6th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 6th Arabian Gulf Cup was the sixth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates between 19 March and 4 April 1982. Kuwait won their fifth title after defeating Oman 2–0 on 29 March.
Iraq also took part in the competition, but they withdrew after their match against the UAE.
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |