The 2013 GCC U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the GCC U-23 Championship. It took place in Riffa, Bahrain for the first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in Riffa from 15 to 26 August. The hosts Bahrain won their first title after defeating title holders Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.
The 2013 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship owing to sponsorship by Huawei.
Teams
{ | class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament |- | (host) || 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |- | || 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |- | || 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |- | || 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |- | || 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) |- | || 3 (2010, 2011, 2012) |}
Venues
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: