The 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup () was the third 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

Kuwait City Kuwait City (; ) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Pal ...

, Kuwait, and was won by two-time defending champions and hosts

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 ...

. The tournament took place between 15 and 29 March 1974. All matches were played at the

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Kuwait Sports Club Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 12,350. This stadium had also host ...

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

took part in the competition for the first time. Kuwait defeated

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

4–0 in the final to win their third title in a row. The victory meant that Kuwait had earned the privilege of keeping the trophy permanently. The number of teams in this edition increased from five to six and the format of the competition changed. Instead of one round-robin group, the six nations were split into two groups of three. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals with each group winner facing the other group's runner-up. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final while the defeated semi-finalists played the third-place play-off.

Teams

Venues

Match officials

Preliminary round

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First round

''All times are local, AST (

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

;Player of the Tournament * Mohammed Ghanim ;Top Scorer *

Jasem Yaqoub Jasem Yaqoub Sultan Al-Besara (; born 25 October 1953 in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti former professional Association football, footballer. He represented the Kuwait national football team, Kuwait national team at both the 1980 Summer Olympics and t ...

(6 goals) ;Goalkeeper of the Tournament * Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi

References

External links

Official Site (Arabic)
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