Golf Cup 1979

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The fifth edition of the golf cup took place from March 23 to April 9, 1979 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad . The host Iraq was victorious .

Host

The tournament was originally supposed to take place in Dubai in 1978 , but due to financial difficulties, the Emirates gave the tournament to Iraq .

Attendees

Venues

mode

The seven teams all competed against each other, the team with the most points won the tournament, should there be a tie between two teams after six match days, a play-off had to determine the winner. Direct comparison and goal difference did not apply.

Games

First game day

March 23, 1979
Iraq - Bahrain 4-0
March 24, 1979
Saudi Arabia - UAE 2: 1
March 24, 1979
Kuwait - Qatar 3: 1

Second game day

March 26, 1979
Iraq - Qatar 2-0
March 26, 1979
Bahrain - UAE 3-0
March 27, 1979
Saudi Arabia - Oman 4-0

Third game day

March 28, 1979
Qatar - UAE 1-0
March 29, 1979
Bahrain - Oman 3: 1
March 29, 1979
Iraq - Kuwait 3: 1

Fourth matchday

March 31, 1979
Kuwait - UAE 7-0
March 31, 1979
Qatar - Oman 1-0
April 1, 1979
Saudi Arabia - Bahrain 1: 1

Fifth game day

April 2nd 1979
Kuwait - Oman 2-0
April 3, 1979
Saudi Arabia - Qatar 7-0
April 3, 1979
Iraq - UAE 5-0

Sixth matchday

April 5th 1979
Iraq - Oman 7-0
April 5th 1979
Saudi Arabia - Kuwait 0-0
April 6, 1979
Qatar - Bahrain 1: 1

Seventh game day

April 8, 1979
Iraq - Saudi Arabia 2-0
April 8, 1979
Kuwait - Bahrain 2-0
April 9, 1979
UAE - Oman 4-0

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Iraq 1963Iraq Iraq  6th  6th  0  0 023: 100 +22 12
 2. KuwaitKuwait Kuwait  6th  4th  1  1 015: 400 +11 09
 3. Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia  6th  4th  0  2 014: 400 +10 08th
 4th Bahrain 1972Bahrain Bahrain  6th  3  0  3 008: 900  −1 06th
 5. QatarQatar Qatar  6th  2  1  3 004:130  −9 05
 6th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE  6th  2  0  4th 005:180 −13 04th
 7th Oman 1970Oman Oman  6th  0  0  6th 001:210 −20 00

statistics

  • Best Player : Hadi Ahmed (Iraq)
  • Best goalkeeper : Raad Hamudi (Iraq)
Best goal scorers
Surname country Gates
Hussain Said Iraq 10
Yousef Souwaid Kuwait 7th
Majid Mohammed Abdullah Saudi Arabia 7th
Falah Hassan Iraq 5
Abdullah al-Blooshi Kuwait 4th

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