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3rd Arabian Gulf Cup

Summary

The 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة) was the third edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and was won by two-time defending champions and hosts Kuwait. The tournament took place between 15 and 29 March 1974.[1] All matches were played at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.

1974 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates15–29 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (3rd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Qatar
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored45 (3.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Jasem Yaqoub (6 goals)
Best player(s)Qatar Mohammed Ghanim
Best goalkeeperKuwait Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
← 1972
1976 →

Oman took part in the competition for the first time. Kuwait defeated Saudi Arabia 4–0 in the final to win their third title in a row. The victory meant that Kuwait had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently.

The number of teams in this edition increased from five to six and the format of the competition changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations were split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final while the defeated semi-finalists played the third-place play-off.

Teams edit

Team Previous appearances in tournament[A]
  Bahrain 2 (1970, 1972)
  Kuwait (host) 2 (1970, 1972)
  Oman 0 (debut)
  Qatar 2 (1970, 1972)
  Saudi Arabia 2 (1970, 1972)
  United Arab Emirates 1 (1972)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues edit

Kuwait City
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
 

Match officials edit

Country Referee
  Bahrain Ali Kamenjah
  England Matthews
  Iraq Sami Naji
  Italy Riccardo Lattanzi
  Kuwait Abdulrahman Al-Bakr
Jaber Al-Jalahemah
Abdulsalam Al-Yaqout
  Saudi Arabia Ghazi Kayal

Preliminary round edit

Kuwait  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Yaqoub   15'
Al-Mula   57'		 Report
Bahrain  4–0  Oman
Bushaqer   1', 35', 89'
Zulaikh   83'		 Report
Referee: Ghazi Kayal (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Qatar
Al-Mughnem   30'
Bakhit   57'		 Report
Referee: Jaber Al-Jalahemah (Kuwait)

First round edit

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kuwait (H) 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Qatar 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 2
3   Oman 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: GulfCup.com
(H) Hosts
Kuwait  5–0  Oman
Yaqoub   8' (pen.)
Al-Mula   50', 60', 67'
Kameel   85'		 Report
Referee: Ali Kamenjah (Bahrain)
Qatar  4–0  Oman
Saad   7'
Daf'allah   20'
Bashir   55' (pen.)
Zain   72'		 Report
Kuwait  1–0  Qatar
Yaqoub   13' Report
Referee: Ghazi Kayal (Saudi Arabia)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
3   Bahrain 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: GulfCup.com
United Arab Emirates  4–0  Bahrain
Salem   41'
Sultan   57', 90'
Rabee   78'		 Report
Referee: Abdulsalam Al-Yaqout (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia  4–1  Bahrain
Ghurab   2'
Asiri   46'
Al-Turki   47'
Al-Mughnem   81'		 Report Ali   33'
Referee: Matthews (England)
Saudi Arabia  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Ghurab   15'
Al-Mughnem   30'		 Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)

Knockout stage edit

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March – Kuwait City
 
 
  Kuwait6
 
29 March – Kuwait City
 
  United Arab Emirates0
 
  Kuwait4
 
27 March – Kuwait City
 
  Saudi Arabia0
 
  Saudi Arabia3
 
 
  Qatar1
 
Third place
 
 
29 March – Kuwait City
 
 
  Qatar (pen.)1 (3)
 
 
  United Arab Emirates1 (0)

Semi-finals edit

Kuwait  6–0  United Arab Emirates
Yaqoub   10', 30', 47'
Shoaib   12'
Mohammed   46'
Kameel   67'		 Report
Referee: Matthews (England)
Saudi Arabia  3–1  Qatar
Abdulmatloub   4'
Ghurab   32'
Al-Mughnem   60'		 Report Ghanim   51'
Referee: Sami Naji (Iraq)

Third place play-off edit

Qatar  1–1 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates
Ali   64' Report Boshanain   24'
Penalties
3–0
Referee: Jaber Al-Jalahemah (Kuwait)

Final edit

Kuwait  4–0  Saudi Arabia
Kameel   1', 55'
Bouhamad   9', 16'		 Report
Referee: Sami Naji (Iraq)

Winners edit

 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup winners 
 
Kuwait
Third title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 45 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.46 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  •   Fuad Bushaqer
  •   Saeed Ghurab

2 goals

1 goal

  •   Hassan Ali
  •   Hassan Zulaikh
  •   Hussain Mohammed
  •   Mohammed Shoaib
  •   Saif Ali
  •   Anbar Bashir
  •   Salah Daf'allah
  •   Mohammed Ghanim
  •   Abdulkhaliq Saad
  •   Abdulamir Zain
  •   Naji Abdulmatloub
  •   Khaled Al-Turki
  •   Ali Asiri
  •   Mohsen Bakhit
  •   Salem Boshanain
  •   Zaid Rabee
  •   Suhail Salem

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament[2]
Top Scorer[2]
Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "كأس الخليج 3 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2007-01-20.
  2. ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".

External links edit

  • Official Site (Arabic)

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