1966 Arab Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iraq |
Dates | 1–10 April |
Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 111 (5.29 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (16 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
← 1964 1985 → |
International football competition
The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.[1]
At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria,[2] however this did not end up taking place.
Participated teams
The 10 participated teams are:
Venues
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 3 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | –15 | 1 |
Lebanon ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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El-Sharki ![]() Abou Murad ![]() | Mustafa Al-Adwan ![]() |
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Group B
Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left from a disputed decision when they started losing 21–0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | +34 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | –23 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | –21 | 0 |
Syria ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Libya ![]() | 21–0 [n 1] | ![]() |
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Ben Soueid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Biski ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Jahani ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ben Zayed ![]() | Abandoned in 80' |
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Palestine ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Libya ![]() | 13–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Biski ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ben Soueid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Ahwal ![]() ![]() Al-Khatiti ![]() |
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
April 8, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
April 10, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
April 8, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
April 10, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 1 |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
- 16 goals
- 14 goals
- 6 goals
Mahmoud Al-Jahani
- 5 goals
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
- Details in RSSSF
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Arab Cup | |
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FIFA Arab Cup |
- Finals
- Goalscorers
- Hat-tricks
- Records
- Red cards
- Team appearances
- Winning managers
Note: The 1992 edition was organised as part of the Arab Games, and also counted as the Arab Cup.