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9th Arabian Gulf Cup

International football tournament in 1988

Field	Value
tourney_name	9th Arabian Gulf Cup
year	1988
other_titles	كأس الخليج العربي التاسعة
country	Saudi Arabia
dates	2–18 March
num_teams	6
confederations	1
venues	1
cities	1
champion	IRQ
count	3
second	UAE
third	KSA
fourth	BHR
matches	21
goals	34
top_scorer	Ahmed Radhi (IRQ) (4 goals)
Zuhair Bakhit (UAE) (4 goals)
player	Habib Jafar (IRQ)
goalkeeper	Yousif Obaid (OMA)
prevseason	[1984](8th-arabian-gulf-cup)
nextseason	[1990](10th-arabian-gulf-cup)

Zuhair Bakhit (UAE) (4 goals)

The 9th Arabian Gulf Cup () was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held from 2 to 18 March 1988, in Saudi Arabia. It was the second time after 1972 that Saudi Arabia hosted this regional football tournament. The tournament was won by Iraq. It was the third title for Iraq after having won the tournament 1979 in Baghdad and 1984 in Muscat.

All games were played at the newly built King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. The stadium was built to host the 1988 Gulf Cup and the FIFA World Youth Championship one year later.

Having scored four goals each, Ahmed Radhi from Iraq and Zuhair Bakhit from the UAE shared the top-scorer award. Habib Jaafar (Iraq) was voted as best player, Oman's goalkeeper Yousif Obaid won the best-goalkeeper-award.

Oman achieved their first victory in the Gulf Cup tournament after beating Qatar 2–1. Before so, the Oman had failed to win a single match in the 14 years prior.

Matches

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	6	4	2	0	8	1	+7
8	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3
7	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1
6	6	3	0	3	4	4	0
4	6	1	2	3	3	4	−1
4	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4
3	6	1	1	4	3	9	−6

date = March 2, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 3, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 1 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 3, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 4, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 1 | team2 = | goals1 = Shihab | goals2 = Nasser Hamdan | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 5, 1988| team1 = | score = 0 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 5, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 7, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 8, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 1 | team2 = | goals1 = Salman Soufi | goals2 = Mohamed| stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 8, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Radhi | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 9, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Majed Abdullah | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 10, 1988| team1 = | score = 0 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 12, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 13, 1988| team1 = | score = 3 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Jafar
Radhi | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 13, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 2 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 14, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 16, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Radhi
Gorgis | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 16, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 17, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 18, 1988| team1 = | score = 0 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 18, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Hussein | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

Result

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"الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي".

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Matches

date = March 2, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 3, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 1 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 3, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 4, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 1 | team2 = | goals1 = Shihab | goals2 = Nasser Hamdan | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 5, 1988| team1 = | score = 0 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 5, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 7, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 8, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 1 | team2 = | goals1 = Salman Soufi | goals2 = Mohamed| stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 8, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Radhi | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 9, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Majed Abdullah | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 10, 1988| team1 = | score = 0 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 12, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 13, 1988| team1 = | score = 3 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Jafar Radhi | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 13, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 2 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 14, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 16, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Radhi Gorgis | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 16, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 17, 1988| team1 = | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 18, 1988| team1 = | score = 0 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

Result

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References

date = March 13, 1988| team1 = | score = 3 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Jafar
Radhi | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}

date = March 16, 1988| team1 = | score = 2 – 0 | team2 = | goals1 = Radhi
Gorgis | goals2 = | stadium = King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh}}