Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup

1963 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Lebanon
Dates	31 March – 7 April 1963
Teams	5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Lebanon
Fourth place	Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	38 (3.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mongi Haddad (4 goals)

31- 3-1963 Syria         4-0 Jordan        1.Tunisia      4  4  0  0  11- 1  8  
           Lebanon       6-0 Kuwait        2.Syria        4  3  0  1  11- 3  6
 2- 4-1963 Kuwait        4-0 Jordan        3.Lebanon      4  2  0  2  13- 4  4
           Tunisia       1-0 Syria         4.Kuwait       4  1  0  3   5-15  2
 4- 4-1963 Lebanon       2-3 Syria         5.Jordan       4  0  0  4   0-17  0
           Tunisia       4-0 Jordan
 6- 4-1963 Tunisia       5-1 Kuwait  
           Lebanon       5-0 Jordan 
 7- 4-1963 Syria         4-0 Kuwait
           Lebanon       0-1 Tunisia

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1964 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Dates	13 – 20 November
Teams	5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Libya
Third place	Lebanon
Fourth place	Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	27 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hisham Atta Hajjaj (5 goals)

13-11-1964 Iraq          1-0 Kuwait        1.Iraq         4  3  1  0   6- 2  7
           Jordan        0-0 Lebanon       2.Libya        4  2  2  0   9- 5  6
15-11-1964 Libya         2-1 Lebanon       3.Kuwait       4  1  1  2   5- 5  3
           Kuwait        2-0 Jordan        4.Lebanon      4  1  1  2   4- 5  3
17-11-1964 Iraq          1-0 Lebanon    
           Libya         5-2 Jordan    
 ?-11-1964 Kuwait        1-1 Libya         5.Jordan       4  0  1  3   3-10  1
           Iraq          3-1 Jordan
19-11-1964 Lebanon       3-2 Kuwait
           Iraq          1-1 Libya

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1966 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Iraq
Dates	1 – 10 April
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Libya
Fourth place	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	111 (5.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ali Al-Baski (9 goals)
Best player(s)	Shidrak Yousif

Group 1
 1- 4-1966 Iraq          0-0 Lebanon       1.Iraq         4  3  1  0  15- 3  7
           Kuwait        4-4 Bahrain       2.Lebanon      4  3  1  0  10- 3  7
 3- 4-1966 Iraq          2-1 Jordan        3.Jordan       4  1  1  2   6- 7  3
           Lebanon       6-1 Bahrain       4.Kuwait       4  0  2  2   8-11  2
 5- 4-1966 Iraq          3-1 Kuwait        5.Bahrain      4  0  1  3   7-22  1
           Lebanon       2-1 Jordan 
 7- 4-1966 Iraq         10-1 Bahrain      
           Jordan        2-2 Kuwait
 9- 4-1966 Lebanon       2-1 Kuwait
           Jordan        2-1 Bahrain

Group 2
Libya        21-0 Oman [*]      1.Syria        3  2  1  0   7- 2  5
Libya         0-0 Palestine     2.Libya        3  1  2  0  13- 0  4
Syria         4-1 North Yemen   3.Palestine    3  1  1  1   8- 3  3
Syria         0-0 Libya         4.North Yemen  3  0  0  3   1-22  0
Palestine     7-0 North Yemen     Oman withdrew after first match.
Syria         3-1 Palestine   
Libya        13-0 North Yemen  
[*] abandoned in 80'

Semifinals
Iraq          3-1 Libya
Syria         1-0 Lebanon

Third Place Match
Lybia         6-1 Lebanon

Final
Iraq          2-1 Syria

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1985 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	3 – 12 July
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq B (3rd title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	21 (2.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Anad Abid (5 goals)

Group 1
 3- 7-1985 Saudi Arabia  4-0 Jordan        1.Saudi Arabia 2  2  0  0   5- 0  4
 5- 7-1985 Qatar         2-0 Jordan        2.Qatar        2  1  0  1   2- 1  2
 7- 7-1985 Saudi Arabia  1-0 Qatar         3.Jordan       2  0  0  2   0- 6  0

