The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup () was the fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq and took place from 23 March to 9 April 1979. Hosts Iraq won their first ever title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2–0, becoming the second team to win the competition after Kuwait.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights.
Teams TeamPrevious appearances in tournament 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) (hosts) 1 (1976) 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) 2 (1974, 1976) 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) 3 (1972, 1974, 1976)
Venues Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium Capacity: 40,000
Match officials Country Referee BahrainIbrahim Al-Doy IndiaKimAlex Vaz IraqSami Naji KuwaitAhmed Al-Misfer MalaysiaSivapalan Kathiravale QatarRostam Baqer Saudi ArabiaFahad Al-Dahmash SingaporeNadasen Chandra ThailandVijit Getkaew United Arab EmiratesKhalfan Ali
Tournament The seven teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Team 6600231+2212 6411154+119 6321144+108 622289−16 6213413−95 6105518−132 6006121−201
Matches
Winners
Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards Player of the Tournament Hadi Ahmed
Top Scorer Hussein Saeed (10 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Tournament Raad Hammoudi
References
External links Official Site (Arabic)