27th Arabian Gulf Cup

27th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 27
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityJeddah
Dates23 September – 6 October 2026
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)

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]

Teams

Team Appearance Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
 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)

Venues

500km
311miles
1
Location of areas hosting the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup
1
Jeddah
Jeddah
King Abdullah Sports City Stadium Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 62,345 Capacity: 27,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia v
v
v
v
v
v

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: AGCFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bahrain v
v
v
v
v
v

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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
 

Semi-finals

Winner Group ASemi-final 1Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BSemi-final 2Runner-up Group A

Final

Winner Semi-final 1vWinner Semi-final 2

References

  1. ^ "جدة تستضيف كأس الخليج العربي الـ 27 في سبتمبر 2026" (in Arabic). Maspero. 2 January 2026.
  2. ^ "رسميا.. جدة تستضيف خليجي 27 في سبتمبر المقبل" (in Arabic). El Watan News. 2 January 2026.
  3. ^ "الخميس إعلان استضافة السعودية «خليجي 27» في سبتمبر 2026". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  4. ^ "الشهادة الآسيوية للمالكي". arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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