Football at the Arab Games

Football at the Pan Arab Games
كرة القدم في دورة الألعاب العربية

Founded	1953
Region	Arab world (UAFA)
Number of teams	12 (from 2 confederations)
Current champions	Bahrain (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Egypt (4 titles)

The Pan Arab Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. A men's football tournament has been held at every session of the Games since 1953, except for 2004.

Summaries

The following table gives an overview of medal winners in football at the Pan Arab Games.

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1953 Details	Alexandria		Egypt	4 – 0	Syria		Libya	3 – 2	Jordan
1957 Details	Beirut		Syria	3 – 1	Tunisia		Lebanon	w/o	Morocco
1961 Details	Casablanca		Morocco	n/a	UA Republic		Libya	n/a	Lebanon
1965 Details	Cairo		UA Republic	2 – 0	Sudan		Libya	4 – 2	Palestine
1976 Details	Damascus		Morocco	n/a	Saudi Arabia		Syria	n/a	South Yemen
1985 Details	Rabat		Iraq	1 – 0	Morocco		Algeria	w/o	Saudi Arabia
1992* Details	Damascus		Egypt	3 – 2	Saudi Arabia		Kuwait	2 – 1	Syria
1997 Details	Beirut		Jordan	1 – 0	Syria		Lebanon	3 – 1	Kuwait
1999 Details	Amman		Jordan	4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (3 – 1 p.)	Iraq		Libya / Palestine No 3rd Place Match
2004	Algiers		Cancelled				Cancelled
2007 Details	Cairo		Egypt	n/a	Libya		Saudi Arabia	n/a	United Arab Emirates
2011 Details	Doha		Bahrain	1 – 0	Jordan		Kuwait	3 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Palestine

* The 1992 edition organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, and also counted as Arab Nations Cup.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
^w/o withdrew

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	4	1	0	5
2	Jordan	2	1	0	3
	Morocco	2	1	0	3
4	Syria	1	2	1	4
5	Iraq	1	1	0	2
6	Bahrain	1	0	0	1
7	Saudi Arabia	0	2	1	3
8	Libya	0	1	4	5
9	Sudan	0	1	0	1
	Tunisia	0	1	0	1
11	Kuwait	0	0	2	2
	Lebanon	0	0	2	2
13	Algeria	0	0	1	1
	Palestine	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		11	11	12	34

• The 1992 edition organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, and also counted as Arab Nations Cup.

Participating nations

Team	1953	1957	1961	1965	1976	1985	1992	1997	1999	2007	2011	Years
Algeria						3rd						1
Bahrain									GS		1st	2
Egypt	1st		2nd	1st			1st			1st		5
Iraq		GS		GS		1st			2nd		GS	5
Jordan	4th	GS			GS		GS	1st	1st		2nd	7
Kuwait			GS				3rd	4th			3rd	4
Lebanon	GS	3rd	4th	GS				3rd	GS			6
Libya	3rd	GS	3rd	3rd		GS		GS	3rd	2nd	GS	9
Mauritania					GS	GS		GS				3
Morocco		4th	1st		1st	2nd						4
Oman				GS				GS	GS		GS	4
Palestine	GS			4th	GS		GS		3rd		4th	6
Qatar									GS		GS	2
Saudi Arabia		GS	GS		2nd	4th	2nd		GS	3rd	GS	8
Somalia						GS						1
Sudan				2nd						GS	GS	3
Syria	2nd	1st		GS	3rd	GS	4th	2nd	GS			8
Tunisia		2nd				GS						2
United Arab Emirates						GS		GS	GS	4th		4
Yemen				GS	4th	GS						3
Total	6	8	6	9	7	11	6	8	11	5	10

• 1965 Yemen consist of : Aden and Lahej
• 1976 Yemen consist of : South Yemen
• 1985 Yemen consist of : North Yemen

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• GS – Group stage
• q – Qualified
•     — Hosts

General statistics (Exclude 1992 Arab Nations Cup)

As end of 2011

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif	Pts
1	Libya	9	35	15	8	12	97	73	+24	53
2	Jordan	6	29	15	5	9	51	42	+9	50
3	Egypt	4	18	16	1	1	91	10	+81	49
4	Morocco	4	20	14	5	1	59	15	+44	47
5	Syria	7	29	12	8	9	53	37	+16	44
6	Iraq	5	20	10	5	5	39	23	+16	35
7	Saudi Arabia	7	26	9	5	12	31	58	-27	32
8	Lebanon	6	25	8	7	10	43	45	-2	31
9	Palestine	5	25	7	5	13	25	51	-26	26
10	Sudan	3	13	6	1	6	33	19	+14	19
11	Tunisia	2	8	5	1	2	21	15	+6	16
12	Kuwait	3	14	5	1	8	18	29	-11	16
13	United Arab Emirates	4	15	4	3	8	13	19	-6	15
14	Bahrain	2	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	10
15	South Yemen	1	6	3	1	2	7	8	-1	7
16	Oman	4	13	0	5	8	8	60	-52	5
17	Somalia	1	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1	3
18	Algeria	1	4	1	0	3	4	6	-2	3
19	North Yemen	1	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	3
20	Lahej	1	4	1	0	3	2	30	-28	3
21	Qatar	2	4	0	2	2	2	6	-4	2
22	Aden	1	4	0	0	4	3	25	-23	0
23	Mauritania	3	12	0	0	12	6	31	-25	0

• Source : http://www.mundial11.com/en/competition-teams-st/133
• Yemen consist of : Lahej and Aden (1962-1967)/ South Yemen and North Yemen (1967-1990)

See also

• Arab Nations Cup

External links

• Pan Arab Games Overview - rsssf.com
• Pan Arab Games Overview - mundial11.com