The Gulf Cup of Nations is a cup competition with recorded coverage across four seasons from 2016 to 2024. Use this page to follow live scores, upcoming fixtures and results, review standings, and explore player and team statistics for the competition’s recorded seasons, with key competition information presented in a clear, accessible format for easy reference.
Upcoming matches, Gulf Cup of Nations
Group Stage - 1
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- Group Stage - 1
Iraq
Oman
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- Group Stage - 1
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
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- Group Stage - 1
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
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- Group Stage - 1
Qatar
Bahrain
Group Stage - 2
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- Group Stage - 2
Kuwait
Iraq
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- Group Stage - 2
Oman
Saudi Arabia
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- Group Stage - 2
Yemen
Qatar
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- Group Stage - 2
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Group Stage - 3
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- Group Stage - 3
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
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- Group Stage - 3
Oman
Kuwait
Gulf Cup of Nations Standings
Gulf Cup of Nations Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Gulf Cup of Nations teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Saudi Arabia | 4 |
| Bahrain | 4 |
| Yemen | 4 |
| Oman | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 |
| Iraq | 4 |
| Qatar | 4 |
| Kuwait | 4 |
Gulf Cup of Nations top scorer teams
Gulf Cup of Nations About
Gulf Cup of Nations is a regional football cup competition associated with the Arabian Gulf, bringing national teams together in a tournament setting rather than operating as a domestic league or club championship. Its purpose is to provide a competitive regional stage and determine the Gulf champion for each edition.
Identity and regional role
The competition belongs to the international side of the football calendar. It is distinct from domestic league football, continental club competitions and global national-team tournaments: participating sides represent their countries, while the title is decided within the Gulf region. The tournament’s appeal lies in its concentrated format, regional rivalries and the opportunity to measure national teams against nearby opponents in meaningful competitive matches.
The available competition record covers four recorded seasons between 2016 and 2024. That coverage should not be read as evidence that the tournament was staged in every intervening year, since the recorded seasons represent the editions currently available for this competition record rather than a complete historical list.
How the competition works
Gulf Cup of Nations is classified as a Cup, so its defining objective is progression towards a final rather than the accumulation of points across a long league campaign. Cup competitions normally place particular importance on the result of each fixture: a strong start can shape the route through the tournament, while a single poor performance may end a team’s challenge.
The supplied competition record does not confirm a single permanent structure for every edition. Details such as the number of entrants, group composition, qualification arrangements, knockout rounds, draw procedures and the venue of the final can vary between tournaments and should therefore be read from the regulations and fixtures for the relevant season. The same caution applies to match tiebreakers. Extra time, penalty shoot-outs, aggregate scoring and competition-specific ranking criteria cannot be treated as universal rules without an edition-specific confirmation.
Access, governance and history
No governing association, host rotation, formation year or first-event date is confirmed in the available record. It is therefore not possible to state responsibly which body controls entry, disciplinary matters, scheduling or competition regulations, or to present a detailed historical timeline as settled fact. Those details are important to understanding the tournament and should be attached to the appropriate edition once verified.
What can be established is the competition’s role as a regional cup: it exists to bring Gulf national teams into a focused contest for silverware and regional distinction. Each edition provides a snapshot of the balance of footballing strength in the area, while the knockout element associated with cup football creates a different sporting test from a conventional league season.
For reliable analysis, use the season selector and match pages to follow the recorded editions from 2016 through 2024. Results, standings, fixtures and progression should be interpreted within the rules of the specific tournament, particularly where the format or participating field changes. This approach keeps historical comparisons accurate while recognising that the Gulf Cup of Nations is an edition-based competition rather than a permanently fixed league structure.