The knockout stage of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was the second and final stage of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, following the group stage. It was played from 16 to 19 January 2023. The top two teams from each group (four in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-legged single-elimination tournament, beginning with the semi-finals and followed by the final.^[1]

The top two highest-placing teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Iraq	Oman
B	Bahrain	Qatar

The schedule of each round was as follows.

All ties were single-legged. If the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, and if the score still remained level, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 January 2023 – Basra
	Iraq	2
					19 January 2023 – Basra
	Qatar	1
					Iraq (a.e.t.)	3
	16 January 2023 – Basra
					Oman	2
	Bahrain	0
	Oman	1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Iraq	2–1	Qatar
Bahrain	0–1	Oman

16 January 2023 (2023-01-16)

16:15 UTC+3

Iraq	2–1	Qatar
Bayesh 19' Hussein 43'	Report	Surag 28'

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Iraq

Qatar

GK 12 Jalal Hassan (c) RB 6 Alai Ghasem  81' CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim CB 5 Ali Faez LB 15 Dhurgham Ismail CM 19 Mohammed Ali Abboud  6'  64' CM 16 Amir Al-Ammari RW 7 Hussein Ali  81' AM 14 Amjad Attwan  90+4' LW 8 Ibrahim Bayesh CF 18 Aymen Hussein Substitutions: MF 11 Sherko Karim  64' DF 2 Manaf Younis  81' DF 20 Hussein Jabbar  90+4' Manager: Jesús Casas

GK 22 Meshaal Barsham RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad (c)  9'  76' CB 15 Jassem Gaber CB 5 Tarek Salman  60' LB 14 Homam Ahmed  72'  81' CM 10 Mohammed Waad CM 23 Assim Madibo RW 11 Amro Surag  76' AM 8 Ali Assadalla  90+7' LW 18 Khalid Muneer  61' CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin  17' Substitutions: FW 9 Tameem Al-Abdullah  61' FW 12 Yusuf Abdurisag  76' MF 20 Salem Al-Hajri  76' FW 2 Hazem Shehata  90+7'  81' Manager: Bruno Pinheiro

16 January 2023 (2023-01-16)

20:15 UTC+3

Bahrain	0–1	Oman
	Report	Al-Yahmadi 83'

Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra

Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Bahrain

Oman

GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c) RB 16 Sayed Isa CB 2 Amine Bennadi CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed CM 14 Ali Haram  87' CM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh  87' RW 7 Ali Madan  85' AM 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood  63' LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan CF 9 Abdulla Yusuf Helal Substitutions: MF 19 Kamil Al-Aswad  63' MF 8 Mohamed Marhoon  85' DF 12 Mahdi Abdullatif  87' MF 11 Ibrahim Al-Khatal  87' Manager: Hélio Sousa

GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi CB 3 Fahmi Durbin CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c) LB 14 Ahmed Al-Kaabi CM 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi CM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari  89' AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  90+7' CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi  85'  90+6' CF 17 Rabia Al-Alawi  89' Substitutions: DF 16 Khalid Al-Braiki  89' MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi  89' MF 15 Musab Al-Mamari  90+6' FW 21 Mataz Saleh  90+7' Manager: Branko Ivanković

19 January 2023 (2023-01-19)

19:00 UTC+3

Iraq	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Oman
Bayesh 24' Attwan 116' (pen.) Younis 120+2'	Report	Al-Yahyaei 90+10' (pen.) Al-Malki 119'

Basra International Stadium, Basra

Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Iraq

Oman

GK 12 Jalal Hassan (c) RB 6 Alai Ghasem  105' CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim CB 5 Ali Faez LB 15 Dhurgham Ismail  86' CM 16 Amir Al-Ammari  90+7' CM 8 Ibrahim Bayesh RW 7 Hussein Ali  90+2' AM 14 Amjad Attwan LW 11 Sherko Karim  46' CF 18 Aymen Hussein  55'  85' Substitutions: MF 19 Mohammed Ali Abboud  109'  46' MF 10 Hasan Abdulkareem  90+5'  85' FW 21 Aso Rostam  86' DF 2 Manaf Younis  106'  90+2' MF 13 Rewan Amin  90+7' MF 20 Hussein Jabbar  120+6'  105' Manager: Jesús Casas

GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi  77' CB 3 Fahmi Durbin CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)  114' LB 14 Ahmed Al-Kaabi CM 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi  26' CM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari  104' AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei  109' CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi  90+5' CF 17 Rabia Al-Alawi  78' Substitutions: MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi  77' FW 9 Omar Al-Malki  120+1'  78' DF 16 Khalid Al-Braiki  90+5' FW 21 Mataz Saleh  104' MF 15 Musab Al-Mamari  109' Manager: Branko Ivanković