Host country Oman Goals scored 35 Venues 1 | Dates 15 Oct 1996 – 28 Oct 1996 Matches played 15 | |
Similar 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations, 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations, 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
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.
References
1996 Gulf Cup of Nations Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA