1982 Gulf Cup of Nations
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The sixth Gulf Cup of Nations
was held in the UAE, in March 1982.
The tournament was won by Kuwait
, claiming their 5th title.
Iraq
also took part in the competition, but they withdrew after their match against the UAE.
1 The match was declared null and void after Iraq withdrew from the competition.
Gulf Cup of Nations
The Gulf Cup of Nations , also known as Khaleeji followed by the edition of the games , is a football tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition...
was held in the UAE, in March 1982.
The tournament was won by Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
, claiming their 5th title.
Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
also took part in the competition, but they withdrew after their match against the UAE.
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |||
| 0 |
Matches
1 The match was declared null and void after Iraq withdrew from the competition.