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1964 Arab Cup
2nd Arab Cup, held in Kuwait
2nd Arab Cup, held in Kuwait
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Arab Cup |
| year | 1964 |
| size | 200px |
| country | Kuwait |
| dates | 13–20 November |
| num_teams | 5 |
| confederations | 2 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | Iraq |
| champion-flagvar | 1963 |
| count | 1 |
| second | Libya |
| third | Kuwait |
| fourth | Lebanon |
| fourth-flagvar | 1943 |
| matches | 10 |
| goals | 27 |
| top_scorer | LBY Ahmed Ben Soueid |
| (4 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1963](1963-arab-cup) |
| nextseason | [1966](1966-arab-cup) |
| champion-flagvar = 1963 | fourth-flagvar = 1943 (4 goals)
The 1964 Arab Cup was the second edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Kuwait. In Iraq's first appearance, they won the title for the 1st time.
Participating teams
Five teams took part in the tournament: the hosts Kuwait along with Iraq, Libya, Jordan and Lebanon. Five other teams were invited but did not participate in the tournament: the defending champions Tunisia because of national elections, Morocco and Sudan due to other engagements, United Arab Republic because it had just finished its participation at the Olympic Games, and Syria who withdrew for financial reasons.
The 5 participating teams were:
| Team | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 1 ([1963](1963-arab-cup)) | |
| Invitee | 0 (debut) | |
| Invitee | 1 ([1963](1963-arab-cup)) | |
| Invitee | 1 (*[1963](1963-arab-cup)*) | |
| Invitee | 0 (debut) |
;Notes
Venues
| Kuwait City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{location map+ | Kuwait | float=right | width=300 | caption= | places= |
| Shuwaikh High School Stadium | |||||
| Capacity: **16,000** | |||||
| [[File:Noimage.png | 180px]] |
Squads
Main article: 1964 Arab Cup squads
Final tournament
Tournament classification
Iraq wins the tournament, Libya second.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | **7** | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | **6** | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | **3** | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | **1** |
Matches
- Ismail
- Tabra
- Al-Ossimi
- Ben Soueid
- Atta
- Ben Soueid
- Al-Dawla
- Ben Soueid
- Chatila
- Atta
- Mahmoud
- Al-Odwan
- Al-Sanoussi
- Al-Biski
- Ben Soueid
- Al-Ahwal
- Zaghloul
- Al-Odwan
- Al-Khashram
- Al-Masoud
- Chatila
- Shaker
- Nassar
Goalscorers
-
LBY Ahmed Ben Soueid
-
Hisham Atta
-
Mustafa Al-Adwan
-
Abdulrahman Al-Dawla
-
Mohammed Chatila
-
Hassan Al-Sanoussi
-
Shaker Ismail
-
Qasim Mahmoud
-
Shamil Tabra
-
Tony Zaghloul
-
Ibrahim Al-Khashram
-
Mohammed Al-Masoud
-
Othman Al-Ossimi
-
Ragheb Shaker
-
Samir Elias Nassar
-
Ahmad Al-Ahwal
-
Ali Al-Biski
References
References
- (12 November 1964). "Teams assemble in Kuwait for Arab Cup games". The Iraq Times.
- (26 April 2001). "المهاجم أحمد بن صويد تاريخ محفور في ذهن الكرة الليبية". Egypt Today.
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