23rd Arabian Gulf Cup squads
Below were the squads for the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait in 2017.
Group A
[edit]Kuwait
[edit]Coach: 
Boris Bunjak[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Khaled Al-Rashidi | 20 April 1987 (aged 30) | 19 | 0 |  Al-Salmiya |
| 2 | DF | Sami Al-Sanea | 9 January 1993 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Al-Kuwait |
| 3 | MF | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | 8 February 1992 (aged 25) | 15 | 0 | Qadsia |
| 4 | DF | Khalid El Ebrahim | 28 August 1992 (aged 25) | 9 | 0 | Qadsia |
| 5 | DF | Fahad Al Hajeri | 10 November 1991 (aged 26) | 25 | 3 |  Al-Ettifaq |
| 6 | MF | Sultan Al Enezi | 29 March 1992 (aged 25) | 20 | 0 |  Al-Wakrah |
| 7 | MF | Fahad Al Enezi | 1 September 1988 (aged 29) | 43 | 6 | Al-Kuwait |
| 8 | MF | Mashari Al Azmi | 19 November 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Kazma |
| 9 | FW | Faisal Al-Azemi | 23 January 1993 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Al-Tadamon |
| 10 | MF | Abdullah Al Buraiki | 12 August 1987 (aged 30) | 14 | 2 | Al-Kuwait |
| 11 | MF | Fahad Al Ansari | 25 February 1987 (aged 30) | 48 | 1 | Al-Ittihad |
| 12 | DF | Fahad Hammoud | 3 October 1990 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Al-Kuwait |
| 13 | DF | Khaled Al-Qahtani | 16 February 1985 (aged 32) | 17 | 0 | Qadsia |
| 14 | DF | Dhari Said | 11 January 1987 (aged 30) | 6 | 0 | Qadsia |
| 15 | MF | Faisal Zaid | 9 October 1991 (aged 26) | 19 | 2 | Jahra |
| 16 | FW | Saad Al Ajmi | 1 January 1986 (aged 31) | 1 | 0 | Jahra |
| 17 | FW | Bader Al-Mutawa (captain) | 10 January 1985 (aged 32) | 158 | 51 | Qadsia |
| 18 | MF | Reda Hani | 22 April 1996 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Qadsia |
| 19 | DF | Hummoud Melfi | 1 January 1988 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Jahra |
| 20 | DF | Hussain Hakem | 26 June 1984 (aged 33) | 22 | 1 | Al-Kuwait |
| 21 | MF | Ali Maqseed | 11 December 1986 (aged 31) | 64 | 8 | Al-Arabi |
| 22 | GK | Hameed Al-Qallaf | 10 August 1987 (aged 30) | 31 | 0 | Al-Kuwait |
| 23 | GK | Sulaiman Abdulghafour | 21 February 1991 (aged 26) | 9 | 0 | Al-Arabi |
Saudi Arabia
[edit]Coach: 
Krunoslav Jurčić[2]
- Hazaa Al-Hazaa withdrew before the tournament due to injury.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Moslem Al-Freej | 8 April 1988 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Al-Fayha |
| 2 | DF | Salem Saeed | 1 March 1999 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 3 | DF | Abdullah Al-Shameri | 17 September 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Al-Taawoun |
| 4 | DF | Mohammed Al-Khabrani | 14 October 1993 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 5 | DF | Omar Hawsawi (vice-captain) | 27 September 1985 (aged 32) | 32 | 2 | Al-Nassr |
| 6 | MF | Nooh Al-Mousa | 23 February 1991 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | Al-Fateh |
| 7 | FW | Salman Al-Moasher | 5 October 1988 (aged 29) | 18 | 1 | Al-Ahli |
| 8 | MF | Ali Al-Nemer | 25 August 1991 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 9 | MF | Naif Hazazi | 30 September 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 10 | FW | Hattan Bahebri | 16 July 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 11 | MF | Maan Khodari | 13 December 1991 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Al-Batin |
| 12 | DF | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid | 30 April 1993 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 13 | DF | Sultan Al-Ghannam | 6 May 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Faisaly |
