1966 Arab Cup

1966 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates1–10 April
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Libya
Fourth place Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored111 (5.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Libya Ali Al-Biski
(16 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Shidrak Yousif
1964
1985

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

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The 10 participated teams are:

Venues

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Baghdad
Al-Kashafa Stadium
Capacity: 14,000

Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 4 3 1 0 15 3 +12 7
 Lebanon 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 7
 Jordan 4 1 1 2 6 7 –1 3
 Kuwait 4 0 2 2 8 11 –3 2
 Bahrain 4 0 1 3 7 22 –15 1
Iraq 3–1 Kuwait
Yousif
Dhiab
Atta
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Lebanon 2–1 Jordan
El-Sharki
Abou Murad
Mustafa Al-Adwan 22'
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Iraq 2–1 Jordan
Assad
Atta
Al-Shaqran 22'
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Lebanon 6–1 Bahrain
Altounian
El-Sharki
Abou Murad
Berjaoui
Chatila
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Lebanon 2–1 Kuwait
El-Sharki 1', ?' Al-Dawla
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Jordan 2–1 Bahrain
Issa 22'
Mustafa Al-Adwan 60'
Zalekh
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Iraq 10–1 Bahrain
Dhiab
Jameel
Ismail
Najim
Hameed
Dawood
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Jordan 2–2 Kuwait
Issa 22'
Mustafa Al-Adwan 70'
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Kuwait 4–4 Bahrain
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 0–0 Lebanon
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Group B

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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
 Libya 4 2 2 0 34 0 +34 6
 Syria 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Palestine 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 3
 North Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 24 –23 0
 Oman 1 0 0 1 0 21 –21 0
Libya 0–0 Palestine
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Syria 4–1 North Yemen
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Libya 21–0 [n 1] Oman
Ben Soueid
Al-Biski
Al-Jahani
Ben Zayed
Abandoned in 80'
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Syria 0–0 Libya
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Palestine 7–0 North Yemen
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Syria 3–1 Palestine
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Libya 13–0 North Yemen
Al-Biski
Ben Soueid
Al-Ahwal
Al-Khatiti
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 8, 1966 – Baghdad
 
 
 Iraq3
 
April 10, 1966 – Baghdad
 
 Libya1
 
 Iraq2
 
April 8, 1966 – Baghdad
 
 Syria1
 
 Syria1
 
 
 Lebanon0
 
Third place
 
 
April 10, 1966 – Baghdad
 
 
 Libya6
 
 
 Lebanon1

Semi-finals

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Iraq 3–1 Libya
Mahmoud
Balla
Atta
Al-Biski
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Syria 1–0 Lebanon
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Third place play-off

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Libya 6–1 Lebanon
Al-Biski
Al-Jahani
Al-Ahwal
El-Sharki
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad

Final

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Iraq 2–1 Syria
Ismail 68', 84' Idlibi 27'
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mamdouh Khourma (Jordan)

Goalscorers

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16 goals
14 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Oman withdrew the tournament after its first match against Libya, protesting a penalty free-kick decision of the referee at 80'.

References

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  1. ^ نهائي كأس العرب 1966 - Al-Gardenia
  2. ^ "3rd Arab Football Cup Tournament Ends". Baghdad News. 12 April 1966.
  3. ^ "Ali Al-Baski, the historical goal scorer for Libyan football ... and the star of records". Al Wasat. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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