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Arabian Gulf Cup
Organising bodyArab Gulf Cup Football Federation
Founded1970
Number of teams8
Current champions Bahrain
 (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Kuwait
 (10 titles)
Websiteagcff.com
25th Arabian Gulf Cup

The Persian Gulf Cup (Template:Lang-ar, Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī),[1][2][3] often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup,[4][5] is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems.[6] The reigning champions are Bahrain, who won their first title at the 24th edition, held in 2019.

History

The idea for the tournament was established at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in 1970 which was won by Kuwait. Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 24 in total, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq all have three titles. The current champions are Bahrain, who defeated Saudi Arabia in 2019 to win their first title.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. In July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the 24th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup would be held in the Qatari capital of Doha. In October 2019, the three countries announced they would not participate in the competition.[7] However, later in November 2019, the three countries agreed to take part and the draw for the tournament was re-made.[8]

Developments

2007 Gulf Cup Stadium
View of the jam-packed stadium during the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in Abu Dhabi in 2007

A major point that helped Qatar improve the competition was the fact that Al Jazeera Sports, the leading sports channel in Western Asia, and North Africa is based in Doha. Al Jazeera Sports won broadcasting rights to the 2004, and exclusively in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2009[9] after a deal ending in million,[10] and dramatically reformed the Arabian Gulf Cup by hosting numerous talk shows and documentaries, on top of filming in HD and perfecting camerawork of matches.[11]

The tournament marked the presence of some of the most influential personalities of the football world, including FIFA President, Sepp Blatter,[12] and UEFA president, Michel Platini.[13][14] The FIFA Executive Committee has also put on their October 4, 2013 meeting agenda to hear the proposal for the Arabian Gulf Cup to be included in the international match calendar.[15]

Results

Edition Year Hosts Final Third place match or losing semi-finalists
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1st
Details 		1970  Bahrain
Kuwait 		round-robin
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
Qatar
2nd
Details 		1972  Saudi Arabia
Kuwait 		round-robin
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates 		round-robin
Qatar
3rd
Details 		1974  Kuwait
Kuwait 		4–0
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates 		1–1
(3–0 p.)
Qatar
4th
Details 		1976  Qatar
Kuwait 		4–2
Iraq
Qatar 		round-robin
Bahrain
5th
Details 		1979  Iraq
Iraq 		round-robin
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
Bahrain
6th
Details 		1982  United Arab Emirates
Kuwait 		round-robin
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates 		round-robin
Saudi Arabia
7th
Details 		1984  Oman
Iraq 		1–1
(3–2 p.)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
United Arab Emirates
8th
Details 		1986  Bahrain
Kuwait 		round-robin
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
Qatar
9th
Details 		1988  Saudi Arabia
Iraq 		round-robin
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
Bahrain
10th
Details 		1990  Kuwait
Kuwait 		round-robin
Qatar
Bahrain 		round-robin
Oman
11th
Details 		1992  Qatar
Qatar 		round-robin
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
United Arab Emirates
12th
Details 		1994  United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain 		round-robin
Qatar
13th
Details 		1996  Oman
Kuwait 		round-robin
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
United Arab Emirates
14th
Details 		1998  Bahrain
Kuwait 		round-robin
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates 		round-robin
Oman
15th
Details 		2002  Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
Qatar
Kuwait 		round-robin
Bahrain
16th
Details 		2003–04  Kuwait
Saudi Arabia 		round-robin
Bahrain
Qatar 		round-robin
Oman
17th
Details 		2004  Qatar
Qatar 		1–1
(6–5 p.)
Oman
Bahrain 		3–1
Kuwait
18th
Details 		2007  United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates 		1–0
Oman 		 Bahrain and  Saudi Arabia
19th
Details 		2009  Oman
Oman 		0–0
(6–5 p.)
Saudi Arabia 		 Kuwait and  Qatar
20th
Details 		2010  Yemen
Kuwait 		1–0
Saudi Arabia 		 Iraq and  United Arab Emirates
21st
Details 		2013  Bahrain
United Arab Emirates 		2–1
(a.e.t.)
Iraq
Kuwait 		6–1
Bahrain
22nd
Details 		2014  Saudi Arabia
Qatar 		2–1
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates 		1–0
Oman
23rd
Details 		2017–18  Kuwait
Oman 		0–0
(5–4 p.)
United Arab Emirates 		 Bahrain and  Iraq
24th
Details 		2019  Qatar
Bahrain 		1–0
Saudi Arabia 		 Iraq and  Qatar
25th
Details 		2023  Iraq  Bahrain and  Qatar
26th
Details 		2024  Kuwait
27th
Details 		2025  Oman

