Gulf_Cup_of_Nations

Arabian Gulf Cup

Arabian Gulf Cup

Regional association football tournament

"Gulf Cup" redirects here. For other uses, see Gulf Cup (disambiguation).

The Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي, Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī),[1][2][3] often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup,[4][5] is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems.[6] The reigning champions are Iraq, having won their fourth title at the 25th edition, as hosts, held in 2023.

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History

The idea for the tournament was established at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in 1970 which was won by Kuwait. Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 25 in total, followed by Iraq with four titles, and Saudi Arabia and Qatar with three titles each. The current champions are Iraq, who defeated Oman in 2023 to win their fourth title.

Developments

View of the jam-packed stadium during the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in Abu Dhabi in 2007

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 broadcasting rights to the 2004, and exclusively in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2009[7][8] and dramatically reformed the Arabian Gulf Cup by hosting numerous talk shows and documentaries, on top of filming in HD and perfecting camerawork of matches.[9]

The tournament marked the presence of some of the most influential personalities of the football world, including FIFA President, Sepp Blatter,[10] and UEFA president, Michel Platini.[11][12] 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 international match calendar.[13]

Political and security issues

From 1990 to 2003, Iraq was banned due to the Gulf War.[14]

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.[15]

The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup was also shifted after concerns of preparation and security.[16]

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.[17][18]

In 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. In July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the 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.[19] However, later in November 2019, the three countries agreed to take part and the draw for the tournament was re-made.[20]

Results

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Winners summary

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Note:

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

Participating nations

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Legend:

  • #: Invitee
  • Red border: Host nation
  • Blank: Did not enter
  • TBD: To be determined
  • GS: Group stage
  • SF: Semi-finalists (No third place match)
  • WD: Withdrew

Note:

  •  Iraq was banned from the competition from 1992 to 2003.
  •  Yemen have not yet won the championship nor even won a single competitive game.
  • There were no third place play-offs for the Arabian Gulf Cup from 2007 to 2010 and from 2017–18 onwards.

Summary

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Source:[21]

Note:

  1. 1972 (Bahrain were ejected from the competition)
  2. 1982 (Iraq withdrew from the competition)
  3. 1990 (Iraq withdrew from the competition)

All-time goal records

All-time goal records by Tournaments:[22]

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Does not include goals from annulled or abandoned games (1972 –  Bahrain games, 1982 & 1990  Iraq games)

Includes 1974 preliminary round games

Does not include penalty shoot-out goals

All-time top scorers

Updated on 4 December 2019.
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Players in bold are still active

Golden boot history

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Other records

  • Biggest win – 8 goals
 Kuwait 8–0  Oman (29 March 1976)
  • Most goals in a game – 8 goals
 Kuwait 8–0  Oman (29 March 1976)
  • Most individual goals in a single game – 5 goals
Majed Abdullah,  Saudi Arabia (3 April 1979 vs  Qatar)
Jassem Al Houwaidi,  Kuwait (1998 vs  Qatar)
  • Most individual goals in a single tournament – 10 goals
Hussein Saeed,  Iraq (1979)

See also

References

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    http://m.sportbusiness.com/news/168199/al-jazeera-acquires-gulf-cup-rights Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine – Al Jazeera Sports receive full broadcasting rights for 23.5 million dollars
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    "WTVision broadcasts real-time statistics at 2009 Gulf Cup in Oman - News - wTVision". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-07. – Al Jazeera Sports offer the Gulf Cup in HD for the first time, and offer further enhanced visual graphics
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    "Arab Gulf Cup Federation". Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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    Statistics made by contributor based on information found on gulfcup.com Archived 5 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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