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26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Semi-finals

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 26th Arabian Gulf Cup

| image = File:Khaleeji Zain 26 logo.png

| size = 200

| other_titles =كأس الخليج العربي 26

| caption =

| country = Kuwait

| dates = 21 December 2024 – 4 January 2025

| confederations = 1

| num_teams = 8

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| champion = Bahrain

| count = 2

| second = Oman

| matches = 15

| goals = 41

| attendance = {{#expr: 42445 + 5007 + 4552 + 48621 + 57742 + 7813 + 7203 + 7726 + 9200 + 13150 + 54942 + 4293 + 10500 + 60122 + 57674}}

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|BHR}} Mohamed Marhoon
{{fbicon|OMN}} Issam Al-Sabhi
{{fbicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Hamdan
(3 goals each)

| player = {{fbicon|BHR}} Mohamed Marhoon

| goalkeeper = {{fbicon|BHR}} Ebrahim Lutfalla

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 2026

}}

The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 26 for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was held in Kuwait from 21 December 2024 to 4 January 2025.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Kuwait to host 26th Gulf Cup |url=https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/kuwait-to-host-26th-gulf-cup/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Iraqi News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=خليجي 26 سيقام في الكويت نهاية عام 2024 |url=https://www.beinsports.com/ar/%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A-26-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%86/2022648 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=beIN SPORTS |language=ar}}

Bahrain won the competition for the second time, beating Oman 2–1 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.ysscores.com/en/news/10141060/Bahrain-national-team-wins-the-Arabian-Gulf-Cup-title|title=Bahrain national team wins the Arabian Gulf Cup title|publisher=YS Scores|date=4 January 2025}} Yemen also won their first match in the Gulf Cup against Bahrain 2-1.

Teams

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rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Appearance

!rowspan=2|Previous best
performance

!colspan=2|FIFA Rankings

November 2024
{{fb|QAT}}data-sort-value="12" | 26thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1992, 2004, 2014)48
{{fb|IRQ}} (holders)data-sort-value="12" | 17thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988, 2023)56
{{fb|KSA}}data-sort-value="12" | 25thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)59
{{fb|UAE}}data-sort-value="12" | 25thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2007, 2013)63
{{fb|BHR}}data-sort-value="12" | 26thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2019)81
{{fb|OMA}}data-sort-value="12" | 24thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2009, 2017–18)80
{{fb|KUW}} (hosts)data-sort-value="12" | 26thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)134
{{fb|YEM}}data-sort-value="12" | 11thdata-sort-value="7.2" | Group stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017–18, 2019, 2023)157

= Draw =

The draw was held on 9 November 2024 at {{UTZ|19:00|3}} in Kuwait City .The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. Their positions were based on the FIFA ranking updated on 24 October.

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! width="25%" |Pot 1

! width="25%" |Pot 2

! width="25%" |Pot 3

! width="25%" |Pot 4

{{ubl|{{fb|KUW}} (hosts)

|{{fb|IRQ}} (title holders)}}

|{{ubl|{{fb|QAT}} (46)

|{{fb|KSA}} (59)}}

|{{ubl|{{fb|UAE}} (68)

|{{fb|BHR}} (76)}}

|{{ubl|{{fb|OMA}} (80)

|{{fb|YEM}} (154)}}

= Squads =

{{Main|26th Arabian Gulf Cup squads}}

Each team had to register a squad of 26 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Venues

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| mark-title1 = Ardhiya

| mark-description1 =

| mark-coord1 = {{Coord|29.2714|47.9186}}

| mark-title2 = Sulaibikhat

| mark-description2 =

| mark-coord2 = {{Coord|29.3214|47.82547}}

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! colspan="2" |{{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait City

Ardhiya

! Sulaibikhat

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

|Sulaibikhat Stadium

Capacity: 60,000

|Capacity: 15,000 {{small|(new)}}

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|180x180px

Officials

Referees

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Assistant referees

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  • {{fbaicon|BHR}} Abdulla Al-Rowaimi
  • {{fbaicon|BHR}} Mohamed Salman
  • {{fbaicon|IRQ}} Watheq Al-Swaiedi
  • {{fbaicon|KUW}} Ahmad Abbas
  • {{fbaicon|KUW}} Abdulhadi Al-Anezi
  • {{fbaicon|QAT}} Saoud Al-Maqaleh
  • {{fbaicon|QAT}} Taleb Al-Marri
  • {{fbaicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Abakry
  • {{fbaicon|KSA}} Abdelraheem Al-Shammari
  • {{fbaicon|UAE}} Jasem Al-Ali
  • {{fbaicon|UAE}} Mohamed Al-Hammadi

{{div col end}}

Fourth officials

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  • {{fbaicon|ALG}} Mokrane Gourari
  • {{fbaicon|ALG}} Abbès Zerhouni
  • {{fbaicon|MTN}} Brahim Hmade
  • {{fbaicon|MTN}} Youssouf Yahia
  • {{fbaicon|OMN}} Nasser Al-Busaidi
  • {{fbaicon|OMN}} Hamed Al-Ghafer
  • {{fbaicon|ROU}} Mircea Grigoriu
  • {{fbaicon|ROU}} Ferencz Tunyogi
  • {{fbaicon|TUR}} Kerem Ersoy
  • {{fbaicon|TUR}} İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan

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Video Assistant officials

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

{{div col end}}

Group stage

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{{Anchor|Tiebreakers}} Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local (UTC+03:00).

