Gulf Cup of Nations
| Founded | 1968, officially in 1970 |
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| Region |
West Asia (AFC)(UAFA) |
| Number of teams | 8 (2 groups) 4 (Finals) |
| Current champions |
 Qatar(3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
 Kuwait(10 titles) |
| Website |
www.gulf-cup.net www.gulfcup.com |
 2017 Gulf Cup of Nations
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The Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي Ka′s al-Khalīj al-′Arabiyy) is an association football tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition. Previously the competition was usually held by countries members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on a basis, but the history of the competition has also seen it held every 3–4 years, due to political or organizational problems., the tournament is under AFC and UAFA.
The tournament was founded at the 1968 Summer Olympics by some Arab states in the Arabian Peninsula. The first Gulf Cup tournament took place in 1970, and was won by the Kuwaiti team.
Kuwait has been the most successful team in the Gulf Cup of Nations, winning 10 tournaments out of 23 in total.
In May 2016, a new regional governing body was established to organise the competition, known as the Gulf Cup Federation.
A major point that helped Qatar improve the competition was the fact that Al Jazeera Sports, the leading sports channel in West Asia, and North Africa is based in Doha. Al Jazeera Sports won broadcasting rights to the 2004, and exclusively in the 2009 Gulf Cup after a deal ending in $23.5 million, and dramatically reformed the Gulf Cup of Arabian Nations by hosting numerous talk shows and documentaries, on top of filming in HD and perfecting camerawork of matches.
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