Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup
Founded 1963
Region Arab World (UAFA)
Number of teams 19
Current champions  Morocco (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Iraq (4 titles)
2012 Arab Nations Cup

The Arab Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس الأمم العربية‎) is a football competition held between Arab countries. The first edition took place in Lebanon in 1963. Iraq is the most successful team in the history of the tournament with four consecutive titles in 1964, 1966, 1985 and 1988, while Saudi Arabia has won twice in 1998 and 2002. Other winning sides were Tunisia in 1963, Egypt in 1992, and Morocco in 2012.

History

The Lebanese Football Association was the first to call for the establishment of the tournament, thanks to its president M. Georges Debbas who called to organize a general Arab assembly in 1962 for the organization of the Arab cup of nations. The competition has done in Beirut in October 1963, with the participation of five teams. However, the tournament has seen after the first edition many packages as well as a large number of problems that have prevented the organization steadily.

Statistics

Winners

Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1963
Details		  Lebanon
Tunisia		 n/a
Syria
Lebanon		 n/a
Kuwait
1964
Details		  Kuwait
Iraq		 n/a
Libya
Kuwait		 n/a
Lebanon
1966
Details		  Iraq
Iraq		 2 – 1
Syria
Libya		 6 – 1
Lebanon
1985
Details		  Saudi Arabia
Iraq		 1 – 0
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia		 0 – 0
(4 – 1)
on penalties
Qatar
1988
Details		  Jordan
Iraq		 1 – 1
(4 – 3)
on penalties
Syria
Egypt		 2 – 0
Jordan
1992(1)
Details		  Syria
Egypt		 3 – 2
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait		 2 – 1
Syria
1998
Details		  Qatar
Saudi Arabia		 3 – 1
Qatar
Kuwait		 4 – 1
United Arab Emirates
2002(2)
Details		  Kuwait
Saudi Arabia		 1 – 0
Bahrain		  Jordan and  Morocco
2009
Details		 Cancelled during qualification Cancelled during qualification
2012
Details		  Saudi Arabia
Morocco		 1 – 1
(3 – 1)
on penalties
Libya
Iraq		 1 – 0
Saudi Arabia

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

1 The 1992 edition organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, but counted for the Arab Nations Cup.
2 No third place match was played. In this case, the third and fourth place standings are defined by the campaigns of the respective teams.

Note: Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003 due to international sanctions.

Successful national teams

Team Titles Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Semi-finalists
 Iraq 4 (1964, 1966*, 1985, 1988) – 1 (2012) – –
 Saudi Arabia 2 (1998, 2002) 1 (1992) 1 (1985*) 1 (2012*) –
 Egypt 1 (1992) – 1 (1988) – –
 Morocco 1 (2012) – – – 1 (2002)
 Tunisia 1 (1963) – – – –
 Syria – 3 (1963, 1966, 1988) – 1 (1992*) –
 Libya – 2 (1964, 2012) 1 (1966) – –
 Bahrain – 2 (1985, 2002) – – –
 Qatar – 1 (1998*) – 1 (1985) –
 Kuwait – – 3 (1964*, 1992, 1998) – –
 Lebanon – – 1 (1963*) 2 (1964, 1966) –
 Jordan – – – 1 (1988*) 1 (2002)
 United Arab Emirates – – – 1 (1998) –
* hosts

Participating nations

Legend
Team Lebanon
1963		 Kuwait
1964		 Iraq
1966		 Saudi Arabia
1985		 Jordan
1988		 Syria
1992		 Qatar
1998		 Kuwait
2002		 Saudi Arabia
2012 		Years
 Algeria GS GS 2
 Bahrain GS 2nd GS 2nd GS 5
 Egypt 3rd 1st GS GS 4
 Iraq 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 5
 Jordan GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS SF 8
 Kuwait 4th 3rd GS GS 3rd 3rd GS GS 8
 Lebanon 3rd 4th 4th GS GS GS GS 7
 Libya 2nd 3rd GS 2nd 4
 Mauritania GS 1
 Morocco GS SF 1st 3
 Oman GS 1
 Palestine GS GS GS GS 4
 Qatar 4th 2nd 2
 Saudi Arabia 3rd GS 2nd 1st 1st 4th 6
 Sudan GS GS GS 3
 Syria 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th GS GS 6
 Tunisia 1st GS 2
 United Arab Emirates 4th 1
 Yemen GS GS GS 3
Total

Note: Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003 due to international sanctions.

See also

External links

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