FIFA Arab Cup

The FIFA Arab Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب, romanized: Kaʾs al-ʿArab), or simply Arab Cup, is an international association football competition which has been organized by FIFA since 2021, and is contested by the senior men's national teams of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the sport's governing body for countries in the Arab world.[1] The current champion is Algeria, which won its first title at the 2021 tournament in Qatar.

This article is about the men's association football tournament. For the women's tournament, see Arab Women's Cup.

FIFA Arab Cup
Organising bodyUAFA
FIFA (from 2021)
Founded1963 (1963)
RegionArab world (UAFA)
Number of teams16 (finals)
Current champions Algeria (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Iraq (4 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Tournaments

The championship's inaugural edition was in 1963, held in Lebanon, which was won by Tunisia. After having been played in 1964 and 1966, the Arab Cup was halted for almost 20 years, before being contested in 1985. The tournament was played five more times until 2012, the last competition organized by the UAFA. The 2021 edition was the first organized by FIFA.

The nine Arab Cup tournaments have been won by five national teams. Iraq have won four times; the other Arab Cup winners are Saudi Arabia, with two titles; Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and inaugural winner Tunisia, with one title each.

Seven countries have hosted the Arab Cup. Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have each hosted twice, while Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Syria have each hosted once. All Arab Cups have been held in Asia.

History

The initial idea for the conception of an Arab Cup came in 1957 from Lebanese journalist Nassif Majdalani and the Secretary General of the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) Izzat Al Turk.[2][3] In 1962, the LFA called for the formal establishment of the tournament, through their president Georges Dabbas, who organised a general Arab assembly for the formation of the Arab Cup.[4] The first Arab Cup was held in Beirut between April and May 1963, with the participation of five teams.[5]

During the 16-year hiatus between 1966 and 1982, the Arab Cup was de facto replaced by the Palestine Cup, which was held three times in the 1970s and then became a youth tournament after the return of the Arab Cup in the 1980s.[4][6] The 1992 Arab Cup was also organised as part of the 1992 Pan Arab Games.[6]

The 2021 edition was the first edition to be organised by FIFA; the competition was renamed FIFA Arab Cup.[7][8] Following the 2021 final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that FIFA would continue to oversee future editions.[9]

Results
Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of teams
1 1963  Lebanon
Tunisia		 [note 1]
Syria
Lebanon		 [note 1]
Kuwait		 5
2 1964  Kuwait
Iraq		 [note 1]
Libya
Kuwait		 [note 1]
Lebanon		 5
3 1966  Iraq
Iraq		 2–1
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Syria
Libya		 6–1
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Lebanon		 10
1982 Edition cancelled during qualification because of the 1982 Lebanon War
4 1985  Saudi Arabia
Iraq		 1–0
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
Qatar		 6
5 1988  Jordan
Iraq		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Syria
Egypt		 2–0
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Jordan		 10
6 1992[lower-alpha 1]  Syria
Egypt		 3–2
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait		 2–1
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo
Syria		 6
7 1998  Qatar
Saudi Arabia		 3–1
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Qatar
Kuwait		 4–1
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
United Arab Emirates		 12
8 2002  Kuwait
Saudi Arabia		 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Bahrain		  Jordan and  Morocco[lower-alpha 2] 10
2009 Edition cancelled during qualification due to lack of sponsors[10]
9 2012  Saudi Arabia
Morocco		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Libya
Iraq		 1–0
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Saudi Arabia		 11
10 2021  Qatar
Algeria		 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Tunisia
Qatar		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Stadium 974, Doha
Egypt		 16
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • p: after penalty shoot-out
  • TBD: to be determined
Notes
  1. A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
  1. The 1992 edition organized as part of the 1992 Pan Arab Games football tournament was also counted as a part of the Arab Cup.
  2. No third place match was played.

Teams reaching the top four
Teams reaching the top four
Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finals Total
 Iraq 4 (1964, 1966*, 1985, 1988) — 1 (2012) — — 5
 Saudi Arabia 2 (1998, 2002) 1 (1992) 1 (1985*) 1 (2012*) — 5
 Tunisia 1 (1963) 1 (2021) — — — 2
 Egypt 1 (1992) — 1 (1988) 1 (2021) — 3
 Morocco 1 (2012) — — — 1 (2002) 2
 Algeria 1 (2021) — — — — 1
 Syria — 3 (1963, 1966, 1988) — 1 (1992*) — 4
 Libya — 2 (1964, 2012) 1 (1966) — — 3
 Bahrain — 2 (1985, 2002) — — — 2
 Qatar — 1 (1998*) 1 (2021*) 1 (1985) — 3
 Kuwait — — 3 (1964*, 1992, 1998) 1 (1963) — 4
 Lebanon — — 1 (1963*) 2 (1964, 1966) — 3
 Jordan — — — 1 (1988*) 1 (2002) 2
 United Arab Emirates — — — 1 (1998) — 1
* hosts

Best performances by confederations

Records and statistics
Main article: FIFA Arab Cup records and statistics

Participating nations

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).

Team 1963

(5)		 1964

(5)		 1966

(10)		 1985

(6)		 1988

(10)		 1992

(6)		 1998

(12)		 2002

(10)		 2012

(11)		 2021

(16)		 Total
 Algeria ××××GS×GS××1st 3
 Bahrain ××GS2ndGS××2ndGSGS 6
 Egypt ××××3rd1stGS×GS4th 5
 Iraq ×1st1st1st1st×××3rdGS 6
 Jordan GSGSGSGS4thGSGSSF×QF 9
 Kuwait 4th3rdGS×GS3rd3rdGSGS• 8
 Lebanon 3rd4th4th×GS×GSGSGSGS 8
 Libya ×2nd3rd×××GS×2nd• 4
 Mauritania ×××GS•××××GS 2
 Morocco ××××××GSSF1stQF 4
 Oman ××GS××××××QF 2
 Palestine ××GS××GS•GSGSGS 5
 Qatar ×××4th××2nd××3rd 3
 Saudi Arabia ×××3rdGS2nd1st1st4thGS 7
 Sudan ××ו××GSGSGSGS 4
 Syria 2nd×2nd×2nd4thGSGS×GS 7
 Tunisia 1st×××GS××××2nd 3
 United Arab Emirates ××××××4th××QF 2
 Yemen ××GS××××GSGS• 3
Team 1963

(5)		 1964

(5)		 1966

(10)		 1985

(6)		 1988

(10)		 1992

(6)		 1998

(12)		 2002

(10)		 2012

(11)		 2021

(16)		 Total
Legend

All-time table
As of the 2021 edition[11]
RankTeamParticipationsPldWDLGFGAGDPtsAvg
Pts		Trophies
1  Iraq 628161024720+27582.074
2  Syria 728117103832+6401.43
3  Kuwait 830106144850–2361.20
4  Lebanon 83097143842–4341.13
5  Egypt 5218942715+12331.571
6  Morocco 4169422912+17311.941
7  Jordan 93387183265–33310.94
8  Saudi Arabia 72913884426+18280.972
9  Tunisia 3148332311+12271.931
10  Qatar 3148332210+12271.93
11  Libya 4167633916+23271.69
12  Algeria 3125521610+6201.671
13  Bahrain 624310112144–23190.79
14  Sudan 5123361122–11121.00
15  Palestine 6141762028–8100.71
16  United Arab Emirates 28305915–691.13
17  Oman 27115729–2240.57
18  Yemen[lower-alpha 1] 310118944–3540.40
19  Mauritania 25104311–830.60
Notes
  1. Includes participations as  North Yemen between 1967 and 1990

See also

References
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