3rd Arabian Gulf Cup

The 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held in Kuwait, between March 15 to March 29, 1974. All matches were played Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.

3rd Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15 March – 29 March
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored45 (3.46 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jasem Yacob (6 goals)
Best player(s) Mohammed Ghanim

The format of the competition was different from 1972, as the finals were expanded from 5 to 6 teams, and therefore there was a new system for the championship, the teams were divided into 2 groups of 3.

The tournament was won by the host country Kuwait, who beat neighbors Saudi Arabia 4-0 in the final.

Group A

  Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Kuwait 2200604
 Qatar 2101412
 Oman 2002090

Group B

  Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Saudi Arabia 2200614
 United Arab Emirates 2101422
 Bahrain 2002180

Knockout Map

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
March 26 - Kuwait City
 
 
 Kuwait6
 
March 29 - Kuwait City
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 Kuwait4
 
March 27 - Kuwait City
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
 
 Qatar1
 
Third place
 
 
March 29 - Kuwait City
 
 
 United Arab Emirates1(0)
 
 
 Qatar(PSO)1(3)

Result

 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

Kuwait
Third title

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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