1966 Arab Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Arab Cup
Year:1966
Size:200px
Country:Iraq
Dates:1–10 April
Num Teams:10
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:Iraq
Champion-Flagvar:1963
Count:2
Second:Syria
Second-Flagvar:1963
Third:Libya
Fourth:Lebanon
Matches:21
Goals:111
Top Scorer: Ali Al-Biski
(16 goals)
Player: Shidrak Yousif
Prevseason:1964
Nextseason:1985

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]

At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria,[2] however this did not end up taking place.

Participated teams

The 10 participated teams are:

    • &

Venues

Baghdad
Al-Kashafa Stadium
Capacity: 14,000

Squads

See main article: 1966 Arab Cup squads.

Group stage

Group A

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411267–13
4022811–32
4013722–151

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Group B

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.

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311183+53
3003124–230
1001021–210

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 1966 Arab Cup Final.

Goalscorers

16 goals
14 goals
6 goals
5 goals

Notes and references

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://algardenia.com/2014-04-04-19-52-20/fereboaliraq/65-2012-08-28-16-27-02.html نهائي كأس العرب 1966
  2. Web site: 3rd Arab Football Cup Tournament Ends. Baghdad News. 12 April 1966.
  3. Web site: Ali Al-Baski, the historical goal scorer for Libyan football ... and the star of records . Al Wasat . 10 August 2020.