Statistics

Championship: Gulf (5)

Host: Iraq

Year: 1979

Participating teams: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Iraq

Champion: Iraq

Runner-up: Kuwait

Number of matches: 21

Number of goals: 70

Top goal scorer:

Hussein Saeed (Iraq), 10 goals

Best player:

Khaled Ballan (Qatar(

Best goalkeeper:

Raad Hamoudi (Iraq)