Golf Cup 1996
The 13th Golf Cup , a football competition between the Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf , took place from October 15 to 28, 1996 in the Omani capital of Muscat .
A total of seven teams took part. The Iraq was due to the invasion of Kuwait continue to be excluded from participation. The tournament was played in round robin mode , all seven participants played against each other in a group. The winner was Kuwait , whose team won four of their five games and lost once. It was Kuwait's eighth title win at the tournament. Second place went to Qatar, ahead of the third-placed team from Saudi Arabia . All games took place in the Sultan Qaboos Sports Center .
Results
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Kuwait
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 7: 4 | +3 | 12 |
| 2. |
 Qatar
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9: 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 3. |
 Saudi Arabia
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8: 6 | +2 | 8th |
| 4th |
 United Arab Emirates
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 6th |
| 5. |
 Bahrain
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4: 8 | −4 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Oman
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2: 7 | −5 | 2 |
| October 15, 1996 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | - | Oman | 1-0 |
| October 16, 1996 | |||
| Qatar | - | Ver. Arab. Emirates | 1-0 |
| Kuwait | - | Bahrain | 1-0 |
| October 18, 1996 | |||
| Ver. Arab. Emirates | - | Bahrain | 1: 1 |
| Oman | - | Kuwait | 1: 2 |
| October 19, 1996 | |||
| Qatar | - | Saudi Arabia | 2: 2 |
| October 21, 1996 | |||
| Oman | - | Qatar | 0: 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | Bahrain | 3: 1 |
| October 22, 1996 | |||
| Kuwait | - | Ver. Arab. Emirates | 1: 2 |
| October 24, 1996 | |||
| Kuwait | - | Saudi Arabia | 1-0 |
| Oman | - | Ver. Arab. Emirates | 0-0 |
| October 25, 1996 | |||
| Bahrain | - | Qatar | 1: 2 |
| October 27, 1996 | |||
| Ver. Arab. Emirates | - | Saudi Arabia | 2: 2 |
| October 28, 1996 | |||
| Qatar | - | Kuwait | 1: 2 |
| Oman | - | Bahrain | 1: 1 |
Web links
- Results on gulfcup.com (archive link, Arabic)