The Gulf Cup of Nations, or Arabian Gulf Cup, 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 biennial 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 Arabian Peninsula. The First Gulf Cup tournament took place in 1970, and was won by the Kuwaiti team.
In May 2016, a new regional governing body was established to organise the competition, known as the Gulf Cup Federation.
