3rd Arabian Gulf Cup

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

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. This victory meant that Kuwait had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently.

The number of teams was increased from five to six and the format of the competition was changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations would be split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualify for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of each semi-final would face each other in the final while the losers would play in the third-place play-off.

Teams
Team Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 Bahrain2 (1970, 1972)
 Kuwait (host)2 (1970, 1972)
 Oman0 (debut)
 Qatar2 (1970, 1972)
 Saudi Arabia2 (1970, 1972)
 United Arab Emirates1 (1972)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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

Match officials
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
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

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

Group A

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

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

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

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

Winners
 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait
Third title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  • Bahrain Fuad Bushaqer
  • Saudi Arabia Saeed Ghurab

2 goals

1 goal

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

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

References
  1. "كأس الخليج 3 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2007-01-20.
  2. "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.