Group 2
 4- 7-1985 Bahrain       1-1 Iraq          1.Bahrain      2  1  1  0   3- 1  3
 6- 7-1985 Bahrain       2-0 Mauritania    2.Iraq         2  1  1  0   3- 1  3
 8- 7-1985 Iraq          2-0 Mauritania    3.Mauritania   2  0  0  2   0- 4  0

Semifinals
10- 7-1985 Iraq          3-2 Saudi Arabia
10- 7-1985 Bahrain       1-1 Qatar         [aet, Bahrain 4-2 on penalties]

Third Place Match
12- 7-1985 Saudi Arabia  0-0 Qatar         [aet, Saudi Arabia 4-1 on penalties]

Final
12- 7-1985 Iraq          1-0 Bahrain

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1988 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
Dates	8 – 21 July
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (4th title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	35 (1.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmad Radhi (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Tawfiq Al-Saheb

Qualifying Tournament In Alger.
11-12-1987 Algeria 0-0 Tunisia
13-12-1987 Tunisia 2-1 Mauritania
15-12-1987 Algeria 3-0 Mauritania
 1.ALGERIA     2  1  1  0  3- 0  3
 2.TUNISIA     2  1  1  0  2- 1  3
 3.Mauritania  2  0  0  2  1- 5  0

Final Tournament
The Algerian team was a University XI,The Saudi Arabia team was not 

an A team (their A team was in Australia at the time), but its exact status is not clear.

Group 1
 9- 7-1988 Egypt         0-0 Saudi Arabia 
 9- 7-1988 Iraq          1-1 Tunisia      
11- 7-1988 Iraq          0-0 Lebanon      
           Saudi Arabia  1-1 Tunisia      
13- 7-1988 Egypt         1-0 Tunisia      
           Lebanon       1-0 Saudi Arabia
15- 7-1988 Iraq          2-0 Saudi Arabia 
           Egypt         3-0 Lebanon   
17- 7-1988 Lebanon       1-1 Tunisia
           Egypt         0-0 Iraq    
 1.Egypt        4  2  2  0   4- 0  6
 2.Iraq         4  1  3  0   3- 1  5
 3.Lebanon      4  1  2  1   2- 4  4
 4.Tunisia      4  0  3  1   3- 4  3
 5.Saudi Arabia 4  0  2  2   1- 4  2

Group 2
 8- 7-1988 Jordan        0-0 Bahrain      
           Syria         1-1 Algeria     
10- 7-1988 Jordan        0-1 Kuwait      
           Algeria       0-0 Bahrain      
12- 7-1988 Syria         2-1 Bahrain    
           Algeria       1-0 Kuwait
14- 7-1988 Syria         1-0 Kuwait  
           Jordan        2-1 Algeria  
16- 7-1988 Jordan        2-0 Syria      
           Kuwait        1-1 Bahrain   
 1.Jordan       4  2  1  1   4- 2  5
 2.Syria        4  2  1  1   4- 4  5
 3.Algeria      4  1  2  1   3- 3  4
 4.Kuwait       4  1  1  2   2- 3  3
 5.Bahrain      4  0  3  1   2- 3  3

Semifinals
19- 7-1988 Syria         0-0 Egypt         [aet, Syria 4-3 on penalties]
           Iraq          3-0 Jordan

Third Place Match
21- 7-1988 Egypt         2-0 Jordan    

Final
21- 7-1988 Iraq          1-1 Syria         [aet, Iraq 4-3 on penalties]

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 15 000

Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

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1992 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Syria
Dates	8–17 September
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt Ol. (1st title Arab Cup) (3rd title Pan Arab Games)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	23 (2.3 per match)

Group 1 (Aleppo)
 8- 9-92 Egypt Ol.     1-1 Jordan        1.Egypt Ol.    2  1  1  0   2- 1  3
10- 9-92 Kuwait        4-1 Jordan        2.Kuwait       2  1  0  1   4- 2  2
12- 9-92 Egypt Ol.     1-0 Kuwait        3.Jordan       2  0  1  1   2- 5  1

