This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA Arab Cup .
| Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
| 1963 |  Jordan ,  Kuwait ,  Lebanon ,  Syria ,  Tunisia | 5 | 5 | |
| 1964 |  Iraq ,  Libya | 2 | 7 | |
| 1966 |  Bahrain ,  North Yemen ,  Oman ,  Palestine | 4 | 11 | |
| 1985 |  Mauritania ,  Qatar ,  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 14 | |
| 1988 |  Algeria | 1 | 15 | |
| 1992 |  Egypt | 1 | 16 | |
| 1998 |  Morocco , United Arab Emirates , Sudan | 3 | 19 | |
| 2002 | None | 0 | 19 | |
| 2012 | None | 0 | 19 | |
| 2021 | None | 0 | 19 | |
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. [1]
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 6 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 58 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 47 |
| 3 | Syria | 7 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 40 |
| 4 | Jordan | 9 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 75 | –35 | 40 |
| 5 | Kuwait | 8 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 50 | –2 | 36 |
| 6 | Lebanon | 8 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 42 | –4 | 34 |
| 7 | Egypt | 5 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 33 |
| 8 | Morocco | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 31 |
| 9 | Tunisia | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 27 |
| 10 | Qatar | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 27 |
| 11 | Libya | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 27 |
| 12 | Algeria | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 20 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 6 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | –23 | 19 |
| 14 | Sudan | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | –11 | 12 |
| 15 | Palestine | 6 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 28 | –8 | 10 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 9 |
| 17 | Oman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 | –22 | 4 |
| 18 |  Yemen [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 44 | –35 | 4 |
| 19 | Mauritania | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 3 |
North Yemen between 1967 and 1990| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Syria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Libya | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bahrain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |
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For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
| Team | 1963 (5) | 1964 (5) | 1966  (10) | 1985 (6) | 1988 (10) | 1992 (6) | 1998 (12) | 2002 (10) | 2012 (11) | 2021 (16) | 2025 (...) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | × | × | × | × | GS | × | GS | × | × | 1st | 3 | |
| Bahrain | × | × | GS | 2nd | GS | × | × | 2nd | GS | GS | 6 | |
| Egypt | × | × | × | × | 3rd | 1st | GS | × | GS | 4th | 5 | |
| Iraq | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | × | × | × | 3rd | GS | 6 | |
| Jordan | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | SF | × | QF | 9 | |
| Kuwait | 4th | 3rd | GS | × | GS | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | • | 8 | |
| Lebanon | 3rd | 4th | 4th | × | GS | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |
| Libya | × | 2nd | 3rd | × | × | × | GS | × | 2nd | • | 4 | |
| Mauritania | × | × | × | GS | • | × | × | × | × | GS | 2 | |
| Morocco | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | SF | 1st | QF | 4 | |
| Oman | × | × | GS | × | × | × | × | × | × | QF | 2 | |
| Palestine | × | × | GS | × | × | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |
| Qatar | × | × | × | 4th | × | × | 2nd | × | × | 3rd | Q | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | × | × | × | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | GS | 7 | |
| Sudan | × | × | × | • | × | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | |
| Syria | 2nd | × | 2nd | × | 2nd | 4th | GS | GS | × | GS | 7 | |
| Tunisia | 1st | × | × | × | GS | × | × | × | × | 2nd | 3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | × | × | × | × | × | × | 4th | × | × | QF | 2 | |
| Yemen | × | × | GS | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | • | 3 | |
| Team | 1963 (5) | 1964 (5) | 1966 (10) | 1985 (6) | 1988 (10) | 1992 (6) | 1998 (12) | 2002 (10) | 2012 (11) | 2021 (16) | 2025 (...) | Total |
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| Year | Hosts | Champions | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) | Best player(s) | Best goalkeeper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Lebanon |  Tunisia |  André Gérard | Levon Altounian (5) | ||
| 1964 | Kuwait | Iraq | Adil Basher | Ahmed Ben Soueid (4) | ||
| 1966 | Iraq | Iraq | Adil Basher | Ali Al-Biski (16) | Shidrak Yousif | |
| 1985 | Saudi Arabia | Iraq | Anwar Jassam | Anad Abid (5) | Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad |  Mohammed Saleh |
| 1988 | Jordan | Iraq | Ammo Baba | Ahmed Radhi (4) | Tawfiq Al-Saheb | |
| 1992 | Syria | Egypt | Mahmoud El-Gohary | Ayman Mansour (2) Saeed Al-Owairan (2) Waleed Al-Felaij (2) | ||
| 1998 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia |  Otto Pfister | Obeid Al-Dosari (8) | Bader Haji Mubarak Mustafa | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
| 2002 | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia |  Gerard van der Lem | Ahmed Hassan (4) Mohammad Rafe (4) | Mohammed Noor | Mabrouk Zaid |
| 2012 | Saudi Arabia | Morocco |  Eric Gerets | Yassine Salhi (6) | Yassine Salhi | |
| 2021 | Qatar | Algeria | Madjid Bougherra | Seifeddine Jaziri (4) | Yacine Brahimi | Raïs M'Bolhi |
All tournaments were played in Asia.
| No. of times hosted | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Qatar | 1998, 2021, 2025 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 1964, 2002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1985, 2012 | |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1963 |
| Iraq | 1966 | |
| Jordan | 1988 | |
| Syria | 1992 |
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