8th Arabian Gulf Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Bahrain
Dates	19 March – 4 April
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	53 (2.52 per match)

The 8th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)^[1] was held in Manama, Bahrain in March 1986.

The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their 6th title.

Iraq participated with the B team.

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	6	5	1	0	11	4	+7	11
United Arab Emirates	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	7
Saudi Arabia	6	3	0	3	9	9	0	6
Qatar	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	6
Bahrain	6	1	4	1	4	5	-1	6
Iraq	6	1	3	2	8	9	-1	5
Oman	6	0	1	5	4	11	-7	1

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8th Arabian Gulf Cup winners
Kuwait Sixth title