3rd Arabian Gulf Cup
International football tournament in 1974
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The 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة) was the third edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and was won by two-time defending champions and hosts Kuwait. The tournament took place between 15 and 29 March 1974.[1] All matches were played at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.
| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 15–29 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kuwait (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place |  United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.46 per match) |
| Top scorer | Jasem Yaqoub (6 goals) |
| Best player | Mohammed Ghanim |
| Best goalkeeper | Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi |
← 1972 1976 → | |
Oman took part in the competition for the first time. Kuwait defeated Saudi Arabia 4–0 in the final to win their third title in a row. The victory meant that Kuwait had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently.
The number of teams in this edition increased from five to six and the format of the competition changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations were split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final while the defeated semi-finalists played the third-place play-off.
Teams
Venues
| Kuwait City | |
|---|---|
| Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Match officials
| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
 Bahrain |
Ali Kamenjah |
 England |
Matthews |
 Iraq |
Sami Naji |
 Italy |
Riccardo Lattanzi |
| Kuwait |
Abdulrahman Al-Bakr |
| Jaber Al-Jalahemah | |
| Abdulsalam Al-Yaqout | |
| Saudi Arabia |
Ghazi Kayal |
Preliminary round
| Kuwait | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Yaqoub  15'Al-Mula 57' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mughnem 30' Bakhit 57' |
Report |
First round
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Oman |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Salem 41' Sultan 57', 90'Rabee 78' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Ghorab 2' Asiri 46'Al-Turki 47'Al-Mughnem 81' |
Report | Ali 33' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ghorab 15' Al-Mughnem 30' |
Report |
Knockout stage
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 March – Kuwait City | ||||||
| Kuwait | 6 | |||||
| 29 March – Kuwait City | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait | 4 | |||||
| 27 March – Kuwait City | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 March – Kuwait City | ||||||
| Qatar (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 (0) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Kuwait | 6–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqoub 10', 30', 47' Shoaib 12'Mohammed 46'Kameel 67' |
Report |
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
| 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
|---|
 Kuwait Third title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.46 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
Ali Al-Mula- Fathi Kameel
Mohammed Al-Mughnem
3 goals
Fuad Bushaqer- Saeed Ghorab
2 goals
- Hamad Bouhamad
Salem Sultan
1 goal
- Hassan Ali
- Hassan Zulaikh
- Hussain Mohammed
- Mohammed Shoaib
Saif Ali- Anbar Bashir
- Salah Daf'allah
- Mohammad Ghanim
- Abdulkhaliq Saad
- Abdulamir Zain
- Naji Abdulmatloub
- Khaled Al-Turki
- Ali Asiri
- Mohsen Bakhit
- Salem Boshanain
- Zaid Rabee
- Suhail Salem
Awards
- Player of the Tournament[2]
- Top Scorer[2]
- Jasem Yaqoub (6 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2]