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26th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 26 for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was held in Kuwait from 21 December 2024 to 4 January 2025.

Bahrain won the competition for the second time, beating Oman 2–1 in the final.

Teams

Draw

The draw was held on 9 November 2024 at in Kuwait City .The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. Their positions were based on the FIFA ranking updated on 24 October.

Squads

Each team had to register a squad of 26 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Venues

Officials

Referees

Assistant referees

  • Abdulla Al-Rowaimi
  • Mohamed Salman
  • Watheq Al-Swaiedi
  • Ahmad Abbas
  • Abdulhadi Al-Anezi
  • Saoud Al-Maqaleh
  • Taleb Al-Marri
  • Mohammed Al-Abakry
  • Abdelraheem Al-Shammari
  • Jasem Al-Ali
  • Mohamed Al-Hammadi

Fourth officials

  • Brahim Hmade
  • Youssouf Yahia
  • Nasser Al-Busaidi
  • Hamed Al-Ghafer
  • Mircea Grigoriu
  • Ferencz Tunyogi
  • Kerem Ersoy
  • İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan

Video Assistant officials

Group stage

All times are local ().

Group A



Group B



Knockout stage

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

Bracket

Semi-finals


Final

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Winner

Goalscorers

Prize money and awards

Prize money

Player awards

The following awards were given:

Broadcasters

Middle East

Others

References