1996 Gulf Cup of Nations

1996 Gulf Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country Oman
Dates 15 October – 28 October
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 35 (2.33 per match)

The 13th Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي), was held in Oman, in October 1996.

The tournament was won by Kuwait for the 8th time

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

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 540174+312
 Qatar 531195+410
 Saudi Arabia 522186+28
 United Arab Emirates 51315506
 Bahrain 502348-42
 Oman 502327-52

Result

 1996 Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 

Kuwait
8th title
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