2008 GCC U-23 Championship

2008 GCC U-23 Championship
البطولة الخليجية للمنتخبات تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates6–17 January
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Third place Qatar
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored28 (2.8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mousa Al Allaq
Hamid Ismail
Yousef Al-Salem
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Hamid Ismail
Best goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah
Fair play award Saudi Arabia
2010

The 2008 GCC U-23 Championship took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the first time. Five nations took part. The competition was held in Riyadh from 6 to 17 January. Saudi Arabia won the title after defeating Bahrain 1–0 on the final matchday.