1964 Arab Cup
2nd Arab Cup, held in Kuwait
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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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 13–20 November |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Libya |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 27 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmed Ben Soueid (4 goals) |
← 1963 1966 → | |
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.[1]
The 5 participating teams were:
- Notes
- Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Venues
| Kuwait City | |
|---|---|
| Shuwaikh High School Stadium | |
| Capacity: 16,000 | |
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Squads
Final tournament
Tournament classification
Iraq wins the tournament, Libya second.
Matches
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Libya |
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| Iraq | 1–1 | Libya |
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| Libya | 2–1 | Lebanon |
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| Libya | 5–2 |  Jordan |
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Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Mustafa Al-Adwan
Abdulrahman Al-Dawla
Mohammed Chatila
Hassan Al-Sanoussi
1 goal
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