Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations

The Gulf Cup of Nations for Under 23s is an annual international football competition organised by the Union Arab de Football Association

Union Arab de Football Association

Union of Arab Football Associations is the governing body of football in the Arab states.-Members:- National Teams Competitions :* Arab Nations Cup* The Pan Arab Games* Palestine Cup of Nations...

, contested by the national teams of nations in the Gulf region

Arab states of the Persian Gulf

"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....

. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2008 and was played in a round-robin

Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

group of five nations.

Season	Host	Score
2008 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations 2008 The Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations was played for the first time in 2008.The championship was held in Saudi Arabia. Only five nations took part, hosts Saudi Arabia and nations Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait....	Saudi Arabia
2010 2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations The 2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup took place in Qatar between July 28, 2010 and August 7, 2010. The Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations took place for the second time in which six nations have entered.UAE won the event for the first time.-Group A:...	Qatar	1 - 0
2011	Qatar	0 - 0 4 - 2 pens

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Successful teams

Team	Champions	Runners-up
	1 (2010)	1 (2011)
	1 (2008)
	1 (2011)
		1 (2008)
		1 (2010)

External links

http://www.ua-fa.com/

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