4th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 4th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة) was the fourth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar and was won by the 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.
| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 26 March – 15 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| 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 played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3.82 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ali Kadhim |
| Best goalkeeper | Hamood Sultan |
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[upper-alpha 1] |
|---|---|
| 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) |
- Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
| Doha | |
|---|---|
| Khalifa Sports City Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
Match officials
| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Abdelkader Oweis |
| Bahrain | Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi |
| Iraq | Sobhi Adeeb |
| Kuwait | Abdulrahman Al-Bakr |
| Qatar | Taleb Ballan |
| Mubarak Waleed | |
| Saudi Arabia | Abdulrahman Al-Daham |
| Tunisia | Hédi Saoudi |
| Turkey | Sabahattin Ladikli |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Almas 20' | Report |
| Iraq | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 33' Kadhim 68', 80' Nasser 69' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Bahrain | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Buhram 49', 64' Al-Dawoodi 80' |
Report | Abdullah 73' Boshanain 88' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Sobhi 22' (pen.) Al-Mughnem 55' |
Report |
| Iraq | 4–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Waal 11' Hassan 23' Abdul-Jalil 50' Kadhim 65' |
Report | Zowayed 39' (pen.) |
| Kuwait | 8–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dakhil 16', 74' Mohammed 17' Yaqoub 22' (pen.), 33', 49', 59' Ibrahim 87' |
Report |
| Iraq | 7–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Waal 3' Abdul-Jalil 6' Hassan 25' Kadhim 45', 60', 68' Subhi 89' |
Report | Suroor 82' |
| Qatar | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Muftah 1' Al-Hajri 2' Almas 29' |
Report | Abdulrahman 59' |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mughnem 3' Suroor 19' Khalifa 82' |
Report | Al-Alawi 5' |
| Kuwait | 5–2 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqoub 5' (pen.) Al-Anberi 15', 43' Bohamoud 68' Al-Dakhil 90' |
Report | Almas 40' Shuwaier 42' |
| Iraq | 4–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Hussein 11' Kadhim 34' (pen.) Abdul-Jalil 43' Fartous 44' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 2–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqoub 55' Al-Dakhil 56' |
Report | Abdul-Jalil 46' Kadhim 49' |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Bashir 51' Buhram 80' |
Report | Naseeb 11' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Mubarak 6' | Report | Al-Alawi 23' (pen.) |
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]
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
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Sabah Abdul-Jalil
- Mohammed Buhram
3 goals
- Falah Hassan
- Ahmed Subhi
- Sulaiman Almas
- Khaled Suroor
2 goals
- Kadhim Waal
- Ahmed Omar
- Mohammed Al-Mughnem
1 goal
- Jassem Al-Dawoodi
- Jawhar Almas
- Sultan Bashir
- Khalil Shuwaier
- Ibrahim Zowayed
- Ali Hussein Mahmoud
- Mejbel Fartous
- Saud Bohamoud
- Farouq Ibrahim
- Hussain Mohammed
- Mubarak Al-Alawi
- Muslem Al-Alawi
- Hamad Harib
- Saif Al-Hajri
- Eissa Khalifa
- Sultan bin Naseeb
- Hamed Sobhi
- Jassem Abdullah
- Rajab Abdulrahman
- Salem Boshanain
- Awadh Mubarak
1 own goal
Awards
- Player of the Tournament[4]
- Top Scorer[4]
- Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament[4]
References
- "كأس الخليج 4 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2 November 2006.
- "Gulf Cup 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "لقاء مصيري بين فريقي الكويت والعراق".
- "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".
