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Lebanon v Tunisia (1963 Arab Cup)

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1963 Arab Nations Cup Final
Event1963 Arab Nations Cup
Date7 April 1963
VenueCamille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
RefereeMuvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Attendance20,000
1964

Lebanon v Tunisia was the decisive match of group stage at the 1963 Arab Nations Cup. The match was played at Camille Chamoun Stadium in Beirut on 7 April 1963. The winner was determined by a final group stage, with the final five teams playing in round-robin format, instead of a knockout stage.[1]

Background

Standings before the final match
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
 Lebanon 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 4
 Syria 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 4
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 2
 Jordan 4 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0

In the 1963 Arab Nations Cup, the five participating teams played for the final round-robin group. In the fourth and final matches of the tournament, Tunisia, Lebanon and Syria had a chance to win the game. The Tunisians had a two point advantage.

Match

Match details

Lebanon 0−1 Tunisia
Report
  • Itani 10' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Lebanon
Tunisia
Lebanon:
GK 1 Samih Chatila
DF 5 Youssef Yammouth Red card
DF 12 Samik Sabkadjian
DF 2 Muhieddine "Tabello" Itani downward-facing red arrow 15'
DF 13 Elias "Kharma" Georges
MF 6 Ahmad Alameh
MF 7 Robert "Roro" Chehadeh
MF 10 Mardik Tchaparian
FW 16 Levon Altounian (c)
FW 4 Joseph Abou Murad
FW 15 Mahmoud "Abou Taleb" Berjaoui
Substitutes:
DF 19 Camille Haidar upward-facing green arrow 15'
Manager:
Joseph Nalbandian
Tunisia:
GK 1 Abdelkader "Zerga" Ghalem
DF 2 Mohsen Keffala
DF 6 Mohsen Habacha
DF 4 Ahmed Sghaïer
DF 16 Mahfoudh Benzarti downward-facing red arrow
MF 9 Taoufik Ben Othman
MF 12 Mongi Haddad Red card
MF 10 Abdelmajid Chetali (c)
FW 17 Alaya Sassi
FW 8 Mohamed Salah Jedidi
FW 11 Hammadi Henia
Substitutes:
DF 3 Hédi Douiri upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
France André Gérard

Aftermath

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 8
 Syria 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
 Lebanon 4 2 0 2 13 4 +9 4
 Kuwait 4 1 0 3 5 15 −10 2
 Jordan 4 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0

References

  1. ^ "لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963". Nida Al-Watan. 30 July 2019.