The 1957 Arab Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19–27 October 1957 as part of the 1957 Arab Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 19–27 October 1957 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Tunisia |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place | Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
← 1953 1961 → | |
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Lebanon (hosts)
- Libya
- Morocco
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Tunisia
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Libya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 0 |
| Morocco | 3–3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| El-Madani Benchekroun (pen.) | Ammo Baba 48' Eshaya 50' Salman 63' |
Beirut
| Tunisia | 4–3 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Touati Hénia Farzit | El-Shualia El-Falah |
Beirut
| Morocco | 5–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Benchekroun Khalifi Rhiad | Al-Safr |
Beirut
| Tunisia | 4–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Diwa Farzit Hénia | Abbas (pen.) David |
Beirut
| Tunisia | 1–3 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Touati | Rhiad |
Beirut
| Iraq | 3–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Ammo Baba Eshaya Abdul-Majid | El-Shualia |
Beirut
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Kayyal 30' | Abou Mrad 22' |
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
| Syria | 6–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoulakian Mahmoud Hajjar |
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
| Jordan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiq Adass 65' |
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
| Syria | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud | Halabi |
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Yafei 14', 55' Janja 75' | Mahmoud 34' |
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
| Lebanon | 6–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abou Murad Chabarian Altonian Chehade | Shafiq Adass Shehada Musa |
Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | |||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||
| Syria (o.l) | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | – | |||||
| Morocco (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
| Tunisia | 4–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Touati Hénia | Chehade |
Beirut
| Syria | 1–1 (Syria on lots) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoulakian | Rhiad |
Beirut
Third place match
| Lebanon | Cancelled (Morocco withdrew) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
Beirut
Final
| Tunisia | 1–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Fedou | Shamas Kaoulakian |
Beirut
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Lebanon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Morocco | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Libya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 32 | |||||
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