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|name_QAT={{fb|QAT}}

|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}

|name_OMN={{fb|OMN}}

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|win_KUW=1 |draw_KUW=2 |loss_KUW=0 |gf_KUW=4 |ga_KUW=3 |status_KUW=H

|win_QAT=0 |draw_QAT=2 |loss_QAT=1 |gf_QAT=3 |ga_QAT=4 |status_QAT=

|win_UAE=0 |draw_UAE=2 |loss_UAE=1 |gf_UAE=3 |ga_UAE=4 |status_UAE=

|win_OMN=1 |draw_OMN=2 |loss_OMN=0 |gf_OMN=4 |ga_OMN=3 |status_OMN=

|team1=OMN |team2=KUW |team3=UAE |team4=QAT

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|hth_OMN=Disciplinary points: Oman –7, Kuwait –9

|hth_KUW=OMN

|hth_UAE=Disciplinary points: United Arab Emirates –6, Qatar –11

|hth_QAT=UAE

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|21|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|OMA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 42,445

| referee = Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-21/kuwait-vs-oman/3564304/

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|21|df=y}}

| time = 22:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

| goals1 =

  • Afif {{goal|17|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 5,007

| referee = István Kovács (Romania)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-21/qatar-vs-united-arab-emirates/3564305/

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|24|df=y}}

| time = 17:25

| team1 = {{fb-rt|OMN}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

  • Ali {{goal|2}}

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 4,552

| referee = Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-24/oman-vs-qatar/3564306/

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|24|df=y}}

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 48,621

| referee = Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-24/united-arab-emirates-vs-kuwait/3564307/

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|27|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

| goals1 = Daham {{Goal|74}}

| goals2 = Muntari {{Goal|90+11}}

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 57,742

| referee = Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-27/kuwait-vs-qatar/3564308/

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|27|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|OMN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 7,813

| referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-27/united-arab-emirates-vs-oman/3564309/

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=AGCFF

|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ}}

|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}

|name_BHR={{fb|BHR}}

|name_YEM={{fb|YEM}}

|update=complete

|win_IRQ=1 |draw_IRQ=0 |loss_IRQ=2 |gf_IRQ=2 |ga_IRQ=5 |status_IRQ=

|win_KSA=2 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=1 |gf_KSA=8 |ga_KSA=6 |status_KSA=

|win_BHR=2 |draw_BHR=0 |loss_BHR=1 |gf_BHR=6 |ga_BHR=4 |status_BHR=

|win_YEM=1 |draw_YEM=0 |loss_YEM=2 |gf_YEM=4 |ga_YEM=5 |status_YEM=

|hth_BHR=Head-to-head points: Bahrain 3, Saudi Arabia 0

|hth_KSA=BHR

|hth_IRQ=Head-to-head points: Iraq 3, Yemen 0

|hth_YEM=IRQ

|team1=BHR |team2=KSA |team3=IRQ |team4=YEM

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|22|df=y}}

| time = 17:25

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|YEM}}

| goals1 = Hussein {{goal|64}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 7,203

| referee = Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-22/iraq-vs-yemen/3564370/

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|22|df=y}}

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}

| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{fb|BHR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 7,726

| referee = Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-22/saudi-arabia-vs-bahrain/3564371/

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|25|df=y}}

| time = 17:25

| team1 = {{fb-rt|YEM}}

| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{fb|SAU}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 9,200

| referee = Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-25/yemen-vs-saudi-arabia/3564372/

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|25|df=y}}

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|IRQ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 13,150

| referee = Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-25/bahrain-vs-iraq/3564373/

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|28|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

| goals1 = Ali {{Goal|64}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 54,942

| referee = István Kovács (Romania)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-28/iraq-vs-saudi-arabia/3564374/

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|28|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|YEM}}

| goals1 = Al-Romaihi {{Goal|62}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 4,293{{cite web|url=https://www.aletihad.ae/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A/4540406/-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A-26----262694-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84|title=«خليجي 26».. 262694 متفرجاً في الدور الأول|language=ar|publisher=Al-Etihad|date=30 December 2024}}

| referee = Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-28/bahrain-vs-yemen/3564375/

}}

Knockout stage

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

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|31 December 2024 – Sulaibikhat|{{fb|OMN}}|2|{{fb|KSA}}|1

|31 December 2024 – Kuwait City|{{fb|BHR}}|1|{{fb|KUW}}|0

|4 January 2025 – Kuwait City|{{fb|OMN}}|1|{{fb|BHR}}|2

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|31|df=y}}

| time = 17:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|OMN}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat

| attendance = 10,500

| referee = Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-31/oman-vs-saudi-arabia/3604267/

