| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة(in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iraq |
| Dates | 23 March – 9 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kuwait |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hussein Saeed (10 goals) |
| Best player | Hadi Ahmed |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Raad Hammoudi |
←1976 1982 → | |
The5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic:دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة) was the fifth edition of theArabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at theAl-Shaab Stadium inBaghdad, Iraq and took place from 23 March to 9 April 1979.[1] HostsIraq won their first ever title after defeatingSaudi Arabia 2–0,[2] becoming the second team to win the competition afterKuwait.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted inAbu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights.[3]
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|
| Bahrain | 4 (1970,1972,1974,1976) |
| Iraq (hosts) | 1 (1976) |
| Kuwait | 4 (1970,1972,1974,1976) |
 Oman | 2 (1974,1976) |
 Qatar | 4 (1970,1972,1974,1976) |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 (1970,1972,1974,1976) |
 United Arab Emirates | 3 (1972,1974,1976) |
| Baghdad | |
|---|---|
| Al-Shaab Stadium | |
| Capacity:40,000 | |
.JPG) |
| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
| Bahrain | Ibrahim Al-Doy |
 India | Kim |
| Alex Vaz | |
| Iraq | Sami Naji |
| Kuwait | Ahmed Al-Misfer |
 Malaysia | Sivapalan Kathiravale |
| Qatar | Rostam Baqer |
| Saudi Arabia | Fahad Al-Dahmash |
 Singapore | Nadasen Chandra |
 Thailand | Vijit Getkaew |
| United Arab Emirates | Khalfan Ali |
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 (UTC+3).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 12 |
| Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 8 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| Qatar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 |
| Oman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Naseeb 22'Abdullah 71' | Report | Easa 51' |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed 19' Al-Buloushi 34',79' | Report | Mattar 56' |
| Bahrain | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Shuwaier 5' Zowayed 12' (pen.)Al-Hayiki 18' | Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 34',54' Khalifa 69'Abdullah 75' | Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muftah 40' |
| Bahrain | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Zowayed 13' Al-Zayani 35'Shuwaier 88' | Report | Sumar 53' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–7 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saad 14' Al-Suwayed 43',80'Kameel 45'Al-Buloushi 47',88'Al-Dakhil 84' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem 53' | Report | Ghaith 41' |
| Oman | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Suwayed 40',47' |
| Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 14',15',45',48',55' Hamdan 32'Abdoraboh 89' | Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–5 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmed 25' Abdul-Sahib 40'Hassan 49'Saeed 66'Khudhair 85' |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Oman | 0–7 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saeed 30',32',40',86' Hassan 43',50'Khudhair 52' |
| Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 24' Farhan 36' | Report |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed 19',84' | Report |
| Oman | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulrahman 29' Tshombe 43'Boshanain 73'Abdullah 77' |
| 5th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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 Iraq First title |
There were 70 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Abdulhadi Al-HayikiMohammed Al-ZayaniKamel GhaithHassan FarhanNadhim ShakerFaisal Al-DakhilMahboub Juma'aFathi KameelNaeem SaadAhmad SumarAnbar BashirKhamis DahamHassan MattarMansour MuftahAbdullah AbdorabohEisa HamdanEissa KhalifaSultan bin NaseebSaeed AbdullahRajab AbdulrahmanSalem BoshanainAhmad EasaAhmed TshombeHussein Saeed (10 goals)
