1974_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations

1974 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Dates	15–29 March
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Kuwait (3rd title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	Qatar
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	45 (3.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jasem Yaqoub (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Mohammed Ghanim
Best goalkeeper	Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
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3rd Arabian Gulf Cup

1974 football competition held in Kuwait

The 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة) was the third edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and was won by two-time defending champions and hosts Kuwait. The tournament took place between 15 and 29 March 1974.^[1] All matches were played at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.

Quick Facts دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة (in Arabic), Tournament details ...

Oman took part in the competition for the first time. Kuwait defeated Saudi Arabia 4–0 in the final to win their third title in a row. The victory meant that Kuwait had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently.

The number of teams in this edition increased from five to six and the format of the competition changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations were split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final while the defeated semi-finalists played the third-place play-off.

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[2] Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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"كأس الخليج 3 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2007-01-20.

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"اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".

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Team	Previous appearances in tournament^{[upper-alpha 1]}
Bahrain	2 (1970, 1972)
Kuwait (host)	2 (1970, 1972)
Oman	0 (debut)
Qatar	2 (1970, 1972)
Saudi Arabia	2 (1970, 1972)
United Arab Emirates	1 (1972)

Country	Referee
Bahrain	Ali Kamenjah
England	Matthews
Iraq	Sami Naji
Italy	Riccardo Lattanzi
Kuwait	Abdulrahman Al-Bakr
	Jaber Al-Jalahemah
	Abdulsalam Al-Yaqout
Saudi Arabia	Ghazi Kayal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kuwait (H)	2	2	0	6	0	+6	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Qatar	2	1	1	4	1	+3	2	Advance to knockout stage
3	Oman	2	0	2	0	9	−9	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	6	1	+5	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	4	2	+2	2	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bahrain	2	0	2	1	8	−7	0

Semi-finals		Final

26 March – Kuwait City

Kuwait	6
		29 March – Kuwait City
United Arab Emirates	0
		Kuwait	4
27 March – Kuwait City
		Saudi Arabia	0
Saudi Arabia	3

Qatar	1
		Third place

		29 March – Kuwait City

		Qatar (pen.)	1 (3)

		United Arab Emirates	1 (0)

1974_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations

3rd Arabian Gulf Cup

Teams

Venues

Match officials

Preliminary round

First round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

References

External links

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Qatar	1–1 (a.e.t.)	United Arab Emirates
Ali 64'	Report	Boshanain 24'
Penalties
	3–0