# Arabian Gulf Cup

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Regional association football tournament

"Gulf Cup" redirects here. For other uses, see [Gulf Cup (disambiguation)](/source/Gulf_Cup_(disambiguation)).

Football tournament

Arabian Gulf Cup Organiser(s) Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) Founded 1970; 56 years ago (1970) Teams 8 Current champions Bahrain (2nd title) Most championships Kuwait (10 titles) Website agcff.com 27th Arabian Gulf Cup

The **Arabian Gulf Cup** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): كأس الخليج العربي, *Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī*),[1][2][3] also referred to simply as the **Gulf Cup**,[4][5][6] is a biennial [association football](/source/Association_football) competition governed by the [Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation](/source/Arab_Gulf_Cup_Football_Federation) for its [eight member nations](/source/Arab_Gulf_Cup_Football_Federation#Member_associations). The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems.[7] The reigning champions are [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_national_football_team), who won their second title at the [26th edition](/source/26th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup).

## History

The idea for the tournament was established at the [1968 Summer Olympics](/source/1968_Summer_Olympics), and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in [1970](/source/1st_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) which was won by [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team). Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 26 in total, followed by [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) with four titles, and [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) and [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team) with three titles each.

## Developments

View of the jam-packed stadium during the [18th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/18th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) in [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi) in 2007

A major point that helped Qatar improve the competition was that [Al Jazeera Sports](/source/Al_Jazeera_Sports), the leading sports channel in [Western Asia](/source/Western_Asia), and [North Africa](/source/North_Africa) is based in [Doha](/source/Doha). Al Jazeera Sports won [broadcasting rights](/source/Broadcast) to the 2004, and exclusively in the [19th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/19th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) in 2009[8][9] and dramatically reformed the Arabian Gulf Cup by hosting numerous talk shows and documentaries, on top of filming in [HD](/source/High_definition_video) and perfecting camerawork of matches.[10]

The tournament marked the presence of some of the most influential personalities of the football world, including [FIFA President](/source/List_of_presidents_of_FIFA), [Sepp Blatter](/source/Sepp_Blatter),[11] and [UEFA](/source/UEFA) president, [Michel Platini](/source/Platini).[12][13] The [FIFA Executive Committee](/source/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](/source/FIFA_International_Match_Calendar).[14]

## Political and security issues

From 1990 to 2003, [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) was banned due to the [Gulf War](/source/Gulf_War).[15]

The [21st Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/21st_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) in 2013 was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of [Basra](/source/Basra), [Iraq](/source/Iraq), but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition.[16]

The [22nd Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/22nd_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) was also shifted after concerns of preparation and security.[17]

Likewise, the [23rd Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/23rd_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) was also originally scheduled to be held in [Basra](/source/Basra), [Iraq](/source/Iraq), with an official decision set to be made in February 2015. On 2 February 2015, the Iraqi Ministry of Youth announced that Iraq would not host the competition due to a financial crisis in Iraq.[18][19]

In 2017, [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia), the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) and [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) cut [diplomatic ties](/source/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis) with [Qatar](/source/Qatar). In July 2019, the [AGCFF](/source/Arab_Gulf_Cup_Football_Federation) announced that the [24th edition](/source/24th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) of the Arabian Gulf Cup would be held in the Qatari capital of [Doha](/source/Doha). In October 2019, the three countries announced they would not participate in the competition.[20] However, later in November 2019, the three countries agreed to take part and the draw for the tournament was re-made.[21]

## Results

Ed. Year Host First place game Third place game Teams Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place 1 1970 Bahrain Kuwait round-robin Bahrain Saudi Arabia round-robin Qatar 4 2 1972 Saudi Arabia Kuwait round-robin Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates round-robin Qatar 4 3 1974 Kuwait Kuwait 4–0 Saudi Arabia Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p.) United Arab Emirates 6 4 1976 Qatar Kuwait 4–2 Iraq Qatar round-robin Bahrain 7 5 1979 Iraq Iraq round-robin Kuwait Saudi Arabia round-robin Bahrain 7 6 1982 United Arab Emirates Kuwait round-robin Bahrain United Arab Emirates round-robin Saudi Arabia 6 7 1984 Oman Iraq 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p.) Qatar Saudi Arabia round-robin United Arab Emirates 7 8 1986 Bahrain Kuwait round-robin United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia round-robin Qatar 7 9 1988 Saudi Arabia Iraq round-robin United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia round-robin Bahrain 7 10 1990 Kuwait Kuwait round-robin Qatar Bahrain round-robin Oman 5 11 1992 Qatar Qatar round-robin Bahrain Saudi Arabia round-robin United Arab Emirates 6 12 1994 United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia round-robin United Arab Emirates Bahrain round-robin Qatar 6 13 1996 Oman Kuwait round-robin Qatar Saudi Arabia round-robin United Arab Emirates 6 14 1998 Bahrain Kuwait round-robin Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates round-robin Oman 6 15 2002 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia round-robin Qatar Kuwait round-robin Bahrain 6 16 2003–04 Kuwait Saudi Arabia round-robin Bahrain Qatar round-robin Oman 7 17 2004 Qatar Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p.) Oman Bahrain 3–1 Kuwait 8 18 2007 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–0 Oman Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 8 19 2009 Oman Oman 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p.) Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Qatar 8 20 2010 Yemen Kuwait 1–0 Saudi Arabia Iraq and United Arab Emirates 8 21 2013 Bahrain United Arab Emirates 2–1 (a.e.t.) Iraq Kuwait 6–1 Bahrain 8 22 2014 Saudi Arabia Qatar 2–1 Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 1–0 Oman 8 23 2017–18 Kuwait Oman 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.) United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Iraq 8 24 2019 Qatar Bahrain 1–0 Saudi Arabia Iraq and Qatar 8 25 2023 Iraq Iraq 3–2 (a.e.t.) Oman Bahrain and Qatar 8 26 2024–25 Kuwait Bahrain 2–1 Oman Kuwait and Saudi Arabia 8 27 2026 Saudi Arabia TBD TBD 8

