3rd Arabian Gulf Cup

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

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.

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

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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

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

Match officials

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

Preliminary round

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Kuwait 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Yaqoub 15'
Al-Mula 57'
Report

Bahrain 4–0 Oman
Bushaqer 1', 35', 89'
Zulaikh 83'
Report

Saudi Arabia 2–0 Qatar
Al-Mughnem 30'
Bakhit 57'
Report
Referee: Jaber Al-Jalahemah (Kuwait)

First round

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

Group A

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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


Kuwait 1–0 Qatar
Yaqoub 13' Report

Group B

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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'

Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Ghurab 15'
Al-Mughnem 30'
Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Bakr (Kuwait)

Knockout stage

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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

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Kuwait 6–0 United Arab Emirates
Yaqoub 10', 30', 47'
Shoaib 12'
Mohammed 46'
Kameel 67'
Report

Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar
Abdulmatloub 4'
Ghurab 32'
Al-Mughnem 60'
Report Ghanim 51'

Third place play-off

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

Final

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Kuwait 4–0 Saudi Arabia
Kameel 1', 55'
Bouhamad 9', 16'
Report

Winners

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 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait

Third title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

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

References

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  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".
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