Football at the 2023 Arab Games

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The men's football tournament at the 2023 Arab Games was held from 2 to 14 July 2023 in Algeria, following an 11-year hiatus. Matches will be played in Annaba and Constantine. For the first time, teams are restricted to under-23 players, and a maximum of three over-aged players.

Football at the 2023 Arab Games
كرة القدم في الألعاب الرياضية العربية 2023
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
Dates2–14 July
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Sudan
Fourth place Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored34 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Al-Gozoli Hussein Nooh
(5 goals)
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2027 →

Bahrain were the defending champions, having beat Jordan in the final of the 2011 edition.

Stadiums

City Stadium Capacity
Annaba 19 May 1956 Stadium 58,100
Constantine Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium 22,986

Teams

Participating countries

Eight teams are participating in the tournament, all under-23 with the exception of Saudi Arabia who are participating with their under-19 team.

Confederation Nation
CAF (Africa)
AFC (Asia)

Squads

Draw

The draw took place on 19 June 2023. Host Algeria was automatically seeded in Pot 1. The remaining teams were seeded based on the FIFA ranking.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Oman
  •  Syria
  •  Palestine
  •  Lebanon
  •  Mauritania
  •  Sudan

Officiating

Group stage

All times are local, AST (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to semi-finals
2  Sudan 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Oman 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4  Lebanon 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Lebanon 0–3 Sudan
Report
  • Nooh 14', 49'
  • Ezzallah 90'
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Algeria 0–0 Oman
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
Oman 1–0 Lebanon
  • Al Habashi 40'
 Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Sudan 1–2 Algeria
  • Ismat 75'
 Report
  • Temine 87', 90+2'
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohammad Qanah (Syria)
Sudan 2–0 Oman
  • Nooh 3'
  • Saadalla 90'
 Report
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Algeria 2–0 Lebanon
  • Bounacer 16'
  • Sryer 90+3'
 Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to semi-finals
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Palestine 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Mauritania 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: GSA
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Syria
  • Al-Zaid 90+6' (pen.)
 Report
  • Mardikian 18'
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Palestine 1–1 Mauritania
  • Rabei 5'
 Report
  • Elwely 24'
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Abdemoumene Touabti (Algeria)
Syria 0–0 Palestine
Report
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)
Mauritania 1–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Baye 13'
 Report
  • Al-Zaid 26' (pen.)
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Palestine
  • Al-Abdulwahed 37'
  • Al-Hassan 62'
 Report
  • Bani Odeh 40'
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Mauritania 2–4 Syria
  • Sheikh 16'
  • Ahmed 21'
 Report
  • Mardikian 6'
  • Dahan 55'
  • Rihani 60'
  • Osman 70'
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 July – Annaba
 
 
 Algeria1
 
14 July – Annaba
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 Saudi Arabia (p)1 (5)
 
11 July – Annaba
 
 Syria 1(4)
 
 Syria2
 
 
 Sudan0
 
Third place
 
 
14 July – Annaba
 
 
 Algeria2 (2)
 
 
  Sudan (p)2 (4)

Semi-finals

Algeria 1–2 Saudi Arabia
  • Temine 49'
 Report
  • A. Al-Zaid 19'
  • S. Al-Zaid 74'
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Syria 2–0 Sudan
  • Asaad 58'
  • Mardikian 73'
 Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Bronze medal match

Algeria 2–2 Sudan
  • Temine 16'
  • Nait Salem 58'
 Report
  • Nooh 87', 90+2'
Penalties
Benzid
Reguieg
Djenidi
Bouras 		2–4 Nooh
Mahmoud
Ali
Al-Bahli
Babeker
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)

Gold medal match

Saudi Arabia 1–1 Syria
  • S. Al-Zaid 11'
 Report
  • Mardikian 45'
Penalties
S. Al-Zaid
Al-Jelidan
A. Al-Zaid
Khalifa
Ayash
Al-Khaibari 		5–4 Mardikian
Al Rina
Al Hussain
Dahhan
Rihanieh
Dali
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
 Saudi Arabia 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9 Gold Medal
 Syria 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Silver Medal
 Sudan 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7 Bronze Medal
4  Algeria (H) 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8 Fourth place
5  Oman 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Palestine 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
7  Mauritania 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
8  Lebanon 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There have been 34 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match (as of 15 July 2023).

5 goals

  • Al-Gozoli Hussein Nooh

4 goals

  • Suhaib Al-Zaid
  • Mardik Mardikian

3 goals

  • Mounder Temine

1 goal

  • Abdessamed Bounacer
  • Massinissa Nait Salem
  • Boualem Sryer
  • Syed Ahmed
  • Cheikh Baye
  • Hmeide Cheikh Elwely
  • Ahmed Sheikh
  • Anas Bani Odeh
  • Ali Rabei
  • Abbas Al-Hassan
  • Faisal Al-Abdulwahed
  • Suleiman Ezzalla Hamouda
  • Mohamed Al-Hassan Ismat
  • Maysara Saadalla
  • Hassan Dahan
  • Huzan Osman
  • Muhammad Rihani

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