The 1965 Arab Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt between 2–11 September 1965 as part of the 1965 Arab Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United Arab Republic |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 2–11 September 1965 |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United Arab Republic (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Sudan |
| Third place |  Libya |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 151 (6.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ali Al-Biski (13 goals)[1] |
Participating teams
editThe following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 8 |
| Palestine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Iraq | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 |
 Aden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 0 |
| United Arab Republic | Abandoned1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mamdouh Karma (Jordan)
| United Arab Republic | 2–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
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| United Arab Republic | 1–0 Replay1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
El-Gohary  5' |
^1 The match was abandoned at kick off because security fears due to overcrowding at the stadium caused the referee to call the match off. The match was replayed on 8 September 1965
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 8 |
| Libya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 6 |
 Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 |
 Lahej | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | –28 | 2 |
 Muscat and Oman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | –43 | 0 |
| Sudan | 9–0 | Lahej |
|---|---|---|
| Jaksa ?', ?', ?', ?' Siddig ?', ?'Muhieldin Osman ?'Saad Elfan ?'Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?' |
| Sudan | 4–2 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Siddig ?' Samir Salih ?'Ramadan Marhoum ?'Jaxa ?' |
| Sudan | 15–0 | Muscat and Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Shaweish ?', ?', ?', ?' Ramadan Marhoum ?', ?', ?', ?'Hasabu El Sagheir ?', ?', ?'Samir Salih ?', ?'Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?'Amin Zaki ?' |
| Sudan | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Siddig ?' Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?' |
Knockout stage
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 9 September – Cairo | ||||||
| United Arab Republic | 8 | |||||
| 11 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Libya | 1 | |||||
| United Arab Republic | 2 | |||||
| 9 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||
| Sudan | 2 | |||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Libya | 4 | |||||
| Palestine | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
editThird place match
editFinal
edit| United Arab Republic | 0–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| (Egypt won title on toss) |
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Republic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 11 | ||||
| 2 | Sudan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 11 | ||||
| 3 | Libya | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Palestine | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Lahej | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Aden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Muscat and Oman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | −43 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 48 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Ali Al-Baski, the historical goal scorer for Libyan football ... and the star of records". Al Wasat. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links
edit- 4th Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt) - rsssf.com
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