Arabian Gulf Cup

{{Short description|Regional association football tournament}} {{Redirect|Gulf Cup}} {{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{Infobox football tournament | current = [[27th Arabian Gulf Cup]] | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1970}} | organiser = [[Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation]] (AGCFF) | number of teams = 8 | current champions = {{fb|Bahrain}} (2nd title) | most successful team = {{fb|Kuwait}} (10 titles) | website = {{URL|https://agcff.com/|agcff.com}} |image=}}

The '''Arabian Gulf Cup''' ({{langx|ar|كأس الخليج العربي}}, ''Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī''),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2017/m=12/news=fifa-president-impressed-with-gulf-cup-kick-off-2925682.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224123950/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2017/m=12/news=fifa-president-impressed-with-gulf-cup-kick-off-2925682.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2017|title=FIFA President impressed with Gulf Cup kick-off|publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15220&cm=m|title=Arabian Gulf Cup 23 2017|publisher=Kooora|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226184234/http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15220&cm=m|archive-date=26 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KuwaitFA/status/941332592615477248|title=The Official Logo of the Arabian Gulf Cup|publisher=Kuwait Football Association|access-date=2017-12-26|archive-date=2023-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410081111/https://twitter.com/KuwaitFA/status/941332592615477248|url-status=live}}</ref> also referred to simply as the '''Gulf Cup''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSMTZXEFBUSJ1A5V/|date=1 December 2019|title=Gulf Cup of Nations Results|work=reuters.com|access-date=3 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup |url=https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/kuwait-to-host-26th-gulf-cup/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Iraqi News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109184619/https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/kuwait-to-host-26th-gulf-cup/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/dozens-injured-oman-gulf-cup-win-celebrations-180106145247748.html|title=Dozens injured during Oman's Gulf Cup win celebrations|website=www.aljazeera.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106170340/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/dozens-injured-oman-gulf-cup-win-celebrations-180106145247748.html|archive-date=6 January 2018}}</ref> is a biennial [[association football]] competition governed by the [[Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation]] for its [[Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation#Member associations|eight member nations]]. The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-iraq-saudi-idUKBRE9980MV20131009|title=Iraq pull out of Gulf Cup in spat with Saudi Arabia|publisher=Reuters|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507144857/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-iraq-saudi-idUKBRE9980MV20131009|archive-date=7 May 2016}}</ref> The reigning champions are [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], who won their second title at the [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|26th edition]].

==History== The idea for the tournament was established at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]], and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in [[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]] which was won by [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]]. Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 26 in total, followed by [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] with four titles, and [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] with three titles each.

A major point that helped Qatar improve the competition was that [[Al Jazeera Sports]], the leading sports channel in [[Western Asia]], and [[North Africa]] is based in [[Doha]]. Al Jazeera Sports won [[broadcast|broadcasting rights]] to the 2004, and exclusively in the [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in 2009<ref>http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/uae-fans-could-be-deprived-of-gulf-cup-action-1.43346 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121050158/http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/uae-fans-could-be-deprived-of-gulf-cup-action-1.43346 |date=2011-01-21 }} – Al Jazeera win rights from Abu Dhabi & Dubai Sports, in a competition that was broadcast freely just a decade ago</ref><ref>http://m.sportbusiness.com/news/168199/al-jazeera-acquires-gulf-cup-rights {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121713/http://m.sportbusiness.com/news/168199/al-jazeera-acquires-gulf-cup-rights |date=2011-07-16 }} – Al Jazeera Sports receive full broadcasting rights for 23.5 million dollars</ref> and dramatically reformed the Arabian Gulf Cup by hosting numerous talk shows and documentaries, on top of filming in [[High definition video|HD]] and perfecting camerawork of matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtvision.com/290/wtvision-broadcasts-real-time-statistics-at-2009-gulf-cup-in-oman.htm |title=WTVision broadcasts real-time statistics at 2009 Gulf Cup in Oman - News - wTVision |access-date=2010-02-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221143002/http://www.wtvision.com/290/wtvision-broadcasts-real-time-statistics-at-2009-gulf-cup-in-oman.htm |archive-date=2009-02-21 }} – Al Jazeera Sports offer the Gulf Cup in HD for the first time, and offer further enhanced visual graphics</ref>

