The 8th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was held in the

Manama Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

in March 1986. The tournament was won by

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 ...

, claiming their 6th title. Iraq participated with the B team.

Tournament

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Result

References

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1986 in Asian football 1985–86 in Iraqi football 1985–86 in Saudi Arabian football 1985–86 in Emirati football 1985–86 in Kuwaiti football 1985–86 in Qatari football 1985–86 in Bahraini football 1985–86 in Omani football