AFC Gulf

AFC Arabian Gulf Cup of Nations 1970 to 2023

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The Arabian Gulf Cup of Nations is a football tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition.
The Gulf Cup of Nations was founded at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico by the Arab states around the Persian Gulf.
The First Gulf Cup tournament took place in Bahrain in 1970, and was won by the Kuwaiti team.
The 2021 Tournament was re-named the FIFA 2021 Arab Cup and includes Nations from Asia & Africa.
Includes a Table of Merit.

AFC Arabian Gulf Cup 1970 to 2019 & FIFA Arab Cup 2023

Year#Host Nation(s)WinnerScoreRunner-UpThirdScoreFourth
19701

Bahrain

Bahrain

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar
19722

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab EmiratesGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar
19743

Kuwait football

Kuwait

Kuwait football

Kuwait4 – 0

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates1-1 (p3-0)

Qatar Football

Qatar
19764

Qatar Football

Qatar

Kuwait football

Kuwait4 – 2

Iraq Football

Iraq

Qatar Football

QatarGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain
19795

Iraq Football

Iraq

Iraq Football

IraqGroup

Kuwait football

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain
19826

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab EmiratesGroup

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia
19847

Oman Football

Oman

Iraq Football

Iraq1-1 (p4-3)

Qatar Football

Qatar

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates
19868

Bahrain

Bahrain

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar
19889

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Iraq Football

IraqGroup

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain
199010

Kuwait football

Kuwait

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar

Bahrain

BahrainGroup

Oman Football

Oman
199211

Qatar Football

Qatar

Qatar Football

QatarGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates
199412

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

BahrainGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar
199613

Oman Football

Oman

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates
199814

Bahrain

Bahrain

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab EmiratesGroup

Oman Football

Oman
200215

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

Qatar Football

Qatar

Kuwait football

KuwaitGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain
200316

Kuwait football

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaGroup

Bahrain

Bahrain

Qatar Football

QatarGroup

Oman Football

Oman
200417

Qatar Football

Qatar

Qatar Football

Qatar1-1 (p6-5)

Oman Football

Oman

Bahrain

Bahrain3 – 1

Kuwait football

Kuwait
200718

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates1 – 0

Oman Football

Oman

Bahrain

BahrainShared

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia
200919

Oman Football

Oman

Oman Football

Oman0-0 (p6-5)

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait football

KuwaitShared

Qatar Football

Qatar
201020

Yemen Fooyball

Yemen

Kuwait football

Kuwait1 – 0

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Iraq Football

IraqShared

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates
201321

Bahrain

Bahrain

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates2-1 aet

Iraq Football

Iraq

Kuwait football

Kuwait6 – 1

Bahrain

Bahrain
201422

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Qatar Football

Qatar2 – 1

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates1 – 0

Oman Football

Oman
2017-1823

Kuwait football

Kuwait

Oman Football

Oman0-0 (p5-4)

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates

Bahrain

BahrainShared

Oman Football

Oman
201924

Qatar Football

Qatar

Bahrain

Bahrain1 – 0

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia

Iraq Football

IraqShared

Qatar Football

Qatar
202125

Qatar Football

Qatar

Algeria Football

Algeria2-0 aet

Tunisia Football

Tunisia

Qatar Football

Qatar0-0 (p5-4)

Egypt Football

Egypt

FIFA Arab Cup 2021 Qatar 30th November to 18th December

FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 30th November to 18th December 2021

24th Arabian Gulf Cup 2019 Qatar 26th November to 8th December

AFC Arabian Gulf Cup Football Championships, My Football Facts

24th Gulf Cup of Nations Qatar 26th November to 8th December 2019
Group A
DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
26 NovemberQatar

Qatar Football

1 – 2

Iraq Football

Iraq Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
26 NovemberUnited Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football

3 – 0

Yemen Fooyball

YemenAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
29 NovemberUnited Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football

0 – 2

Iraq Football

Iraq Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
29 NovemberYemen

Yemen Fooyball

0 – 6

Qatar Football

QatarAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
2 DecemberQatar

Qatar Football

4 – 2

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
2 DecemberYemen

Yemen Fooyball

0 – 0

Iraq Football

Iraq Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Group B
DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
27 NovemberOman

Oman Football

0 – 0

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Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
27 NovemberSaudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia football

1 – 3

Kuwait football

KuwaitAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
30 NovemberKuwait

Kuwait football

1 – 2

Oman Football

OmanAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
30 NovemberBahrain

></p></td><td class=0 – 2

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
2 DecemberKuwait

Kuwait football

2 – 4

></p></td><td class=Bahrain

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
2 DecemberOman

Oman Football

1 – 3

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

24th Arabian Gulf Cup 2019 Qatar Group Tables

2019 Gulf Cup of Nations Group A
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Iraq

Iraq Football

321041+37
Qatar

Qatar Football

3201114+76
United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football

310256−13
Yemen

Yemen Fooyball

301209−91
2019 Gulf Cup of Nations Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia football

320164+26
Bahrain

></p></td><td class=3

1114404
Oman

Oman Football

311134−14
Kuwait

Kuwait football

310267−13

24th Arabian Gulf Cup 2019 Qatar Knock-Out Stage

2019 Arabian Gulf Cup Semi-Finals
DateTeamScoreTeamVenue
5 DecemberIraq

Iraq Football

2-2 AET (Pens 3-5)

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Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
5 DecemberSaudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia football

1 – 0

Qatar Football

QatarAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
2019 Arabian Gulf Cup
8 DecemberBahrain

></p></td><td class=1 – 0

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi ArabiaAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

AFC Arabian Gulf Cup Football Championships, My Football Facts

AFC Gulf Cup of Nations 1970 to 2019 Table of Merit

NationWinnersSecondThirdFourthTop 4 (24)

Kuwait football

Kuwait1013115

Saudi Arabia football

Saudi Arabia378119

Qatar Football

Qatar344516

Iraq Football

Iraq32207

United Arab Emirates Football

United Arab Emirates246315

Oman Football

Oman22149

></p></td><td class=Bahrain

145515
Totals2424291996

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