| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة(in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 26 March – 15 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kuwait (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Iraq |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3.82 per match) |
| Top scorer | Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals) |
| Best player | Ali Kadhim |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Hamood Sultan |
←1974 1979 → | |
The4th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic:دورة كأس الخليج العربي الرابعة) was the fourth edition of theArabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held inDoha, Qatar and was won by the three-time defending championsKuwait. The tournament took place between 26 March and 15 April 1976.[1] All matches were played at theKhalifa Sports City Stadium.
Iraq 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.[2]
The number of teams was increased from six to seven and the format of the competition was changed back to the original format used in1970 and1972.
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|
| Bahrain | 3 (1970,1972,1974) |
| Iraq | 0 (debut) |
| Kuwait | 3 (1970,1972,1974) |
 Oman | 1 (1974) |
| Qatar (host) | 3 (1970,1972,1974) |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 (1970,1972,1974) |
 United Arab Emirates | 2 (1972,1974) |
| Doha | |
|---|---|
| Khalifa Sports City Stadium | |
| Capacity:20,000 | |
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| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
 Algeria | Abdelkader Oweis |
| Bahrain | Abdulghaffar Al-Alwi |
| Iraq | Sobhi Adeeb |
| Kuwait | Abdulrahman Al-Bakr |
| Qatar | Taleb Ballan |
| Mubarak Waleed | |
| Saudi Arabia | Abdulrahman Al-Daham |
 Tunisia | Hédi Saoudi |
 Turkey | Sabahattin Ladikli |
| United Arab Emirates | Abbas Hassan |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 10 |
| Iraq | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 10 |
| Qatar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 |
| Oman | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 1 |
| Qatar | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Almas 20' | Report |
| Iraq | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 33' Kadhim 68',80'Nasser 69' (o.g.) | Report |
| Bahrain | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Buhram 49',64' Al-Dawoodi 80' | Report | Abdullah 73' Boshanain 88' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Sobhi 22' (pen.) Al-Mughnem 55' | Report |
| Iraq | 4–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Waal 11' Hassan 23'Abdul-Jalil 50'Kadhim 65' | Report | Zowayed 39' (pen.) |
| Kuwait | 8–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dakhil 16',74' Mohammed 17'Yaqoub 22' (pen.),33',49',59'Ibrahim 87' | Report |
| Iraq | 7–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Waal 3' Abdul-Jalil 6'Hassan 25'Kadhim 45',60',68'Subhi 89' | Report | Suroor 82' |
| Qatar | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Muftah 1' Al-Hajri 2'Almas 29' | Report | Abdulrahman 59' |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mughnem 3' Suroor 19'Khalifa 82' | Report | Al-Alawi 5' |
| Kuwait | 5–2 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqoub 5' (pen.) Al-Anberi 15',43'Bohamoud 68'Al-Dakhil 90' | Report | Almas 40' Shuwaier 42' |
| Iraq | 4–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Hussein 11' Kadhim 34' (pen.)Abdul-Jalil 43'Fartous 44' | Report |
| Kuwait | 2–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqoub 55' Al-Dakhil 56' | Report | Abdul-Jalil 46' Kadhim 49' |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dakhil 10',27' Yaqoub 63' | Report | Suroor 46' |
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.[3]
| 4th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
|---|
 Kuwait Fourth title |
There were 84 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.82 goals per match.
9 goals
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6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Jassem Al-DawoodiJawhar AlmasSultan BashirKhalil ShuwaierIbrahim ZowayedAli Hussein MahmoudMejbel FartousSaud BohamoudFarouq IbrahimHussain MohammedMubarak Al-AlawiMuslem Al-AlawiHamad HaribSaif Al-HajriEissa KhalifaSultan bin NaseebHamed SobhiJassem AbdullahRajab AbdulrahmanSalem BoshanainAwadh Mubarak1 own goal
Ali Nasser (against Iraq)Jasem Yaqoub (9 goals)
