17th Arabian Gulf Cup

17th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 2004, او خليجي 17
Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi 2004, or Khaleeji 17
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates10–24 December 2004
Teams8
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (2nd title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorerOman Imad Al-Hosni (4 goals)
Best goalkeeperOman Ali Al-Habsi
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The 17th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held in Qatar between 10 and 24 December 2004.[2] It marked the return of the Iraq national team back to the competition, following the fall of Saddam Hussein regime.[3] Qatar turned out the victors and Oman came in runners up in a close match that ended in a penalty kick shootout.

Venues

The events took at the then newly constructed Al Sadd Sports Club.[4]

Al Rayyan
Location of the host cities of the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup.
Al-Rayyan Stadium Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 12,000

Matches

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Oman 6320164+2
 Qatar 5312076+1
 United Arab Emirates 2302145−1
 Iraq 2302157−2
Iraq 1–3 Oman
Qatar 2–2 United Arab Emirates
Qatar 3–3 Iraq
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iraq
Qatar 2–1 Oman
  • Kamounah 26'

Source:[5]

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Kuwait 7321062+4
 Bahrain 5312052+3
 Saudi Arabia 3310235−2
 Yemen 1301216−5
Yemen 1–1 Bahrain
Ghazi 47' Report Yousef 26'
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Kuwait
Al-Qahtani 14' Report Neda 75'
Al-Mutawa 87'
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain
Jarragh 16' Report Husain Ali 45+1'
Yemen 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Otaibi 34'
Suwayed 47' (pen.)
Referee: Jassim Al Hail (Qatar)
Bahrain 3–0 Saudi Arabia
Al-Marzooqi 64'
Isa 78'
Yousef 90'		 Report
Referee: Luis Medina (Spain)
Kuwait 3–0 Yemen
Abdullah 18', 90+1'
Al-Mutawa 81'		 Report

Semi-finals

Oman 3–2 Bahrain
Kuwait 0–2 Qatar

Third place playoff

Bahrain 3–1 Kuwait
  • Khedhair 34'

Final

Oman 1–1 Qatar
Al-Maimani 26' Rizik 4'
Penalties
4–5

Winners

 17th Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Qatar
2nd title

References

  1. ↑ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "High-Octane 17th Arabian Gulf Cup Semifinals Today". Arab News. 20 December 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Mahmoud, Sinan (13 January 2023). "Arabian Gulf Cup sculptor explains its significance and his journey back to Iraq". The National. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "QSi Makes 17th Arabian Gulf Cup the Richest in History". Sportcal. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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