Golf Cup 2003

The 16th Golf Cup , a soccer competition between the Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf , took place from December 26, 2003 to January 11, 2004 in Kuwait City .

A total of seven teams took part. The Yemeni national soccer team made their debut at the tournament, while Iraq remained excluded from participation due to the invasion of Kuwait . The tournament was played in round robin mode , all seven participants played against each other in a group. The winner was Saudi Arabia , whose team won four of their six games and drew twice. It was Saudi Arabia's third title win at the tournament. Second place went to Bahrain, ahead of Qatar's third-placed team . All games took place at Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium .

Results

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Saudi Arabia	6th	4th	2	0	008: 200	+6	14th
2.	Bahrain	6th	4th	1	1	013: 300	+10	13
3.	Qatar	6th	2	3	1	005: 300	+2	09
4th	Oman	6th	2	2	2	006: 400	+2	08th
5.	United Arab Emirates	6th	2	1	3	006: 700	−1	07th
6th	Kuwait	6th	1	2	3	006: 900	−3	05
7th	Yemen	6th	0	1	5	002:180	−16	01

December 26, 2003
Oman	-	Kuwait	0-0
Ver. Arab. Emirates	-	Saudi Arabia	0: 2
December 27, 2003
Bahrain	-	Qatar	0-0
December 28, 2003
Yemen	-	Oman	1: 1
December 29, 2003
Kuwait	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates	0: 2
Qatar	-	Saudi Arabia	0-0
December 30, 2003
Yemen	-	Bahrain	1: 5
December 31, 2003
Ver. Arab. Emirates	-	Oman	0: 2
January 1, 2004
Bahrain	-	Saudi Arabia	0: 1
Yemen	-	Kuwait	0: 4
January 3, 2004
Oman	-	Bahrain	0: 1
Qatar	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates	0-0
January 4, 2004
Saudi Arabia	-	Kuwait	1: 1
January 5, 2004
Yemen	-	Qatar	0: 3
January 6, 2004
Oman	-	Saudi Arabia	1: 2
January 7, 2004
Ver. Arab. Emirates	-	Bahrain	1: 3
January 8, 2004
Kuwait	-	Qatar	1: 2
Yemen	-	Saudi Arabia	0: 2
January 10, 2004
Kuwait	-	Bahrain	0: 4
January 11, 2004
Yemen	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates	0: 3
Qatar	-	Oman	0: 2

Web links

• Results on gulfcup.com (archive link, Arabic)