Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation

Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation
FormationMay 21, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-21)[1]
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Membership8 member associations
Official language
Arabic
President
Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani
Websiteagcff.com

The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF; Arabic: إتحاد كأس الخليج العربی لكرة القدم) is an independent regional football body for eight member countries. It was established in May 2016, and its main competition is the Arabian Gulf Cup.[2][3][4]

History

Several preparatory meetings were held in 2015 using the working title Gulf Football Federation.[5][6] The federation then was founded in 2016 as Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation to reflect the region's oldest competition: the Arabian Gulf Cup.[1][7][8] Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Thani of Qatar was named as the first president.[9]

Member associations

National Association Year Joined
Bahrain Bahrain 2016
Iraq Iraq
Kuwait Kuwait
Oman Oman
Qatar Qatar
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Yemen Yemen

Competitions

Main article: List of association football competitions

The AGCFF organises the Arabian Gulf Cup for national football teams, which is held every two years, and the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League for club teams, which is held every season. The possibility of holding a women's competition in the future has also been discussed.[10]

Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
National teams
Arabian Gulf Cup 2023  Iraq 4th  Oman 2024–25 21 December 2024 – 3 January 2025
Club teams
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League 2015 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 3rd Oman Al-Seeb 2024–25 23 October 2024 – 15 April 2025

Rankings

Team of the Year

Men

FIFA Men's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Men's
Year First Second Third Fourth
2024  Qatar  Iraq  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates
2023  Saudi Arabia  Qatar  Iraq  United Arab Emirates
2022  Saudi Arabia  Qatar  Iraq  United Arab Emirates
2021  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Iraq
2020  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Iraq  United Arab Emirates
2019  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Iraq  United Arab Emirates
2018  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Oman  Iraq
2017  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Iraq  Oman
2016  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Qatar  Iraq
Women

FIFA Women's World Ranking

Teams ranking in the top four – Women's
Year First Second Third Fourth
2024  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia  Iraq
2023  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia —
2022  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates — —
2021  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates — —
2020  United Arab Emirates — — —
2019  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates — —
2018  United Arab Emirates — — —
2017  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates  Iraq —
2016  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates — —

See also

References

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