The 5th Arabian Gulf Cup () was the fifth edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The tournament was held at the Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq and took place between 23 March and 9 April 1979. Hosts Iraq won their first ever title after defeating Saudi Arabia 2–0 on 8 April 1979, becoming the second team to win the competition after Kuwait. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 1978 and hosted in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, but it was delayed after the UAE gave up their hosting rights. Teams Venues Match officials Tournament The seven teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner. All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Matches Winners Statistics Goalscorers Awards Player of the Tournament Hadi Ahmed Top Scorer Hussein Saeed (10 goals) Goalkeeper of the Tournament Raad Hammoudi References External links Official Site (Arabic) 1979 1979 1979 in Asian football 1978–79 in Saudi Arabian football 1978–79 in Iraqi football 1978–79 in Emirati football 1978–79 in Kuwaiti football 1978–79 in Qatari football 1978–79 in Bahraini football 1979 in Oman