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 | Iraq (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Syria |
Third place | Libya |
Fourth place | Lebanon |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 111 (5.29 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ali Al-Biski (16 goals) |
Best player(s) | Shidrak Yousif |
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]
The 10 participated teams are:
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Lebanon | 2–1 | Jordan |
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El-Sharki Abou Murad | Mustafa Al-Adwan 22' |
Jordan | 2–2 | Kuwait |
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Issa 22' Mustafa Al-Adwan 70' |
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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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 |
Syria | 4–1 | North Yemen |
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Libya | 21–0 [n 1] | Oman |
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Ben Soueid Al-Biski Al-Jahani Ben Zayed | Abandoned in 80' |
Palestine | 7–0 | North Yemen |
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Libya | 13–0 | North Yemen |
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Al-Biski Ben Soueid Al-Ahwal Al-Khatiti |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
April 8, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
Iraq | 3 | |||||
April 10, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
Libya | 1 | |||||
Iraq | 2 | |||||
April 8, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
Syria | 1 | |||||
Syria | 1 | |||||
Lebanon | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
April 10, 1966 – Baghdad | ||||||
Libya | 6 | |||||
Lebanon | 1 |
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