13th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 13th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي)^[1] was held in Oman, in October 1996. Kuwait won the tournament for the record-extending 8th time.

13th Arabian Gulf Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Oman
Dates	15–28 October
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	35 (2.33 per match)
← 1994 1998 →

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament over its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

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
Kuwait	5	4	0	1	7	4	+3	12
Qatar	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4	10
Saudi Arabia	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2	8
United Arab Emirates	5	1	3	1	5	5	0	6
Bahrain	5	0	2	3	4	8	-4	2
Oman	5	0	2	3	2	7	-5	2

Result

13th Arabian Gulf Cup winners
Kuwait 8th title