26th Arabian Gulf Cup

26th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 26
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates21 December 2024 – 3 January 2025[1]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
← 2023

The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 26 for sponsorship reasons, will be the 26th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament will be held in Kuwait from 21 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.[2][3]

Teams

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Team Appearance Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
November 2024
 Qatar 26th Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) 48
 Iraq (holders) 17th Winners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023) 56
 Saudi Arabia 25th Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) 59
 United Arab Emirates 25th Winners (2007, 2013) 63
 Bahrain 26th Winners (2019) 81
 Oman 24th Winners (2009, 2017–18) 80
 Kuwait (hosts) 26th Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) 134
 Yemen 11th Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023) 157

Venues

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Hosting venues list will be finalized in 2024.

Kuwait Kuwait City
Ardhiya Sulaibikhat
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Sulaibikhat Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 15,000 (new)

Draw

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The draw was held on 9 November 2024 at 19:00 UTC+3 in Kuwait City .The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Kuwait

 Iraq

 Qatar

 Saudi Arabia

 United Arab Emirates

 Bahrain

 Oman

 Yemen

Squads

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Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+03:00).

Group A

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Main article: 26th Arabian Gulf Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2024. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kuwait v Oman
Qatar v United Arab Emirates
Oman v Qatar
United Arab Emirates v Kuwait
Kuwait v Qatar
United Arab Emirates v Oman

Group B

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Main article: 26th Arabian Gulf Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2024. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq v Yemen
Saudi Arabia v Bahrain
Bahrain v Iraq
Yemen v Saudi Arabia
Iraq v Saudi Arabia
Bahrain v Yemen

Knockout stage

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Main article: 26th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 December 2024 –
 
 
Winner Group A
 
3 January 2025 –
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Semi-final 1
 
31 December 2024 –
 
Winner Semi-final 2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 

Semi-finals

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Winner Group ASemi-final 1Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BSemi-final 2Runner-up Group A

Final

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Winner Semi-final 1vWinner Semi-final 2

References

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  1. ^ "كونا : الاتحاد الخليجي لكرة القدم يقرر انطلاق (خليجي 26) في 21 ديسمبر المقبل" (in Arabic). KUNA. 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup". Iraqi News. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  3. ^ "خليجي 26 سيقام في الكويت نهاية عام 2024". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
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