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1974 football competition held in Kuwait
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
1972 1976
International football competition

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. All matches were played at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.

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

The number of teams in this edition increased from five to six and the format of the competition changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations were split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final while the defeated semi-finalists played the third-place play-off.

Teams

Team Previous appearances in tournament
 Bahrain 2 (1970, 1972)
 Kuwait (host) 2 (1970, 1972)
 Oman 0 (debut)
 Qatar 2 (1970, 1972)
 Saudi Arabia 2 (1970, 1972)
 United Arab Emirates 1 (1972)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues

3rd Arabian Gulf Cup is located in KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait City 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
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Bahrain 4–0 Oman
Bushaqer 1', 35', 89'
Zulaikh 83'
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Ghazi Kayal (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Qatar
Al-Mughnem 30'
Bakhit 57'
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: 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
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Ali Kamenjah (Bahrain)
Qatar 4–0 Oman
Saad 7'
Daf'allah 20'
Bashir 55' (pen.)
Zain 72'
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Kuwait 1–0 Qatar
Yaqoub 13' Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: 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
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Abdulsalam Al-Yaqout (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Bahrain
Ghurab 2'
Asiri 46'
Al-Turki 47'
Al-Mughnem 81'
Report Ali 33'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Matthews (England)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Ghurab 15'
Al-Mughnem 30'
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: 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
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Matthews (England)
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar
Abdulmatloub 4'
Ghurab 32'
Al-Mughnem 60'
Report Ghanim 51'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: Sami Naji (Iraq)

Third place play-off

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

Final

Kuwait 4–0 Saudi Arabia
Kameel 1', 55'
Bouhamad 9', 16'
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait CityReferee: 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

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

Player of the Tournament
Top Scorer
Goalkeeper of the Tournament

References

  1. "كأس الخليج 3 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2007-01-20.
  2. ^ "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".

External links

Arabian Gulf Cup
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Finals
Squads
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