4th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 4th Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة) was the fourth edition of the Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Doha, Qatar and was won by 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 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

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]
 Bahrain3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 Iraq0 (debut)
 Kuwait3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 Oman1 (1974)
 Qatar (host)3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 Saudi Arabia3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
 United Arab Emirates2 (1972, 1974)
  1. 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 Algeria Abdelkader Oweis
Bahrain Bahrain Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi
Iraq Iraq Sobhi Adeeb
Kuwait Kuwait Abdulrahman Al-Bakr
Qatar Qatar Taleb Ballan
Mubarak Waleed
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Daham
Tunisia Tunisia Hédi Saoudi
Turkey Turkey Sabahattin Ladikli
United Arab Emirates 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 6420225+1710
 Iraq 6420214+1710
 Qatar 6411116+59
 Bahrain 6303915−66
 Saudi Arabia 6204814−64
 United Arab Emirates 6024413−92
 Oman 6015321−181

Matches
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'
Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli (Turkey)
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

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
 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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Bahrain Jassem Al-Dawoodi
  • Bahrain Jawhar Almas
  • Bahrain Sultan Bashir
  • Bahrain Khalil Shuwaier
  • Bahrain Ibrahim Zowayed
  • Iraq Ali Hussein Mahmoud
  • Iraq Mejbel Fartous
  • Kuwait Saud Bohamoud
  • Kuwait Farouq Ibrahim
  • Kuwait Hussain Mohammed
  • Oman Mubarak Al-Alawi
  • Oman Muslem Al-Alawi
  • Oman Hamad Harib
  • Qatar Saif Al-Hajri
  • Saudi Arabia Eissa Khalifa
  • Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Naseeb
  • Saudi Arabia Hamed Sobhi
  • United Arab Emirates Jassem Abdullah
  • United Arab Emirates Rajab Abdulrahman
  • United Arab Emirates Salem Boshanain
  • United Arab Emirates Awadh Mubarak

1 own goal

  • Oman Ali Nasser (against Iraq)

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

References
  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. "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".
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