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| كأس الخليج العربي 27 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Dates | September 2026 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2024–25 | |
The 27th Arabian Gulf Cup will be the 27th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2026. [1] [2]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings |
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 Qatar | 27th | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) | |
 Saudi Arabia (hosts) | 26th | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) | |
 Iraq | 18th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023) | |
 United Arab Emirates | 26th | Winners (2007, 2013) | |
 Oman | 25th | Winners (2009, 2017–18) | |
 Bahrain (holders) | 27th | Winners (2019, 2024–25) | |
 Kuwait | 27th | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | |
 Yemen | 12th | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023, 2024–25) |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Winner Group A | ||||||
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| Runner-up Group B | ||||||
| Winner Semi-final 1 | ||||||
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| Winner Semi-final 2 | ||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||
| Runner-up Group A | ||||||
| Winner Group A | Semi-final 1 | Runner-up Group B |
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| Winner Group B | Semi-final 2 | Runner-up Group A |
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| Winner Semi-final 1 | v | Winner Semi-final 2 |
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