The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup will be the 26th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament will be held in Kuwait from 21 December 2024 to 3 January 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Teams

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
			December 2023
Saudi Arabia	25th	Winners ( 1994, 2002, 2003–04)	53
Qatar	26th	Winners ( 1992, 2004, 2014)	37
Iraq (holders)	17th	Winners ( 1979, 1984, 1988, 2023)	63
United Arab Emirates	25th	Winners ( 2007, 2013)	64
Oman	24th	Winners ( 2009, 2017–18)	74
Bahrain	26th	Winners ( 2019)	86
Kuwait (hosts)	26th	Winners ( 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)	136
Yemen	11th	Group stage ( 2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023)	152

Venues

Hosting venues list will be finalized in 2024.

Kuwait City
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium	Al Salibikhaet Stadium
Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 15,000 (new)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kuwait (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

21 December 2024 (2024-12-21)

Kuwait	v

Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

24 December 2024 (2024-12-24)

Kuwait	v

Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

27 December 2024 (2024-12-27)

	v	Kuwait

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	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

22 December 2024 (2024-12-22)

Iraq	v

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

References