Colonel William A. Phillips

The 2011 GCC Games was the first multi-sport event for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It was held in Bahrain, from 11 October to 22 October 2011. Around 1,500 sportspeople participated in 11 sports.

Sports

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cycling
• Goalball
• Football (soccer)
• Volleyball
• Handball
• Equestrianism
• Table tennis
• Swimming

Medal standings

  *   Host nation (Bahrain)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kuwait (KUW)	14	8	7	29
2	Bahrain (BHR)*	8	6	5	19
3	Qatar (QAT)	7	11	2	20
4	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	4	9	8	21
5	Oman (OMA)	4	2	1	7
6	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	3	4	16	23
Totals (6 entries)		40	40	39	119

Media Coverage

The host broadcaster is Abu Dhabi Sports Channel.

Football

The Association football tournament at the 2011 Arab Gulf Games was held from 13 October to 22 October. All matches took place at Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa.

Competition

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
Qatar	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Oman	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

Matches

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
United Arab Emirates	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Kuwait	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Matches

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Winner of 2011 GCC Games Football Tournament
Bahrain First title

Final rankings

Rank	Team
1	Bahrain
2	Saudi Arabia
3	United Arab Emirates
4	Qatar
5	Kuwait
6	Oman

Scorers

4 goals

• Ismail Abdul-Latif

3 goals

• Samy Al Huseiny

2 goals

1 goal

References

• Bahrain To Host GCC Games. Time Out Bahrain. Retrieved on 2017-01-27.

External links

• The official site