1st Arabian Gulf Cup

The 1st Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الأولى‎) was the first edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup, held every two years and organised by the AGCFF. The first tournament was held in Bahrain. It was won by the Kuwait, who defeated the hosts in the final match to finish first in the round-robin group. The tournament took place between 27 March and 3 April 1970.[1]

1970 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الأولى (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates27 March – 3 April
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (1st title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jawad Khalaf
Mohammed Al-Masoud
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Khaled Ballan
Best goalkeeper Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi

Venues
Isa Town
Isa Town Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Match officials
Country Referee
Egypt Sobhi Naseer
Kuwait Yousef Al-Suwaidan
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
 Kuwait 3300104+66
 Bahrain 311134–13
 Saudi Arabia 302124–22
 Qatar 301247–31

Matches
Bahrain 2–1 Qatar
Zulaikh
Salmeen 		Report Faraj  pen.'
Referee: Sobhi Naseer (Egypt)
Kuwait 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Diksin  43'
Khalaf  67'
Al-Masoud  83'		 Report Al-Abdali  2'
Referee: Abdeen Ibrahim (Sudan)
Bahrain 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Sobhi Naseer (Egypt)
Kuwait 4–2 Qatar
Khalaf
Al-Masoud
Sattam
Ibrahim 		Report Ballan
Almas
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Mousa  20' Report Ballan  45+1'
Referee: Yousef Al-Suwaidan (Kuwait)
Kuwait 3–1 Bahrain
Khalaf
Al-Masoud
Diksin 		Report Ameen
Referee: Abdeen Ibrahim (Sudan)

Result
 1st Arabian Gulf Cup Winners 

Kuwait
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Jawad Khalaf
  • Mohammed Al-Masoud

2 goals

  • Khaled Ballan
  • Mahmoud Diksin

1 goal

Awards
Player of the Tournament[2]
  • Khaled Ballan
Top Scorer[2]
  • Jawad Khalaf (3 goals)
  • Mohammed Al-Masoud (3 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2]
  • Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi

References
  1. "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".

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