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.
Venues Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Capacity: 22,500
Teams
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament |- | || 0 (debut) |- | || 0 (debut) |- | || 0 (debut) |- | || 0 (debut) |- | (host) || 0 (debut)
Tournament The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts431072+510421164+27412185+35410347–334103310–73
Matches
Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards Player of the Tournament Hamid Ismail Golden Boot Hamid Ismail Golden Glove Waleed Abdullah
See also Arabian Gulf Cup Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
References
External links GCC U-23 Championship at Goalzz