4th Arabian Gulf Cup

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1976 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates26 March – 15 April
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (4th title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Qatar
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Ali Kadhim
Best goalkeeperBahrain Hamood Sultan
← 1974
1979 →

The 4th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة) was the fourth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup, held every two years and organised by the AGCFF. The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar and was won by three-time defending champions Kuwait. The tournament took place between 26 March and 15 April 1976.[1] All matches were played at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium.

Iraq took part in the competition for the first time. Both Iraq and Kuwait finished level on points and goal difference in the round-robin group stage; thus, a play-off final was held to determine the champion. Kuwait defeated Iraq 4–2 in the final to win their fourth title in a row.[2]

The number of teams was increased from six to seven and the format of the competition was changed back to the original format used in 1970 and 1972.

Teams[]

Team Previous appearances in tournament[A]
 Bahrain 3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 Iraq 0 (debut)
 Kuwait 3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 Oman 1 (1974)
 Qatar (host) 3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 Saudi Arabia 3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 United Arab Emirates 2 (1972, 1974)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues[]

 Doha
Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Brazil vs Argentina (2010).jpg

Match officials[]

Country Referee
Algeria Algeria Abdelkader Oweis
Bahrain Bahrain Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi
Iraq Iraq Sobhi Adeeb
Kuwait Kuwait Abdulrahman Al-Bakr
Qatar Qatar Taleb Ballan
Mubarak Waleed
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Daham
Tunisia Tunisia Hédi Saoudi
Turkey Turkey
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Abbas Hassan

Tournament[]

The seven teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6 4 2 0 22 5 +17 10
 Iraq 6 4 2 0 21 4 +17 10
 Qatar 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 9
 Bahrain 6 3 0 3 9 15 −6 6
 Saudi Arabia 6 2 0 4 8 14 −6 4
 United Arab Emirates 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2
 Oman 6 0 1 5 3 21 −18 1

Matches[]

Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Goal 20' Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Iraq 4–0 Oman
Hassan Goal 33'
Kadhim Goal 68', 80'
Goal 69' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 3–2 United Arab Emirates
Goal 49', 64'
Goal 80'		 Report Goal 73'
Goal 88'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Yaqoub Goal 25'
Al-Dakhil Goal 37', 74'
Al-Anberi Goal 46'		 Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Goal 22' (pen.)
Goal 55'		 Report
Referee: Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi (Bahrain)
Iraq 4–1 Bahrain
Waal Goal 11'
Hassan Goal 23'
Abdul-Jalil Goal 50'
Kadhim Goal 65'		 Report Goal 39' (pen.)
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)
Kuwait 8–0 Oman
Al-Dakhil Goal 16', 74'
Goal 17'
Yaqoub Goal 22' (pen.), 33', 49', 59'
Goal 87'		 Report
Referee: Taleb Ballan (Qatar)
Iraq 7–1 Saudi Arabia
Waal Goal 3'
Abdul-Jalil Goal 6'
Hassan Goal 25'
Subhi Goal 45', 89'
Kadhim Goal 60', 68'		 Report Goal 82'
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)
Qatar 3–1 United Arab Emirates
Muftah Goal 1'
Goal 2'
Goal 29'		 Report Goal 59'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)
Bahrain 1–0 Oman
Goal 60' Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Qatar 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)
Kuwait 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Referee: Mubarak Waleed (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Oman
Goal 3'
Goal 19'
Goal 82'		 Report Goal 5'
Referee: Abbas Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait 5–2 Bahrain
Yaqoub Goal 5' (pen.)
Al-Anberi Goal 15', 43'
Goal 68'
Al-Dakhil Goal 90'		 Report Goal 40'
Goal 42'
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)
Iraq 4–0 United Arab Emirates
Hussein Goal 11'
Kadhim Goal 34' (pen.)
Abdul-Jalil Goal 43'
Fartous Goal 44'		 Report
Referee: Abdelkader Oweis (Algeria)
Qatar 4–1 Oman
Muftah Goal 1', 2'
Goal 3'
Omar Goal 49'		 Report Goal 43'
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Kuwait 2–2 Iraq
Yaqoub Goal 55'
Al-Dakhil Goal 56'		 Report Abdul-Jalil Goal 46'
Kadhim Goal 49'
Referee: Abdelkader Oweis (Algeria)
Bahrain 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Goal 51'
Goal 80'		 Report Goal 11'
Referee: (Turkey)
Qatar 3–0 Bahrain
Muftah Goal 56', 57'
Omar Goal 90'		 Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Oman
Goal 6' Report Goal 23' (pen.)
Referee: Mubarak Waleed (Qatar)
Kuwait 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Dakhil Goal 10', 27'
Yaqoub Goal 63'		 Report Goal 46'
Referee: Abdelkader Oweis (Algeria)

Championship play-off[]

Since both Kuwait and Iraq finished level on points and goal difference, a play-off final was held between the two sides to determine the champion.[3]

Kuwait 4–2 Iraq
Al-Anberi Goal 8', 25', 85'
Yaqoub Goal 32'		 Report Subhi Goal 9', 50'
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)

Winners[]

 4th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

Kuwait
Fourth title

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 84 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Oman (against Iraq)

Awards[]

Player of the Tournament[4]
Top Scorer[4]
Goalkeeper of the Tournament[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "كأس الخليج 4 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Gulf Cup 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "لقاء مصيري بين فريقي الكويت والعراق".
  4. ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".
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