The tournament marked the presence of some of the most influential personalities of the football world, including [[List of presidents of FIFA|FIFA President]], [[Sepp Blatter]],<ref>http://www.gulf-cup.net/index.asp?IDNews=125&id=100001 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723142627/http://www.gulf-cup.net/index.asp?IDNews=125&id=100001 |date=2011-07-23 }} – Sepp Blatter on the 19th Gulf Cup</ref> and [[UEFA]] president, [[Platini|Michel Platini]].<ref>http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/84173262/AFP {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410081106/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/french-president-of-the-uefa-michel-platini-and-the-head-of-news-photo/84173262 |date=2023-04-10 }} – Michel Platini attending the 19th Gulf Cup</ref><ref>http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/84167684/AFP – Michel Platini attending the 19th Gulf Cup</ref> 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 [[FIFA International Match Calendar|international match calendar]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234846/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/bodies/02/17/94/91/13920_excooctober_agenda_en_13-02270_101_en_en_13-02410_101_en_en_neutral.pdf FIFA.com]</ref>

==Political and security issues==

From 1990 to 2003, [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] was banned due to the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wars and football: Iraq's politically-charged history in the Arabian Gulf Cup|url=https://dohanews.co/wars-and-football-iraqs-politically-charged-history-in-the-arabian-gulf-cup/|website=Doha News|access-date=21 January 2023|date=21 January 2023|archive-date=21 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121154317/https://dohanews.co/wars-and-football-iraqs-politically-charged-history-in-the-arabian-gulf-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup]] in 2013 was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of [[Basra]], [[Iraq]], but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qfa.com.qa/bahrain-to-host-21st-gulf-cup.aspx|title=Bahrain to host 21st Gulf Cup|date=31 October 2011|work=QFA.com.qa|access-date=31 October 2011|archive-date=30 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530192956/http://www.qfa.com.qa/bahrain-to-host-21st-gulf-cup.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup]] was also shifted after concerns of preparation and security.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulf Cup shifts from Iraq to Saudi Arabia|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Gulf-Cup-shifts-from-Iraq-to-Saudi-Arabia-4878163.php|publisher=SFGate|access-date=8 October 2013|archive-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018045801/http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Gulf-Cup-shifts-from-Iraq-to-Saudi-Arabia-4878163.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Likewise, the [[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup]] was also originally scheduled to be held in [[Basra]], [[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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iraq named 2016 Gulf Cup hosts, final decision in three months|date=18 November 2014 |url=http://www.qfa.com.qa/iraq-named-2016-gulf-cup-hosts-final-decision-in-three-months/|publisher=Qatar FA|access-date=18 November 2014|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205024/http://www.qfa.com.qa/iraq-named-2016-gulf-cup-hosts-final-decision-in-three-months/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Iraq officially suspends hosting Khaliji 23 Championship|date=2 February 2015 |url=http://www.iraqinews.com/features/iraq-officially-suspends-hosting-khaliji-championship/|publisher=Iraqi News.com|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-date=10 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410081111/https://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politics/iraq-officially-suspends-hosting-khaliji-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Bahrain]] cut [[Qatar diplomatic crisis|diplomatic ties]] with [[Qatar]]. In July 2019, the [[Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation|AGCFF]] announced that the [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five teams to compete in 24th Arabian Gulf Cup next month|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1189547/five-teams-to-compete-in-24th-arabian-gulf-cup-next-month/|website=FOX Sports Asia|access-date=13 November 2019|date=24 October 2019|archive-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205071108/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/1189547/five-teams-to-compete-in-24th-arabian-gulf-cup-next-month/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, later in November 2019, the three countries agreed to take part and the draw for the tournament was re-made.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2019/11/13/saudi-arabia-uae-and-bahrain-to-play-in-gulf-cup-in-qatar/|title=Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to play in Gulf Cup in Qatar|access-date=13 November 2019|website=The Arabian Stories News|date=13 November 2019|archive-date=13 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113095411/https://www.thearabianstories.com/2019/11/13/saudi-arabia-uae-and-bahrain-to-play-in-gulf-cup-in-qatar/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;" |{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}} ! rowspan="2" style="width:7%;" |Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:12%;" |Host ! rowspan="29" style="width:1%;" | ! colspan="3" | First place game ! rowspan="29" style="width:1%;" | ! colspan="3" | Third place game ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;" | Teams |- ! style="width:15%; " |{{gold01}} Champion ! style="width:10%; " |Score ! style="width:15%; " |{{silver02}} Runner-up ! style="width:15%; " |{{bronze03}} Third place ! style="width:10%; " |Score ! style="width:15%; " |[[File:Pewter medal icon.svg|17px]] Fourth place |- style=" height:3em;" |1 |[[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]] | {{BHR|1932}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1932}} |{{fb-big|KSA|1938}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT|1949}} |4 |- style=" height:3em;" |2 |[[2nd Arabian Gulf Cup|1972]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KSA|1938}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|KSA|1938}} |{{fb-big|UAE}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT}} |4 |- style=" height:3em;" |3 |[[3rd Arabian Gulf