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1985 Arab Cup

4th Arab Cup, held in Saudi Arabia

Field	Value
tourney_name	Arab Cup
year	1985
size	200px
country	Saudi Arabia
dates	3–12 July
num_teams	6
confederations	2
venues	1
cities	1
champion_other
count	3
second	Bahrain
third	Saudi Arabia
fourth	Qatar
matches	10
goals	21
top_scorer	IRQ Anad Abid
(5 goals)
player	KSA Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad
goalkeeper	BHR Mohammed Saleh
fair_play
prevseason	[1966](1966-arab-cup)
nextseason	[1988](1988-arab-cup)

(5 goals)

The 1985 Arab Cup was the fourth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The competition returned after nineteen years of absence and was the first one under the auspices of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The defending champion Iraq won the title for the third consecutive time.

Qualification

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Bahrain and Qatar qualified.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

The tournament was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	6
3	2	0	1	?	?	?	4
3	0	1	2	?	?	?	1
3	0	1	2	1	3	–2	1

Abdullah

Saudi Arabia qualified.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Mauritania qualified automatically as the other North African teams (Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) withdrew due to their participation in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Mauritania qualified.

Zone 4 (East Region)

The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	2
	1	0	0	1	2	3	–1	0

Ibrahim Awad

Jordan and Iraq qualified due to the withdrawal of the other teams in the group.

Qualified teams

Iraq participated with its B team in the final tournament. The 6 qualified teams were:

Participants	Zone	Team
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Zone 2 (Red Sea)	(hosts)
Zone 3 (North Africa)
Zone 4 (East Region)

Venues

Ta’if
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King Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 17,000
[[File:King Fahd Stadium THAILAND U-17 VS SAUDI ARABIA U-17.jpg	180px]]

Squads

Main article: 1985 Arab Cup squads

Group stage

Group A

Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	2	0	5	0	+5	4
2	1	1	2	1	+1	2
2	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Azmi Al-Musaibeah Al-Bishi

Muftah

Group B

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Abid

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

Rashid Abd Al-Jawad

Shwetar Saif Al-Harban Al Ammari Sabela Muftah

Third place play-off

Al-Bishi Al-Dosari Khamees Anber Khalfan Zaid

Final

Main article: 1985 Arab Cup Final

Goalscorers

IRQ Anad Abid
Waleed Shwetar
Mansour Muftah
Saleh Nu'eimeh
Ebrahim Al-Harban
Khamis Eid
Shaker Mahmoud
Hameed Rashid
Ibrahim Khalfan
Ahmad Al-Bishi
Fahad Al-Musaibeah
Jamal Mohammad
Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad
Hussam Azmi (vs Saudi Arabia)

References

"عبدالجواد افضل لاعب".
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(2 July 2020). "Majed Abdullah Mohammed - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
(25 April 2021). "السودان في كأس العرب.. 3 مشاركات ووداع مبكر". Kooora.
(15 October 2021). "كأس العرب 1963 - 2021 (p 26)". Abd El Baset Najar (Author: Mahmoud Qarqura).
"تفاصيل مباراة الأردن و العراق". JFA.com.
"تصفيات كاس العرب". NIIIIS.com.

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