5th Arabian Gulf Cup
International football tournament in 1979
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The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة) was the fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq and took place from 23 March to 9 April 1979.[1] Hosts Iraq won their first ever title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2–0,[2] becoming the second team to win the competition after Kuwait.
| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iraq |
| Dates | 23 March – 9 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kuwait |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hussein Saeed (10 goals) |
| Best player | Hadi Ahmed |
| Best goalkeeper | Raad Hammoudi |
← 1976 1982 → | |
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights.[3]
Teams
- Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
| Baghdad | |
|---|---|
| Al-Shaab Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
.JPG) |
Match officials
| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
| Bahrain |
Ibrahim Al-Doy |
 India |
Kim |
| Alex Vaz | |
| Iraq |
Sami Naji |
| Kuwait |
Ahmed Al-Misfer |
 Malaysia |
Sivapalan Kathiravale |
 Qatar |
Rostam Baqer |
| Saudi Arabia |
Fahad Al-Dahmash |
 Singapore |
Nadasen Chandra |
 Thailand |
Vijit Getkaew |
 United Arab Emirates |
Khalfan Ali |
Tournament
The seven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 12 |
| Kuwait |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 8 |
| Bahrain |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| Qatar |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 |
 Oman |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 1 |
Matches
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Naseeb  22'Abdullah 71' |
Report | Easa 51' |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed 19' Al-Buloushi 34', 79' |
Report | Mattar 56' |
| Bahrain | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Shuwaier 5' Zowayed 12' (pen.)Al-Hayiki 18' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 34', 54' Khalifa 69'Abdullah 75' |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muftah 40' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–7 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saad 14' Al-Suwayed 43', 80'Kameel 45'Al-Buloushi 47', 88'Al-Dakhil 84' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 53' |
Report | Ghaith 41' |
| Oman | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Suwayed 40', 47' |
| Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 14', 15', 45', 48', 55' Hamdan 32'Abdoraboh 89' |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–5 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmed 25' Abdul-Sahib 40'Hassan 49'Saeed 66' Khudhair 85' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 24' Farhan 36' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed 19', 84' |
Report |
| Oman | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulrahman 29' Tshombe 43'Boshanain 73'Abdullah 77' |
Winners
| 5th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 70 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Khalil Shuwaier
Saud Jassem
2 goals
- Ibrahim Zowayed
Mahdi Abdul-Sahib- Hadi Ahmed
- Adel Khudhair
1 goal
- Abdulhadi Al-Hayiki
- Mohammed Al-Zayani
- Kamel Ghaith
- Hassan Farhan
- Nadhim Shaker
Faisal Al-Dakhil- Mahboub Juma'a
- Fathi Kameel
- Naeem Saad
Ahmad Sumar
Anbar Bashir- Khamis Daham
- Hassan Mattar
- Mansour Muftah
- Abdullah Abdoraboh
- Eisa Hamdan
- Eissa Khalifa
- Sultan bin Naseeb
Saeed Abdullah- Rajab Abdulrahman
- Salem Boshanain
- Ahmad Easa
- Ahmed Tshombe
Awards
- Player of the Tournament[4]
- Top Scorer[4]
- Hussein Saeed (10 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament[4]