## Winners summary

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists (no 3rd place Match) Kuwait 10 (1970, 1972, 1974*, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990*, 1996, 1998, 2010) 1 (1979) 2 (2002, 2013) 1 (2004) 2 (2009, 2024–25*) Iraq 4 (1979*, 1984, 1988, 2023*) 2 (1976, 2013) – – 3 (2010, 2017–18, 2019) 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) 2 (2007, 2024–25) Qatar 3 (1992*, 2004*, 2014) 4 (1984, 1990, 1996, 2002) 2 (1976*, 2003–04) 5 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1994) 3 (2009, 2019*,2023) United Arab Emirates 2 (2007*, 2013) 4 (1986, 1988, 1994*, 2017–18) 5 (1972, 1974, 1982*, 1998, 2014) 3 (1984, 1992, 1996) 1 (2010) Bahrain 2 (2019, 2024–25) 4 (1970*, 1982, 1992, 2003–04) 3 (1990, 1994, 2004) 5 (1976, 1979, 1988, 2002, 2013*) 3 (2007, 2017–18, 2023) Oman 2 (2009*, 2017–18) 4 (2004, 2007, 2023, 2024–25) – 4 (1990, 1998, 2003–04, 2014) –

Note:

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

## Participating nations

Team 1970 1972 1974 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2002 2003–04 2004 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 2017–18 2019 2023 2024–25 2026 Total Bahrain 2nd × GS 4th 4th 2nd GS GS 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd GS GS GS 2nd 3rd SF GS GS 4th GS SF 1st SF 1st Q 25 United Arab 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 GS Q 24 Iraq 2nd 1st × 1st GS 1st × GS GS GS SF 2nd GS SF SF 1st GS Q 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 SF Q 25 Oman GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS GS 4th GS 4th 2nd 2nd 1st GS GS 4th 1st GS 2nd 2nd Q 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 GS Q 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 SF Q 24 Yemen GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS Q 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 8 8

Legend:

1st – Champions 2nd – Runners-up 3rd – Third place 4th – Fourth place SF – Semi finalist GS – Group stage Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament × — Withdrew / Disqualified — Hosts — Did not participate

Note:

- [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) was banned from the competition from 1992 to 2003.

- There were no third place play-offs for the Arabian Gulf Cup from 2007 to 2010 and from 2017–18 onwards.

## Summary

- *As of 4 January 2025*

Rank Team Part M W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Saudi Arabia 25 116 59 25 32 175 114 +61 202 2 Kuwait 26 119 58 25 36 204 119 +85 200 3 Qatar 26 117 43 31 43 143 140 +3 160 4 United Arab Emirates 25 117 41 31 42 122 143 −21 154 5 Bahrain 25 112 36 34 42 122 139 -17 142 6 Iraq 15 76 38 25 13 134 69 +65 139 7 Oman 23 116 25 31 60 98 186 -88 106 8 Yemen 11 36 1 6 29 16 89 −73 9

Source:[22]

Note:

1. [1972](/source/2nd_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) (Bahrain were ejected from the competition)

1. [1982](/source/6th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) (Iraq withdrew from the competition)

1. [1990](/source/10th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) (Iraq withdrew from the competition)

## All-time goal records

All-time goal records by Tournaments:[23]

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 2023 15 39 2.60 2024–25 15 41 2.73

- [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) reached 100 goals on 3 March 1988 vs [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team)

- [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) reached 200 goals on 13 January 2023 vs [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_national_football_team)

- [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) reached 100 goals on 19 October 1996 vs [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team)

- [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team) reached 100 goals on 16 December 2004 vs [Oman](/source/Oman_national_football_team)

- [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) reached 100 goals on 2 December 2010 vs [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team)

- [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_national_football_team) reached 100 goals on 11 January 2013 vs [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team)

- [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) reached 100 goals on 11 January 2013 vs [Oman](/source/Oman_national_football_team)

