1979_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations

1979 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country	Iraq
Dates	23 March – 9 April
Teams	7
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Kuwait
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	70 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hussein Saeed (10 goals)
Best player(s)	Hadi Ahmed
Best goalkeeper	Raad Hammoudi
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5th Arabian Gulf Cup

Fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup, held in Iraq

The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة) was the fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq and took place from 23 March to 9 April 1979.^[1] Hosts Iraq won their first ever title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2–0,^[2] becoming the second team to win the competition after Kuwait.

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

Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights.^[3]

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

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"جدول مباريات دورة الخليج العربي الخامسة ببغداد".

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"منتخب العراق يحقق بطولة الخليج الخامسة".

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"المولود الخامس". Archived from the original on 9 December 2008.

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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	4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976)
Iraq (hosts)	1 (1976)
Kuwait	4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976)
Oman	2 (1974, 1976)
Qatar	4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976)
Saudi Arabia	4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976)
United Arab Emirates	3 (1972, 1974, 1976)

Country	Referee
Bahrain	Ibrahim Al-Doy
India	Kim
India	Alex Vaz
Iraq	Sami Naji
Kuwait	Ahmed Al-Misfer
Malaysia	Sivapalan Kathiravale
Qatar	Rostam Baqer
Saudi Arabia	Fahad Al-Dahmash
Singapore	Nadasen Chandra
Thailand	Vijit Getkaew
United Arab Emirates	Khalfan Ali

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	6	6	0	0	23	1	+22	12
Kuwait	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	9
Saudi Arabia	6	3	2	1	14	4	+10	8
Bahrain	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	6
Qatar	6	2	1	3	4	13	−9	5
United Arab Emirates	6	1	0	5	5	18	−13	2
Oman	6	0	0	6	1	21	−20	1

1979_Gulf_Cup_of_Nations

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

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Baghdad	Baghdad
	Al-Shaab Stadium
	Capacity: 40,000