International football competition
The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup 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
| Team
|
Appearance
|
Previous best
performance
|
FIFA Rankings
|
| December
2023
|
 Saudi Arabia |
25th |
Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) |
53
|
 Qatar |
26th |
Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) |
37
|
 Iraq (holders) |
17th |
Winners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023) |
63
|
 United Arab Emirates |
25th |
Winners (2007, 2013) |
64
|
 Oman |
24th |
Winners (2009, 2017–18) |
74
|
 Bahrain |
26th |
Winners (2019) |
86
|
 Kuwait (hosts) |
26th |
Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) |
136
|
 Yemen |
11th |
Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023) |
152
|
Venues
Hosting venues list will be finalized in 2024.
Group stage
| Tiebreakers
|
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.
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | |
| 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
Final
References
