{{Infobox football tournament | image = AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup logo.png | imagesize = 125 | founded = 2008 | number of teams = 8 | current champions = {{fbu|23|KSA}}<br /> (5th&nbsp;title) | most successful team = {{fbu|23|KSA}} (5 titles) | website = {{URL|https://agcff.com/|agcff.com}} | current = [[2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup]] }} The '''AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup''' ({{langx|ar|كأس الخليج تحت 23 عامًا}}), formerly known as the '''GCC U-23 Championship''', is a regional [[association football|football]] competition governed by the [[Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation]] (AGCFF).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qna.org.qa/ar-QA/news/news-details?id=%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-23-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA&date=4/11/2025|title=كأس الخليج تحت 23 عاما.. قطر على رأس المجموعة الأولى مع السعودية والبحرين والكويت|publisher=Qatar News Agency|date=4 November 2025|language=ar}}</ref> The tournament was founded by the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] (GCC) and was first organised in 2008 as a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] tournament of five nations. The last edition organised by the GCC was in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rssfeeds.timesofoman.com/article/16307-oman-edge-qatar-in-u-23-gcc-cup-football-championship|title=Oman edge Qatar in U-23 GCC Cup football championship|publisher=Times of Oman|date=26 August 2016}}</ref>

The tournament was relaunched by the AGCFF in 2025 under the name AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup, featuring eight teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agcff.com/13668/|title=قرعة كأس الخليج تحت ٢٣ عاما|publisher=AGCFF|date=4 November 2025|language=ar}}</ref>

==Records== {| class="wikitable" style= white-space:nowrap |- !Season !Host !Winner !Score !Runner-up |- !colspan=5|GCC U-23 Championship |- |[[Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations 2008|2008]] |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |'''{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia}}''' |align=center|{{ref|1|n/a}} |{{fbu|23|Bahrain}} |- |[[2010 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]] | {{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fbu|23|UAE}}''' |align=center|'''1–0''' |{{fbu|23|Kuwait}} |- |[[2011 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2011]] | {{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fbu|23|OMN}}''' |align=center|'''0–0'''<br>{{pso|4–2}} |{{fbu|23|UAE}} |- |[[2012 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2012]] | {{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fbu|23|KSA}}''' |align=center|'''2–0''' |{{fbu|23|Bahrain}} |- |[[2013 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]] | {{flag|Bahrain}} |'''{{fbu|23|Bahrain}}''' |align=center|'''1–0''' |{{fbu|23|KSA}} |- |[[2015 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2015]] | {{flag|Bahrain}} |'''{{fbu|23|KSA}}''' |align=center|'''5–2''' |{{fbu|23|KUW}} |- |[[2016 GCC U-23 Championship|2016]] |{{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia}}''' |align=center|{{ref|1|n/a}} |{{fbu|23|Oman}} |- !colspan=5|AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup |- |[[2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup|2025]] |{{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia}}''' |align=center|'''2–0''' |{{fbu|23|IRQ}} |}

''{{note|1|n/a}}'' A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

==Performances== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! width=160|Team ! {{flagicon|KSA}} <br />[[2008 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2008]] !! {{flagicon|Qatar}}<br />[[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2010]] !! |{{flagicon|Qatar}}<br>[[2011 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2011]] !! {{flagicon|Qatar}}<br />[[2012 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2012]] !! {{flagicon|Bahrain}}<br />[[2013 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]] !! {{flagicon|Bahrain}}<br />[[2015 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2015]] !! {{flagicon|Qatar}}<br />[[2016 GCC U-23 Championship|2016]] !! {{flagicon|Qatar}}<br />[[2025 AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup|2025]] ! Years |- |align=left|{{fbu|23|Bahrain|size=20px}} |bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red;"|'''1st''' ||style="border:3px solid red;"|5th ||5th ||GS ! 8 |- |align=left|{{fbu|23|IRQ|size=20px}} |colspan=7 bgcolor="#efefef"|— || bgcolor=silver|2nd ! 1 |- |align=left|{{fbu|23|Kuwait|size=20px}} |GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||{{N/a}} ||GS ! 7 |- |align=left|{{fbu|23|Oman|size=20px}} |GS ||bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||GS ||4th ||bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ! 8 |- |align=left|{{fbu|23|Qatar|size=20px}} |bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||style="border:3px solid red;"|4th ||style="border:3px solid red;"|4th ||style="border:3px solid red;"|4th ||GS ||6th ||style="border:3px solid red;"|4th || bgcolor=#81c846 style="border:3px solid red;"|SF ! 8 |- |align=left|{{fbu|23|Saudi Arabia|size=20px}} |bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red;"|'''1st''' ||GS ||bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ! 8 |- |align=left|{{nowrap|{{fbu|23|UAE|size=20px}}}} |{{N/a}} ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||GS ||4th ||bgcolor=bronze|3rd ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ! 7 |- |align=left|{{nowrap|{{fbu|23|Yemen|size=20px}}}} |colspan=7 bgcolor="#efefef"|— ||GS !1 |- !Total ||5 ||6 ||6 ||6 ||6 ||6 ||5|| 8 || |} * Red border: Host nation. * Blank: Did not enter. * GS: Group Stage. * SF: Semi-final.

==See also== * [[Asian Football Confederation]] * [[Arabian Gulf Cup]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * https://web.archive.org/web/20090312023305/http://www.ua-fa.com/

{{Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations}} {{UAFA Football}} {{Gulf Cooperation Council}}

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