26th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 26
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
DatesDecember 2024[1]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)

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 in 2024.[2][3]

Teams

Team Appearance Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
December

2023

 Saudi Arabia25thWinners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)56
 Qatar26thWinners (1992, 2004, 2014)58
 Iraq (holders)17thWinners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023)63
 United Arab Emirates25thWinners (2007, 2013)64
 Oman24thWinners (2009, 2017–18)74
 Bahrain26thWinners (2019)86
 Kuwait (hosts)26thWinners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)136
 Yemen11thGroup stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023)152

Venues

Hosting venues list will be finalized on 2024.

Kuwait Kuwait City
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Al Kuwait SC Stadium Nayef Al-Dabbous Stadium Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 12,500 (new) Capacity: 15,000 (new)

Group stage

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
First match(es) will be played: 2024. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kuwait v
v

v
Kuwait v

v Kuwait
v

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
First match(es) will be played: 2024. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq v
v

v
v

v
v

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 2024 –
 
 
Winner Group A
 
December 2024 –
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Semi-final 1
 
December 2024 –
 
Winner Semi-final 2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 

Semi-finals

Winner Group ASemi-final 1Runner-up Group B

Winner Group BSemi-final 2Runner-up Group A

Final

Winner Semi-final 1vWinner Semi-final 2

References

  1. "في مؤتمر صحفي لرئيس اتحاد كأس الخليج.. الشيخ حمد: خليجي 26 في الكويت ديسمبر 2024" (in Arabic). Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. 15 January 2023.
  2. "Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup". Iraqi News. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  3. "خليجي 26 سيقام في الكويت نهاية عام 2024". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
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