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1966 Arab Cup
3rd Arab Cup, held in Iraq
3rd Arab Cup, held in Iraq
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | Arab Cup |
| year | 1966 |
| size | 200px |
| country | Iraq |
| dates | 1–10 April |
| num_teams | 10 |
| confederations | 2 |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 3 |
| champion | Iraq |
| champion-flagvar | 1963 |
| count | 2 |
| second | Syria |
| second-flagvar | 1963 |
| third | Libya |
| fourth | Lebanon |
| fourth-flagvar | 1943 |
| matches | 20 |
| goals | 98 |
| top_scorer | LBY Ali Al-Biski |
| (10 goals) | |
| player | IRQ Shidrak Yousif |
| prevseason | 1964 |
| nextseason | 1985 |
| champion-flagvar = 1963 | second-flagvar = 1963 | fourth-flagvar = 1943 (10 goals)
The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.
At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria, however, this did not end up taking place.
Participating teams
A total of 10 teams participated in the competition. United Arab Republic initially agreed to take part, but later withdrew. Sudan were invited to participate but declined.
The 10 participating teams were:
| Team | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts & holders | 1 (1964) | |
| Invitee | 0 (debut) | |
| Invitee | 2 (1963, 1964) | |
| Invitee | 2 (1963, 1964) | |
| Invitee | 2 (1963, 1964) | |
| Invitee | 1 (1964) | |
| Invitee | 0 (debut) | |
| Invitee | 0 (debut) | |
| Invitee | 0 (debut) | |
| Invitee | 1 (1963) |
;Notes
Venues
| {{location map+ | Iraq | float=center | width=300 | caption= | places= | Baghdad | Habbaniyah | Kut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Kashafa Stadium | Al-Habbaniyah Stadium | Al-Kut Stadium | ||||||
| Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | ||||||
| [[File:Noimage.png | 180px]] | [[File:Noimage.png | 180px]] | [[File:Noimage.png | 180px]] |
Squads
Main article: 1966 Arab Cup squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 | –28 | 1 |
- Yousif
- Dhiab
- Atta
- Al-Dawla
- El-Sharki
- Chatila
- Berjaoui
- Abou Murad
- Altounian
- Ayub
- Assad
- Atta
- Al-Shaqran
- El-Sharki
- Apo
- Al-Dawla
- Ismail
- Dhiab
- Jameel
- Dawood
- Hameed
- Najim
- Salmeen
- El-Sharki
- Abou Murad
- Issa
- Al-Dawla
- Al-Masoud
- Saleem
- Waleed
- Ayub
- Issa
- Al-Adwan
- ?
- ?
- Zalekh
- Al-Dawla
- Al-Khatib
Group B
Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left due to a disputed decision while they were losing 21–0, and subsequently withdrew from the tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | –27 | 0 | |
| Withdrew |
- Al-Biski
- Al-Samari
- Alian
- Markarian
- Haddad
- Kezberi
- Idlibi
- Ben Soueid
- Al-Biski
- Al-Jahani
- Ben Zayed
- Al-Samari
- Al-Arabi
- Al-Maghrebi
- Taha
- Kaoulekian
- Haddad
- Al-Maghrebi
- Ben Soueid
- Al-Biski
- Al-Ahwal
- Al-Khatiti
Knock-out stage
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Semi-finals
- Mahmoud
- Balla
- Atta
- Al-Biski
- Kaoulekian
Third place play-off
- Al-Biski
- Al-Jahani
- Al-Ahwal
- El-Sharki
Final
Main article: 1966 Arab Cup Final
- Ismail
- Idlibi
Goalscorers
Libya's match against Oman is not counted.
-
LBY Ali Al-Biski
-
Abdulrahman Al-Dawla
-
IRQ Nouri Dhiab
-
LBY Ahmed Ben Soueid
-
Hosam Al-Samari
-
LBN Adnan "El-Sharki" Mekdash
-
SYR Avadis Kaoulekian
-
Hisham Atta
-
IRQ Gorgis Ismail
-
Adel Issa
-
Ahmed Al-Ahwal
-
Adnan Ayub
-
Salem "Saleem" Mubarak
-
Amer Jameel
-
Joseph Abou Murad
-
Levon Altounian
-
Mahmoud Al-Jahani
-
Ibrahim Al-Maghrebi
-
SYR Azmi Haddad
-
SYR Nureddin Idlibi
-
SYR Ghasan Kezberi
-
SYR Hagop Markarian
-
Ahmed Salmeen
-
Naser Waleed
-
Hasan Zalekh
-
Mahmoud Assad
-
Hassan Balla
-
Salman Dawood
-
Qais Hameed
-
Qasim Mahmoud
-
Mohammed Najim
-
Shidrak Yousif
-
Mustafa Al-Adwan
-
Ali Al-Shaqran
-
Mohammed Al-Khatib
-
Mohammed Al-Masoud
-
Mahmoud Berjaoui
-
Mohammed Chatila
-
Abraham Kasabian
-
Abdul-Kadir Al-Khatiti
-
Mohammed Al-Arabi
-
Omar Al-Sheikh Taha
-
Ahmed Alian
References
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- (12 April 1966). "3rd Arab Football Cup Tournament Ends". Baghdad News.
- (22 February 1966). "U.A.R. will take part in Arab Cup". The Iraq Times.
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- (4 March 1966). "National Trainer on Soccer Prospects". The Iraq Times.
- "Ali Al-Baski, the historical goal scorer for Libyan football ... and the star of records".
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