9th Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 2–18 March |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Iraq (3rd title) |
Runners-up | United Arab Emirates |
Third place | Saudi Arabia |
Fourth place | Bahrain |
The 9th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held from 2 to 18 March 1988, in Saudi Arabia. It was the second time after 1972 that Saudi Arabia hosted this regional football tournament. The tournament was won by Iraq. It was the third title for Iraq after having won the tournament 1979 in Baghdad and 1984 in Muscat.
All games were played at the newly built King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. The stadium was built to host the 1988 Gulf Cup and the FIFA World Youth Championship one year later.
Having scored four goals each, Ahmed Radhi from Iraq and Zuhair Bakhit from the UAE shared the top-scorer award. Habib Jaafar (Iraq) was voted as best player, Oman's goalkeeper Yousif Obaid won the best-goalkeeper-award.
Oman achieved their first victory in the Gulf Cup tournament after beating Qatar 2–1. Before so, the Oman had failed to win a single match in the 14 years prior.
Matches
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Iraq | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
United Arab Emirates | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Bahrain | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Kuwait | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Qatar | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
Oman | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Iraq | 2 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Radhi 59' Gorgis 72' |
Result
9th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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Iraq Third title |
References
- ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
External links
- Official Site (Arabic)
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