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27th Arabian Gulf Cup| كأس الخليج العربي 27 |
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| Host country | Oman |
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| Dates | December 2025[1] |
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| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
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2026 → |
International football competition
The 27th Arabian Gulf Cup will be the 27th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament will be held in Oman in December 2025.
| Team
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Appearance
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Previous best
performance
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FIFA Rankings
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| October 2022
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 Qatar |
27th |
Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) |
50
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 Saudi Arabia |
26th |
Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) |
51
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 Iraq |
18th |
Winners (1979, 1984, 1988 2023) |
68
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 United Arab Emirates |
26th |
Winners (2007, 2013) |
70
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 Oman (hosts) |
25th |
Winners (2009, 2017–18) |
75
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 Bahrain |
27th |
Winners (2019) |
85
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 Kuwait |
27th |
Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) |
149
|
 Yemen |
12th |
Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023) |
155
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Group stage[edit]
| Tiebreakers
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
- Points obtained in all group matches:
- Win: 3 points;
- Draw: 1 point;
- Loss: 0 points;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches.
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Group A[edit]
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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Oman (H)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Knockout stage
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| 2
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A2
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 3
|
A3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 4
|
A4
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Group B[edit]
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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B1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Knockout stage
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| 2
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B2
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 3
|
B3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 4
|
B4
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Knockout stage[edit]
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket[edit]
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| December 2025 – | | |
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| Winner Group A | |
| December 2025 – |
| Runner-up Group B | | |
| Winner Semi-final 1 | |
| December 2025 – |
| | Winner Semi-final 2 | |
| Winner Group B | |
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| Runner-up Group A | | |
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Semi-finals[edit]
References[edit]
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