Cup|1974]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KUW}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |'''4–0''' |{{fb-big|KSA}} |{{fb-big|QAT}} |'''1–1''' {{aet}} (3–0 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]]) |{{fb-big|UAE}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |4 |[[4th Arabian Gulf Cup|1976]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|QAT}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |'''4–2''' |{{fb-big|IRQ|1963}} |{{fb-big|QAT}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |7 |- style=" height:3em;" |5 |[[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|IRQ|1963}} |'''{{fb-big|IRQ|1963}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|KUW}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |7 |- style=" height:3em;" |6 |[[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|UAE}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |{{fb-big|UAE}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|KSA}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |7 |[[7th Arabian Gulf Cup|1984]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|OMA|1970}} |'''{{fb-big|IRQ|1963}}''' |'''1–1''' {{aet}} (3–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]]) |{{fb-big|QAT}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|UAE}} |7 |- style=" height:3em;" |8 |[[8th Arabian Gulf Cup|1986]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|BHR|1972}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|UAE}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT}} |7 |- style=" height:3em;" |9 |[[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KSA}} |'''{{fb-big|IRQ|1963}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|UAE}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |7 |- style=" height:3em;" |10 |[[10th Arabian Gulf Cup|1990]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KUW}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT}} |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|OMA|1970}} |5 |- style=" height:3em;" |11 |[[11th Arabian Gulf Cup|1992]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|QAT}} |'''{{fb-big|QAT}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|UAE}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |12 |[[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|UAE}} |'''{{fb-big|KSA}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|UAE}} |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |13 |[[13th Arabian Gulf Cup|1996]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|OMA}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|UAE}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |14 |[[14th Arabian Gulf Cup|1998]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|BHR|1972}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|KSA}} |{{fb-big|UAE}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|OMA}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |15 |[[15th Arabian Gulf Cup|2002]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KSA}} |'''{{fb-big|KSA}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|QAT}} |{{fb-big|KUW}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR|1972}} |6 |- style=" height:3em;" |16 |[[16th Arabian Gulf Cup|2003–04]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KUW}} |'''{{fb-big|KSA}}''' |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|BHR}} |{{fb-big|QAT}} |[[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] |{{fb-big|OMA}} |7 |- style=" height:3em;" |17 |[[17th Arabian Gulf Cup|2004]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|QAT}} |'''{{fb-big|QAT}}''' |'''1–1''' {{aet}} (6–5 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]]) |{{fb-big|OMA}} |{{fb-big|BHR}} |'''3–1''' |{{fb-big|KUW}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |18 |[[18th Arabian Gulf Cup|2007]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|UAE}} |'''{{fb-big|UAE}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|OMA}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|BHR|size=30px}} and {{fb|KSA|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |19 |[[19th Arabian Gulf Cup|2009]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|OMA}} |'''{{fb-big|OMA}}''' |'''0–0''' {{aet}} (6–5 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]]) |{{fb-big|KSA}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|KUW|size=30px}} and {{fb|QAT|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |20 |[[20th Arabian Gulf Cup|2010]] | style="text-align:left" | {{YEM}} |'''{{fb-big|KUW}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|KSA}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|IRQ|size=30px}} and {{fb|UAE|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |21 |[[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|BHR}} |'''{{fb-big|UAE}}''' |'''2–1''' {{aet}} |{{fb-big|IRQ}} |{{fb-big|KUW}} |'''6–1''' |{{fb-big|BHR}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |22 |[[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KSA}} |'''{{fb-big|QAT}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|KSA}} |{{fb-big|UAE}} |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|OMA}} ||8 |- style=" height:3em;" |23 |[[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup|2017–18]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KUW}} |'''{{fb-big|OMA}}''' |'''0–0''' {{aet}} (5–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p.]]) |{{fb-big|UAE}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|BHR|size=30px}} and {{fb|IRQ|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |24 |[[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|QAT}} |'''{{fb-big|BHR}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|KSA}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|IRQ|size=30px}} and {{fb|QAT|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |25 |[[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]] | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|IRQ}} |'''{{Fb-big|IRQ}}''' |'''3–2''' {{aet}} |{{fb-big|OMA}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|BHR|size=30px}} and {{fb|QAT|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |26 |{{nowrap|[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]}} | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KUW}} |'''{{Fb-big|BHR}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|OMA}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|KUW|size=30px}} and {{fb|KSA|size=30px}} |8 |- style=" height:3em;" |27 |''[[27th Arabian Gulf Cup|2026]]'' | style="text-align:left" | {{flagcountry|KSA}} | colspan="3" |TBD | colspan="3" |TBD |8 |}

