Arab Nations Cup 3728077 219940999 2008-06-17T15:33:21Z 81.157.209.101 The '''Arab Cup of Nations''' is a [[football]] competition held between [[Arab countries]]. ==Statistics== ===Winners=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: 100%;" |- !rowspan="2" width="5%"|Year !rowspan="2" width="10%"|Host !width="1%" rowspan="17"| !colspan="3"|Final !width="1%" rowspan="17"| !colspan="3"|Third Place Match |- !width="15%"|Winner !width="10%"|Score !width="15%"|Runner-up !width="15%"|3rd Place !width="10%"|Score !width="15%"|4th Place |- |1963<br />''[[1963 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Lebanon}} |'''{{fb-big|Tunisia}}''' |<small>''Group Stage''</small> |[[Image:Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg|30px|Syria]] <br /> [[Syria national football team|Syria ]] |{{fb-big|Lebanon}} |<small>''Group Stage''</small> |{{fb-big|Kuwait}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |1964<br />''[[1964 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Kuwait}} |'''{{fb-big|Iraq|1963}}''' |<small>''Group Stage''</small> |{{fb-big|Libya|1951}} |{{fb-big|Kuwait}} |<small>''Group Stage''</small> |{{fb-big|Lebanon}} |- |1966<br />''[[1966 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Iraq|1963}} |'''{{fb-big|Iraq|1963}}''' |'''2–1''' |[[Image:Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg|30px|Syria]] <br /> [[Syria national football team|Syria ]] |{{fb-big|Libya|1951}} |'''6–1''' |{{fb-big|Lebanon}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |1985<br />''[[1985 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|KSA}} |'''{{fb-big|Iraq|1963}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|Bahrain}} |{{fb-big|KSA}} |'''0–0''' <br /> '''(4–1)''' [[penalty shootout (football)|ps]] |{{fb-big|Qatar}} |- |1988<br />''[[1988 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Jordan}} |'''{{fb-big|Iraq|1963}}''' |'''1–1''' <br />'''(4–3)''' [[penalty shootout (football)|ps]] |{{fb-big|Syria}} |{{fb-big|Egypt}} |'''2–0''' |{{fb-big|Jordan}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |1992<sup>('''[[#1W|1]]''')</sup> <br />''[[1992 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Syria}} |'''{{fb-big|Egypt}}''' |'''3–2''' |{{fb-big|KSA}} |{{fb-big|Kuwait}} |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|Syria}} |- |1998<br />''[[1998 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fb-big|KSA}}''' |'''3–1''' |{{fb-big|Qatar}} |{{fb-big|Kuwait}} |'''4–1''' |{{fb-big|UAE}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |2002<br />''[[2002 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Kuwait}} |'''{{fb-big|KSA}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|Bahrain}} |{{fb-big|Jordan}} |'''n/a'''<sup>('''[[#2W|2]]''')</sup> |{{fb-big|Morocco}} |- |2009<br />''[[2009 Arab Nations Cup|Details]]'' | | | | | | | |} <div id="1W"><sup>'''1'''</sup> The 1992 edition organised as part of [[Soccer at the Pan Arab Games|the Pan Arab Games]], but counted for the [[Arab Nations Cup]].</div> <div id="2W"><sup>'''2'''</sup> No third place match was played. In this case, the third and fourth place standings are defined by the campaigns of the respective teams.</div> * ''Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to [[Gulf War]]'' *'''Key:''' **aet - ''after [[extra time]]'' **ps - ''after [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]]'' === Successful national teams === {| class="wikitable" |- |'''Team''' |'''Titles''' |'''Runners-up''' |'''Third-place'''<sup>('''[[#1I|1]]''')</sup> |'''Fourth-place'''<sup>('''[[#1I|1]]''')</sup> |'''Semi-finalists'''<sup>('''[[#2I|2]]''')</sup> |- |bgcolor=gold|'''{{fb|Iraq}}''' |bgcolor=gold|4 ([[1964 Arab Nations Cup|1964]], [[1966 Arab Nations Cup|1966]], [[1985 Arab Nations Cup|1985]], [[1988 Arab Nations Cup|1988]]) | - | - | - |- |bgcolor=gold|'''{{fb|KSA}}''' |bgcolor=gold|2 ([[1998 Arab Nations Cup|1998]], [[2002 Arab Nations Cup|2002]]) | 1 ([[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992 ]]) | 1 ([[1985 Arab Nations Cup|1985 ]]) | - | - |- |bgcolor=gold|'''{{fb|Egypt}}''' |bgcolor=gold|1 ([[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992]]) | - | 