26th Arabian Gulf Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, which will take place in Kuwait between 21 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.
The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 26 players, at least three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The age listed for each player is as of 21 December 2024, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. The club listed is the last club where the player concerned plays a competitive match before the tournament. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
[edit]Kuwait
[edit]Kuwait announced a 30-man preliminary list on 24 November 2024.[1]
Head coach: 
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Oman
[edit]Head coach: Rashid Jaber
Qatar
[edit]Qatar announced their 29-man preliminary list on 11 December 2024.[2]
Head coach: Luis García
United Arab Emirates
[edit]United Arab Emirates announced their final squad on 14 December 2024.[3]
Head coach: 
Paulo Bento
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Khalid Eisa (captain) | 15 September 1989 | 83 | 0 |  Al Ain
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| GK | Ali Khasif | 9 June 1987 | 72 | 0 | Al Jazira
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| GK | Hamad Al-Meqebaali | 13 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Shabab Al Ahli
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| DF | Khalifa Al Hammadi | 7 November 1998 | 49 | 2 | Al Jazira
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| DF | Mohammed Al-Attas | 5 August 1997 | 31 | 1 | Al Jazira
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| DF | Khaled Ibrahim | 17 January 1997 | 20 | 1 | Sharjah
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| DF | Abdulla Idrees | 16 August 1999 | 19 | 0 | Al Jazira
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| DF | Zayed Sultan | 11 April 2001 | 13 | 1 | Al Jazira
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| DF | Kouame Autonne | 22 September 2000 | 5 | 0 | Al Ain
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| DF | Lucas Pimenta | 17 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al Wahda
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| DF | Faris Khalil | 8 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al Wasl
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| DF | Khamis Al-Mansoori | 15 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Baniyas
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| MF | Tahnoon Al-Zaabi | 10 April 1999 | 35 | 1 | Al Wahda
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| MF | Majid Rashid | 16 May 2000 | 19 | 0 | Sharjah
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| MF | Yahia Nader | 11 September 1998 | 14 | 0 | Al Ain
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| MF | Isam Faiz | 6 March 2000 | 7 | 0 | Ajman
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| MF | Mohammed Abbas | 30 September 2002 | 7 | 0 | Al Ain
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| MF | Marcus Meloni | 25 June 2000 | 4 | 1 | Sharjah
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| MF | Mackenzie Hunt | 14 November 2001 | 4 | 0 |  Fleetwood Town
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| MF | Solomon Sosu | 5 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Al Ain
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| FW | Caio Canedo | 9 August 1990 | 49 | 9 | Al Wasl
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| FW | Fábio Lima | 30 June 1993 | 33 | 16 | Al Wasl
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| FW | Harib Abdalla | 26 November 2002 | 32 | 7 | Shabab Al Ahli
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| FW | Yahya Al Ghassani | 18 April 1998 | 25 | 7 | Shabab Al Ahli
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| FW | Bruno de Oliveira | 10 June 2001 | 4 | 0 | Al Jazira
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| FW | Fahad Badr | 9 March 2001 | 3 | 0 | Baniyas
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Group B
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]Head coach: 
Dragan Talajić
Iraq
[edit]Iraq announced their 35-man preliminary list on 3 December 2024.[4] The squad was reduced to 27 players on 11 December.[5]
Head coach: Jesús Casas
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jalal Hassan | 18 May 1991 | 87 | 0 |  Al-Zawraa
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| GK | Kumel Al-Rekabe | 19 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Leganés
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| GK | Mohammad Hassan | 1 April 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Ishøj
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| DF | Ali Adnan | 19 December 1993 | 94 | 7 |  Al-Najma
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| DF | Ali Faez | 9 September 1994 | 49 | 4 | Al-Najaf
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| DF | Rebin Sulaka | 12 April 1992 | 47 | 1 |  Schaffhausen
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| DF | Manaf Younis | 16 November 1996 | 20 | 1 | Al-Shorta
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| DF | Merchas Doski | 7 December 1999 | 20 | 0 |  Slovácko
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| DF | Mustafa Saadoon | 25 May 2001 | 7 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| DF | Mohanad Jeahze | 10 April 1997 | 4 | 0 |  Lillestrøm
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| DF | Halo Fayaq | 23 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Erbil
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| DF | Adam Rasheed | 10 July 2006 | 0 | 0 |  Maribor
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| MF | Saad Abdul-Amir (captain) | 19 January 1992 | 86 | 4 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| MF | Amjad Attwan | 12 March 1997 | 82 | 4 | Zakho
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| MF | Ahmed Yasin | 22 April 1991 | 69 | 6 |  Örebro
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| MF | Ibrahim Bayesh | 1 May 2000 | 60 | 7 | Al-Riyadh
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| MF | Amir Al-Ammari | 27 July 1997 | 35 | 2 |  Cracovia
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| MF | Ali Jasim | 20 January 2004 | 19 | 2 |  Como
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| MF | Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 | 15 | 2 | Al-Wehda
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| MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 | 15 | 1 |  Utrecht
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| MF | Lucas Shlimon | 15 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Örebro
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| MF | Marko Farji | 16 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Strømsgodset
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| MF | Peter Gwargis | 4 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | Duhok
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| FW | Aymen Hussein | 22 March 1996 | 81 | 30 |  Al-Khor
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| FW | Mohanad Ali | 20 June 2000 | 53 | 20 | Al-Shorta
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| FW | Amin Al-Hamawi | 17 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Sandviken
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| FW | Ali Yousif | 19 January 1996 | 2 | 0 | Al-Zawraa
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Saudi Arabia
[edit]Saudi Arabia announced their 27-man preliminary list on 8 December 2024.[6]
Head coach: 
Hervé Renard
Yemen
[edit]Head coach: 
Noureddine Ould Ali
References
[edit]- ^ "The list of the first Kuwaiti national football team, which will include 30 players". Facebook. Kuwait FA. 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Al-Annabi preliminary squad summoned for the training camp in preparation for Khaleji Zain 26". Twitter. Qatar Football Association. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Our squad list for Khaleeji Zain 26" (Tweet). Twitter.com. UAE NT. 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Presenting our 35-man preliminary squad for the upcoming 26th Arabian Gulf Cup!" (Tweet). Twitter.com. Iraq National Team. 3 December 2024.
- ^ "The Lions' squad is finalised for the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait" (Tweet). Twitter.com. Iraq National Team. 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Hervé Renard has named his squad list for the Gulf Cup preparation camp from 12 to 20 December". Saudi National Team. 8 December 2024.
