2nd Arabian Gulf Cup
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 16–28 March |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kuwait (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
Third place | United Arab Emirates |
Fourth place | Qatar |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 25 (4.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Saeed Ghurab (7 goals) |
Best player | Farouq Ibrahim |
Best goalkeeper | Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi |
The 2nd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثانية) was the second edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was won by defending champions Kuwait for the second time. The tournament took place between 16 and 28 March 1972.[1] Kuwait won their second consecutive title, edging out Saudi Arabia on goal difference after both nations finished with equal points. This makes it the first time that the title was decided by goal difference.
United Arab Emirates made their debut in the competition and finished third. Bahrain withdrew after walking off the field, during the final match of the tournament, against Saudi Arabia to protest the officiating. They were subsequently ejected from the competition and their results were expunged.
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Teams
Team | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] |
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Bahrain | 1 (1970) |
Kuwait | 1 (1970) |
Qatar | 1 (1970) |
Saudi Arabia (host) | 1 (1970) |
United Arab Emirates | 0 (debut) |
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Venues
Riyadh | |
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Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz | |
Capacity: 27,000 |
Match officials
Country | Referee |
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Bahrain | Ibrahim Al-Doy |
Egypt | Mohamed Diab Al-Attar |
Kuwait | Jaber Al-Jalahemah |
Saudi Arabia | Abdulrahman Al-Daham |
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 |
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Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 5 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 5 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 2 |
Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 |
Bahrain[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Matches
16 March 1972
16:00 |
Kuwait | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Yaqoub 15' Al-Mula 30' |
https://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=331 | Al-Mughnem 33' Mousa 70' |
17 March 1972
16:00 |
United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Qatar |
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Salem | https://web.archive.org/web/20061102222413/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/matcha.php?match_id=164&period=2 |
18 March 1972
16:00 |
Kuwait | Annulled 2–0 |
Bahrain |
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Ibrahim , | http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1972/MAR1972/21-03-1972-383/383-01301.jpg |
19 March 1972
16:00 |
United Arab Emirates | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20061102222417/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/matcha.php?match_id=166&period=2 | Al-Mughnem 1' Ghurab 9', 23', 42' |
21 March 1972
16:00 |
Bahrain | Annulled 6–2 |
Qatar |
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Zulaikh , , Jaknam Ali Hamad |
http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1972/MAR1972/28-03-1972-384/384-00401.jpg | Waleed Hassan |
22 March 1972
16:00 |
Kuwait | 7–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Al-Mula , Yaqoub , Bouhamad , Al-Arifi |
https://web.archive.org/web/20061102222421/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/matcha.php?match_id=168&period=2 |
23 March 1972
16:00 |
Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Qatar |
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Ghurab 2', 60' Mousa 39', 73' (pen.) |
https://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=333 |
24 March 1972
16:00 |
Bahrain | Annulled 2–0 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Jaknam 63' Hamad 75' |
http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1972/MAR1972/28-03-1972-384/384-00501.jpg |
26 March 1972
16:00 |
Qatar | 0–5 | Kuwait |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20061102222425/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/matcha.php?match_id=171&period=2 | Al-Kaabi o.g.' Shoaib , Bouhamad Nassar |
28 March 1972
16:00 |
Saudi Arabia | Annulled 2–1 |
Bahrain |
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Ghurab 50', 54' (pen.) | https://www.ksa-team.com/english/matches.php?id=1019 | Ali 39' |
Note: The match was abandoned after 60 minutes after Bahrain walked off the field to protest the officiating. Bahrain were subsequently ejected from the competition and their record was expunged.
Result
2nd Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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Kuwait Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
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Awards
- Player of the Tournament[2]
- Top Scorer[2]
- Saeed Ghurab (5 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2]
References
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External links
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