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The Hockey Cup of the Gulf ( english Gulf Ice Hockey Championship ) is an international ice hockey tournament for national teams of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It was first played by the Kuwait Ice Hockey Association in May 2010 and is sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF .

The United Arab Emirates won the first four tournaments .

Previous winners

year Attendees winner venue
2010 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Kuwait City , Kuwait
2012 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
2014 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Kuwait City , Kuwait
2016 4th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Doha , Qatar

Participants and placements

nation 2010 2012 2014 2016 Participation
BahrainBahrain Bahrain  -   4th  -  - 1
QatarQatar Qatar -  -  3  2 2
KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  2 2  2  3 4th
OmanOman Oman 4th 3 4th  4th 4th
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia  3 - -  - 1
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates  1  1  1  1 4th

See also

Individual evidence

  1. kuna.net.kw, Gulf sport officials praise Gulf ice hockey championship held in Kuwait
  2. kuna.net.kw, Four GCC states to partake in 1st Gulf Ice-Hockey Championship
  3. UAE wins Gulf Championship. In: iihf.com. June 8, 2010, accessed January 24, 2017 .