| 14 | MF | Mohamed Kanno | 22 September 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal |
| 15 | MF | Ahmed Al-Fraidi (captain) | 29 January 1988 (aged 29) | 34 | 6 | Al-Nassr |
| 16 | MF | Ahmed Al-Fiqi | 31 December 1992 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 17 | MF | Jaber Mustafa | 7 June 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 18 | FW | Khalid Kaabi | 24 May 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 19 | FW | Saleh Al-Amri | 14 October 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
| 20 | FW | Mukhtar Fallatah | 15 October 1987 (aged 30) | 9 | 1 | Al-Hilal |
| 21 | GK | Abdulquddus Atiah | 1 March 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 22 | GK | Assaf Al-Qarni | 2 April 1984 (aged 33) | 8 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
| 23 | DF | Hammam Ajaj | 24 February 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| 24 | DF | Abdullah Al-Ammar | 1 March 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh |
Oman
[edit]Coach: 
Pim Verbeek[3]
United Arab Emirates
[edit]Coach: 
Alberto Zaccheroni[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sultan Al-Monzeri | 5 January 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Al-Wasl |
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Barqesh Al-Menhali | 27 October 1990 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Al Wahda |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Marzooq | 23 January 1989 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 4 | DF | Khalifa Mubarak | 30 October 1993 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Al-Nasr |
| 5 | MF | Ali Salmeen | 4 February 1995 (aged 22) | 32 | 2 | Al-Wasl |
| 6 | DF | Mohanad Salem | 1 March 1985 (aged 32) | 57 | 2 | Al Ain |
| 7 | FW | Ali Mabkhout | 5 October 1990 (aged 27) | 60 | 40 | Al Jazira |
| 8 | MF | Ahmed Barman | February 5, 1994 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Al Ain |
| 9 | MF | Khaled Jalal | 5 April 1991 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | Al-Nasr |
| 10 | MF | Omar Abdulrahman | 20 September 1991 (aged 26) | 57 | 9 | Al Ain |
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Al-Attas (vice-captain) | September 28, 1995 (aged 22) | 5 | 1 | Al Jazira |
| 12 | GK | Khalid Eisa | 15 September 1989 (aged 28) | 16 | 0 | Al Ain |
| 13 | MF | Khamis Esmaeel | November 16, 1989 (aged 28) | 12 | 0 | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 14 | MF | Rayan Yaslam | 23 November 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Al Ain |
| 15 | MF | Ismail Al Hammadi | 1 July 1988 (aged 29) | 94 | 14 | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Abdulrahman | February 4, 1989 (aged 28) | 33 | 1 | Al Ain |
| 17 | DF | Fares Juma (captain) | December 30, 1988 (aged 28) | 32 | 2 | Al Jazira |
| 18 | DF | Mohamed Fawzi | February 22, 1990 (aged 27) | 33 | 0 | Al Jazira |
| 19 | DF | Ismail Ahmed | July 7, 1983 (aged 34) | 26 | 0 | Al Ain |
| 20 | FW | Ahmed Malallah | 9 November 1991 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Emirates |
| 21 | DF | Salem Al-Ozaizi | February 25, 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Al-Wasl |
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Al-Shamsi | 4 January 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Al Wahda |
| 23 | DF | Mahmoud Khamees | October 28, 1987 (aged 30) | 26 | 1 | Al-Nasr |
Group B
[edit]Qatar
[edit]Coach: 
Félix Sánchez[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Saad Al Sheeb | 19 February 1990 (aged 27) | 32 | 0 | Al Sadd |
| 2 | DF | Bassam Hisham Al Rawi | 16 December 1997 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 3 | DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993 (aged 24) | 58 | 9 |  Eupen |
| 4 | DF | Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar | 2 March 1992 (aged 25) | 20 | 1 | Al-Gharafa |
| 5 | MF | Ahmed Fatehi | 25 January 1993 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Al Arabi |
| 6 | DF | Ahmed Yasser | 17 May 1994 (aged 23) | 27 | 0 | Cultural Leonesa |
| 7 | DF | Musab Kheder | 1 January 1993 (aged 24) | 9 | 0 | Al Sadd |
| 8 | MF | Ahmed Moein | 20 October 1995 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Cultural Leonesa |
| 9 | FW | Ali Ferydoon | 9 October 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Al Ahli |
| 10 | MF | Hassan Al-Haydos (captain) | 11 December 1990 (aged 27) | 88 | 18 | Al Sadd |
| 11 | MF | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996 (aged 21) | 20 | 3 | Eupen |
| 12 | MF | Karim Boudiaf | 16 September 1990 (aged 27) | 40 | 4 | Al-Duhail |
| 13 | FW | Mohammed Muntari | 20 December 1993 (aged 24) | 5 | 0 | Al Ahli |
| 14 | MF | Othman Al-Yahri | 24 June 1993 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Al-Rayyan |
| 15 | DF | Pedro Miguel | 6 August 1990 (aged 27) | 21 | 0 | Al Sadd |
| 16 | MF | Assim Madibo | 22 October 1996 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Eupen |
| 17 | FW | Ismaeel Mohammad | 5 April 1990 (aged 27) | 33 | 3 | Al-Duhail |
| 18 | DF | Abdulkarim Al-Ali | 25 March 1991 (aged 26) | 10 | 1 | Al-Sailiya |
| 19 | FW | Almoez Ali | 19 August 1996 (aged 21) | 15 | 3 | Al-Duhail |
| 20 | MF | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | 9 May 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 21 | GK | Yousef Hassan | 24 May 1996 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Al-Gharafa |
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Al Bakri | 28 March 1997 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 23 | MF | Hamad Al-Obeidi | 21 April 1991 (aged 26) | 5 | 1 | Al-Sailiya |
Iraq
[edit]Coach: 
Basim Qasim[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jalal Hassan | 18 May 1991 (aged 26) | 32 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
| 2 | DF | Ahmad Ibrahim | 25 February 1992 (aged 25) | 71 | 2 | Al-Ettifaq |
| 3 | DF | Ali Bahjat | 3 March 1992 (aged 25) | 30 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 4 | DF | Mustafa Nadhim | 23 September 1993 (aged 24) | 20 | 3 | Al-Najaf |
| 5 | DF | Ali Faez | 9 September 1994 (aged 23) | 11 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
| 6 | MF | Nabeel Sabah | 1 July 1990 (aged 27) | 11 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
| 7 | MF | Ali Husni | 23 May 1994 (aged 23) | 17 | 1 | Al-Minaa |
| 8 | FW | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem | 22 September 1993 (aged 24) | 39 | 12 | Al-Dhafra |
| 9 | FW | Ayman Hussein | 22 March 1996 (aged 21) | 12 | 1 | Al-Shorta |
| 10 | FW | Alaa Abdul-Zahra (captain) | 22 December 1987 (aged 30) | 111 | 15 | Al-Shorta |
| 11 | MF | Humam Tariq | 10 February 1996 (aged 21) | 38 | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 12 | GK | Mohammed Gassid | 10 December 1986 (aged 31) | 67 | 0 | Al-Minaa |
| 13 | FW | Mohannad Ali | 20 June 2000 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
| 14 | DF | Saad Natiq | 19 March 1994 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | Al-Arabi |
| 15 | MF | Ibrahim Bayesh | 1 May 2000 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
| 16 | MF | Hussein Ali | 29 November 1996 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Al-Zawraa |
