17th Arabian Gulf Cup explained

Tourney Name:	17th Arabian Gulf Cup
Other Titles:	كأس الخليج العربي 2004, او خليجي 17 Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi 2004, or Khaleeji 17
Size:	250px
Country:	Qatar
Dates:	10–24 December 2004
Num Teams:	8
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Champion:	Qatar
Count:	2
Second:	Oman
Third:	Bahrain
Fourth:	Kuwait
Matches:	16
Goals:	52
Top Scorer:	Imad Al-Hosni (4 goals)
Goalkeeper:	Ali Al-Habsi
Prevseason:	2003–04
Nextseason:	2007

The 17th Arabian Gulf Cup (ar| كأس الخليج العربي)^[1] was held in Qatar between 10 and 24 December 2004.^[2] It marked the return of the Iraqi National team back to the competition,following the fall of Saddam Hussein.^[3] Qatar turned out the victors and Oman came in runners up in a close match that ended in a penalty kick shootout.

Venues

Al Rayyan
Al-Rayyan Stadium	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 12,000

Matches

Group A

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width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Points"	Pts	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Goals for"	GF	width=20 abbr="Goals against"	GA	width=20 abbr="Goal difference"	GD
	6	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2
	5	3	1	2	0	7	6	+1
	2	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1
	2	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2

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Group B

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width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Points"	Pts	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Goals for"	GF	width=20 abbr="Goals against"	GA	width=20 abbr="Goal difference"	GD
	7	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
	5	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3
	3	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
	1	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Notes and References

1. Web site: الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي . 4 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205001122/http://www.gulfcup.com/soccer/matches/tournamenta.php?period=17 . 5 February 2018 . dead. dmy-all .
2. Web site: High-Octane 17th Arabian Gulf Cup Semifinals Today. 20 December 2004. Arab News. 25 June 2023.
3. Web site: Mahmoud . Sinan . 2023-01-13 . Arabian Gulf Cup sculptor explains its significance and his journey back to Iraq . 2023-05-30 . The National . en.
4. Web site: goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more . 2023-05-30 . www.goalzz.com.