| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iraq |
| Dates | 23 March – 9 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kuwait |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hussein Saeed (10 goals) |
| Best player | Hadi Ahmed |
| Best goalkeeper | Raad Hammoudi |
← 1976 1982 → | |
The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة) was the fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq and took place from 23 March to 9 April 1979.[1] Hosts Iraq won their first ever title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2–0,[2] becoming the second team to win the competition after Kuwait.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights.[3]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|
| Bahrain |
4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) |
| Iraq (hosts) |
1 (1976) |
| Kuwait |
4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) |
 Oman |
2 (1974, 1976) |
 Qatar |
4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 (1972, 1974, 1976) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
[edit]| Baghdad | |
|---|---|
| Al-Shaab Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
.JPG)
|
Match officials
[edit]| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
| Bahrain
|
Ibrahim Al-Doy |
 India
|
Kim |
| Alex Vaz | |
| Iraq
|
Sami Naji |
| Kuwait
|
Ahmed Al-Misfer |
 Malaysia
|
Sivapalan Kathiravale |
| Qatar
|
Rostam Baqer |
| Saudi Arabia
|
Fahad Al-Dahmash |
 Singapore
|
Nadasen Chandra |
 Thailand
|
Vijit Getkaew |
| United Arab Emirates
|
Khalfan Ali |
Tournament
[edit]The seven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 12 |
| Kuwait
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 8 |
| Bahrain
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| Qatar
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 |
| Oman
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 1 |
Matches
[edit]23 March 1979
17:00
| Iraq | 4–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Saeed  48', 88', 90'Shaker 64' |
Report |
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
24 March 1979
14:30
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Naseeb 22' Abdullah 71' |
Report | Easa 51' |
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Doy (Bahrain)
24 March 1979
17:00
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed 19' Al-Buloushi 34', 79' |
Report | Mattar 56' |
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
27 March 1979
14:30
| Bahrain | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Shuwaier 5' Zowayed 12' (pen.)Al-Hayiki 18' |
Report |
Referee: Sami Naji (Iraq)
27 March 1979
17:00
| Iraq | 2–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed 1', 60' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
28 March 1979
14:30
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 34', 54' Khalifa 69'Abdullah 75' |
Report |
Referee: Nadasen Chandra (Singapore)
29 March 1979
14:30
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muftah 40' |
Referee: Vijit Getkaew (Thailand)
30 March 1979
14:30
| Bahrain | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Zowayed 13' Al-Zayani 35'Shuwaier 88' |
Report | Sumar 53' |
Referee: Fahad Al-Dahmash (Saudi Arabia)
30 March 1979
17:00
| Kuwait | 1–3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Juma'a 75' |
Report | Hassan 9' Ahmed 47'Abdul-Sahib 90' |
Referee: Kim (India)
1 April 1979
17:00
| United Arab Emirates | 0–7 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saad 14' Al-Suwayed 43', 80'Kameel 45'Al-Buloushi 47', 88'Al-Dakhil 84' |
Referee: Rostam Baqer (Qatar)
2 April 1979
14:30
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 53' |
Report | Ghaith 41' |
Referee: Khalfan Ali (United Arab Emirates)
4 April 1979
14:30
| Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 14', 15', 45', 48', 55' Hamdan 32'Abdoraboh 89' |
Report |
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)
4 April 1979
17:00
| United Arab Emirates | 0–5 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmed 25' Abdul-Sahib 40'Hassan 49'Saeed 66' Khudhair 85' |
6 April 1979
17:00
| Oman | 0–7 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saeed 30', 32', 40', 86' Hassan 43', 50'Khudhair 52' |
Referee: Khalfan Ali (United Arab Emirates)
7 April 1979
14:30
| Qatar | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Bashir 27' (pen.) |
Report | Shuwaier 77' |
Referee: Fahad Al-Dahmash (Saudi Arabia)
8 April 1979
14:30
| Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 24' Farhan 36' |
Report |
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Doy (Bahrain)
9 April 1979
17:00
| Oman | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulrahman 29' Tshombe 43'Boshanain 73'Abdullah 77' |
Referee: Ahmed Al-Misfer (Kuwait)
Winners
[edit]| 5th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 70 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Abdulhadi Al-Hayiki- Mohammed Al-Zayani
- Kamel Ghaith
Hassan Farhan- Nadhim Shaker
Faisal Al-Dakhil- Mahboub Juma'a
- Fathi Kameel
- Naeem Saad
Ahmad Sumar
Anbar Bashir- Khamis Daham
- Hassan Mattar
- Mansour Muftah
Abdullah Abdoraboh- Eisa Hamdan
- Eissa Khalifa
- Sultan bin Naseeb
Saeed Abdullah- Rajab Abdulrahman
- Salem Boshanain
- Ahmad Easa
- Ahmed Tshombe
Awards
[edit]- Hussein Saeed (10 goals)
References
[edit]- ^ "جدول مباريات دورة الخليج العربي الخامسة ببغداد".
- ^ "منتخب العراق يحقق بطولة الخليج الخامسة".
- ^ "المولود الخامس". Archived from the original on 9 December 2008.
- ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".
