1st Arabian Gulf Cup

1970 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الأولى (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates27 March – 3 April
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (1st title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Jawad Khalaf
Kuwait Mohammed Al-Masoud
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Qatar Khaled Ballan
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi
1972 →

The 1st Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الأولى) was the first edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The first tournament was held in Bahrain. It was won by the Kuwait, who defeated the hosts in the final match to finish first in the round-robin group. The tournament took place from 27 March to 3 April 1970.[1]

Venues

 Isa Town
Isa Town Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Match officials

Country Referee
United Arab Republic Egypt Sobhi Naseer
Kuwait Kuwait Yousef Al-Suwaidan
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Daham
Sudan Sudan Abdeen Ibrahim

Tournament

The four 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 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 3
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 4 –2 2
 Qatar 3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 1

Matches

Bahrain 2–1 Qatar
Zulaikh
Salmeen 		Report Faraj pen.'
Referee: Sobhi Naseer (Egypt)
Kuwait 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Diksin 43'
Khalaf 67'
Al-Masoud 83'		 Report Al-Abdali 2'
Referee: Abdeen Ibrahim (Sudan)
Bahrain 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Sobhi Naseer (Egypt)
Kuwait 4–2 Qatar
Khalaf
Al-Masoud
Sattam
Ibrahim 		Report Ballan
Almas
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Mousa 20' Report Ballan 45+1'
Referee: Yousef Al-Suwaidan (Kuwait)
Kuwait 3–1 Bahrain
Khalaf
Al-Masoud
Diksin 		Report Ameen
Referee: Abdeen Ibrahim (Sudan)

Result

 1st Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Kuwait Mohammed Al-Masoud
  • Kuwait Jawad Khalaf

2 goals

  • Kuwait Mahmoud Diksin
  • Qatar Khaled Ballan

1 goal

Awards

Player of the Tournament[2]
  • Qatar Khaled Ballan
Top Scorer[2]
  • Kuwait Mohammed Al-Masoud (3 goals)
  • Kuwait Jawad Khalaf (3 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2]
  • Saudi Arabia Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi

References

  1. ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".

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