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) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 26 March – 15 April |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 84 (3.82 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
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
editTeam | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
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3 (1970, 1972, 1974) | |
0 (debut) | |
3 (1970, 1972, 1974) | |
1 (1974) | |
3 (1970, 1972, 1974) | |
3 (1970, 1972, 1974) | |
2 (1972, 1974) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
editDoha | |
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Khalifa Sports City Stadium | |
Capacity: 20,000 | |
Match officials
editCountry | Referee |
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Abdelkader Oweis | |
Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi | |
Sobhi Adeeb | |
Abdulrahman Al-Bakr | |
Taleb Ballan | |
Mubarak Waleed | |
Abdulrahman Al-Daham | |
Hédi Saoudi | |
Sabahattin Ladikli | |
Abbas Hassan |
Tournament
editThe 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 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 10 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 10 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 1 |
Matches
editQatar | 1–0 | |
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Almas |
Report |
Iraq | 4–0 | |
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Hassan Kadhim Nasser |
Report |
Bahrain | 3–2 | |
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Buhram Al-Dawoodi |
Report | Abdullah Boshanain |
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | |
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Sobhi Al-Mughnem |
Report |
Iraq | 4–1 | |
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Waal Hassan Abdul-Jalil Kadhim |
Report | Zowayed |
Kuwait | 8–0 | |
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Al-Dakhil Mohammed Yaqoub Ibrahim |
Report |
Iraq | 7–1 | |
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Waal Abdul-Jalil Hassan Kadhim Subhi |
Report | Suroor |
Qatar | 3–1 | |
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Muftah Al-Hajri Almas |
Report | Abdulrahman |
Kuwait | 0–0 | |
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Report |
Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | |
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Al-Mughnem Suroor Khalifa |
Report | Al-Alawi |
Kuwait | 5–2 | |
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Yaqoub Al-Anberi Bohamoud Al-Dakhil |
Report | Almas Shuwaier |
Iraq | 4–0 | |
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Hussein Kadhim Abdul-Jalil Fartous |
Report |
Kuwait | 2–2 | |
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Yaqoub Al-Dakhil |
Report | Abdul-Jalil Kadhim |
Bahrain | 2–1 | |
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Bashir Buhram |
Report | Naseeb |
Kuwait | 3–1 | |
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Al-Dakhil Yaqoub |
Report | Suroor |
Championship play-off
editSince 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 | |
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Al-Anberi Yaqoub |
Report | Subhi |
Winners
edit4th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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Kuwait Fourth title |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere 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
3 goals
2 goals
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
Ali Nasser (against Iraq)
Awards
edit- Player of the Tournament[4]
- Top Scorer[4]
Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament[4]
References
edit- ^ "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".
- ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".