▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁gold ▁medal ▁the ▁Bah rain ▁U 2 3 ▁national ▁team ▁have ▁won ▁in ▁their ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Hudson ▁led ▁Bah rain ▁to ▁a ▁third - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁W A FF ▁Championship . ▁After ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw s ▁against ▁O man ▁and ▁Ira q , ▁Bah rain ▁made ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁drawing ▁of ▁lots . ▁Bah rain ▁lost ▁their ▁semif inal ▁ 1 – 0 ▁to ▁Jordan , ▁and ▁earned ▁their ▁third - place ▁finish ▁via ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot out ▁after ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw ▁against ▁K uw ait . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Hudson ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁as ▁Bah rain ▁manager . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Hudson ▁res igned ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁Bah rain . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁All ▁Wh ites ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Hudson ▁was ▁appointed ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁national ▁football ▁team . ▁After ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁with ▁Bah rain , ▁Hudson ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁the ▁full - time ▁role ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁respons ib ilities ▁in ▁over see ing ▁the ▁programme ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁age - group ▁representative ▁sides . ▁Both ▁New ▁Zealand ▁national ▁under - 2 0 ▁football ▁team ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand