8th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 8th Arabian Gulf Cup was held in Manama, Bahrain in March 1986.
The tournament was won by Kuwait, claiming their 6th title.
Iraq participated with the B team.
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 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 1 |
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