2nd Arabian Gulf Cup

1972 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثانية (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates16–28 March
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (2nd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place United Arab Emirates
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Saeed Ghurab (5 goals)
Best player(s)Kuwait Farouq Ibrahim
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi
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The 2nd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثانية) was the second edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was won by defending champions Kuwait for the second time. The tournament took place between 16 and 28 March 1972.[1] Kuwait won their second consecutive title, edging out Saudi Arabia on goal difference after both nations finished with equal points. This was the first instance of the title being decided by goal difference.

United Arab Emirates made their debut in the competition and finished third. Bahrain withdrew after walking off the field, during the final match of the tournament, against Saudi Arabia to protest the officiating. They were subsequently ejected from the competition and their results were expunged.

Teams

Team Previous appearances in tournament[A]
 Bahrain 1 (1970)
 Kuwait 1 (1970)
 Qatar 1 (1970)
 Saudi Arabia (host) 1 (1970)
 United Arab Emirates 0 (debut)
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year.

Venues

 Riyadh
Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Capacity: 27,000

Match officials

Country Referee
Bahrain Bahrain Ibrahim Al-Doy
Egypt Egypt Mohamed Diab Al-Attar
Kuwait Kuwait Jaber Al-Jalahemah
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Daham
Sudan 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 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 5
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 5
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 1 11 –10 2
 Qatar 3 0 0 3 0 10 –10 0
 Bahrain[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Bahrain were ejected from the competition and their record was expunged after abandoning their match against Saudi Arabia to protest the officiating.

Matches

Kuwait 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Yaqoub 15'
Al-Mula 30'		 Report Al-Mughnem 33'
Mousa 70'
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Qatar
Salem Report
Referee: Jaber Al-Jalahemah (Kuwait)
Kuwait Annulled
2–0		 Bahrain
Ibrahim , Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham (Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates 0–4 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mughnem 1'
Ghurab 9', 23', 42'
Referee: Jaber Al-Jalahemah (Kuwait)
Bahrain Annulled
6–2		 Qatar
Zulaikh , ,
Jaknam
Ali
Hamad 		Report Waleed
Hassan
Referee: Jaber Al-Jalahemah (Kuwait)
Kuwait 7–0 United Arab Emirates
Al-Mula ,
Yaqoub ,
Bouhamad ,
Al-Arifi 		Report
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Qatar
Ghurab 2', 60'
Mousa 39', 73' (pen.)		 Report
Bahrain Annulled
2–0		 United Arab Emirates
Jaknam 63'
Hamad 75'		 Report
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham (Saudi Arabia)
Qatar 0–5 Kuwait
Report Al-Kaabi o.g.'
Shoaib ,
Bouhamad
Nassar
Saudi Arabia Annulled
2–1		 Bahrain
Ghurab 50', 54' (pen.) Report Ali 39'
Referee: Abdeen Ibrahim (Sudan)

Note: The match was abandoned after 60 minutes after Bahrain walked off the field to protest the officiating. Bahrain were subsequently ejected from the competition and their record was expunged.

Result

 2nd Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait
Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

Player of the Tournament[2]
Top Scorer[2]
Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2]

References

  1. ^ "كأس الخليج 2 لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 2007-01-14.
  2. ^ a b c "اللوحة الشرفية للمنتخبات ابطال دورات الخليج واصحاب الالقاب".