5th Arabian Gulf Cup

1979 Arabian Gulf Cup
دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates23 March – 9 April
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up Kuwait
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored70 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Hussein Saeed (10 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Hadi Ahmed
Best goalkeeperIraq Raad Hammoudi
1976
1982

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.

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]

  1. ^ "جدول مباريات دورة الخليج العربي الخامسة ببغداد".
  2. ^ "منتخب العراق يحقق بطولة الخليج الخامسة".
  3. ^ "المولود الخامس". Archived from the original on 9 December 2008.

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