==Winners summary== {| class="wikitable" |- !width=5%|Team !width=10%|Winners !width=10%|Runners-up !width=10%|Third place !width=10%|Fourth place !width=10%|Semi-finalists ''(no 3rd place Match)'' |- |{{fb|KUW}} |10 ([[1970 Gulf Cup of Nations|1970]], [[1972 Gulf Cup of Nations|1972]], [[1974 Gulf Cup of Nations|1974]]*, [[1976 Gulf Cup of Nations|1976]], [[1982 Gulf Cup of Nations|1982]], [[1986 Gulf Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1990 Gulf Cup of Nations|1990]]*, [[1996 Gulf Cup of Nations|1996]], [[1998 Gulf Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]]) |1 ([[1979 Gulf Cup of Nations|1979]]) |2 ([[2002 Gulf Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2013 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]]) |1 ([[2004 Gulf Cup of Nations|2004]]) |2 ([[2009 Gulf Cup of Nations|2009]], [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]*) |- |{{fb|IRQ}} |4 ([[1979 Gulf Cup of Nations|1979]]*, [[1984 Gulf Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1988 Gulf Cup of Nations|1988]], [[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]]*) |2 ([[1976 Gulf Cup of Nations|1976]], [[2013 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]]) | – | – |3 ([[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2017 Gulf Cup of Nations|2017–18]], [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]]) |- |{{fb|KSA}} |3 ([[1994 Gulf Cup of Nations|1994]], [[2002 Gulf Cup of Nations|2002]]*, [[2003 Gulf Cup of Nations|2003–04]]) |7 ([[1972 Gulf Cup of Nations|1972]]*, [[1974 Gulf Cup of Nations|1974]], [[1998 Gulf Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2009 Gulf Cup of Nations|2009]], [[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2014 Gulf Cup of Nations|2014]]*, [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]]) |7 ([[1970 Gulf Cup of Nations|1970]], [[1979 Gulf Cup of Nations|1979]], [[1984 Gulf Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1986 Gulf Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1988 Gulf Cup of Nations|1988]]*, [[1992 Gulf Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1996 Gulf Cup of Nations|1996]]) |1 ([[1982 Gulf Cup of Nations|1982]]) |2 ([[2007 Gulf Cup of Nations|2007]], [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]) |- |{{fb|QAT}} |3 ([[1992 Gulf Cup of Nations|1992]]*, [[2004 Gulf Cup of Nations|2004]]*, [[2014 Gulf Cup of Nations|2014]]) |4 ([[1984 Gulf Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1990 Gulf Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1996 Gulf Cup of Nations|1996]], [[2002 Gulf Cup of Nations|2002]]) |2 ([[1976 Gulf Cup of Nations|1976]]*, [[2003 Gulf Cup of Nations|2003–04]]) |5 ([[1970 Gulf Cup of Nations|1970]], [[1972 Gulf Cup of Nations|1972]], [[1974 Gulf Cup of Nations|1974]], [[1986 Gulf Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1994 Gulf Cup of Nations|1994]]) |3 ([[2009 Gulf Cup of Nations|2009]], [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]]*,[[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]]) |- |{{fb|UAE}} |2 ([[2007 Gulf Cup of Nations|2007]]*, [[2013 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]]) |4 ([[1986 Gulf Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1988 Gulf Cup of Nations|1988]], [[1994 Gulf Cup of Nations|1994]]*, [[2017 Gulf Cup of Nations|2017–18]]) |5 ([[1972 Gulf Cup of Nations|1972]], [[1974 Gulf Cup of Nations|1974]], [[1982 Gulf Cup of Nations|1982]]*, [[1998 Gulf Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2014 Gulf Cup of Nations|2014]]) |3 ([[1984 Gulf Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1992 Gulf Cup of Nations|1992]], [[1996 Gulf Cup of Nations|1996]]) |1 ([[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations|2010]]) |- |{{fb|BHR}} |2 ([[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]], [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]) |4 ([[1970 Gulf Cup of Nations|1970]]*, [[1982 Gulf Cup of Nations|1982]], [[1992 Gulf Cup of Nations|1992]], [[2003 Gulf Cup of Nations|2003–04]]) |3 ([[1990 Gulf Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1994 Gulf Cup of Nations|1994]], [[2004 Gulf Cup of Nations|2004]]) |5 ([[1976 Gulf Cup of Nations|1976]], [[1979 Gulf Cup of Nations|1979]], [[1988 Gulf Cup of Nations|1988]], [[2002 Gulf Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2013 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]]*) |3 ([[2007 Gulf Cup of Nations|2007]], [[2017 Gulf Cup of Nations|2017–18]], [[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]]) |- |{{fb|OMN}} |2 ([[2009 Gulf Cup of Nations|2009]]*, [[2017 Gulf Cup of Nations|2017–18]]) |4 ([[2004 Gulf Cup of Nations|2004]], [[2007 Gulf Cup of Nations|2007]], [[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]], [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]) | – |4 ([[1990 Gulf Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1998 Gulf Cup of Nations|1998]], [[2003 Gulf Cup of Nations|2003–04]], [[2014 Gulf Cup of Nations|2014]]) | – |- |}

