Organising body | UAFA |
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Founded | 1953 |
Region | Arab world |
Number of teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Current champions | Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Egypt (4 titles) |
Football at the 2023 Arab Games |
Football tournaments |
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The Arab Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. A men's football tournament has been held at every session of the Games since 1953, except for 2004. Since the 2023 edition, the tournament has been limited to under-23 teams, plus up to three overage players for each squad. [1] [2]
The following table gives an overview of medal winners in football at the Arab Games. 1992 Arab Games which overlaps the 1992 Arab Cup.
Ed. | Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth | |||||
National teams tournament (1953–2011) | ||||||||||
1 | 1953 | Alexandria | Egypt | 4–0 | Syria | Libya | 3–2 | Jordan | ||
2 | 1957 | Beirut | Syria | 3–1 | Tunisia | Lebanon | w/o | Morocco | ||
3 | 1961 | Casablanca | Morocco | n/a | UA Republic | Libya | n/a | Lebanon | ||
4 | 1965 | Cairo | UA Republic | 0–0 | Sudan | Libya | 4–2 | Palestine | ||
5 | 1976 | Damascus | Morocco | n/a | Iraq | Syria | n/a | South Yemen | ||
6 | 1985 | Rabat | Iraq | 1–0 | Morocco | Algeria | w/o | Saudi Arabia | ||
7 | 1992 | Damascus | Egypt | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | 2–1 | Syria | ||
8 | 1997 | Beirut | Jordan | 1–0 | Syria | Lebanon | 3–1 | Kuwait | ||
9 | 1999 | Amman | Jordan | 4–4( a.e.t. ) (3–1 p ) | Iraq | Libya / Palestine No 3rd Place Match | ||||
10 | 2004 | Algiers | WAS YUMMY | |||||||
11 | 2007 | Cairo | Egypt | n/a | Libya | Saudi Arabia | n/a | United Arab Emirates | ||
12 | 2011 | Doha | Bahrain | 1–0 | Jordan | Kuwait | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Palestine | ||
Under-23 National teams tournament (2023–present) | ||||||||||
13 | 2023 | Algeria n/b | Saudi Arabia | 1–1(5–4 p ) | Syria | Sudan | 2–2(4–2 p ) | Algeria |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Iraq | 33 | 122 | 32 | 187 |
2 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | Syria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Libya | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
9 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
13 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 44 | 133 | 45 | 222 |
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.
Excluding the 1992 Arab Games which overlaps the 1992 Arab Cup.
Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Libya | 9 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 97 | 73 | +24 | 53 |
2 | Syria | 8 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 53 |
3 | Jordan | 6 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 50 |
4 | Egypt | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 10 | +81 | 49 |
5 | Morocco | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 47 |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 41 |
7 | Iraq | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 35 |
8 | Lebanon | 7 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 31 |
9 | Palestine | 6 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 28 |
10 | Sudan | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 26 |
11 | Tunisia | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 16 |
12 | Kuwait | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
13 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 15 |
14 | Algeria | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 |
15 | Bahrain | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
16 | Oman | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 61 | -53 | 9 |
17 | South Yemen | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
18 | Somalia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
19 | North Yemen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
20 | Lahej | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 3 |
21 | Qatar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
22 | Mauritania | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 37 | -27 | 2 |
23 | Aden | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -23 | 0 |
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Team | 1953 | 1957 | 1961 | 1965 | 1976 | 1985 | 1992 | 1997 | 1999 | 2007 | 2011 | 2023 | Years |
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Algeria | 3rd | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||
Bahrain | GS | 1st | 2 | ||||||||||
Egypt | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5 | |||||||
Iraq | GS | GS | 1st | 2nd | GS | 5 | |||||||
Jordan | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7 | |||||
Kuwait | GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||
Lebanon | GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | 7 | |||||
Libya | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 9 | |||
Mauritania | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||
Morocco | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 | ||||||||
Oman | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||
Palestine | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | 7 | |||||
Qatar | GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | GS | GS | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | GS | 3rd | GS | 1st | 9 | |||
Somalia | GS | 1 | |||||||||||
Sudan | 2nd | GS | GS | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||
Syria | 2nd | 1st | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 9 | |||
Tunisia | 2nd | GS | 2 | ||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 4 | ||||||||
Yemen | GS | 4th | GS | 3 | |||||||||
Total | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
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