13th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 13th Arabian Gulf Cup was held in Oman, in October 1996.
The tournament was won by Kuwait for the 8th time
Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of 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 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
Result
