26th Arabian Gulf Cup كأس الخليج العربي 26 Tournament details Host country Kuwait Dates 21 December 2024 – 3 January 2025[ 1] Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
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 June 2024 Qatar 26th Winners (1992 , 2004 , 2014 ) 35 Iraq (holders) 17th Winners (1979 , 1984 , 1988 , 2023 ) 55 Saudi Arabia 25th Winners (1994 , 2002 , 2003–04 ) 56 United Arab Emirates 25th Winners (2007 , 2013 ) 69 Oman 24th Winners (2009 , 2017–18 ) 76 Bahrain 26th Winners (2019 ) 81 Kuwait (hosts) 26th Winners (1970 , 1972 , 1974 , 1976 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1996 , 1998 , 2010 ) 137 Yemen 11th Group stage (2003–04 , 2004 , 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2013 , 2014 , 2017–18 , 2019 , 2023 ) 155
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
21 December 2024 (2024-12-21 )
21 December 2024 (2024-12-21 )
24 December 2024 (2024-12-24 )
24 December 2024 (2024-12-24 )
27 December 2024 (2024-12-27 )
27 December 2024 (2024-12-27 )
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
22 December 2024 (2024-12-22 )
22 December 2024 (2024-12-22 )
25 December 2024 (2024-12-25 )
25 December 2024 (2024-12-25 )
28 December 2024 (2024-12-28 )
28 December 2024 (2024-12-28 )
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 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31 )
Winner Group A Semi-final 1 Runner-up Group B
31 December 2024 (2024-12-31 )
Winner Group B Semi-final 2 Runner-up Group A
Final 3 January 2025 (2025-01-03 )
Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2
References ^ "كونا : الاتحاد الخليجي لكرة القدم يقرر انطلاق (خليجي 26) في 21 ديسمبر المقبل" (in Arabic). KUNA. 2 April 2024. ^ "Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup". Iraqi News . 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-15 . ^ "خليجي 26 سيقام في الكويت نهاية عام 2024". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-01-15 . Tournaments 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 Category:Arabian Gulf Cup