1963 Arab 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) |
The 1963 Arab Nations Cup was the first edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Nations Cup.
Participated teams
The 5 participated teams are:
Venues
| Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Camille Chamoun Stadium | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | |
|
Squads
Final tournament
Tournament classification
| 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 |
Matches
| Syria | 4−0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Kavlakian  22', ?'Haroutioun ?'Hajjar ?' |
| Lebanon | 6−0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Altounian 20', 40', 49' Tchaparian 25', ?'Chéhadé ?' |
| Lebanon | 2−3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Abou Murad 12' Altounian 80' |
? 22' ? 60'Haroutioun 62' |
External links
- 1963 Arab Cup - rsssf.com
- لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963 - Nida Al-Watan