The men's football tournament at the 2011 Arab Games was held in Al Rayyan, Qatar from 10 to 23 December. The tournament was played at three venues in one host city. Egypt were the defending champions from the 2007 Arab Games in Cairo. Bahrain clinched the Gold Medal after beating Jordan 1–0.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 10–23 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bahrain (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Jordan |
| Third place | Kuwait |
| Fourth place | Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abdallah Deeb (4 goals) |
← 2007 2023 → | |
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 21,282 | |
| Al-Gharafa Stadium | 25,000 | ||
| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
Squads
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 30 October 2011 in Doha, Qatar.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Iraq | Sudan | Syria (withdrew) |
Group stage
All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Iraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Qatar | 2–2 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al Marri 17' Razak 34' | Report | Al-Husaini 71', 89' |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| Bahrain | 3–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Hardan 41' Abdul-Latif 63' (pen.), 70' | Report |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Khaled Abdurahaman (Sudan)
| Qatar | 0–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Oman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
| Oman | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nasser 81', 90+2' |
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al Kandari 45+1' Al-Mutawa 85' (pen.) |
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Libya | 0–1 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ankba 81' |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
| Jordan | 4–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khalidi 14' Abdallah Deeb 23' (pen.), 33' Al-Dardour 83' | Report | Nu'man 34' |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
| Sudan | 0–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Yosr Saadallah (Tunisia)
| Palestine | 1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Zatara 88' | Report | Boussefi 41' |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
| Sudan | 0–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | El-Khatib 39' Al-Amour 62' |
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Ali Al-Samahiji (Bahrain)
| Libya | 0–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hosni (Oman)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Bahrain | 3 | |||||
| 23 December | ||||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| Bahrain | 1 | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||
| Jordan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 December | ||||||
| Palestine | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Bahrain | 3–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Al Alawi 6' Isa 44' Abu Saleh 58' (o.g.) | Report | Nu'man 40' (pen.) |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
| Kuwait | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdallah Deeb 96', 119' (pen.) |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Bronze medal match
| Palestine | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Musawi 92' Al-Rashidi 94' Al-Mutawa 119' |
Al-Gharafa Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Gold medal match
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Latif 89' | Report |
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Gold Medal | |
| Jordan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Silver Medal | |
| Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | Palestine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Sudan B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Qatar (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Libya B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 9 | Oman U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 11 | Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 12 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rsssf[dead link]
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Scorers
- 4 goals
- Abdallah Deeb
- 3 goals
- Ismail Abdul-Latif
- 2 goals
- Sami Al-Husaini
- Bader Al-Mutawa
- Yousef Nasser
- Ashraf Nu'man
- 1 goal
- Fahad Hardan
- Mohamed Al-Alawi
- Salman Isa
- Hamza Al-Dardour
- Rakan Al-Khalidi
- Ali Al Kandari
- Fahad Al-Rashidi
- Hussain Al-Musawi
- Ihaab Boussefi
- Ismail Al-Amour
- Ali El-Khatib
- Imad Zatara
- Jaralla Al Marri
- Mohammed Razak
- Mohamed Abd Al Momen Ankba
- 1 own goal
- Hussam Abu Saleh
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