FIFA Arab Cup records and statistics explained

This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA Arab Cup.

Debut of national teams

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
	Teams	width=40			width=40
1963	,,,,	5	5
1964	,	2	7
1966	,,,	4	11
1985	,,	3	14
1988		1	15
1992		1	16
1998	,,	3	19
2002	None	0	19
2012	None	0	19
2021	None	0	19

Overall team records

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]

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1		6	28	16	10	2	47	20	+27	58
2		7	29	13	8	8	44	26	+18	47
3		7	28	11	7	10	38	32	+6	40
4		9	38	11	7	20	40	75	–35	40
5		8	30	10	6	14	48	50	–2	36
6		8	30	9	7	14	38	42	–4	34
7		5	21	8	9	4	27	15	+12	33
8		4	16	9	4	2	29	12	+17	31
9		3	14	8	3	3	23	11	+12	27
10		3	14	8	3	3	22	10	+12	27
11		4	16	7	6	3	39	16	+23	27
12		3	12	5	5	2	16	10	+6	20
13		6	24	3	10	11	21	44	–23	19
14		5	12	3	3	6	11	22	–11	12
15		6	14	1	7	6	20	28	–8	10
16		2	8	3	0	5	9	15	–6	9
17		2	7	1	1	5	7	29	–22	4
18		3	10	1	1	8	9	44	–35	4
19		2	5	1	0	4	3	11	–8	3

Notes

Medal table

• Jordan and Morocco shared bronze in 2002.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place
• – Semi-final (no third place match)

• GS – Group stage
• Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
• — Did not qualify
• — Did not participate
• — Hosts

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
	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	×	×	1st		3
	×	×	GS	2nd	GS	×	×	2nd	GS	GS		6
	×	×	×	×	3rd	1st	GS	×	GS	4th		5
	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	×	×	3rd	GS		6
	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	SF	×	QF		9
	4th	3rd	GS	×	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	•		8
	3rd	4th	4th	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS		8
	×	2nd	3rd	×	×	×	GS	×	2nd	•		4
	×	×	×	GS	•	×	×	×	×	GS		2
	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	SF	1st	QF		4
	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF		2
	×	×	GS	×	×	GS	•	GS	GS	GS		5
	×	×	×	4th	×	×	2nd	×	×	3rd	Q	4
	×	×	×	3rd	GS	2nd	1st	1st	4th	GS		7
	×	×	×	•	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS		4
	2nd	×	2nd	×	2nd	4th	GS	GS	×	GS		7
	1st	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	2nd		3
	×	×	×	×	×	×	4th	×	×	QF		2
	×	×	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

Results by confederation

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AFC	CAF	Total
Teams	66	25	91
Top 8	32	11	43
Top 4	29	11	40
Top 2	13	7	20
1st	6	4	10
2nd	7	3	10
3rd	7	2	9
4th	8	1	9
SF	1	1	2

Champions by confederation!Confederation (continent)!Champion(s)!Titles

AFC (Asia)	Iraq (4), Saudi Arabia (2)	6
CAF (Africa)	Algeria (1), Egypt (1), Morocco (1), Tunisia (1)	4

General statistics by tournament

Year	Hosts	Champions	Winning coach	Top scorer(s)	Best player(s)	Best goalkeeper
1963			André Gérard	Levon Altounian (5)
1964			Adil Basher	Ahmed Ben Soueid (4)
1966			Adil Basher	Ali Al-Biski (16)	Shidrak Yousif
1985			Anwar Jassam	Anad Abid (5)	Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad	Mohammed Saleh
1988			Ammo Baba	Ahmed Radhi (4)	Tawfiq Al-Saheb
1992			Mahmoud El-Gohary	Ayman Mansour (2) Saeed Al-Owairan (2) Waleed Al-Felaij (2)
1998			Otto Pfister	Obeid Al-Dosari (8)	Bader Haji Mubarak Mustafa	Mohamed Al-Deayea
2002			Gerard van der Lem	Ahmed Hassan (4) Mohammad Rafe (4)	Mohammed Noor	Mabrouk Zaid
2012			Eric Gerets	Yassine Salhi (6)	Yassine Salhi
2021			Madjid Bougherra	Seifeddine Jaziri (4)	Yacine Brahimi	Raïs M'Bolhi

Most tournaments hosted

All tournaments were played in Asia.

No. of times hosted	Nation	Year(s)
align=center rowspan=1	3		1998, 2021, 2025
align=center rowspan=2	2		1964, 2002
	1985, 2012
align=center rowspan=4	1		1963
	1966
	1988
	1992

Notes and References

1. Web site: General stats for all teams – Arab Nations Cup. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184548/http://www.mundial11.com/en/competition-teams-st/139. 15 May 2018. 28 April 2021. Mundial 11.