The 2nd Arabian Gulf Cup () was the second edition of the

Arabian Gulf Cup The Arabian Gulf Cup (, ''Kaʾs al-Khalīj al-ʿArabī''), also referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial association football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of ...

. The tournament was held in

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, Saudi Arabia and was won by defending champions

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

for the second time. The tournament took place between 16 and 28 March 1972. Kuwait won their second consecutive title, edging out Saudi Arabia on goal difference after both nations finished with equal points. This was the first instance of the title being decided by goal difference.

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made their debut in the competition and finished third.

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

withdrew after walking off the field, during the final match of the tournament, against

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to protest the officiating. They were subsequently ejected from the competition and their results were expunged.

Teams

Venues

Match officials

Tournament

The four 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 (

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).''

Matches

---- ---- ---- ---- ''Note: The match was abandoned after 60 minutes after Bahrain walked off the field to protest the officiating. Bahrain were subsequently ejected from the competition and their record was expunged.''

Result

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

;Player of the Tournament * Farouq Ibrahim ;Top Scorer * Saeed Ghurab (5 goals) ;Goalkeeper of the Tournament * Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi

References

External links

Official Site (Arabic)
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1972 in Asian football 1971–72 in Saudi Arabian football