1966 Arab Nations Cup

1966 Arab Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Iraq
Dates 1 – 10 April
Teams 9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up  Syria
Third place  Libya
Fourth place  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 90 (4.5 per match)

The 1966 Arab Nations Cup is the 3rd edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending Champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 4310153+127
 Lebanon 4310103+77
 Jordan 411267–13
 Kuwait 4022811–32
 Bahrain 4013722–151

April 1, 1966
Iraq  0 – 0  Lebanon


April 1, 1966
Kuwait  4 – 4  Bahrain

April 3, 1966
Iraq  2 – 1  Jordan


April 3, 1966
Lebanon  6 – 1  Bahrain

April 4, 1966
Iraq  3 – 1  Kuwait


April 4, 1966
Lebanon  2 – 1  Jordan

April 5, 1966
Iraq  10 – 1  Bahrain


April 5, 1966
Jordan  2 – 2  Kuwait

April 6, 1966
Lebanon  2 – 1  Kuwait


April 6, 1966
Jordan  2 – 1  Bahrain

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 321072+55
 Libya 3120130+134
 Palestine 311183+53
 North Yemen 3003124–230
 Oman [1] 00000000
  1. In the first match of group B between Libya and Oman, Oman abandoned the match in 80th minute after a disputed decision while losing 21-0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament. Arab Cup

April 1, 1966
Libya  0 – 0  Palestine


April 1, 1966
Syria  4 – 1  North Yemen

April 3, 1966
Syria  0 – 0  Libya


April 3, 1966
Palestine  7 – 0  North Yemen

April 5, 1966
Syria  3 – 1  Palestine


April 5, 1966
Libya  13 – 0  North Yemen

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final
April 8, 1966 - Baghdad
  Iraq  3  
  Libya  1  
 
April 10, 1966 - Baghdad
      Iraq  2
    Syria  1
Third place
April 8, 1966 - Baghdad April 10, 1966 - Baghdad
  Syria  1   Libya  6
  Lebanon  0     Lebanon  1

Semi-finals

April 8, 1966
Iraq  3 – 1  Libya


April 8, 1966
Syria  1 – 0  Lebanon

Third place play-off

April 10, 1966
Libya  6 – 1  Lebanon

Final

April 10, 1966
Iraq  2 – 1  Syria

Result

 1966 Arab Nations Cup Winners 

Iraq
Second title

External links

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