Football At The 2011 Arab Games
The men's association football tournament at the 2011 Arab Games was held in Doha, Qatar from 10 to 23 December.
The tournament was played at three venues in two host cities. Egypt were the defending champions from the 2007 Arab Games in Cairo. Bahrain clinched the Gold Medal after beating Jordan 1–0.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 10 – 23 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bahrain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abdallah Deeb (4 goals) |
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 22,000 |
| Doha | Al-Gharafa Stadium | 22,000 |
| Doha | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium | 13,500 |
Squads
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 30 October 2011 in Doha, Qatar.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Group stage
All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Qatar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Iraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Qatar | 2–2 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Al Marri  17' Razak 34' | Report | Al-Husaini 71', 89' |
| Qatar | 0–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
 Oman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al Kandari 45+1' Al-Mutawa 85' (pen.) |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
 Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Jordan | 4–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khalidi 14' Abdallah Deeb 23' (pen.), 33' Al-Dardour 83' | Report | Nu'man 34' |
| Palestine | 1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Zatara 88' | Report | Boussefi 41' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Bahrain | 3 | |||||
| 23 December | ||||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| Bahrain | 1 | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||
| Jordan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 December 2011 | ||||||
| Palestine | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Bahrain | 3–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Al Alawi 6' Isa 44' Abu Saleh 58' (o.g.) | Report | Nu'man 40' (pen.) |
| Kuwait | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdallah Deeb 96', 119' (pen.) |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Latif 89' | Report |
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bahrain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Gold Medal |
 | Jordan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Silver Medal |
 | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Palestine | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Sudan B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Qatar (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Libya B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 9 | Oman U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 12 |  Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
References
External links
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