2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
The official logo
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 13 – 26 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Qatar (3rd title)
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| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  United Arab Emirates |
| Fourth place |  Oman |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ali Mabkhout (5 goals) |
| Best player |
Nawaf Al Abed
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| Best goalkeeper |
Qasem Burhan
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The 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security. Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.
Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the final.
The draw took place on 12 August 2014.
Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) were in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.
All times are local (UTC+03:00).
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