Winners summary

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists (no 3rd Place Match) Total
 Kuwait 10 (1970, 1972, 1974*, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990*, 1996, 1998, 2010) 1 (1979) 2 (2002, 2013) 1 (2004) 1 (2009) 15
 Saudi Arabia 3 (1994, 2002*, 2003–04) 7 (1972*, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014*, 2019) 7 (1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988*, 1992, 1996) 1 (1982) 1 (2007) 19
 Qatar 3 (1992*, 2004*, 2014) 4 (1984, 1990, 1996, 2002) 2 (1976*, 2003–04) 5 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1994) 3 (2009, 2019*,2023) 17
 Iraq 3 (1979*, 1984, 1988) 2 (1976, 2013) – – 3 (2010, 2017–18, 2019) 8
 United Arab Emirates 2 (2007*, 2013) 4 (1986, 1988, 1994*, 2017–18) 5 (1972, 1974, 1982*, 1998, 2014) 3 (1984, 1992, 1996) 1 (2010) 15
 Oman 2 (2009*, 2017–18) 2 (2004, 2007) – 4 (1990, 1998, 2003–04, 2014) – 8
 Bahrain 1 (2019) 4 (1970*, 1982, 1992, 2003–04) 3 (1990, 1994, 2004) 5 (1976, 1979, 1988, 2002, 2013*) 3 (2007, 2017–18, 2023) 16
 Yemen – – – – – 0

Note:

  • An asterisk (*) beside the year in the above table means that country hosted the tournament.

Medals

Being in the semi-finals is considered as a bronze medal.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kuwait101314
2 Saudi Arabia37818
3 Qatar34512
4 Iraq3238
5 United Arab Emirates24612
6 Oman2204
7 Bahrain14611
8 Yemen0000
Totals (8 entries)24243179

Participating nations

Team Bahrain
1970		 Saudi Arabia
1972		 Kuwait
1974		 Qatar
1976		 Iraq
1979		 United Arab Emirates
1982		 Oman
1984		 Bahrain
1986		 Saudi Arabia
1988		 Kuwait
1990		 Qatar
1992		 United Arab Emirates
1994		 Oman
1996		 Bahrain
1998		 Saudi Arabia
2002		 Kuwait
2003–04		 Qatar
2004		 United Arab Emirates
2007		 Oman
2009		 Yemen
2010		 Bahrain
2013		 Saudi Arabia
2014		 Kuwait
2017–18		 Qatar
2019		 Iraq
2023 		Total
 Bahrain 2nd WD GS 4th 4th 2nd GS GS 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd GS GS GS 2nd 3rd SF GS GS 4th GS SF 1st SF 25
United Arab Emirates Emirates 3rd 4th GS GS 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd GS 4th 2nd 4th 3rd GS GS GS 1st GS SF 1st 3rd 2nd GS GS 24
 Iraq 2nd 1st WD 1st GS 1st WD GS GS GS SF 2nd GS SF SF TBD 16
 Kuwait 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st GS 1st GS 1st GS GS 1st 1st 3rd GS 4th GS SF 1st 3rd GS GS GS GS 25
 Oman GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS GS 4th GS 4th 2nd 2nd 1st GS GS 4th 1st GS TBD 23
 Qatar 4th 4th 3rd 3rd GS GS 2nd 4th GS 2nd 1st 4th 2nd GS 2nd 3rd 1st GS SF GS GS 1st GS SF SF 25
 Saudi Arabia 3rd 2nd 2nd GS 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st GS SF 2nd 2nd GS 2nd GS 2nd GS 24
 Yemen GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 10
Total 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Legend:

  • #: Invitee
  • Red border: Host nation
  • Blank: Did not enter
  • TBD: To be determined
  • GS: Group stage
  • SF: Semi-finalists (No third place match)
  • WD: Withdrew

Note:

  •  Iraq was banned from the competition from 1992 to 2003.
  •  Yemen have not yet won the championship nor even won a single competitive game.
  • There were no third place play-offs for the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017–18, 2019 and 2023.

Summary

Rank Team Part M W D L GF GA GD Points
1  Saudi Arabia 23 109 56 25 28 163 102 +61 193
2  Kuwait 24 113 56 23 33 194 112 +82 191
3  United Arab Emirates 23 111 41 28 39 117 135 −18 151
4  Qatar 24 112 41 25 41 130 129 +1 148
5  Bahrain 23 107 32 34 41 113 135 −22 130
6  Iraq 15 58 26 21 11 104 56 +48 99
7  Oman 22 104 19 27 58 81 176 −95 84
8  Yemen 9 30 0 6 24 9 77 −68 6

Source:[16]

Note: This table excludes 11 annulled games:

  1. 1972 (Bahrain were ejected from the competition)
  2. 1982 (Iraq withdrew from the competition)
  3. 1990 (Iraq withdrew from the competition)

All-time goal records

All-time goal records by Tournaments:[17]

Tournament Games Goals scored Goals per game
1970 6 19 3.17
1972 6 25 4.17
1974 10 40 4.00
1976 22 84 3.82
1979 21 70 3.33
1982 15 38 2.53
1984 22 51 2.32
1986 21 53 2.52
1988 21 34 1.62
1990 10 21 2.10
1992 15 30 2.00
1994 15 34 2.27
1996 15 35 2.33
1998 15 40 2.67
2002 15 33 2.20
2003–04 21 46 2.19
2004 16 59 3.69
2007 15 34 2.27
2009 15 31 2.07
2010 15 30 2.00
2013 16 36 2.25
2014 16 33 2.06
2017–18 15 23 1.53
2019 15 45 3.00

