| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Lebanon |
| Dates | 31 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 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 | 40 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Levon Altounian (6 goals) |
1964 → | |
The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup.
The 5 participated teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | Hosts | 1963 |
 Jordan | Invitee | 1963 |
| Kuwait | Invitee | 1963 |
| Syria | Invitee | 1963 |
| Tunisia | Invitee | 1963 |
| Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Camille Chamoun Stadium | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | |
| 5 | Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Syria | 4–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
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| Lebanon | 6–0 | Kuwait |
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| Lebanon | 2–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
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The game was the decisive match of group stage at the 1963 Arab Cup. The match was played at Camille Chamoun Stadium in Beirut on 7 April 1963. The winner was determined by a final group stage, with the final five teams playing in round-robin format, instead of a knockout stage. [1] Tunisia won the tournament finishing first in the final standing. [2]
       Lebanon |   Tunisia |
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| 1963 Arab Cups champions |
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 Tunisia First title |
There were 40 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Muhieddine Itani (against Tunisia)
