The 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, دورة كأس الخليج العربي الثالثة) was the third edition of the
Arabian Gulf Cup
The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...
. The tournament was held in
Kuwait City
Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...
, Kuwait and was won by two-time defending champions and hosts
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
. The tournament took place between 15 and 29 March 1974.
All matches were played at the
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 12,350. This stadium had also hoste ...
.
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
took part in the competition for the first time. Kuwait defeated
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
4–0 in the final to win their third title in a row. This victory meant that Kuwait had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently.
The number of teams was increased from five to six and the format of the competition was changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations would be split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualify for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of each semi-final would face each other in the final while the losers would play in the third-place play-off.
Teams
Venues
Match officials
Preliminary round
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First round
''All times are local,
AST (
UTC+3
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
''All times are local,
AST (
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...
).''
Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
Winners
Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards
;Player of the Tournament
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Mohammed Ghanim
;Top Scorer
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Jasem Yaqoub
Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara ( ar, جاسم يعقوب سلطان البصارة; born 25 October 1953 in Kuwait City) is a former Kuwaiti professional footballer. He represented the Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and 198 ...
(6 goals)
;Goalkeeper of the Tournament
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Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi
References
External links
Official Site (Arabic)
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1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
1974 in Asian football
1973–74 in Saudi Arabian football
1973–74 in Emirati football
1973–74 in Kuwaiti football
1973–74 in Qatari football
1973–74 in Bahraini football
1974 in Oman