Gulf Cup of Nations 1979
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The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations 1979 took place from March 23 to April 9 in Baghdad, Capital of Iraq. Originally, this tournament was scheduled in 1978 to take part in Abu Dhabi, but the Emirates withdrew from organizing the tournament. Iraq won the tournament by winning all its games and scoring 23 goals. Kuwait came second after losing its first game in the history of this tournament. Iraqi Player Hussein Saeed became top-scorer of this edition, scoring 10 goals (a record that stands till today), his teammates Hadi Ahmed and Raad Hamoody were voted as best player and best goalkeeper of the khaleeje 5.
[edit] Matches and Results
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq |
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
 Kuwait |
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
 Saudi Arabia |
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Bahrain |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
 Qatar |
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
 United Arab Emirates |
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 |
 Oman |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 |
| March 23, 1979 | |||
| Iraq |
4–0 | Bahrain |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Saeed 48', 88', 90' Shakir 64' |
| March 24, 1979 | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Naseab 22' Abdullah 70' |
Easa 51' |
| March 24, 1979 | |||
| Kuwait |
3–1 | Qatar |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Souwaid 19' Al-Buloushi 34', 79' |
Easa 51' |
| March 27, 1979 | |||
| Iraq |
2–0 | Qatar |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Saeed 1', 60' (pen) |
| March 27, 1979 | |||
| Bahrain |
3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Shuwair 5' Zowaid 12' (pen) Al-Hayki 18' |
| March 28, 1979 | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
4–0 | Oman |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Jasim 34', 54' Khalifah 69' Abdullah 79' |
| March 29, 1979 | |||
| Qatar |
1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Muftah 40' |
| March 30, 1979 | |||
| Bahrain |
3–1 | Oman |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Zowaid 13' Al-Zayyani 35' Shuwair 88' |
Sumar 53' |
| March 30, 1979 | |||
| Iraq |
3–1 | Kuwait |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Hassan 9' Ahmed 47' Abdulsahib 90' |
Juma'a 75' |
| April 1, 1979 | |||
| Qatar |
1–0 | Oman |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Daham 33' |
| April 1, 1979 | |||
| Kuwait |
7–0 | United Arab Emirates |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Saad 14' Sowaid 43', 80' Kamel 45' Al-Buloushi 47', 88' Al-Dakhil 84' |
| April 2, 1979 | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
1–1 | Bahrain |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Jasim 53' | Ghaith 41' |
| April 3, 1979 | |||
| Kuwait |
2–0 | Oman |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Sowaid 40', 47' |
| April 4, 1979 | |||
| Saudi Arabia |
7–0 | Qatar |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Abdullah 14', 15', 45', 48', 55' Hamdan 32' Abdrabbuh 89' |
| April 4, 1979 | |||
| Iraq |
5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Ahmed 25' Abdulsahib 40' Hassan 47' Saeed 66' Khudhair 85' |
| April 6, 1979 | |||
| Iraq |
7–0 | Oman |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Saeed 30', 32', 40', 86' Hassan 43', 50' Khudhair 52' |
| April 6, 1979 | |||
| Kuwait |
0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| April 7, 1979 | |||
| Bahrain |
1–1 | Qatar |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Shuwair 77' | Bashir 27' (pen) |
| April 8, 1979 | |||
| Iraq |
2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Hassan 24' Farhan 36' |
| April 9, 1979 | |||
| Kuwait |
2–0 | Bahrain |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Sowaid 19', 84' |
| April 9, 1979 | |||
Oman  |
0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad |
| Abdulrahman 29' Chowmbi 43' Bushanain 73' Abdullah 77' |
[edit] Results
Gulf Cup of Nations 1979 Winners Iraq 1st Title |
