The 4th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة) was the fourth edition of the

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. The tournament was held in

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, Qatar and was won by three-time defending champions

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 26 March and 15 April 1976. All matches were played at the

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took part in the competition for the first time. Both Iraq and Kuwait finished level on points and goal difference in the round-robin group stage; thus, a play-off final was held to determine the champion. Kuwait defeated Iraq 4–2 in the final to win their fourth title in a row. The number of teams was increased from six to seven and the format of the competition was changed back to the original format used in

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Teams

Venues

Match officials

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 (

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Matches

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Championship play-off

Since both Kuwait and Iraq finished level on points and goal difference, a play-off final was held between the two sides to determine the champion.

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

;Player of the Tournament * Ali Kadhim ;Top Scorer *

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 ...

(9 goals) ;Goalkeeper of the Tournament * Hamood Sultan

References

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