8th Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates19 March – 4 April
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored53 (2.52 per match)

The 8th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held in Manama, Bahrain in March 1986.

The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their 6th title.

Iraq participated with the B team.

Tournament

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 11
 United Arab Emirates 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 7
 Saudi Arabia 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 6
 Qatar 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 6
 Bahrain 6 1 4 1 4 5 -1 6
 Iraq 6 1 3 2 8 9 -1 5
 Oman 6 0 1 5 4 11 -7 1


Bahrain 0–0 Iraq

Kuwait 3–1 Saudi Arabia

Qatar 2–1 Oman

United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq
Saddam 26'
Hussein 62'

Bahrain 2–1 Saudi Arabia

Kuwait 2–0 Oman

Iraq 1–1 Qatar
Jafar 61'

Saudi Arabia 3–1 Oman

Kuwait 1–0 United Arab Emirates

Qatar 0–0 Bahrain

United Arab Emirates 1–0 Oman

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iraq
Saddam 75'

Kuwait 2–1 Qatar

United Arab Emirates 2–0 Saudi Arabia

Bahrain 0–0 Oman

Kuwait 2–1 Iraq
Jassim 74'

United Arab Emirates 3–1 Bahrain

Saudi Arabia 2–0 Qatar

Iraq 3–2 Oman
Hameed 27', 58', 89'

Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain

Qatar 3–2 United Arab Emirates

Result

 8th Arabian Gulf Cup winners 

Kuwait

Sixth title

References

  1. ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.