1970 Gulf Cup of Nations
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The first Gulf Cup of Nations
was held in Bahrain
, in March and April 1970.
The tournament was won by Kuwait
, who beat the hosts Bahrain
in the last match to clinch first place.
Gulf Cup of Nations
The Gulf Cup of Nations , also known as Khaleeji followed by the edition of the games , is a football tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition...
was held in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, in March and April 1970.
The tournament was won by Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
, who beat the hosts Bahrain
Bahrain national football team
The Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so...
in the last match to clinch first place.
Tournament
The four teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 1 |