1 ([[1988 Arab Nations Cup|1988]]) | - | - |- |bgcolor=gold|'''{{fb|Tunisia}}''' |bgcolor=gold|1 ([[1963 Arab Nations Cup|1963]]) | - | - | - | - |- |{{fb|Syria}} | - | 3 ([[1963 Arab Nations Cup|1963]], [[1966 Arab Nations Cup|1966]], [[1988 Arab Nations Cup|1988]]) | - | 1 ([[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992]]) | - |- |{{fb|Bahrain}} | - | 2 ([[1985 Arab Nations Cup|1985]], [[2002 Arab Nations Cup|2002]]) | - | - | - |- |{{fb|Libya}} | - | 1 ([[1964 Arab Nations Cup|1964]]) | 1 ([[1966 Arab Nations Cup|1966]]) | - | - |- |{{fb|Qatar}} | - | 1 ([[1998 Arab Nations Cup|1998]]) | - | 1 ([[1985 Arab Nations Cup|1985]]) | - |- |{{fb|Kuwait}} | - | - | 3 ([[1964 Arab Nations Cup|1964]], [[1992 Arab Nations Cup|1992]], [[1998 Arab Nations Cup|1998]]) | - | - |- |{{fb|Lebanon}} | - | - | 1 ([[1963 Arab Nations Cup|1963]]) | 2 ([[1964 Arab Nations Cup|1964]], [[1966 Arab Nations Cup|1966]]) | - |- |{{fb|Jordan}} | - | - | - | 1 ([[1988 Arab Nations Cup|1988]]) | 1 ([[2002 Arab Nations Cup|2002]]) |- |{{fb|UAE}} | - | - | - | 1 ([[1998 Arab Nations Cup|1998]]) | - |- |{{fb|Morocco}} | - | - | - | - | 1 ([[2002 Arab Nations Cup|2002]]) |} <div id="1I"><sup>'''1'''</sup> Refers to tournaments held in 1998 and earlier. There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 1998 tournament.</div> <div id="2I"><sup>'''2'''</sup> Refers to tournaments held in 2002 and later. There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2002 tournament.</div> * ''Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to [[Gulf War]]'' ===Final tournament appearances=== {| class="wikitable" ! App. !! Country |- |align=center valign=top| '''8''' ||{{fb|Jordan}} |- |align=center valign=top| '''7''' ||{{fb|Kuwait}} |- |align=center valign=top| '''6''' ||{{fb|Syria}}<br>{{fb|LIB}} |- |align=center valign=top| '''5''' ||{{fb|KSA}} |- |align=center valign=top| '''4''' ||{{fb|Iraq}}<br>{{fb|Bahrain}} |- |align=center valign=top| '''3''' ||{{fb|Egypt}}<br>{{fb|Libya}}<br>{{fb|Palestine}} |- |align=center valign=top| '''2''' ||{{fb|Tunisia}}<br>{{fb|Morocco}}<br>{{fb|Algeria}}<br> {{fb|Qatar}}<br>{{fb|Sudan}}<br>{{fb|Yemen}} ''(1 as {{fb|North Yemen}})'' |- |align=center valign=top| '''1''' ||{{fb|UAE}}<br>{{fb|Mauritania}} |} ===Total hosts=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Hosts!!Nation!!Year(s) |- |align=center| 2 ||{{flag|Kuwait}} ||1964, 2002 |- |align=center| 1 ||{{flag|Qatar}} ||1998 |- |align=center| 1 ||{{flag|Syria}} ||1992 |- |align=center| 1 ||{{flag|Jordan}} ||1988 |- |align=center| 1 ||{{flag|KSA}} ||1985 |- |align=center| 1 ||{{flag|Iraq}} ||1966 |- |align=center| 1 ||{{flag|Lebanon}} ||1963 |} == Palestine Cup 1972-1975 == During the long interruption between 1966 and 1985, The tournament apparently acted as replacement for the Arab Cup and did not accounted as the Arab Cup, Held on three occasions in Arab countries in the 70's. === Palestine Cup Winners === {| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse" |- align=center style="background:#efefef;" !width=5%|Year !width=10%|Host !width=15%|Winner !width=15%|Runner-up !width=30%|Notes |- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[Palestine Cup 1972|1972]] |[[Iraq]] |''' {{fb|Egypt}}''' |''' {{fb|Iraq|1963}}''' | |- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF |[[Palestine Cup 1973|1973]] |[[Libya]] |''' {{fb|Tunisia}}''' |''' {{fb|Syria|1972}} ''' | |- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF |[[Palestine Cup 1975|1975]] |[[Tunisia]] |''' {{fb|Egypt}}''' |''' {{fb|Iraq|1963}}''' | |} == See also == *[[Gulf Cup of Nations]] *[[Soccer at the Pan Arab Games]] *[[Union Arab de Football Association]] ==External links== *[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arabcup.html RSSSF] {{fb start}} {{Arab Nations Cup}} {{UAFA Football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Arab Nations Cup|*]] [[Category:UAFA Competitions]] [[Category:International national football (soccer) competitions]] [[ar:كأس العرب]] [[de:Arab Cup]] [[fr:Championnat arabe des nations]] [[nl:Arabische Nations Cup]] [[ja:アラブカップ]] [[sv:Arabiska mästerskapet i fotboll]]