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1997 Pan Arab Games Host country Lebanon City Beirut Dates 13–27 July 1997 Teams 8 (from 2 confederations)Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)Champions Jordan (1st title) Runners-up Syria Third place Lebanon Fourth place Kuwait B Matches played 16 Goals scored 48 (3 per match)
International football competition
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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Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third place Match
Final
Final ranking
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
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
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
Lebanon
Jordan (1st title)
Syria
Kuwait B
Mauritania
Libya
Oman
