6th Arabian Gulf Cup

6th Arabian Gulf Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	19 March – 4 April 1982
Teams	6 (1 withdrew)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Kuwait (5th title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	United Arab Emirates
Fourth place	Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	38 (2.53 per match)

The 6th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)^[1] was held in the UAE, in March 1982.

The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their 5th title.

Iraq also took part in the competition, but they withdrew after their match against the UAE.

Match officials[]

Country	Referee
Bahrain	Jassim Mandi
Germany
Hong Kong	Thomson Chan
Iraq	Sami Naji
Italy
Kuwait	Abdullah Ghareeb
Oman	Shambeeh Abo Waheed
Saudi Arabia	Fallaj Al-Shanar
Scotland	Brian McGinlay
United Arab Emirates	Fareed Abdulrahman

Tournament[]

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	5	4	0	1	8	2	+6	8
Bahrain	5	3	1	1	10	7	+3	7
United Arab Emirates	5	3	0	2	7	6	+1	6
Saudi Arabia	5	2	1	2	6	4	+2	5
Qatar	5	2	0	3	5	4	+1	4
Oman	5	0	0	5	2	15	−13	0

Matches[]

¹ The match was declared null and void after Iraq withdrew from the competition.

Result[]

6th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners
Kuwait Fifth title

References[]

External links[]

• Results from 1982 Gulf Cup at RSSSF.com