26th Arabian Gulf Cup

26th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 26
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates21 December 2024 – 4 January 2025
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (2nd title)
Runners-up Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored41 (2.73 per match)
Attendance390,990 (26,066 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bahrain Mohamed Marhoon
Oman Issam Al-Sabhi
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hamdan
(3 goals each)
Best playerBahrain Mohamed Marhoon
Best goalkeeperBahrain Ebrahim Lutfalla
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The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 26 for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was held in Kuwait from 21 December 2024 to 4 January 2025.[1][2]

Bahrain won the competition for the second time, beating Oman 2–1 in the final.[3]

Teams

Team Appearance Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
November 2024
 Qatar26thWinners (1992, 2004, 2014)48
 Iraq (holders)17thWinners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023)56
 Saudi Arabia25thWinners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)59
 United Arab Emirates25thWinners (2007, 2013)63
 Bahrain26thWinners (2019)81
 Oman24thWinners (2009, 2017–18)80
 Kuwait (hosts)26thWinners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)134
 Yemen11thGroup stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023)157

Draw

The draw was held on 9 November 2024 at 19:00 UTC+3 in Kuwait City. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. Their positions were based on the FIFA ranking updated on 24 October.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Each team had to register a squad of 26 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Venues

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Location of areas hosting the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
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Kuwait Kuwait City
Ardhiya Sulaibikhat
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Sulaibikhat Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 15,000 (new)


Officials

Referees

Assistant referees

  • Bahrain Abdulla Al-Rowaimi
  • Bahrain Mohamed Salman
  • Iraq Watheq Al-Swaiedi
  • Kuwait Ahmad Abbas
  • Kuwait Abdulhadi Al-Anezi
  • Qatar Saoud Al-Maqaleh
  • Qatar Taleb Al-Marri
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Abakry
  • Saudi Arabia Abdelraheem Al-Shammari
  • United Arab Emirates Jasem Al-Ali
  • United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Hammadi

Fourth officials

  • Algeria Mokrane Gourari
  • Algeria Abbès Zerhouni
  • Mauritania Brahim Hmade
  • Mauritania Youssouf Yahia
  • Oman Nasser Al-Busaidi
  • Oman Hamed Al-Ghafer
  • Romania Mircea Grigoriu
  • Romania Ferencz Tunyogi
  • Turkey Kerem Ersoy
  • Turkey İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan

Video Assistant officials

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+03:00).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5[a] Knockout stage
2  Kuwait (H) 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5[a]
3  United Arab Emirates 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2[b]
4  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2[b]
Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Oman –7, Kuwait –9
  2. 1 2 Disciplinary points: United Arab Emirates –6, Qatar –11
Kuwait 1–1 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 42,445
Qatar 1–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 5,007
Oman 2–1 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 4,552
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Kuwait
 Report
  • Daham 16'
  • M. Al-Enezi 89'
Attendance: 48,621
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Kuwait 1–1 Qatar
Daham 74' Report Muntari 90+11'
Attendance: 57,742
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 7,813
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[a] Knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6[a]
3  Iraq 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3[b]
4  Yemen 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3[b]
Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Bahrain 3, Saudi Arabia 0
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Iraq 3, Yemen 0
Iraq 1–0 Yemen
Hussein 64' Report
Attendance: 7,203
Saudi Arabia 2–3 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 7,726
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Yemen 2–3 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Bahrain 2–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 13,150
Iraq 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Ali 64' Report
Attendance: 54,942
Bahrain 1–2 Yemen
Al-Romaihi 62' Report
Attendance: 4,293[4]

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 December 2024 – Sulaibikhat
 
 
 Oman2
 
4 January 2025 – Kuwait City
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 Oman1
 
31 December 2024 – Kuwait City
 
 Bahrain2
 
 Bahrain1
 
 
 Kuwait0
 

Semi-finals

Oman 2–1 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 10,500
Bahrain 1–0 Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 60,122

Final

Oman 1–2 Bahrain
Al-Mushaifri 17' Report
Attendance: 57,674

Winner

 26th Arabian Gulf Cup Winner 

Bahrain
Second title

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Prize money and awards

Prize money

Position[5] Amount (USD)
Champions 1,000,000
Runner-up 750,000
Total 1,750,000

Player awards

The following awards were given:[6]

Award Player
Top ScorerBahrain Mohamed Marhoon
Most Valuable PlayerBahrain Mohamed Marhoon
Best GoalkeeperBahrain Ebrahim Lutfalla

Broadcasters

Middle East

Territory Broadcaster Ref.
Bahrain Bahrain Sport [7]
Iraq Al-Iraqiya Sports
Alrabiaa Sports		 [7]
Kuwait KTV Sports [7]
Oman Oman Sports [7]
Qatar Alkass
 [7]
Saudi Arabia SSC
KSA Sport
United Arab Emirates AD Sports
Dubai Sports
 [8]
Yemen SSC
Alkass
(via free YouTube streaming)

Others

Territory Broadcaster Ref.
United States of America ESPN+
Netherlands ESPN
Portugal Sport TV

References

  1. ↑ "Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup". Iraqi News. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  2. ↑ "خليجي 26 سيقام في الكويت نهاية عام 2024". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Bahrain national team wins the Arabian Gulf Cup title". YS Scores. 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "«خليجي 26».. 262694 متفرجاً في الدور الأول" (in Arabic). Al-Etihad. 30 December 2024.
  5. ↑ الدقاق, المعتصم بالله (2023-01-17). "جائزة المركز الأول في كأس الخليج 2023 بطولة خليجي 25". خبرني (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  6. ↑ "انهيار وبكاء حارس البحرين بعد التتويج بلقب كأس الخليج (فيديو)" (in Arabic). Erem News. 4 January 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gulf 26 in Kuwait.. Match schedule and broadcasting channels". يمن شباب نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  8. ↑ National, The. "Arabian Gulf Cup 2025: Fixtures, how to watch and all you need to know". The National. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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