi (Iraq)
Qatar 1–1 Saudi Arabia
  • El Sayed 42'
Report
  • Al-Khaibari 85'
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harmoudi (Arab Emirates)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to the knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Yemen 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Oman 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: 365scores
Iraq 1–2 Yemen
  • M. Mousa 45+1'
Report
  • Abdulnabi 29', 38'
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Abdul Hadi Al-Ruwaili (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Oman
  • Al-Menhali 32' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohamed Al-Smaail (Saudi Arabia)

Yemen 1–3 United Arab Emirates
  • Hamida 45+2'
Report
  • Al–Maamari 57'
  • Al-Menhali 63'
  • Hazim 90+3'
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Saud Al-Samhan (Kuwait)
Oman 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Amoori 50' (pen.)
  • A. Luay 82'
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Ismail Habib (Bahrain)

Oman 1–1 Yemen
  • Al-Mashaiki 33'
Report
  • F. Maroof 33'
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Abdul Hadi Al-Ruwaili (Qatar)
Iraq 1–0 United Arab Emirates
  • Aiad 51'
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohamed Al-Smaail (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December – Al Rayyan
 
 
 United Arab Emirates 0
 
16 December – Doha
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 Saudi Arabia 2
 
14 December – Al Rayyan
 
 Iraq 0
 
 Iraq (p)1 (7)
 
 
 Qatar 1 (6)
 

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
  • Radif 33'
  • Al-Khaibari 90'
Report
Aspire Zone (pitch 1), Al Rayyan
Referee: Saud Al-Samhan (Kuwait)

Qatar 1–1 Iraq
  • Al-Abdulla 83'
Report
  • Amoori 11' (pen.)
Penalties
  • M. Hamza
  • Gamer
  • Reyed
  • Abdulaziz
  • Al-Abdulla
  • Marwan
  • El Sayed
6–7
  • Amoori
  • Al-Imam
  • Fadhil
  • Sajjad
  • A. Qasim
  • Raad
  • Abdulkareem
Aspire Zone (pitch 2), Al Rayyan
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)

Final

Saudi Arabia 2–0 Iraq
  • Al-Ghamdi 23'
  • Al-Aliwa 49'
Report
Stadium 974, Doha
Referee: Ismail Habib (Bahrain)

Winners

 2025 GCC U-23 Championship champion 

Saudi Arabia
Fifth title

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