Group 2 (Damascus)
 9- 9-92 Syria         1-1 Saudi Arabia  1.Saudi Arabia 2  1  1  0   3- 2  3
11- 9-92 Syria         0-0 Palestine     2.Syria        2  0  2  0   1- 1  2
13- 9-92 Saudi Arabia  2-1 Palestine     3.Palestine    2  0  1  1   1- 2  1

Semifinals (Aleppo)
15- 9-92 Egypt         0-0 Syria         [aet, Egypt 4-3 on penalties]
         Saudi Arabia  2-0 Kuwait

Third Place Match (Aleppo)
17- 9-92 Kuwait        2-1 Syria

Final (Aleppo)
17- 9-92 Egypt Ol.     3-2 Saudi Arabia

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1998 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	22 September – 1 October
Teams	12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up	Qatar
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals)
Best player(s)	Mubarak Mustafa
Best goalkeeper	Mohamed Al-Deayea

Preliminary Round
Qualifying Group 1
Qatar qualified as hosts. 
Bahrain and Oman withdrew. 
Kuwait and United Arab Emirates qualified for finals. 

Qualifying Group 2
Egypt qualified as holders.
Saudi Arabia qualified as World Cup qualifiers.
Comores and Somalia withdrew.
15- 6-98 Sudan          -  Yemen
29- 6-98 Yemen          -  Sudan
Yemen withdrew, Sudan qualified.

Qualifying Group 3
Morocco qualified as World Cup Qualifiers. 
Mauritania and Tunisia withdrew. 
Algeria and Libya qualified for finals. 

Qualifying Group 4 (in Lebanon)
20- 7-98 Syria         3-0 Jordan        1.Syria        3  3  0  0   6- 1  9
         Lebanon       3-1 Palestine     2.Jordan       3  1  1  1   3- 4  4
23- 7-98 Palestine     1-2 Syria         3.Lebanon      3  1  0  2   3- 4  3
         Lebanon       0-2 Jordan        4.Palestine    3  0  1  2   3- 6  1
26- 7-98 Jordan        1-1 Palestine  
         Lebanon       0-1 Syria      
Iraq disqualified.
Jordan, Syria and Lebanon qualified for finals. 

Final Tournament

Group 1
22- 9-98 Qatar         2-1 Libya         1.Qatar        2  2  0  0   4- 1  6
24- 9-98 Libya         1-2 Jordan        2.Jordan       2  1  0  1   2- 3  3
26- 9-98 Qatar         2-0 Jordan        3.Libya        2  0  0  2   2- 4  0

Group 2
22- 9-98 Egypt Ol.     2-1 Syria         1.Kuwait       2  2  0  0   8- 1  6
24- 9-98 Egypt Ol.     1-4 Kuwait        2.Egypt Ol.    2  1  0  1   3- 5  3
26- 9-98 Kuwait        4-0 Syria         3.Syria        2  0  0  2   1- 6  0

Group 3
23- 9-98 Morocco Ol.   1-0 UAE           1.UAE          2  1  0  1   4- 2  3
25- 9-98 Morocco Ol.   1-2 Sudan         2.Morocco Ol.  2  1  0  1   2- 2  3
27- 9-98 UAE           4-1 Sudan         3.Sudan        2  1  0  1   3- 5  3

Group 4
23- 9-98 Algeria Ol.   0-0 Lebanon       1.Saudi Arabia 2  2  0  0   7- 1  6
25- 9-98 Saudi Arabia  3-0 Algeria Ol.   2.Lebanon      2  0  1  1   1- 4  1
27- 9-98 Saudi Arabia  4-1 Lebanon       3.Algeria Ol.  2  0  1  1   0- 3  1

Semifinals
29- 9-98 Saudi Arabia  2-1 Kuwait      
         Qatar         2-1 UAE      

