2008 GCC U-23 Championship
The 2008 GCC U-23 Championship took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the first time. Five nations took part. The competition was held in Riyadh from 6 to 17 January. Saudi Arabia won the title after defeating Bahrain 1–0 on the final matchday.
Teams
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 |
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.All times are local, AST.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 3 |
Matches
--------
----
----
Statistics
Awards
;Player of the Tournament;Golden Boot
;Golden Glove