Football At The Arab Games
The Arab Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world.
A men's football tournament has been held at every session of the Games since 1953, except for 2004. Since the 2023 edition, the tournament has been limited to under-23 teams, plus up to three overage players for each squad.
| Organising body | UAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 |
| Region | Arab world |
| Number of teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Current champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Egypt (4 titles) |
 Football at the 2023 Arab Games | |
Summaries
The following table gives an overview of medal winners in football at the Arab Games. 1992 Arab Games which overlaps the 1992 Arab Cup.
| Ed. | Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth | |||||
| National teams tournament (1953–2011) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1953 | Alexandria |  Egypt | 4–0 |  Syria |  Libya | 3–2 |  Jordan | ||
| 2 | 1957 | Beirut | Syria | 3–1 |  Tunisia |  Lebanon | w/o |  Morocco | ||
| 3 | 1961 | Casablanca | Morocco | n/a |  UA Republic | Libya | n/a | Lebanon | ||
| 4 | 1965 | Cairo | UA Republic | 0–0 |  Sudan | Libya | 4–2 |  Palestine | ||
| 5 | 1976 | Damascus | Morocco | n/a |  Saudi Arabia |  Syria | n/a |  South Yemen | ||
| 6 | 1985 | Rabat |  Iraq | 1–0 | Morocco |  Algeria | w/o | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 7 | 1992 | Damascus |  Egypt | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia |  Kuwait | 2–1 |  Syria | ||
| 8 | 1997 | Beirut | Jordan | 1–0 | Syria | Lebanon | 3–1 | Kuwait | ||
| 9 | 1999 | Amman | Jordan | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) |  Iraq |  Libya /  PalestineNo 3rd Place Match | ||||
| 10 | 2004 | Algiers | Cancelled | |||||||
| 11 | 2007 | Cairo | Egypt | n/a |  Libya | Saudi Arabia | n/a |  United Arab Emirates | ||
| 12 | 2011 | Doha |  Bahrain | 1–0 | Jordan | Kuwait | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Palestine | ||
| Under-23 National teams tournament (2023–present) | ||||||||||
| 13 | 2023 | Algerian/b | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Syria |  Sudan | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Algeria | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Syria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Libya | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 |  Sudan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | |
- The 1992 edition organised as part of the Arab Games, is also counted as the sixth edition of the Arab Cup.
Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[1]
Excluding the 1992 Arab Games which overlaps the 1992 Arab Cup.
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 9 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 97 | 73 | +24 | 53 |
| 2 | Syria | 8 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 53 |
| 3 | Jordan | 6 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 50 |
| 4 | Egypt | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 10 | +81 | 49 |
| 5 | Morocco | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 47 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 41 |
| 7 | Iraq | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 35 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 7 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 31 |
| 9 | Palestine | 6 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 28 |
| 10 | Sudan | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 26 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 16 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 |  United Arab Emirates | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Algeria | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 |  Oman | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 61 | -53 | 9 |
| 17 |  South Yemen | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 |  Somalia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 |  North Yemen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 |  Lahej | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 3 |
| 21 |  Qatar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 22 |  Mauritania | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 37 | -27 | 2 |
| 23 |  Aden | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -23 | 0 |
- Yemen:
Lahej and 
Aden (1963–1967) & 
South Yemen and 
North Yemen (1967–1990). - Former Countries.
Comprehensive team results by tournament
- Legend
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| Team |  1953 | 1957 | 1961 |  1965 |  1976 | 1985 | 1992 | 1997 | 1999 | 2007 | 2011 | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 3rd | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||
 Bahrain | GS | 1st | 2 | ||||||||||
 Egypt | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5 | |||||||
 Iraq | GS | GS | 1st | 2nd | GS | 5 | |||||||
 Jordan | 4th | GS | GS | GS | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7 | |||||
 Kuwait | GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||
 Lebanon | GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | 7 | |||||
 Libya | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 9 | |||
 Mauritania | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||
 Morocco | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 | ||||||||
 Oman | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||
 Palestine | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | 7 | |||||
 Qatar | GS | GS | 2 | ||||||||||
 Saudi Arabia | GS | GS | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | GS | 3rd | GS | 1st | 9 | |||
 Somalia | GS | 1 | |||||||||||
 Sudan | 2nd | GS | GS | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||
 Syria | 2nd | 1st | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 9 | |||
 Tunisia | 2nd | GS | 2 | ||||||||||
 United Arab Emirates | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 4 | ||||||||
 Yemen | GS | 4th | GS | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
- Notes
- 1965 Yemen consist of : Aden & Lahej
- 1976 Yemen consist of : South Yemen
- 1985 Yemen consist of : North Yemen
See also
References
External links
- Arab Games Overview on RSSSF
- Arab Games Overview on mundial11.com
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