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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.

1976 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates26 March – 15 April
Teams7
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 played22
Goals scored84 (3.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Ali Kadhim
Best goalkeeperBahrain Hamood Sultan
← 1974
1979 →

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 edit

Team Previous appearances in tournament[A]
  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)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues edit

Doha
Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
 

Match officials edit

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 edit

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 edit

Qatar  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Almas   20' Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Iraq  4–0  Oman
Hassan   33'
Kadhim   68', 80'
Nasser   69' (o.g.)		 Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain  3–2  United Arab Emirates
Buhram   49', 64'
Al-Dawoodi   80'		 Report Abdullah   73'
Boshanain   88'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)
Kuwait  4–0  Qatar
Yaqoub   25'
Al-Dakhil   37', 74'
Al-Anberi   46'		 Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Sobhi   22' (pen.)
Al-Mughnem   55'		 Report
Referee: Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi (Bahrain)
Iraq  4–1  Bahrain
Waal   11'
Hassan   23'
Abdul-Jalil   50'
Kadhim   65'		 Report Zowayed   39' (pen.)
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)
Kuwait  8–0  Oman
Al-Dakhil   16', 74'
Mohammed   17'
Yaqoub   22' (pen.), 33', 49', 59'
Ibrahim   87'		 Report
Referee: Taleb Ballan (Qatar)
Iraq  7–1  Saudi Arabia
Waal   3'
Abdul-Jalil   6'
Hassan   25'
Kadhim   45', 60', 68'
Subhi   89'		 Report Suroor   82'
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)
Qatar  3–1  United Arab Emirates
Muftah   1'
Al-Hajri   2'
Almas   29'		 Report Abdulrahman   59'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)
Bahrain  1–0  Oman
Buhram   60' Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Qatar  0–0  Iraq
Report
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)
Kuwait  0–0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Referee: Mubarak Waleed (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia  3–1  Oman
Al-Mughnem   3'
Suroor   19'
Khalifa   82'		 Report Al-Alawi   5'
Referee: Abbas Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait  5–2  Bahrain
Yaqoub   5' (pen.)
Al-Anberi   15', 43'
Bohamoud   68'
Al-Dakhil   90'		 Report Almas   40'
Shuwaier   42'
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)
Iraq  4–0  United Arab Emirates
Hussein   11'
Kadhim   34' (pen.)
Abdul-Jalil   43'
Fartous   44'		 Report
Referee: Abdelkader Oweis (Algeria)
Qatar  4–1  Oman
Muftah   1', 2'
Almas   3'
Omar   49'		 Report Harib   43'
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
Kuwait  2–2  Iraq
Yaqoub   55'
Al-Dakhil   56'		 Report Abdul-Jalil   46'
Kadhim   49'
Referee: Abdelkader Oweis (Algeria)
Bahrain  2–1  Saudi Arabia
Bashir   51'
Buhram   80'		 Report Naseeb   11'
Qatar  3–0  Bahrain
Muftah   56', 57'
Omar   90'		 Report
Referee: Sobhi Adeeb (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates  1–1  Oman
Mubarak   6' Report Al-Alawi   23' (pen.)
Referee: Mubarak Waleed (Qatar)
Kuwait  3–1  Saudi Arabia
Al-Dakhil   10', 27'
Yaqoub   63'		 Report Suroor   46'
Referee: Abdelkader Oweis (Algeria)

Championship play-off edit

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]

Kuwait  4–2  Iraq
Al-Anberi   8', 25', 85'
Yaqoub   32'		 Report Subhi   9', 50'
Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)

Winners edit

 4th Arabian Gulf Cup winners 
 
Kuwait
Fourth title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament[4]
Top Scorer[4]
Goalkeeper of the Tournament[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "كأس الخليج 4 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Gulf Cup 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "لقاء مصيري بين فريقي الكويت والعراق".
  4. ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".
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