Note: *An asterisk (<nowiki>*</nowiki>) beside the year in the above table means that country hosted the tournament.

==Participating nations== <div style="overflow-x:auto;"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! width=160|Team ! {{flagicon|Bahrain|1932}} [[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]] !! {{flagicon|KSA|1938}} [[2nd Arabian Gulf Cup|1972]] !! |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[3rd Arabian Gulf Cup|1974]] !! {{flagicon|QAT}} [[4th Arabian Gulf Cup|1976]] !! {{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979]] !! {{flagicon|UAE}} [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]]!! {{flagicon|Oman|1970}} [[7th Arabian Gulf Cup|1984]] !! {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[8th Arabian Gulf Cup|1986]] !! {{flagicon|KSA}} [[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988]] !! {{flagicon|KUW}} [[10th Arabian Gulf Cup|1990]] !! {{flagicon|QAT}} [[11th Arabian Gulf Cup|1992]] !! {{flagicon|UAE}} [[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994]] !! {{flagicon|OMA}} [[13th Arabian Gulf Cup|1996]] !! {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[14th Arabian Gulf Cup|1998]] !! {{flagicon|KSA}} [[15th Arabian Gulf Cup|2002]] !! {{flagicon|KUW}} {{nowrap|[[16th Arabian Gulf Cup|2003–04]]}} !! {{flagicon|QAT}} [[17th Arabian Gulf Cup|2004]] !! {{flagicon|UAE}} [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup|2007]] !! {{flagicon|OMA}} [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup|2009]] !! {{flagicon|YEM}} [[20th Arabian Gulf Cup|2010]] !! {{flagicon|BHR}} [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013]] !! {{flagicon|KSA}} [[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014]] !! {{flagicon|KUW}} {{nowrap|[[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup|2017–18]]}} !! {{flagicon|QAT}} [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]] !! {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]] !! {{flagicon|KUW}} {{nowrap|[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]}} !! {{flagicon|KSA}} [[27th Arabian Gulf Cup|2026]] !Total |- |align=left|{{fb|Bahrain}} |style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=silver|2nd ||× ||GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;"|GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;"|GS ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||GS ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF | bgcolor=gold|1st | Q||'''25''' |- |align=left|{{fb|UAE}} |colspan=1 bgcolor="#efefef"| ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||GS ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||GS ||GS ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||GS | GS | Q|| '''24''' |- |align=left|{{fb|Iraq}} |colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st || × ||bgcolor=gold|1st || GS ||bgcolor=gold|1st || × ||colspan=6 bgcolor="#efefef"| || GS || GS || GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF || bgcolor=silver|2nd || GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st | GS | Q|| '''16''' |- |align=left|{{fb|Kuwait}} |bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||style="border:3px solid red;"|GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;"|GS ||GS ||GS |style="border:3px solid red;"bgcolor=#81c846| SF | Q|| '''25''' |- |align=left|{{fb|Oman}} |colspan=2 bgcolor="#efefef"| ||GS ||GS ||GS ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;"|GS ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||GS ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;"|GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd | bgcolor=silver|2nd | Q|| '''23''' |- |align=left|{{fb|Qatar}} |bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||GS ||GS ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF | GS | Q|| '''25''' |- |align=left|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}} |bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor="#efefef"| ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=gold|1st ||GS ||bgcolor=#81c846|SF ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;" bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||GS |bgcolor=#81c846| SF |style="border:3px solid red;"| Q|| '''24''' |- |align=left|{{fb|Yemen}} |colspan=15 bgcolor="#efefef"| ||GS ||GS || GS ||GS ||style="border:3px solid red;"|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|| |} </div>

