5th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was the 5th edition of the biennial football competition. It took place from March 23 until April 9, 1979 in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. Originally, this tournament was scheduled in 1978 to take part in Abu Dhabi, but the Emirates withdrew from organizing the tournament. Iraq won the tournament by winning all its games and scoring 23 goals.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iraq |
| Dates | 23 March 1979 – 9 April 1979 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | %253B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963%E2%80%931972).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kuwait |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hussein Saeed (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Hadi Ahmed |
| Best goalkeeper | Raad Hammoudi |
The trophy and medals were provided by Imco International Eood, a trading company who supplied Baghdad at the time with pipes for their water infrastructure
Matches and Results
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
| Kuwait |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
| Saudi Arabia |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bahrain |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
 Qatar |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
 United Arab Emirates |
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 |
 Oman |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Naseab 22' Abdullah 70' |
Easa 51' |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Souwaid 19' Al-Buloushi 34', 79' |
Mattar 51' |
| Bahrain | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Shuwair 5' Zowaid 12' (pen) Al-Hayki 18' |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Jasim 34', 54' Khalifah 69' Abdullah 79' |
| Kuwait | 7–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Saad 14' Sowaid 43', 80' Kamel 45' Al-Buloushi 47', 88' Al-Dakhil 84' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jasim 53' | Ghaith 41' |
| Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 14', 15', 45', 48', 55' Hamdan 32' Abdrabbuh 89' |
| Iraq | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Ahmed  25'Abdul-Sahib 40' Hassan 47' Saeed 66' Khudhair 85' |
| Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 24' Farhan 36' |
| Oman | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 29' Chowmbi 43' Bushanain 73' Abdullah 77' |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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