| دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iraq | 
| Dates | 23 March – 9 April | 
| Teams | 7 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 | 
| Goals scored | 70 (3.33 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: دورة كأس الخليج العربي الخامسة) was the fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq and took place between 23 March and 9 April 1979.[1] Hosts Iraq won their first ever title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2–0 on 8 April 1979,[2] becoming the second team to win the competition after Kuwait.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights.[3]
Teams
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1] | 
|---|---|
| 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) | |
| 1 (1976) | |
| 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) | |
| 2 (1974, 1976) | |
| 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) | |
| 4 (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) | |
| 3 (1972, 1974, 1976) | 
- ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
 
Venues
| Baghdad | |
|---|---|
| Al-Shaab Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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Match officials
| Country | Referee | 
|---|---|
| Ibrahim Al-Doy | |
| Kim | |
| Alex Vaz | |
| Sami Naji | |
| Ahmed Al-Misfer | |
| Sivapalan Kathiravale | |
| Rostam Baqer | |
| Fahad Al-Dahmash | |
| Nadasen Chandra | |
| Vijit Getkaew | |
| Khalfan Ali | 
Tournament
The seven teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 12 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 1 | 
Matches
| Saudi Arabia  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Naseeb  Abdullah  | 
Report | Easa  | 
| Kuwait  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed  Al-Buloushi  | 
Report | Mattar  | 
| Bahrain  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shuwaier  Zowayed Al-Hayiki  | 
Report | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem  Khalifa Abdullah  | 
Report | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muftah  | 
| Bahrain  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zowayed  Al-Zayani Shuwaier  | 
Report | Sumar  | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saad  Al-Suwayed Kameel Al-Buloushi Al-Dakhil  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jassem  | 
Report | Ghaith  | 
| Oman  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Suwayed  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah  Hamdan Abdoraboh  | 
Report | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmed  Abdul-Sahib Hassan Saeed Khudhair  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Oman  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saeed  Hassan Khudhair  | 
| Qatar  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bashir  | 
Report | Shuwaier  | 
| Iraq  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan  Farhan  | 
Report | 
| Kuwait  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Suwayed  | 
Report | 
| Oman  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulrahman  Tshombe Boshanain Abdullah  | 
Winners
| 5th Arabian Gulf Cup winners | 
|---|
Iraq First title  | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 70 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
 Khalil Shuwaier
 Saud Jassem
2 goals
 Ibrahim Zowayed
 Mahdi Abdul-Sahib
 Hadi Ahmed
 Adel Khudhair
1 goal
 Abdulhadi Al-Hayiki
 Mohammed Al-Zayani
 Kamel Ghaith
 Hassan Farhan
 Nadhim Shaker
 Faisal Al-Dakhil
 Mahboub Juma'a
 Fathi Kameel
 Naeem Saad
 Ahmad Sumar
 Anbar Bashir
 Khamis Daham
 Hassan Mattar
 Mansour Muftah
 Abdullah Abdoraboh
 Eisa Hamdan
 Eissa Khalifa
 Sultan bin Naseeb
 Saeed Abdullah
 Rajab Abdulrahman
 Salem Boshanain
 Ahmad Easa
 Ahmed Tshombe
Awards
- Player of the Tournament[4]
 
- Top Scorer[4]
 
 Hussein Saeed (10 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament[4]
 

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