Legend:

{{col-begin|width=40%}} {{col-2}} *{{bg|Gold|'''1st'''}} – Champions *{{bg|Silver|'''2nd'''}} – Runners-up *{{bg|#cc9966|'''3rd'''}} – Third place *{{bg|#9acdff|'''4th'''}} – Fourth place *{{bg|#81c846|'''SF'''}} – Semi finalist *GS – Group stage {{col-2}} *''Q'' — Qualified for upcoming tournament *{{border|width=1px|color=gray| × }} — Withdrew / Disqualified *{{border|width=3px|color=red|  }} — Hosts *{{bg|#efefef|   }} — Did not participate {{col-end}}

Note:

* {{fb|IRQ}} 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 == {{updated|4 January 2025}} {| class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" style="text-align:center" ! width="5%" |Rank ! width="20%" |Team ! width="5%" |Part ! width="5%" |M ! width="5%" |W ! width="5%" |D ! width="5%" |L ! width="5%" |GF ! width="5%" |GA ! width="5%" |GD ! width="5%" |Points |- |1 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|KSA}} |25 |116 |59 |25 |32 |175 |114 | +61 |202 |- |2 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|KUW}} |26 |119 |58 |25 |36 |204 |119 | +85 |200 |- |3 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|QAT}} |26 |117 |43 |31 |43 |143 |140 | +3 |160 |- |4 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|UAE}} |25 |117 |41 |31 |42 |122 |143 |−21 |154 |- |5 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|BHR}} |25 |112 |36 |34 |42 |122 |139 | -17 |142 |- |6 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|IRQ}} |15 |76 |38 |25 |13 |134 |69 | +65 |139 |- |7 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|OMA}} |23 |116 |25 |31 |60 |98 |186 | -88 |106 |- |8 | style="text-align:left;" |{{fb|YEM}} |11 |36 |1 |6 |29 |16 |89 |−73 |9 |} Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Gulf Cup Federation |url=https://agcff.com/en/home/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119194510/https://agcff.com/en/home/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Note:

# [[2nd Arabian Gulf Cup|1972]] (Bahrain were ejected from the competition) # [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]] (Iraq withdrew from the competition) # [[10th Arabian Gulf Cup|1990]] (Iraq withdrew from the competition)

==All-time goal records== All-time goal records by Tournaments:<ref>Statistics made by contributor based on information found on [http://www.gulfcup.com/ gulfcup.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205152645/http://gulfcup.com/ |date=5 February 2006 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Tournament !Games !Goals scored !Goals per game |- |[[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]] |style="background-color:#F08080"|6 |style="background-color:#F08080"|19 |3.17 |- |[[2nd Arabian Gulf Cup|1972]] |style="background-color:#F08080"|6 |25 |style="background-color:#be9"|4.17 |- |[[3rd Arabian Gulf Cup|1974]] |10 |40 |4.00 |- |[[4th Arabian Gulf Cup|1976]] |style="background-color:#be9"|22 |style="background-color:#be9"|84 |3.82 |- |[[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979]] |21 |70 |3.33 |- |[[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]] |15 |38 |2.53 |- |[[7th Arabian Gulf Cup|1984]] |style="background-color:#be9"|22 |51 |2.32 |- |[[8th Arabian Gulf Cup|1986]] |21 |53 |2.52 |- |[[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988]] |21 |34 |1.62 |- |[[10th Arabian Gulf Cup|1990]] |10 |21 |2.10 |- |[[11th Arabian Gulf Cup|1992]] |15 |30 |2.00 |- |[[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994]] |15 |34 |2.27 |- |[[13th Arabian Gulf Cup|1996]] |15 |35 |2.33 |- |[[14th Arabian Gulf Cup|1998]] |15 |40 |2.67 |- |[[15th Arabian Gulf Cup|2002]] |15 |33 |2.20 |- |[[16th Arabian Gulf Cup|2003–04]] |21 |46 |2.19 |- |[[17th Arabian Gulf Cup|2004]] |16 |59 |3.69 |- |[[18th Arabian Gulf Cup|2007]] |15 |34 |2.27 |- |[[19th Arabian Gulf Cup|2009]] |15 |31 |2.07 |- |[[20th Arabian Gulf Cup|2010]] |15 |30 |2.00 |- |[[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013]] |16 |36 |2.25 |- |[[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014]] |16 |33 |2.06 |- |[[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup|2017–18]] |15 |23 |style="background-color:#F08080"|1.53 |- |[[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]] |15 |45 |3.00 |- |[[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]] |15 |39 |2.60 |- |[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]] |15 |41 |2.73 |} *{{fb|KUW}} reached 100 goals on 3 March 1988 vs {{fb|QAT}} *{{fb|KUW}} reached 200 goals on 13 January 2023 vs {{fb|BHN}} *{{fb|KSA}} reached 100 goals on 19 October 1996 vs {{fb|QAT}} *{{fb|QAT}} reached 100 goals on 16 December 2004 vs {{fb|OMA}} *{{fb|IRQ}} reached 100 goals on 2 December 2010 vs {{fb|KUW}} *{{fb|BHR}} reached 100 goals on 11 January 2013 vs {{fb|QAT}} *{{fb|UAE}} reached 100 goals on 11 January 2013 vs {{fb|OMA}}

