27th Arabian Gulf Cup

27th Arabian Gulf Cupكأس الخليج العربي 27

Tournament details
Host country| Oman
Dates| December 2025[1]
Teams| 8 (from 1 confederation)

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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.

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Appearance  | Previous best
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October 2022
Qatar | 27th | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) | 50
Saudi Arabia | 26th | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) | 51
Iraq | 18th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988 2023) | 68
United Arab Emirates | 26th | Winners (2007, 2013) | 70
Oman (hosts) | 25th | Winners (2009, 2017–18) | 75
Bahrain | 27th | Winners (2019) | 85
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

## Group stage[edit]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

1. Points obtained in all group matches:

* Win: 3 points;
* Draw: 1 point;
* Loss: 0 points;

2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches.

### Group A[edit]

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1  |  Oman (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Knockout stage
2  | A2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | A3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
4  | A4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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### Group B[edit]

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1  | B1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Knockout stage
2  | B2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | B3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
4  | B4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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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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| Winner Group A|

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| Runner-up Group B| |

| Winner Semi-final 1|

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| Runner-up Group A| |

### Semi-finals[edit]

December 2025 (2025-12)

Winner Group A| Semi-final 1| Runner-up Group B

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Winner Group B| Semi-final 2| Runner-up Group A

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### Final[edit]

December 2025 (2025-12)

Winner Semi-final 1| v| Winner Semi-final 2

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "في مؤتمر صحفي لرئيس اتحاد كأس الخليج.. الشيخ حمد: خليجي 27 في عمان ديسمبر 2025" (in Arabic). Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. 15 January 2023.

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Arabian Gulf Cup

Tournaments|

* Bahrain 1970
* Saudi Arabia 1972
* Kuwait 1974
* Qatar 1976
* Iraq 1979
* United Arab Emirates 1982
* Oman 1984
* Bahrain 1986
* Saudi Arabia 1988
* Kuwait 1990
* Qatar 1992
* United Arab Emirates 1994
* Oman 1996
* Bahrain 1998
* Saudi Arabia 2002
* Kuwait 2003–04
* Qatar 2004
* United Arab Emirates 2007
* Oman 2009
* Yemen 2010
* Bahrain 2013
* Saudi Arabia 2014
* Kuwait 2017–18
* Qatar 2019
* Iraq 2023
* Kuwait 2024
* Oman 2025

Finals|

* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1979
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2002
* 2003–04
* 2004
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2013
* 2014
* 2017–18
* 2019
* 2023

Squads|

* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1979
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2002
* 2003–04
* 2004
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2013
* 2014
* 2017–18
* 2019
* 2023

Category:Arabian Gulf Cup
*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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