17th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 17th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held in Doha, Qatar in 2004. It marked the return of the Iraqi National team back to the competition, following the fall of Saddam Hussein. Qatar turned out the victors and Oman came in runners up in a close match that ended in a penalty kick shootout.

17th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 2004, او خليجي 17
Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi 2004, or Khaleeji 17
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates10–24 December 2004
Teams8
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (2nd title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Imad Al-Hosni (4 goals)
Best goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi

Matches

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Oman 6320164+2
 Qatar 5312076+1
 United Arab Emirates 2302145−1
 Iraq 2302157−2
Iraq 1–3 Oman
Farhan  56'

Qatar 2–2 United Arab Emirates

Oman 2–1 United Arab Emirates

Qatar 3–3 Iraq
Farhan  16'
Akram  54'
Abdul-Amir  90+2'

United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iraq
Munir  90+2' (pen.)

Qatar 2–1 Oman

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Kuwait 7321062+4
 Bahrain 5312052+3
 Saudi Arabia 3310235−2
 Yemen 1301216−5
Yemen 1–1 Bahrain

Saudi Arabia 1–2 Kuwait

Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain

Yemen 0–2 Saudi Arabia

Bahrain 3–0 Saudi Arabia

Kuwait 3–0 Yemen

Semi-finals

Oman 3–2 Bahrain

Kuwait 0–2 Qatar

Third place playoff

Bahrain 3–1 Kuwait

Finals

Oman 1–1 Qatar
Badar Al-Maimani  26' Wesam Rizik  4'
Penalties
4–5

Winners

 17th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

Qatar
Second title

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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