| Tourney name | 9th Arabian Gulf Cup |
|---|---|
| Year | 1988 |
| Other titles | كأس الخليج العربي التاسعة |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 2–18 March |
| Num teams | 6 |
| Confederations | 1 |
| Venues | 1 |
| Cities | 1 |
| Champion | IRQ |
| Count | 3 |
| Second | UAE |
| Third | KSA |
| Fourth | BHR |
| Matches | 21 |
| Goals | 34 |
| Top scorer | Ahmed Radhi (IRQ) (4 goals) Zuhair Bakhit (UAE) (4 goals) |
| Player | Habib Jafar (IRQ) |
| Goalkeeper | Yousif Obaid (OMA) |
| Prevseason | 1984 |
| Nextseason | 1990 |
The 9th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held from 2 to 18 March 1988, in Saudi Arabia. It was the second time after 1972 that Saudi Arabia hosted this regional football tournament. The tournament was won by Iraq. It was the third title for Iraq after having won the tournament 1979 in Baghdad and 1984 in Muscat.
All games were played at the newly built King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. The stadium was built to host the 1988 Gulf Cup and the FIFA World Youth Championship one year later.
Having scored four goals each, Ahmed Radhi from Iraq and Zuhair Bakhit from the UAE shared the top-scorer award. Habib Jaafar (Iraq) was voted as best player, Oman's goalkeeper Yousif Obaid won the best-goalkeeper-award.
Oman achieved their first victory in the Gulf Cup tournament after beating Qatar 2–1. Before so, the Oman had failed to win a single match in the 14 years prior.
Matches
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Bahrain | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Qatar | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| Oman | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
References
- ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.