The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF; ar, إتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم) is a regional
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
body for eight
member countries. It was established in May 2016, and its main competition is 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 ...
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History
Several preparatory meetings were held in 2015 using the working title ''Gulf Football Federation''. The federation then was founded in 2016 as ''Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation'' to reflect the region's oldest competition: 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 ...
.
Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Thani of Qatar was named as the first president.
Member associations
Competitions
The AGCFF plans to run several competitions which covers national and club competitions. 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 ...
will be held every odd year starting in 2017, and a club competition will be held every even year starting in 2020. Also the possibility of a ''Women's Gulf Cup'' has been discussed.
Current title holders
Rankings
Men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by
FIFA
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.
Last updated March 28 2020
Women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
.
Last updated March 28 2020
See also
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West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) (
West Asia
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)
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Arab Beach Soccer Championship
The Arab Beach Soccer Cup ( ar, كأس العرب لكرة القدم الشاطئية) is the main championship for beach soccer in the Arab world. The first championship was held in 2008 in Marsa Alam, Egypt. The most successful nations are Egy ...
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2019 Neom Beach Soccer Cup
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GCC Champions League
The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...
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Arab Nations Cup
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GCC U-23 Championship
The GCC U-23 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( ar, مجلس التعاون لدول العربية الخليج ), ...
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GCC U-19 Championship
The GCC U-19 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council. 2012 was expected to be the first edition of the tournament, set to be played in Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; lo ...
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GCC U-17 Championship
The GCC U-17 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( ar, مجلس التعاون لدول العربية الخليج ), ...
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2022 GCC Games
The 2022 GCC Games was the third edition of multi-sport event for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It was held in Kuwait, from 16 to 31 May 2022. A total of more than 1,500 athletes and 500 officials participated in 16 sports. Female ...
References
External links
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Association football sub-confederations in Asia
Association football governing bodies in Asia
Sports organizations established in 2016
Association football governing bodies in the Arab world