2nd_Arabian_Gulf_Cup

1972 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثانية (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	16–28 March
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Kuwait (2nd title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	United Arab Emirates
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	25 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Saeed Ghurab (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Farouq Ibrahim
Best goalkeeper	Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi
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2nd Arabian Gulf Cup

1972 football competition held in Saudi Arabia

The 2nd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثانية) was the second edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was won by defending champions Kuwait for the second time. The tournament took place between 16 and 28 March 1972.^[1] Kuwait won their second consecutive title, edging out Saudi Arabia on goal difference after both nations finished with equal points. This was the first instance of the title being decided by goal difference.

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

United Arab Emirates made their debut in the competition and finished third. Bahrain withdrew after walking off the field, during the final match of the tournament, against Saudi Arabia to protest the officiating. They were subsequently ejected from the competition and their results were expunged.

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[2] Bold indicates champion for that year.

[BHR-3] Bahrain were ejected from the competition and their record was expunged after abandoning their match against Saudi Arabia to protest the officiating.

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"كأس الخليج 2 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2007-01-14.

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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	1 (1970)
Kuwait	1 (1970)
Qatar	1 (1970)
Saudi Arabia (host)	1 (1970)
United Arab Emirates	0 (debut)

Country	Referee
Bahrain	Ibrahim Al-Doy
Egypt	Mohamed Diab Al-Attar
Kuwait	Jaber Al-Jalahemah
Saudi Arabia	Abdulrahman Al-Daham
Sudan	Abdeen Ibrahim

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	3	2	1	0	14	2	+12	5
Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	5
United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	1	11	–10	2
Qatar	3	0	0	3	0	10	–10	0
Bahrain^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2nd_Arabian_Gulf_Cup

2nd Arabian Gulf Cup

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