''Does not include goals from annulled or abandoned games (1972 – {{fb|BHR}} games, 1982 & 1990 {{fb|IRQ}} games)''

''Includes 1974 preliminary round games''

''Does not include penalty shoot-out goals''

===All-time top scorers=== :''Updated on 4 December 2019.'' {|class="wikitable sortable" !Rank !Player !Country !Goals |- |1 |[[Jasem Yaqoub]] |{{fb|KWT}} |18 |- |rowspan=2|2 |[[Majed Abdullah]] |{{fb|KSA}} |17 |- |[[Hussein Saeed]] |{{fb|IRQ|1963}} |17 |- |rowspan=2|4 |[[Jasem Al Huwaidi]] |{{fb|KWT}} |14 |- |[[Faisal Al-Dakhil]] |{{fb|KWT}} |14 |- |rowspan=2|6 |'''[[Ali Mabkhout]]''' |{{fb|UAE}} |13 |- |[[Mansour Muftah]] |{{fb|QAT}} |13 |- |rowspan=2|8 |'''[[Bader Al-Mutawa]]''' |{{fb|KWT}} |12 |- |[[Yussef Al-Suwayed]] |{{fb|KWT}} |12 |- |rowspan=3|10 |[[Fahad Khamees]] |{{fb|UAE}} |10 |- |[[Mahmoud Soufi]] |{{fb|QAT}} |10 |- |[[Yasser Al-Qahtani]] |{{fb|KSA}} |10 |}

