26th Arabian Gulf Cup
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.
Bahrain won the competition for the second time, beating Oman 2–1 in the final.
Teams
Draw
The draw was held on 9 November 2024 at 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.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Squads
Each team had to register a squad of 26 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.Officials
Referees- Mustapha Ghorbal
- Ammar Mahfoodh
- Mohanad Qasim Sarray
- Ahmad Al-Ali
- Dahane Beida
- Qasim Al-Hatmi
- Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
- István Kovács
- Khalid Al-Turais
- Halil Umut Meler
- Omar Al-Ali
- Abdulla Al-Rowaimi
- Mohamed Salman
- Watheq Al-Swaiedi
- Ahmad Abbas
- Abdulhadi Al-Anezi
- Saoud Al-Maqaleh
- Taleb Al-Marri
- Mohammed Al-Abakry
- Abdelraheem Al-Shammari
- Jasem Al-Ali
- Mohamed Al-Hammadi
- Mokrane Gourari
- Abbès Zerhouni
- Brahim Hmade
- Youssouf Yahia
- Nasser Al-Busaidi
- Hamed Al-Ghafer
- Mircea Grigoriu
- Ferencz Tunyogi
- Kerem Ersoy
- İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan
- Fu Ming
- Mahmoud Ashour
- Ahmed Rsetam
- Jumpei Iida
- Abdullah Jamali
- Khamis Al-Marri
- Abdullah Al-Shehri
- Haythem Guirat
- Mohamed Khadim
Group stage
All times are local.Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.Semi-finals
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Prize money and awards
Player awards
The following awards were given:| Award | Player |
| Top Scorer | Mohamed Marhoon |
| Most Valuable Player | Mohamed Marhoon |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ebrahim Lutfalla |
Broadcasters
Middle East| Territory | Broadcaster | Ref. |
 Bahrain |