4th Arabian Gulf Cup

4th Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates 25 March – 11 April
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 22
Goals scored 78 (3.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kuwait Jassim Yaqoub (9 goals)
Best player Iraq Ali Kadhim
Kuwait Ahmed Tarbalsi

The 4th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي‎)[1] was held in Doha, Qatar from March 25 to April 11 1976.

Iraq entered the tournament for the first time.

The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their fourth title after a playoff game against Iraq when both teams were level on 10 points in the round-robin group stage.

Tournament

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings were to be crowned tournament winner, but since Kuwait and Iraq were level on points, they played a one off playoff final.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6420225+1710
 Iraq 6420214+1710
 Qatar 6411116+59
 Bahrain 6303915-66
 Saudi Arabia 6204814-64
 United Arab Emirates 6024413-92
 Oman 6015321-181

Matches

Qatar  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Iraq  4 – 0  Oman
Bahrain  3 – 2  United Arab Emirates
Kuwait  4 – 0  Qatar
Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Iraq  4 – 1  Bahrain
Kuwait  8 – 0  Oman
Iraq  7 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Qatar  3 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Bahrain  1 – 0  Oman
Qatar  0 – 0  Iraq
Kuwait  0 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Qatar  4 – 1  Oman
Kuwait  5 – 2  Bahrain
Iraq  4 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Bahrain  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Kuwait  2 – 2  Iraq
Qatar  3 – 0  Bahrain
United Arab Emirates  1 – 1  Oman
Kuwait  3 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia  3 – 1  Oman

Playoff Final

Kuwait  4 – 2  Iraq

Result

 4th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

Kuwait
Fourth title

References


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