Football at the 1965 Arab Games

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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.

1965 Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Republic
CityCairo
Dates2–11 September 1965
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Republic (2nd title)
Runners-up Sudan
Third place Libya
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored151 (6.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ali Al-Biski
(13 goals)
← 1961
1976 →

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

  •  Iraq
  • Lahej
  •  Lebanon
  •  Libya
  • Muscat and Oman
  •  Palestine
  •  Aden
  •  Sudan
  •  Syria
  •  United Arab Republic (hosts)

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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
Zamalek Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Mamdouh Karma (Jordan)
Palestine 1–0 Aden
  • El-Sheikh 20'
Cairo
United Arab Republic 14–0 Aden
El-Shazly
Reyadh
Abdel Fattah
Rifaat
Shehta
Cairo
Palestine 1–0 Lebanon
  • Mughrabi 22'
Cairo
Iraq 6–0 Aden
Ammo Baba
Atta
Hameed
Cairo
United Arab Republic 3–0 Lebanon
Morsi
El-Shazly
Gabr
Cairo
United Arab Republic 2–1 Palestine
  • Abdel Fattah 19'
  • Morsi 35'
  • Gallia 62' (pen.)
Cairo
Iraq 0–0 Lebanon
Cairo
Palestine 1–1 Iraq
  • El-Sheikh 37'
  • Dawood 54'
Cairo
Lebanon 4–3 Aden
Cairo
United Arab Republic 1–0
Replay1		 Iraq
El-Gohary 5'
Cairo

^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

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 ?'
Cairo
Libya 15–1 Muscat and Oman
Al-Biski
Cairo
Syria 4–0 Lahej
Cairo
Sudan 4–2 Libya
Siddig ?'
Samir Salih ?'
Ramadan Marhoum ?'
Jaxa ?'
Cairo
Libya 6–3 Syria
Cairo
Sudan 15–0 Muscat and Oman
Mustafa Shaweish ?', ?', ?', ?'
Ramadan Marhoum ?', ?', ?', ?'
Hasabu El Sagheir ?', ?', ?'
Samir Salih ?', ?'
Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?'
Amin Zaki ?'
Cairo
Libya 16–0 Lahej
Al-Biski
Cairo
Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman
Cairo
Lahej 2–1 Muscat and Oman
Cairo
Sudan 2–0 Syria
Siddig ?'
Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?'
Cairo

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September – Cairo
 
 
 United Arab Republic8
 
11 September – Cairo
 
 Libya1
 
 United Arab Republic2
 
9 September – Cairo
 
 Sudan0
 
 Sudan2
 
 
 Palestine1
 
Third place
 
 
10 September – Cairo
 
 
 Libya4
 
 
 Palestine2

Semifinals

United Arab Republic 8–1 Libya
Reyadh 4', 12', 19'
El-Shazly 33', 52', 85'
Shehta 40', 79'		 Al-Biski
Cairo
Sudan 2–1 Palestine
Amin Zaki ?'
Cairo

Third place match

Libya 4–2 Palestine
Al-Biski
Cairo

Final

United Arab Republic 0–0 Sudan
(Egypt won title on toss)
Cairo

Final ranking

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

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