1979 Gulf Cup of Nations
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The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations
1979 took place from March 23 to April 9 in Baghdad
, Capital of Iraq
. Originally, this tournament was scheduled in 1978 to take part in Abu Dhabi
, but the Emirates withdrew from organizing the tournament. Iraq
won the tournament by winning all its games and scoring 23 goals. Kuwait
came second after losing its first game in the history of this tournament. Iraqi Player Hussein Saeed
became top-scorer of this edition, scoring 10 goals (a record that stands till today), his teammates Hadi Ahmed and Raad Hammoudi
were voted as best player and best goalkeeper of the khaleeje 5.
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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...
1979 took place from March 23 to April 9 in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Capital of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. Originally, this tournament was scheduled in 1978 to take part in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, but the Emirates withdrew from organizing the tournament. Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
won the tournament by winning all its games and scoring 23 goals. 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...
came second after losing its first game in the history of this tournament. Iraqi Player Hussein Saeed
Hussein Saeed
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is a former Iraqi football player. Hussein Saeed is in 10th place in FIFA’s list of most international matches at 126 matches. He was also in the Iraq national football team's golden team in 1986. He competed for Iraq at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.Saeed is also...
became top-scorer of this edition, scoring 10 goals (a record that stands till today), his teammates Hadi Ahmed and Raad Hammoudi
Raad Hammoudi
Raad Hammoudi Salman is a retired Iraqi football player who represented his country as a goalkeeper twice during the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He played in goal for two matches; the first against Paraguay, which Iraq lost 1-0, and the second against Belgium, which they lost 2-1, and during which Salman...
were voted as best player and best goalkeeper of the khaleeje 5.
Matches and Results
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 |
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