Football at the 1997 Arab Games
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Lebanon |
City | Beirut |
Dates | 13–27 July 1997 |
Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Jordan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Syria |
Third place | Lebanon |
Fourth place | Kuwait B |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
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The 1997 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 13–27 July 1997 as part of the 1997 Pan Arab Games.
Participating teams
Eight teams took part to the tournament, Kuwait participated with the reserve team and United Arab Emirates with the U21 team. The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Kuwait B | 3 – 1 | Mauritania |
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UA Emirates U21 | 1 – 3 | Syria |
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UA Emirates U21 | 2 – 1 | Mauritania |
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UA Emirates U21 | 0 – 1 | Kuwait B |
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Syria | 1 – 0 | Mauritania |
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Knockout stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||
23 July – Beirut | ||||||
Jordan | 3 | |||||
27 July – Beirut | ||||||
Kuwait B | 2 | |||||
Jordan | 1 | |||||
24 July – Beirut | ||||||
Syria | 0 | |||||
Syria (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Lebanon | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 July – Beirut | ||||||
Lebanon | 3 | |||||
Kuwait B | 1 |
Semifinals
Third place Match
Final
Final ranking
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Jordan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Gold Medal | |
Syria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Silver Medal | |
Lebanon (H) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | Kuwait B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Fourth place |
5 | United Arab Emirates U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
7 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
8 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
External links
- 8th Pan Arab Games, 1997 (Beirut, Lebanon) – rsssf.com