Football at the 1985 Arab Games
International football competition
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The 1985 Arab Games football tournament was the 6th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Rabat, Morocco between 4–16 August 1985 as part of the 1985 Arab Games.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Morocco |
| City | Rabat |
| Dates | 4–16 August 1985 |
| Teams | 15 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq B (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Morocco |
| Third place |  Algeria B |
| Fourth place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmed Radhi Majed Abdullah (3 goals each) |
← 1976 1992 → | |
Participating teams
Eleven teams took part to the tournament, Algeria participated with the B team and Iraq also with the B team in addition to four players from the A team. The following countries participated in the final tournament:
Squads
Group stage
Algeria qualified for the semifinals on a draw between second-placed teams.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
 Somalia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
 Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
Hsoumi  5'Jeridi 45' (pen.)Maâloul 72'Houarbi 85' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Algeria B |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
 North Yemen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 76' (pen.) Abu Dawood 79' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 38' |
Stade d'honneur, Settat
| Algeria B | 3–1 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Tlemçani Djahmoune Bouznada |
? |
| North Yemen | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Yaremi Ghaleb |
Al-Talyani |
Group C
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 August – Rabat | ||||||
| Morocco (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 16 August – Rabat | ||||||
| Algeria B | 0 | |||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| 14 August – Casablanca | ||||||
| Iraq B | 1 | |||||
| Iraq B | 2 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 August – Rabat | ||||||
| Algeria B | – | |||||
| Saudi Arabia (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
Source:[1]
| Iraq B | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi |
Abdullah 21' (pen.) |
Third place match
| Algeria B | Cancelled (Saudi Arabia withdrew) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Final
Source:[1]
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq B |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Morocco |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Algeria B |
4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 |  Libya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Somalia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | North Yemen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  Syria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 38 | |||||