*Does not include goals from annulled or abandoned games (1972 – [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_national_football_team) games, 1982 & 1990 [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) 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 Mohammed Masawd 3 Jawad Khalif 1972 Hamad Bu Hamood 6 1974 Jasem Yaqoub 6 1976 Jasem Yaqoub 9 1979 Hussein Saeed 10 1982 Ebrahim Zwaeed 3 Saleem Khalifa Yussif Swaid Majed Abdullah 1984 Hussain Saeed 7 1986 Fahad Khamees 6 1988 Zuhair Bukheet 4 Ahmad Radhi 1990 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 5 1992 Mubarak Mustafa 3 1994 Fuad Anwar 4 Mahmoud Soufi 1996 Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 4 1998 Jasem Al Huwaidi 9 2002 Hani Al-Dhabit 5 2003–04 Talal Yousef 5 2004 Amad Al Hosni 4 2007 Ismail Matar 5 2009 Hassan Rabia 4 2010 Bader Al-Mutawa 3 Alaa Abdul-Zahra 2013 Ahmed Khalil 3 Abdulhadi Khamis 2014 Ali Mabkhout 5 2017–18 Ali Husni 2 Ali Faez Jamal Rashid Almoez Ali Said Al-Ruzaiqi 2019 Ali Mabkhout 5 2023 Aymen Hussein 3 Ibrahim Bayesh 2024–25 Mohamed Marhoon 3 Issam Al-Sabhi Abdullah Al-Hamdan

## Other records

- **Biggest win** – 8 goals

- [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) 8–0 [Oman](/source/Oman_national_football_team) (29 March 1976)

- **Most goals in a game** – 8 goals

- [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) 8–0 [Oman](/source/Oman_national_football_team) (29 March 1976)

- **Most individual goals in a single game** – 5 goals

- [Majed Abdullah](/source/Majed_Abdullah), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) (3 April 1979 vs [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team))

- [Jassem Al Houwaidi](/source/Jassem_Al_Houwaidi), [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_national_football_team) (1998 vs [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team))

- **Most individual goals in a single tournament** – 10 goals

- [Hussein Saeed](/source/Hussein_Saeed), [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_football_team) (1979)

## See also

- [Gulf Cup for Veteran Players](/source/Gulf_Cup_for_Veteran_Players)

- [AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup](/source/AGCFF_U-23_Gulf_Cup)

- [AGCFF U-20 Gulf Cup](/source/AGCFF_U-20_Gulf_Cup)

- [AGCFF U-17 Gulf Cup](/source/AGCFF_U-17_Gulf_Cup)

- [GCC Futsal Cup](/source/GCC_Futsal_Cup)

- [WAFF Championship](/source/WAFF_Championship)

- [FIFA Arab Cup](/source/FIFA_Arab_Cup)

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## External links

- [Gulf Cup official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20101229090701/http://gulf-cup.net/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 29 December 2010)

- [Gulf Cup website](https://web.archive.org/web/20060205152645/http://gulfcup.com/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 5 February 2006)

- [Official website of the 19th Gulf Cup](https://web.archive.org/web/20090207162221/http://gulfcup19.com/english/index.aspx) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 7 February 2009)

- [Gulf Cup – Hailoosport.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20140503221811/http://hailoosport.com/comp?lang=ar&league=210bac151714f146fd344363e1c431af&region=Middle%20East) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 3 May 2014) (in Arabic)

- [Gulf Cup – Hailoosport.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20140503211749/http://hailoosport.com/comp?lang=en&league=210bac151714f146fd344363e1c431af&region=Middle%20East) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 3 May 2014) (in English)

v t e Arabian Gulf Cup Tournaments 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 Kuwait 2024–25 Saudi Arabia 2026 Finals 1970 1972 1974 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2002 2003–04 2004 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 2017–18 2019 2023 2024–25 Squads 1970 1972 1974 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2002 2003–04 2004 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 2017–18 2019 2023 2024–25 Category:Arabian Gulf Cup

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Islands Jidda Island Muharraq Island Nabih Saleh Sitra Umm an Nasan Umm as Sabaan Iran Abadan Island Abu Musa Buneh Island Dara Island Farsi Island Greater and Lesser Tunbs Hendurabi Island Hengam Island Hormuz Island Jazireh-ye Shif Kharg Island Kish Island Larak Island Lavan Island Minu Island Naaz islands Nakhiloo Island Ommolkorm Island Qeshm Island Shidvar Island Sirri Island Kuwait Bubiyan Island Failaka Island Kubbar Island Miskan Island Qaruh Island Umm al Maradim Island Umm an Namil Island Warbah Island Oman Quoin Island (Persian Gulf) Saudi Arabia Arabi Island Tarout Island United Arab Emirates Abu al Abyad Al-Aryam Island Al Futaisi Al Lulu Island Al Maryah Island Al Reem Island Bluewaters Island Burj Al Arab Dalma Das Island Dubai Islands Jazirat Badiyah Marawah Island Marsa Al Arab Palm Jebel Ali Palm Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Sir Abu Nu'ayr Sir Bani Yas The World (archipelago) Yas Island Zirku Island Ports Khasab Liyan Bahraini ports Mina Salman Iranian ports Arvandkenar 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