1972 Palestine Cup of Nations

1972 Palestine Cup
Tournament details
Host country Iraq
Dates 1 – 14 January
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up  Iraq
Third place  Algeria
Fourth place  Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 68 (2.83 per match)

The 1st edition of the Palestine Cup was held in Baghdad, Iraq between 1 January and 14 January. The tournament apparently acted as replacement for the Arab Nations Cup (or was just another name for it), which was otherwise not held between 1966 and 1985. Nine nations took part in the competition of which Egypt won.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 321061+55
 Egypt 312031+24
 Kuwait 310247-32
 Libya 301237-41

1 January 1972
Iraq  0 – 0  Egypt

1 January 1972
Kuwait  3 – 2  Libya

5 January 1972
Iraq  3 – 0  Libya

5 January 1972
Egypt  2 – 0  Kuwait

7 January 1972
Iraq  3 – 1  Kuwait

7 January 1972
Egypt  1 – 1  Libya

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 440083+58
 Algeria 430192+76
 South Yemen 420257-24
 Palestine 41039902
 Qatar 4004515-100

1 January 1972
Algeria  2 – 0  Palestine

1 January 1972
Syria  1 – 0  South Yemen

4 January 1972
Algeria  3 – 0  Qatar

4 January 1972
Syria  3 – 1  Palestine

6 January 1972
Syria  3 – 2  Qatar

8 January 1972
Syria  1 – 0  Algeria

8 January 1972
South Yemen  2 – 1  Qatar

10 January 1972
South Yemen  1 – 4  Algeria

10 January 1972
Palestine  7 – 1  Qatar

Semi-finals

12 January 1972
Iraq  2 – 0  Algeria

12 January 1972
Egypt  4 – 2  Syria

3rd place playoff

13 January 1972
Algeria  3 – 1  Syria

Final

14 January 1972
Egypt  3 – 1  Iraq

Winners

 1972 Palestine Cup Winners 

Egypt
First title

External links

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