Third Place Match
 1-10-98 Kuwait        4-1 UAE      

Final
 1-10-98 Saudi Arabia  3-1 Qatar

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Abdulaziz Hassan (Bahrain)

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2002 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Dates	16 – 30 December
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	66 (2.87 per match)

Group 1
16-12-02 Kuwait        1-1 Morocco       1.Jordan       4  2  2  0   6- 4  8
         Palestine     1-1 Jordan        2.Morocco      4  1  2  1   5- 4  5
18-12-02 Morocco       1-1 Jordan        3.Kuwait       4  1  2  1   6- 6  5
         Kuwait        1-0 Sudan         4.Sudan        4  1  1  2   4- 5  4
20-12-02 Jordan        2-1 Sudan         5.Palestine    4  0  3  1   7- 9  3
         Morocco       3-1 Palestine
23-12-02 Sudan         2-2 Palestine
         Jordan        2-1 Kuwait
25-12-02 Sudan         1-0 Morocco
         Kuwait        3-3 Palestine

Group 2
17-12-02 Saudi Arabia  2-1 Bahrain       1.Saudi Arabia 4  3  1  0   8- 3 10
         Yemen         0-4 Syria         2.Bahrain      4  2  1  1   6- 3  7
19-12-02 Bahrain       2-0 Syria         3.Syria        4  2  0  2   8- 6  6
         Saudi Arabia  1-0 Lebanon       4.Lebanon      4  1  1  2   5- 7  4
21-12-02 Syria         4-1 Lebanon       5.Yemen        4  0  1  3   5-13  1
         Bahrain       3-1 Yemen
24-12-02 Lebanon       4-2 Yemen
         Syria         0-3 Saudi Arabia
26-12-02 Yemen         2-2 Saudi Arabia
         Lebanon       0-0 Bahrain

Semifinals
28-12-02 Jordan        1-2 Bahrain       [asdet]
         Saudi Arabia  2-0 Morocco

Final
30-12-02 Saudi Arabia  1-0 Bahrain       [asdet]

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)
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2012 Arab Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	22 June – 6 July
Teams	11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up	Libya
Third place	Iraq
Fourth place	Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	47 (2.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yassine Salhi (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Yassine Salhi

Group A
22- 6-12 Saudi Arabia  4-0 Kuwait        1.SAUDI ARABIA 2  1  1  0   6- 2  4
25- 6-12 Kuwait        2-0 Palestine     2.Kuwait       2  1  0  1   2- 4  3
28- 6-12 Saudi Arabia  2-2 Palestine     3.Palestine    2  0  1  1   2- 4  1
                                         -.UAE          withdrew
Group B
23- 6-12 Morocco A'    4-0 Bahrain       1.MOROCCO A'   3  2  1  0   8- 0  7
         Libya         3-1 Yemen         2.LIBYA        3  2  1  0   5- 2  7
26- 6-12 Bahrain       0-2 Yemen         3.Yemen        3  1  0  2   3- 7  3
         Libya         0-0 Morocco A'    4.Bahrain      3  0  0  3   1- 8  0
29- 6-12 Libya         2-1 Bahrain
         Yemen         0-4 Morocco A'    

Group C
24- 6-12 Iraq          1-0 Lebanon       1.IRAQ         3  2  1  0   4- 2  7
         Egypt U-23    1-1 Sudan         2.Sudan        3  1  2  0   4- 2  5
27- 6-12 Lebanon       0-2 Sudan         3.Egypt U-23   3  0  2  1   3- 4  2
         Iraq          2-1 Egypt U-23    4.Lebanon      3  0  1  2   1- 4  1
30- 6-12 Egypt U-23    1-1 Lebanon
         Sudan         1-1 Iraq

Semifinals
 3- 7-12 Saudi Arabia  0-2 Libya
         Morocco A'    2-1 Iraq

Third Place Match
 5- 7-12 Saudi Arabia  0-1 Iraq

Final
 6- 7-12 Morocco A'    1-1 Libya         [aet, 3-1 pen]

Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium

Attendance: 2 500
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
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2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host country
Qatar
Dates
30 November – 18 December
Teams
16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)
6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 Algeria (1st title)
Runners-up
 Tunisia
Third place
 Qatar
Fourth place
 Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played
32
Goals scored
83 (2.59 per match)
Attendance
571,605 (17,863 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Seifeddine Jaziri (4 goals)
Best player(s)
 Yacine Brahimi
Best goalkeeper
 Raïs M'Bolhi
Fair play award
 Morocco
Qualification Round

19- 6-21 Libya            0–1 Sudan
20- 6-21 Oman             2–1 Somalia
21- 6-21 Jordan           3–0 South Sudan   [awarded; South Sudan forfeited]
22- 6-21 Mauritania       2–0 Yemen
23- 6-21 Lebanon          1–0 Djibouti
24- 6-21 Palestine        5–1 Comoros
25- 6-21 Bahrain          2–0 Kuwait

Group Stage
Group A
30-11-21 Iraq             1–1 Oman
30-11-21 Qatar            1–0 Bahrain
 3-12-21 Bahrain          0–0 Iraq
 3-12-21 Oman             1–2 Qatar
 6-12-21 Oman             3–0 Bahrain
 6-12-21 Qatar            3–0 Iraq

 1.QATAR          3  3 0 0  6- 1  9	
 2.OMAN           3  1 1 1  5- 3  4
 3.Iraq           3  0 2 1  1- 4  2	
 4.Bahrain        3  0 1 2  0- 4  1

Group B
30-11-21 Tunisia          5–1 Mauritania
30-11-21 United Arab E.   2–1 Syria
 3-12-21 Mauritania       0–1 United Arab Emirates
 3-12-21 Syria            2–0 Tunisia
 6-12-21 Syria            1–2 Mauritania
 6-12-21 Tunisia          1–0 United Arab Emirates

 1.TUNISIA        3  2 0 1  6- 3  6	
 2.UNITED ARAB E. 3  2 0 1  3- 2  6
 3.Syria          3  1 0 2  4- 4  3	
 4.Mauritania     3  1 0 2  3- 7  3

Group C
 1-12-21 Morocco          4–0 Palestine
 1-12-21 Saudi Arabia     0–1 Jordan
 4-12-21 Jordan           0–4 Morocco
 4-12-21 Palestine        1–1 Saudi Arabia
 7-12-21 Morocco          1–0 Saudi Arabia
 7-12-21 Jordan           5–1 Palestine

 1.MOROCCO        3  3 0 0  9- 0  9	
 2.JORDAN         3  2 0 1  6- 5  6
 3.Saudi Arabia   3  0 1 2  1- 3  1	
 4.Palestine      3  0 1 2  2-10  1

Group D
 1-12-21 Algeria          4–0 Sudan
 1-12-21 Egypt            1–0 Lebanon
 4-12-21 Lebanon          0–2 Algeria
 4-12-21 Sudan            0–5 Egypt
 7-12-21 Algeria          1–1 Egypt
 7-12-21 Lebanon          1–0 Sudan

 1.EGYPT          3  2 1 0  7- 1  7 
 2.ALGERIA        3  2 1 0  7- 1  7
 3.Lebanon        3  1 0 2  1- 3  3	
 4.Sudan          3  0 0 3  0-10  0

Quarterfinals
10-12-21 Tunisia          2–1 Oman
10-12-21 Qatar            5–0 United Arab Emirates
11-12-21 Egypt            3–1 Jordan        [aet]
11-12-21 Morocco          2–2 Algeria       [aet; 3-5 pen.]

Semifinals
15-12-21 Tunisia          1–0 Egypt
15-12-21 Qatar            1–2 Algeria

Third Place Match
18-12-21 Egypt            0-0 Qatar         [aet; 4-5 pen.]

Final
18-12-21 Algeria          2-0 Tunisia       [aet]

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 60,456
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)