Host country Saudi Arabia Dates 16 Mar 1972 – 28 Mar 1972 Matches played 6 | Best player Farooq Ibrahim Goals scored 25 | |
Venue(s) 1 (Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (in 1 host city) Top scorer(s) Saeed Ghareeb (3 goals) Similar 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations, 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations, 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations | ||
The second Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي), was held in Saudi Arabia, in March 1972.
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The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their second title.
Bahrain also took part in the competition, but they walked off the field during their match against Saudi Arabia to protest the officiating; they were subsequently ejected from the competition and their results were expunged.
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
Matches
1 The match was abandoned with Saudi Arabia leading 2-1 after Bahrain walked off the field to protest the officiating; Bahrain were subsequently ejected from the competition and their record was expunged.
2 The match was expunged after Bahrain were ejected from the competition.