| 17 | DF | Alaa Mhawi | 3 June 1996 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
| 18 | MF | Amjad Attwan | 12 March 1997 (aged 20) | 18 | 0 | Al-Najaf |
| 19 | MF | Mahdi Kamel | 6 January 1995 (aged 22) | 34 | 2 | Al-Shorta |
| 20 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | 12 April 1992 (aged 25) | 10 | 0 | Al-Markhiya |
| 21 | MF | Saad Abdul-Amir (vice-captain) | 19 January 1992 (aged 25) | 71 | 4 | Al-Shabab |
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Hameed | 24 January 1993 (aged 24) | 20 | 0 | Al-Shorta |
| 23 | FW | Sajad Hussein | 9 September 1998 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Amanat Baghdad |
Yemen
[edit]Coach: 
Abraham Mebratu[7]
Bahrain
[edit]Coach: 
Miroslav Soukup[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sayed Shubbar Alawi | 11 August 1985 (aged 32) | 3 | 0 |  Al-Najma |
| 2 | DF | Sayed Mahdi Baqer | 14 April 1994 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Al-Najma |
| 3 | DF | Waleed Al-Hayam | 3 February 1991 (aged 26) | 12 | 0 | Al-Muharraq |
| 4 | MF | Sayed Saeed | 17 July 1992 (aged 25) | 19 | 5 | Al-Riffa |
| 5 | DF | Adel Hasan | 20 September 1996 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | Manama |
| 6 | MF | Abdulla Yaser | 27 March 1988 (aged 29) | 6 | 0 | Al-Muharraq |
| 7 | MF | Abdulwahab Al-Safi (captain) | 4 June 1984 (aged 33) | 39 | 1 | Al-Muharraq |
| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Ahmed Habib | 5 February 1989 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Al-Najma |
| 9 | FW | Mahdi Abduljabbar | 25 June 1991 (aged 26) | 3 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
| 10 | MF | Ali Habib Haji | 23 March 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Manama |
| 11 | MF | Ali Madan | 30 November 1995 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Al-Najma |
| 12 | MF | Mohmmed Sahwaan | 24 June 1989 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 13 | DF | Abdulla Al-Haza'a | 19 July 1990 (aged 27) | 28 | 0 | Al-Hidd |
| 14 | FW | Abdulla Yusuf Helal | 12 June 1993 (aged 24) | 3 | 0 | Al-Muharraq |
| 15 | MF | Ali Haram | 16 July 1988 (aged 29) | 12 | 1 | Manama |
| 16 | DF | Sayed Reda Issa | 7 August 1994 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Malkiya |
| 17 | DF | Ahmed Bughammar | 30 December 1997 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Al-Hidd |
| 18 | DF | Ahmed Abdulla Ali | 29 October 1983 (aged 34) | 0 | 0 | East Riffa Club |
| 19 | MF | Kamil Al Aswad | 8 April 1994 (aged 23) | 12 | 4 | Al-Riffa |
| 20 | FW | Sami Al-Husaini | 29 September 1989 (aged 28) | 40 | 29 | East Riffa Club |
| 21 | GK | Ashraf Waheed Al Sebaie | 5 July 1991 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Manama |
| 22 | GK | Abdulkarim Fardan | 25 April 1992 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Malkiya |
| 23 | MF | Jamal Rashid | 7 November 1988 (aged 29) | 3 | 2 | Al-Muharraq |
References
[edit]- ^ "KUNA : Boris Bunjak to coach Kuwait nat'l football team for Gulf Cup".
- ^ "مدرب "المواليد" يقود الأخضر في خليجي 23" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Verbeek names Oman probables ahead of Gulf Cup".
- ^ "UAE given green light to play in Gulf Cup after Qatar forfeits hosting rights to Kuwait - Article - Sport360".
- ^ "Sanchez names 20-player squad for Gulf Cup".
- ^ "ننشر قائمة المنتخب العراقي في «خليجي 23»" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "تعرف على البعثة التي غادرت اليوم.. منتخب اليمن يواجه نظيره العُماني استعداداً لخليجي23" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "البحرين تشارك في كأس الخليج دعماً لكرة القدم الكويتية" (in Arabic).
