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	4	3	1	0	15	3	+12	7
Lebanon	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	7
Jordan	4	1	1	2	6	7	–1	3
Kuwait	4	0	2	2	8	11	–3	2
Bahrain	4	0	1	3	7	22	–15	1

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Iraq  v  Lebanon

April 1, 1966

Iraq	0 – 0	Lebanon

Baghdad, Iraq

Kuwait  v  Bahrain

April 1, 1966

Kuwait	4 – 4	Bahrain

Baghdad, Iraq

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Iraq  v  Jordan

April 3, 1966

Iraq	2 – 1	Jordan

Baghdad, Iraq

Lebanon  v  Bahrain

April 3, 1966

Lebanon	6 – 1	Bahrain

Baghdad, Iraq

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Iraq  v  Kuwait

April 4, 1966

Iraq	3 – 1	Kuwait

Baghdad, Iraq

Lebanon  v  Jordan

April 4, 1966

Lebanon	2 – 1	Jordan

Baghdad, Iraq

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Iraq  v  Bahrain

April 5, 1966

Iraq	10 – 1	Bahrain

Baghdad, Iraq

Jordan  v  Kuwait

April 5, 1966

Jordan	2 – 2	Kuwait

Baghdad, Iraq

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Lebanon  v  Kuwait

April 6, 1966

Lebanon	2 – 1	Kuwait

Baghdad, Iraq

Jordan  v  Bahrain

April 6, 1966

Jordan	2 – 1	Bahrain

Baghdad, Iraq

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Libya	3	1	2	0	13	0	+13	4
Palestine	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	3
North Yemen	3	0	0	3	1	24	–23	0
Oman [1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Libya  v  Palestine

April 1, 1966

Libya	0 – 0	Palestine

Baghdad, Iraq

Syria  v  North Yemen

April 1, 1966

Syria	4 – 1	North Yemen

Baghdad, Iraq

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Syria  v  Libya

April 3, 1966

Syria	0 – 0	Libya

Baghdad, Iraq

Palestine  v  North Yemen

April 3, 1966

Palestine	7 – 0	North Yemen

Baghdad, Iraq

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Syria  v  Palestine

April 5, 1966

Syria	3 – 1	Palestine

Baghdad, Iraq

Libya  v  North Yemen

April 5, 1966

Libya	13 – 0	North Yemen

Baghdad, Iraq

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

Iraq  v  Libya

April 8, 1966

Iraq	3 – 1	Libya

Baghdad, Iraq

Syria  v  Lebanon

April 8, 1966

Syria	1 – 0	Lebanon

Baghdad, Iraq

Third place play-off

Libya  v  Lebanon

April 10, 1966

Libya	6 – 1	Lebanon

Baghdad, Iraq

Final

Iraq  v  Syria

April 10, 1966

Iraq	2 – 1	Syria

Baghdad, Iraq

Result

1966 Arab Nations Cup Winners
Iraq Second title

External links

• Details in RSSSF