5th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] took place from March 23 to April 9 1979 in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. Originally, this tournament was scheduled in 1978 to take part in Abu Dhabi, but the Emirates withdrew from organizing the tournament. Iraq won the tournament by winning all its games and scoring 23 goals. Kuwait came second after losing its first game in the history of this tournament. Iraqi Player Hussein Saeed became top-scorer of this edition, scoring 10 goals (a record that stands till today), his teammates Hadi Ahmed and Raad Hammoudi were voted as best player and best goalkeeper of the khaleeje 5.
Matches and Results
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq
|
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
 Kuwait
|
9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Bahrain
|
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
 Qatar
|
5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 |
 Oman
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Naseab 22' Abdullah 70' |
Easa 51' |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Souwaid 19' Al-Buloushi 34', 79' |
Easa 51' |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Jasim 34', 54' Khalifah 69' Abdullah 79' |
| Kuwait | 7–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Saad 14' Sowaid 43', 80' Kamel 45' Al-Buloushi 47', 88' Al-Dakhil 84' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jasim 53' | Ghaith 41' |
| Saudi Arabia | 7–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 14', 15', 45', 48', 55' Hamdan 32' Abdrabbuh 89' |
| Iraq | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed 25' Abdulsahib 40' Hassan 47' Saeed 66' Khudhair 85' |
| Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 24' Farhan 36' |
| Oman | 0–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 29' Chowmbi 43' Bushanain 73' Abdullah 77' |
Result
| 5th Arabian Gulf Cup Winners |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