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2024|12|31|df=y}}

| time = 20:45

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|KUW}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City

| attendance = 60,122

| referee = István Kovács (Romania)

| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-31/bahrain-vs-kuwait/3604268/

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|2025|1|4|df=y}}

|time=19:30

|team1={{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score={{score link|26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Final|1–2}}

|report=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2025-01-04/oman-vs-bahrain/3606712/

|team2={{fb|BHR}}

|goals1= Al-Mushaifri {{Goal|17}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

|attendance=57,674

|referee=Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

}}

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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK18Faiz Al-Rushaidi{{yel|90+3}}{{suboff|90+9}}
CB2Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)
CB6Ahmed Al-Khamisi{{suboff|58}}
RB13Thani Al-Rushaidi
LB17Ali Al-Busaidi
CM4Arshad Al-Alawi{{yel|46}}
CF12Abdullah Fawaz{{suboff|86}}
CM23Harib Al-Saadi
CF7Issam Al-Sabhi{{yel|90+10}}
RM10Jameel Al-Yahmadi
LM21Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri
colspan=3|Substitutions:
GK1Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
GK22Ibrahim Al-Rajhi{{subon|90+9}}
DF3Mulham Al-Sinaidi{{subon|58}}{{suboff|90+8}}
DF5Ghanim Al-Habashi
DF14Ahmed Al-Kaabi
DF16Khalid Al-Braiki
MF8Zahir Al-Aghbari{{subon|86}}
MF9Ahed Al-Mashaiki
MF19Mataz Saleh
MF24Hussein Al-Shahri
FW25Faraj Al-Kiyumi
FW26Abdulsalam Al-Shukaili{{subon|90+8}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Rashid Jaber

|valign="top"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK22Ebrahim Lutfalla
CB2Amine Benaddi{{yel|43}}
CB3Waleed Al Hayam
DM4Sayed Dhiya Saeed (c)
RB5Hamad Al-Shamsan
LB23Abdulla Al-Khulasi
RW7Ali Madan
AM8Mohamed Marhoon
DM19Kamil Al-Aswad
CF13Mohamed Al-Romaihi{{yel|56}}{{suboff|90+14}}
LW20Mahdi Al-Humaidan{{yel|83}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
GK1Ammar Mohamed
GK21Sayed Mohammed Jaffer
DF16Sayed Baqer
DF18Mohamed Adel
DF24Vincent Emmanuel
MF10Abdulwahab Al-Malood
MF15Jasim Al-Shaikh
MF17Hazza Ali
MF25Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei
FW9Ebrahim Al-Khattal
FW11Ismail Abdullatif{{subon|90+14}}
FW26Husain Abdulkarim
colspan="3"|Manager:
colspan="3"|{{fbaicon|CRO}} Dragan Talajić

|}

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|

Assistant referees:


Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)


Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)


Fourth official:


Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)


Reserve assistant referee:


Ahmed Al-Baghdadi (Iraq)


Video assistant referee:


Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)


Assistant video assistant referees:


Fu Ming (China)


Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)

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{{Match rules

|ref =

|extra time = y

|penalties = y

|named subs = 12

|additional sub ET = y

|subs allowed = 5

|sub opportunities = y

}}

|}

Winner

{{winner|fb|26th Arabian Gulf Cup Winner|Bahrain|Second}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=41 |matches=15

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

Prize money and awards

= Prize money =

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!Position{{Cite web |last=الدقاق |first=المعتصم بالله |date=2023-01-17 |title=جائزة المركز الأول في كأس الخليج 2023 بطولة خليجي 25 |url=https://khbrny.com/جائزة-المركز-الأول-في-كأس-الخليج/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=خبرني |language=ar}}

!Amount (USD)

align="left" |Champions

|1,000,000

align="left" |Runner-up

|750,000

Total

!1,750,000

= Player awards =

The following awards were given:{{cite web|url=https://www.eremnews.com/sports/gkvtoh1|title=انهيار وبكاء حارس البحرين بعد التتويج بلقب كأس الخليج (فيديو)|language=ar|publisher=Erem News|date=4 January 2025}}

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!Award

!Player

Top Scorer{{fbicon|BHR}} Mohamed Marhoon
Most Valuable Player{{fbicon|BHR}} Mohamed Marhoon
Best Goalkeeper{{fbicon|BHR}} Ebrahim Lutfalla

Broadcasters

Middle East

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!Territory

!Broadcaster

!Ref.

{{flag|Bahrain}}

|Bahrain Sport

|{{Cite web |title=Gulf 26 in Kuwait.. Match schedule and broadcasting channels |url=https://en.yemenshabab.net/sections/NEWS/Sports/gulf-26-in-kuwait--match-schedule-and-broadcasting-channels |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=يمن شباب نت |language=ar}}

{{flag|Iraq}}

|Al-Iraqiya Sports
Alrabiaa Sports

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Category:Arabian Gulf Cup

Arabian Gulf Cup

Arabian Gulf Cup

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait

Arabian Gulf Cup

Arabian Gulf Cup

Category:2020s in Kuwaiti sport