| كأس الخليج العربي 27 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Jeddah |
| Dates | 23 September – 6 October 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. [1] [2] The tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia from 23 September to 6 October 2026. [3] [4]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings |
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| 27th | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014) | ||
| 26th | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04) | ||
| 18th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023) | ||
| 26th | Winners (2007, 2013) | ||
| 25th | Winners (2009, 2017–18) | ||
| 27th | Winners (2019, 2024–25) | ||
| 27th | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | ||
| 12th | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023, 2024–25) |
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| King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium |
| Capacity: 62,345 | Capacity: 27,000 |
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| Tiebreakers |
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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 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 | 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 | |||||
| 3 October 2026 – Jeddah | ||||||
| Winner Group A | ||||||
| 6 October 2026 – Jeddah | ||||||
| Runner-up Group B | ||||||
| Winner Semi-final 1 | ||||||
| 3 October 2026 – Jeddah | ||||||
| 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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