25th Arabian Gulf Cup

The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra.

Hosts Iraq won their fourth title by beating Oman 3–2 after extra time in the final.

Draw
The draw was held on 25 October 2022 at at the Grand Millennium Al Seef in Basra. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2022. Pot 1 contained the hosts Iraq and the holders Bahrain, who were assigned to A1 and A2 respectively.

Squads
Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials
Referees
 * Ma Ning
 * Ali Sabah
 * Abdullah Jamali
 * Ahmed Al-Kaf
 * Salman Falahi
 * István Kovács
 * Shukri Al-Hanfoush
 * Adnan Al-Naqbi
 * Ilgiz Tantashev

Assistant Referees
 * Zhang Cheng
 * Zhou Fei
 * Rashid Abdi
 * Rashad Al-Hakmani
 * Ovidiu-Mihai Artene
 * Vasile Marinescu
 * Zahi Al-Shammari
 * Khaled Ayed

Video Assistant Referees
 * Fu Ming
 * Mohanad Qasim
 * Jérémie Pignard
 * Rédouane Jiyed
 * Abdullah Al-Marri
 * Abdullah Al-Shehri
 * Ahmed Darwish

Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.

Prize money
Source:

Player awards
The following awards were given:

Broadcasters
Middle East Rest of the world

Opening ceremony
Ahead of the opening ceremony, a scuffle ensued in the VIP section of the Basra International Stadium. Sheikh Fahad al-Nasser, who represents Kuwait's emir, was unable to enter as a result, and the Kuwaiti delegation left the stadium soon after. The Iraqi representatives apologised for the incident.

Crowd stampede
A stampede outside Basra International Stadium, ahead of the final, killed one person and injured up to 60 others, according to reports. The incident was said to have been caused by thousands of fans without tickets turning up to the match early while the gates were still closed. In the afternoon, Basra authorities said the situation was under control and that the crowds had moved away from the stadium, and the final match went underway as scheduled.