16th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 16th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was held in Kuwait, between 26 December 2003 to 11 January 2004. All matches were played Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium. Yemen made their debut in the Arabian Gulf Cup.

16th Arabian Gulf Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Dates	26 December 2003 – 11 January 2004
Venue(s)	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	46 (2.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Talal Yousef (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Mohamed Salmeen
Best goalkeeper	Ali Al-Habsi
← 2002 2004 →

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Result

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Saudi Arabia	14	6	4	2	0	8	2	+6
Bahrain	13	6	4	1	1	13	3	+10
Qatar	9	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2
Oman	8	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2
United Arab Emirates	7	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1
Kuwait	5	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3
Yemen	1	6	0	1	5	2	18	−16

Matches

26 December 2003

Kuwait	0–0	Oman

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26 December 2003

United Arab Emirates	0–2	Saudi Arabia

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27 December 2003

Bahrain	0–0	Qatar

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28 December 2003

Yemen	1–1	Oman

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29 December 2003

Kuwait	0–2	United Arab Emirates

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29 December 2003

Qatar	0–0	Saudi Arabia

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30 December 2003

Yemen	1–5	Bahrain

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31 December 2003

United Arab Emirates	0–2	Oman

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1 January 2004

Bahrain	0–1	Saudi Arabia

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1 January 2004

Yemen	0–4	Kuwait

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3 January 2004

Oman	0–1	Bahrain

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3 January 2004

Qatar	0–0	United Arab Emirates

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4 January 2004

Saudi Arabia	1–1	Kuwait

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5 January 2004

Yemen	0–3	Qatar

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6 January 2004

Oman	1–2	Saudi Arabia

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7 January 2004

United Arab Emirates	1–3	Bahrain

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8 January 2004

Kuwait	1–2	Qatar

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8 January 2004

Yemen	0–2	Saudi Arabia

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10 January 2004

Kuwait	0–4	Bahrain

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11 January 2004

Yemen	0–3	United Arab Emirates

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11 January 2004

Oman	2–0	Qatar

Winners

16th Arabian Gulf Cup winners
Saudi Arabia Third title

External links

• Official Site (Arabic)