Gulf Cup of Nations
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The Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج) is a football (soccer) tournament held every two years, open to teams from around the Persian Gulf.
The Gulf Cup was founded at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The First Gulf Cup tournament took place in Bahrain.
The 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 18th edition, took place between January 17 to January 30, 2007 in the United Arab Emirates. The tournament was won by United Arab Emirates who beat Oman 1-0 in the Final.
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[edit] History
| Year | Host | Champion | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Bahrain |
 Kuwait |
 Bahrain |
| 1972 |  Saudi Arabia |
Kuwait |
 Saudi Arabia |
| 1974 |  Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Saudi Arabia |
| 1976 |  Qatar |
Kuwait |
 Iraq |
| 1979 | Iraq |
Iraq |
Kuwait |
| 1982 |  United Arab Emirates |
Kuwait |
Bahrain |
| 1984 |  Oman |
Iraq |
 Qatar |
| 1986 | Bahrain |
Kuwait |
 United Arab Emirates |
| 1988 | Saudi Arabia |
Iraq |
United Arab Emirates |
| 1990 | Kuwait |
Kuwait |
Qatar |
| 1992 | Qatar |
Qatar |
Bahrain |
| 1994 | United Arab Emirates |
Saudi Arabia |
United Arab Emirates |
| 1996 | Oman |
Kuwait |
Qatar |
| 1998 | Bahrain |
Kuwait |
Saudi Arabia |
| 2002 | Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
Qatar |
| 2003 | Kuwait |
Saudi Arabia |
Bahrain |
| 2004 | Qatar |
Qatar |
 Oman |
| 2007 | United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
Oman |
[edit] Most Gulf Cup of Nations Champions
| Champion(s) | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 times | Kuwait |
1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998 |
| 3 times |  Iraq |
1979, 1984, 1988 |
| 3 times | Saudi Arabia |
1994, 2002, 2003 |
| 2 times | Qatar |
1992, 2004 |
| 1 times | United Arab Emirates |
2007 |
Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003
[edit] All Time Goal Records
| Nation | Goals Scored | Tournaments | Games Played | Goals per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait |
165 | 18 | 90 | 1.83 |
| Saudi Arabia |
135 | 17 | 84 | 1.61 |
| Qatar |
105 | 18 | 90 | 1.16 |
| Bahrain |
96 | 17 | 84 | 1.14 |
| United Arab Emirates |
88 | 17 | 86 | 1.02 |
| Iraq |
81 | 7 | 38 | 2.13 |
| Oman |
61 | 16 | 83 | 0.73 |
 Yemen |
6 | 3 | 12 | 0.50 |
- Saudi Arabia reached 100 goals on 19-10-1996 vs Qatar
Does not include goals from annulled or abandoned games (1972 - Bahrain games, 1982 & 1990 Iraq games)
Includes 1974 Preliminary Round games
Does not include penalty shoot-out goals
[edit] Other Records
- Biggest Win - 8 Goals
Kuwait 8 – 0 Oman (29-03-1976)
- Most Goals in a game - 8 Goals
Kuwait 8 – 0 Oman (29-03-1976)
Iraq 7 – 1 Saudi Arabia (29-03-1976)
Kuwait 6 – 2 Qatar (02-11-1998)
- Most Individual Goals in a Single Game - 5 Goals
Majed Abdullah Saudi Arabia (03-04-1979 vs. Qatar)
- Most Individual Goals in a Single Tournament - 10 Goals
Hussein Saeed Iraq (1979)
[edit] See Also
- 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations
- AFC
- AFC Asian Cup
- Arab Nations Cup
- East Asian Cup
- South Asian Football Federation Cup
- Tiger Cup
- West Asian Football Federation Championship