Does not include goals from annulled or abandoned games (1972 –  Bahrain games, 1982 & 1990  Iraq games)

Includes 1974 preliminary round games

Does not include penalty shoot-out goals

All-time top scorers

Updated on 4 December 2019.
Rank Player Country Goals
1 Jasem Yaqoub  Kuwait 18
2 Majed Abdullah  Saudi Arabia 17
Hussein Saeed  Iraq 17
4 Jasem Al Huwaidi  Kuwait 14
Faisal Al-Dakhil  Kuwait 14
6 Ali Mabkhout  United Arab Emirates 13
Mansour Muftah  Qatar 13
8 Bader Al-Mutawa  Kuwait 12
Yussef Al-Suwayed  Kuwait 12
10 Fahad Khamees  United Arab Emirates 10
Mahmoud Soufi  Qatar 10
Yasser Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia 10

Players in bold are still active

Golden boot history

Year Player(s) Goals scored
1970 Kuwait Mohammed Masawd 3
Kuwait Jawad Khalif
1972 Kuwait Hamad Bu Hamood 6
1974 Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub 6
1976 Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub 9
1979 Iraq Hussein Saeed 10
1982 Bahrain Ebrahim Zwaeed 3
United Arab Emirates Saleem Khalifa
Kuwait Yussif Swaid
Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah
1984 Iraq Hussain Saeed 7
1986 United Arab Emirates Fahad Khamees 6
1988 United Arab Emirates Zuhair Bukheet 4
Iraq Ahmad Radhi
1990 Kuwait Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 5
1992 Qatar Mubarak Mustafa 3
1994 Saudi Arabia Fuad Anwar 4
Qatar Mahmoud Soufi
1996 Qatar Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 4
1998 Kuwait Jasem Al Huwaidi 9
2002 Oman Hani Al-Dhabit 5
2003–04 Bahrain Talal Yousef 5
2004 Oman Amad Al Hosni 4
2007 United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar 5
2009 Oman Hassan Rabia 4
2010 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa 3
Iraq Alaa Abdul-Zahra
2013 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil 3
Kuwait Abdulhadi Khamis
2014 United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout 5
2017–18 Iraq Ali Husni 2
Iraq Ali Faez
Bahrain Jamal Rashid
Qatar Almoez Ali
Oman Said Al-Ruzaiqi
2019 United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout 5
Country Players Years
 Kuwait 8 9 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2010, 2013)
 United Arab Emirates 6 7 (1982, 1986, 1988, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019)
 Iraq 4 5 (1979, 1984, 1988, 2010, 2017–18)
 Oman 4 (2002, 2004, 2009, 2017–18)
 Qatar 4 (1992, 1994, 1996, 2017–18)
 Bahrain 3 3 (1982, 2003–04, 2017–18)
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 (1982, 1994)
 Yemen 0 0

Other records

  • Biggest win – 8 goals
 Kuwait 8–0  Oman (29 March 1976)
  • Most goals in a game – 8 goals
 Kuwait 8–0  Oman (29 March 1976)
  • Most individual goals in a single game – 5 goals
Majed Abdullah,  Saudi Arabia (3 April 1979 vs  Qatar)
Jassem Al Houwaidi,  Kuwait (1998 vs  Qatar)
  • Most individual goals in a single tournament – 10 goals
Hussein Saeed,  Iraq (1979)

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA President impressed with Gulf Cup kick-off". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup 23 2017". Kooora.
  3. ^ "The Official Logo of the Arabian Gulf Cup". Kuwait Football Association.
  4. ^ "Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup". Iraqi News. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  5. ^ "Dozens injured during Oman's Gulf Cup win celebrations". www.aljazeera.com.
  6. ^ "Iraq pull out of Gulf Cup in spat with Saudi Arabia". Reuters.
  7. ^ "Five teams to compete in 24th Arabian Gulf Cup next month". FOX Sports Asia. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to play in Gulf Cup in Qatar". The Arabian Stories News. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ^ http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/uae-fans-could-be-deprived-of-gulf-cup-action-1.43346 – Al Jazeera win rights from Abu Dhabi & Dubai Sports, in a competition that was broadcast freely just a decade ago
  10. ^ http://m.sportbusiness.com/news/168199/al-jazeera-acquires-gulf-cup-rights Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine – Al Jazeera Sports receive full broadcasting rights for 23.5 million dollars
  11. ^ "WTVision broadcasts real-time statistics at 2009 Gulf Cup in Oman - News - wTVision". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-07. – Al Jazeera Sports offer the Gulf Cup in HD for the first time, and offer further enhanced visual graphics
  12. ^ http://www.gulf-cup.net/index.asp?IDNews=125&id=100001 – Sepp Blatter on the 19th Gulf Cup
  13. ^ http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/84173262/AFP – Michel Platini attending the 19th Gulf Cup
  14. ^ http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/84167684/AFP – Michel Platini attending the 19th Gulf Cup
  15. ^ FIFA.com
  16. ^ "General stats for all teams – Mundial 11". Mundial 11. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  17. ^ Statistics made by contributor based on information found on gulfcup.com Archived 5 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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