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{{short description|2003–04 football competition held in Kuwait}}
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{{Infobox international football competition
|tourney_name =
|year = 2003
|mascot = Azaireg
|othertitles =
|image = 16th Arabian Gulf Cup Logo.png
|size =
|caption =
|country = Kuwait
|dates = 26 December 2003 – 11 January 2004
|finalists = 7
|venues    = [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]]
|champion  = KSA
|runner up = Bahrain
|winners-flagvar =
|count = 3
|matches = 21
|goals = 46
|attendance =
|top_scorer = {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Talal Yousef]] (5 goals)
|player = {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Mohamed Salmeen]]
|goalkeeper = {{flagicon|OMA}} [[Ali Al-Habsi]]
|prevseason = [[2002 Gulf Cup of Nations|2002]]
|nextseason = [[2004 Gulf Cup of Nations|2004]]
|updated =
}}

The '''16th Arabian Gulf Cup''' ({{langx|ar| كأس الخليج العربي}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/tournamenta.php?period=16 |title=الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205001012/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/tournamenta.php?period=16 |archive-date=5 February 2018 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }}</ref> was held in [[Kuwait]], between 26 December 2003 to 11 January 2004. All matches were played [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]]. [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] made their debut in the Arabian Gulf Cup.

[[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] continued to be banned from the tournament because of its [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait|invasion of Kuwait]] in 1990.

== Result ==
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|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align="left"|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|'''14'''||6||4||2||0||8||2||+6
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Bahrain}}
|'''13'''||6||4||1||1||13||3||+10
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Qatar}}
|'''9'''||6||2||3||1||5||3||+2
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Oman}}
|'''8'''||6||2||2||2||6||4||+2
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}
|'''7'''||6||2||1||3||6||7||&minus;1
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Kuwait}}
|'''5'''||6||1||2||3||6||9||&minus;3
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Yemen}}
|'''1'''||6||0||1||5||2||18||&minus;16
|}

== Matches ==
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{{football box|date= 27 December 2003
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{{football box|date= 28 December 2003
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{{football box|date= 30 December 2003
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{{football box|date= 3 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 4 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 5 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 6 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 7 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 8 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 8 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 10 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 11 January 2004
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{{football box|date= 11 January 2004
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|score = 2&ndash;0
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== Winners ==
{{winners|fb|16th Arabian Gulf Cup winners|KSA|Third}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060205152645/http://gulfcup.com/ Official Site (Arabic)]

{{Gulf Cup of Nations}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Gulf Cup Of Nations}}
[[Category:Arabian Gulf Cup]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait]]
[[Category:2003–04 in Kuwaiti football|Gulf Cup Of Nations, 2003]]
[[Category:2003 in Asian football|Gulf]]


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