1963 Arab Cup
First Arab Cup, held in Lebanon
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The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Lebanon |
| Dates | 31 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Syria |
| Third place |  Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Kuwait |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Levon Altounian (6 goals) |
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Participating teams
Five teams took part in the tournament: the hosts Lebanon along with Jordan, Kuwait, Syria and Tunisia. Five other teams were invited but did not participate in the tournament: Morocco who initially agreed to take part but later withdrew, Libya who apologized for not participating as they were not yet a FIFA member, United Arab Republic and Sudan who declined the invitation, and Iraq who refused to participate due to Kuwait's presence in the tournament as the Iraqi government did not recognize Kuwait's independence at the time and claimed it as part of its territory.[1]
The 5 participating teams were:
Venues
| Beirut | |
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| Camille Chamoun Stadium | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | |
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Squads
Final tournament
Tournament classification
Matches
| Lebanon | 6–0 | Kuwait |
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| Lebanon | 2–3 | Syria |
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| Lebanon | 5–0 |  Jordan |
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Lebanon v Tunisia match
The game was the decisive match of group stage at the 1963 Arab Cup. The match was played at Camille Chamoun Stadium in Beirut on 7 April 1963. The winner was determined by a final group stage, with the final five teams playing in round-robin format, instead of a knockout stage.[2] Tunisia won the tournament finishing first in the final standing.[3]
- Match details
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| 1963 Arab Cup winners |
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 Tunisia First title |
Goalscorers
There were 40 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
Avedis Kavlakian
3 goals
Abdulrahman Al-Dawla
Mongi Haddad- Mohamed Salah Jedidi
2 goals
- Mohammed Al-Masoud
Joseph Abou Murad- Robert Chéhadé
- Mardik Tchaparian
- Hagop Haroutioun
- Hammadi Henia
1 goal
- Michel Saad
- Honein Betraki
- Philippe Chayeb
- Yéhyé Hajjar
- Ibrahim Mughrabi
- Moussa Shammas
- Raouf Ben Amor
- Mohsen Habacha
1 own goal
- Muhieddine Itani (against Tunisia)