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when was first football gulf cup played?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
it started in 1970 kuwait won the first gulf cup and below is same info on it
Source(s): The Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج) is a football (soccer) tournament held every two years, open to teams from around the Persian Gulf. The Gulf Cup was founded at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico by Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The First Gulf Cup tournament took part in Bahrain in 1970 which kuwait won it. The 18th edition of the Gulf Cup is scheduled to begin on January 17, 2007 in the United Arab Emirates. Group A comprises United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kuwait, Oman and Group B comprises Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain. The top two teams in each of the round-robin groups proceed to the next round. - foongwk140804Lv 71 decade ago
the first ever Gulf Cup takes place in 1970 in BAHRAIN. 4 teams take part in the tournament & all matches was played on a league basis, meaning all teams play against each other once. KUWAIT was the first Gulf Cup champions, winning all 3 matches.
1970 Gulf Cup results:
27.03.1970 - BAHRAIN 2-1 QATAR
28.03.1970 - KUWAIT 3-1 SAUDI ARABIA
30.03.1970 - SAUDI ARABIA 0-0 BAHRAIN
31.03.1970 - QATAR 2-4 KUWAIT
02.04.1970 - SAUDI ARABIA 1-1 QATAR
03.04.1970 - KUWAIT 3-1 BAHRAIN
final standings:
1. KUWAIT
2. BAHRAIN
3. SAUDI ARABIA
4. QATAR
1970 Gulf Cup top scorers:
Mohammed Al-Masoud (KUWAIT) & Jawad Khalaf (KUWAIT) - 3 goals each
- 1 decade ago
from 27th of march until 3rd of April 1970 in Bahrain