2010 Gulf Cup of Nations
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كأس الخليج العربي 2010 ، أو خليجي 20 Kass Al-Khaleej ِAl-Arabi 2010, or Khaleeji 20 |
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2010 Gulf Cup of Nations official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Yemen |
| Dates | 22 November – 5 December |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Kuwait (10th title)
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| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 27 (1.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Bader Al-Mutawa Alaa Abdul-Zahra(3 goals) |
| Best player |
Fahad Al-Enezi
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The 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the twentieth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Aden, Yemen, from 22 November to 5 December 2010. The tournament was held in Yemen for the first time in the tournament's history, and this edition celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the cup as well as the 20th anniversary of the tournament.
The opening match was played between the host Yemen and Saudi Arabia at the May 22 Stadium in Aden.
Kuwait won the tournament for the tenth time in the team's history, against 2-time consecutive second-place finishers, Saudi Arabia in a 1–0 score that ended with extra time.
8 teams participated in the tournament.
The competition mascot (rather a secondary competition logo) depicts a Yemeni juggling a football in a traditional Yemeni wizaar while wearing headgear consisting of colors from the Yemeni flag.
The design has been featured in many advertising campaigns for the competition as well as many talk-shows, and has emerged as a well-known symbol for the competition, even more so than the primary competition logo.
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