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UAE CRICKET TEAM
In 2014, the UAE participated in the ICC World Twenty20 and finished second in the ACC Premier League. But their crowning glory was managing to qualify for the 2015 World Cup, which is going to be held in Australia and New Zealand in February.
ABU DHABI HARLEQUINS
Harlequins won 10 out of 10 matches in the Gulf Top Six but narrowly lost in the final to Jebel Ali Dragons. However, that disappoint was forgotten when Quins clinched the UAE Premiership title after beating Dubai Hurricanes. They followed up that tiumph by also lifting the Dubai Rugby Sevens title in December to reassert themselves at the top team in the Gulf.
AL HILAL
The Riyadh-based side were runners-up in the Saudi Premier League this year and the Saudi King's Cup. They fought well but ended up as second best in the AFC Champions League after losing to West Sydney Wanderers 1-0 on aggregate. A superb effort nonetheless.
Al AHLI
Another memorable year for the Red Knights. Al Ahli won their sixth UAE league title, lifting the Arabian Gulf League trophy. It was their first league title after a gap of five years. On top of that in 2013-14, they also emerged victorious in the Arabian Gulf Cup and the Arabian Gulf Super Cup.
QATAR FOOTBALL TEAM
Qatar grabbed their third Gulf Cup title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Riyadh, ending a 10-year wait for the crown. The win for Djamel Belmadi's side was one of the biggest shocks in the GCC in recent memory, coming without absent star duo Khalfan Ibrahim and Sebastian Soria.