Football at the 1957 Arab Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 19–27 October 1957 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
← 1953 1961 → | |
The 1957 Arab Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19–27 October 1957 as part of the 1957 Arab Games.
Participating teams
[edit]The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
| Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
 Iraq
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
 Libya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Syria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Kayyal  30' |
Altonian 22' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Yafei 14', 55' Janja 75' |
Mahmoud 34' |
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | |||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||
| Syria (o.l) | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | – | |||||
| Morocco (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Syria | 1–1 (Syria on lots) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoulakian |
Rhiad |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Final ranking
[edit]| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Lebanon
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Morocco
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Libya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 32 | |||||
External links
[edit]- 2nd Arab Games, 1957 (Beirut, Lebanon) - rsssf.com