Players in '''bold''' are still active

===Golden boot history=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Player(s) !Goals scored |- |rowspan="2"|[[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} Mohammed Masawd||rowspan="2"|3 |- |{{fbicon|KUW}} Jawad Khalif |- |[[2nd Arabian Gulf Cup|1972]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} Hamad Bu Hamood||6 |- |[[3rd Arabian Gulf Cup|1974]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||6 |- |[[4th Arabian Gulf Cup|1976]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Yaqoub]]||9 |- |[[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979]] |{{fbicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Hussein Saeed]]||10 |- |rowspan="4"|[[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]] |{{fbicon|BHR|1972}} Ebrahim Zwaeed||rowspan="4"|3 |- |{{fbicon|UAE}} Saleem Khalifa |- |{{fbicon|KUW}} Yussif Swaid |- |{{fbicon|KSA}} [[Majed Abdullah]] |- |[[7th Arabian Gulf Cup|1984]] |{{fbicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Hussain Saeed]]||7 |- |[[8th Arabian Gulf Cup|1986]] |{{fbicon|UAE}} [[Fahad Khamees]]||6 |- |rowspan="2"|[[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988]] |{{fbicon|UAE}} Zuhair Bukheet||rowspan="2"|4 |- |{{fbicon|IRQ|1963}} [[Ahmad Radhi]] |- |[[10th Arabian Gulf Cup|1990]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah]]||5 |- |[[11th Arabian Gulf Cup|1992]] |{{fbicon|QAT}} [[Mubarak Mustafa]]||3 |- |rowspan="2"|[[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994]] |{{fbicon|KSA}} [[Fuad Anwar]]||rowspan="2"|4 |- |{{fbicon|QAT}} [[Mahmoud Soufi]] |- |[[13th Arabian Gulf Cup|1996]] |{{fbicon|QAT}} [[Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi]]||4 |- |[[14th Arabian Gulf Cup|1998]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Jasem Al Huwaidi]]||9 |- |[[15th Arabian Gulf Cup|2002]] |{{fbicon|OMA}} [[Hani Al-Dhabit]]||5 |- |[[16th Arabian Gulf Cup|2003–04]] |{{fbicon|BHR}} [[Talal Yousef]]||5 |- |[[17th Arabian Gulf Cup|2004]] |{{fbicon|OMA}} [[Amad Al Hosni]]||4 |- |[[18th Arabian Gulf Cup|2007]] |{{fbicon|UAE}} [[Ismail Matar]]||5 |- |[[19th Arabian Gulf Cup|2009]] |{{fbicon|OMA}} [[Hassan Rabia]]||4 |- |rowspan="2"|[[20th Arabian Gulf Cup|2010]] |{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]]||rowspan="2"|3 |- |{{fbicon|IRQ}} [[Alaa Abdul-Zahra]] |- |rowspan="2"|[[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013]] |{{fbicon|UAE}} [[Ahmed Khalil (footballer, born 1991)|Ahmed Khalil]]||rowspan="2"|3 |- |{{fbicon|KUW}} [[Abdulhadi Khamis]] |- |[[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014]] |{{fbicon|UAE}} [[Ali Mabkhout]]||5 |- |rowspan="5"|[[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup|2017–18]] |{{fbicon|IRQ}} [[Ali Husni]]||rowspan="5"|2 |- |{{fbicon|IRQ}} [[Ali Faez]] |- |{{fbicon|BHR}} [[Jamal Rashid]] |- |{{fbicon|QAT}} [[Almoez Ali]] |- |{{fbicon|OMA}} [[Said Al-Ruzaiqi]] |- |[[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]] |{{fbicon|UAE}} [[Ali Mabkhout]]||5 |- |rowspan="2"|[[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]] |{{fbicon|IRQ}} [[Aymen Hussein]]||rowspan="2"|3 |- |{{fbicon|IRQ}} [[Ibrahim Bayesh]] |- |rowspan="3"|[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]] |{{fbicon|BHR}} [[Mohamed Marhoon]]||rowspan="3"|3 |- |{{fbicon|OMN}} [[Issam Al-Sabhi]] |- |{{fbicon|KSA}} [[Abdullah Al-Hamdan]] |}

==Other records== * '''Biggest win''' – 8 goals : {{fb|KUW}} 8–0 {{fb|OMA|1970}} (29 March 1976)

* '''Most goals in a game''' – 8 goals : {{fb|KUW}} 8–0 {{fb|OMA|1970}} (29 March 1976)

* '''Most individual goals in a single game''' – 5 goals : [[Majed Abdullah]], {{fb|KSA}} (3 April 1979 vs {{fb|QAT}}) : [[Jassem Al Houwaidi]], {{fb|KUW}} (1998 vs {{fb|QAT}})

* '''Most individual goals in a single tournament''' – 10 goals : [[Hussein Saeed]], {{fb|IRQ|1963}} (1979)

==See also== * [[Gulf Cup for Veteran Players]] * [[AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup]] * [[AGCFF U-20 Gulf Cup]] * [[AGCFF U-17 Gulf Cup]] * [[GCC Futsal Cup]] * [[WAFF Championship]] * [[FIFA Arab Cup]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229090701/http://gulf-cup.net/|title=Gulf Cup official website|date=29 December 2010}} *{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205152645/http://gulfcup.com/|date=5 February 2006|title=Gulf Cup website}} *{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207162221/http://gulfcup19.com/english/index.aspx|title=Official website of the 19th Gulf Cup|date=7 February 2009}} *{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503221811/http://hailoosport.com/comp?lang=ar&league=210bac151714f146fd344363e1c431af&region=Middle%20East|title=Gulf Cup – Hailoosport.com|date=3 May 2014}} {{in lang|ar}} *{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503211749/http://hailoosport.com/comp?lang=en&league=210bac151714f146fd344363e1c431af&region=Middle%20East|date=3 May 2014|title=Gulf Cup – Hailoosport.com}} {{in lang|en}}

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