Football at the 1965 Arab Games
International football competition
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The 1965 Arab Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt between 2–11 September 1965 as part of the 1965 Arab Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United Arab Republic |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 2–11 September 1965 |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United Arab Republic (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Sudan |
| Third place |  Libya |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 151 (6.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ali Al-Biski (13 goals)[1] |
← 1961 1976 → | |
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Republic |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 8 |
| Palestine |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Iraq |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Lebanon |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 |
 Aden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 0 |
| United Arab Republic | Abandoned1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mamdouh Karma (Jordan)
| United Arab Republic | 3–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Morsi  El-Shazly Gabr |
| United Arab Republic | 2–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
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| United Arab Republic | 1–0 Replay1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| El-Gohary 5' |
^1The match was abandoned at kick off because security fears due to overcrowding at the stadium caused the referee to call the match off. The match was replayed on 8 September 1965
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 8 |
| Libya |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 6 |
 Syria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 |
 Lahej |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | –28 | 2 |
 Muscat and Oman |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | –43 | 0 |
| Sudan | 15–0 | Muscat and Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Shawish (?) Marhoum (?)Hasabu El Sagheir (?)Samir (?)Al-Kawarti (?)Amin Zaki (?) |
| Syria | 13–0 | Muscat and Oman |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 9 September – Cairo | ||||||
| United Arab Republic | 8 | |||||
| 11 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Libya | 1 | |||||
| United Arab Republic | 2 | |||||
| 9 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||
| Sudan | 2 | |||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Libya | 4 | |||||
| Palestine | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
| United Arab Republic | 0–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| (Egypt won title on toss) |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Republic |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 11 | ||||
| 2 | Sudan |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 11 | ||||
| 3 | Libya |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Palestine |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Syria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Lebanon |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Lahej |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | Aden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Muscat and Oman |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | −43 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 48 | |||||