Football at the 2011 Arab Games
International football competition
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The men's football tournament at the 2011 Arab Games was held in Al Rayyan, Qatar from 10 to 23 December. The tournament was played at three venues in one host city. Egypt were the defending champions from the 2007 Arab Games in Cairo. Bahrain clinched the Gold Medal after beating Jordan 1–0.
Host countryQatar
Dates10–23 December
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venues3 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 10–23 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venues | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bahrain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abdallah Deeb (4 goals) |
← 2007 2023 → | |
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 21,282 | [1] |
| Al-Gharafa Stadium | 25,000 | ||
| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
Squads
Draw
Group stage
All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | |
Group A
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Saudi Arabia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
 Oman |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)
| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al Kandari  45+1' Al-Mutawa 85' (pen.) |
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Group C
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
| Jordan | 4–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khalidi 14' Abdallah Deeb 23' (pen.), 33' Al-Dardour 83' |
Report | Nu'man 34' |
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Ali Al-Samahiji (Bahrain)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Bahrain | 3 | |||||
| 23 December | ||||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| Bahrain | 1 | |||||
| 20 December | ||||||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||
| Jordan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 December | ||||||
| Palestine | 0 | |||||
| Kuwait (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
| Bahrain | 1–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Latif 89' |
Report |
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bahrain |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Gold Medal |
 |
Jordan |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Silver Medal |
 |
Kuwait |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Palestine |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 |  Sudan B |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 |  Qatar (H) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Libya B |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia U23 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 9 | Oman U23 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Iraq |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Syria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 12 |  Somalia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal