4th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 4th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة) was the fourth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup, held every two years and organised by the AGCFF. 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.
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |
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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' Subhi 45', 89'Kadhim 60', 68' |
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]
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 84 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Mohammed Buhram
- Sabah Abdul-Jalil
- Falah Hassan
- Ahmed Subhi
3 goals
- 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
- 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
- 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".
