Football at the 1985 Arab Games

1985 Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
CityRabat
Dates4–16 August 1985
Teams15 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)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 played18
Goals scored48 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ahmed Radhi
Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah
(3 goals each)
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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]

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 have participated for the final tournament:

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1985 Arab Games – squads

Group stage

Algeria qualified for the semifinals on a draw between second-placed teams.

Group A

Sources:[1][2]

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
Morocco 3–0 Somalia
Timoumi
Laghrissi
Tunisia 4–0 Mauritania
Hsoumi 5'
Jeridi 45' (pen.)
Maâloul 72'
Houarbi 85'
Morocco 2–2 Tunisia
? 55' (o.g.)
Anafal 69'		 Rakbaoui 4'
Hergal 7'
Somalia 5–2 Mauritania
Morocco 3–0 Mauritania
Somalia 1–2 Tunisia
Jaziri 15' (pen.)
Rakbaoui 56'

Group B

Sources:[1][2]

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
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Algeria B
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
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Algeria B
Nu'eimeh
Al-Jam'an 		Chérif El-Ouazzani
North Yemen 2–1 United Arab Emirates

Group C

Sources:[1][2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq B 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4
 Libya 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
 Syria 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0
Iraq B 2–0 Libya
Radhi
Abid
Syria 0–2 Libya
Iraq B 2–0 Syria
Allawi
Mahmoud

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 August – Rabat
 
 
 Morocco (a.e.t.)1
 
16 August – Rabat
 
 Algeria B0
 
 Morocco0
 
14 August – Casablanca
 
 Iraq B1
 
 Iraq B2
 
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
Third place
 
 
16 August – Rabat
 
 
 Algeria B–
 
 
 Saudi Arabia (w/o)–

Semifinals

Source:[1]

Morocco 1–0 (a.e.t.) Algeria B
Lamriss ?'
Iraq B 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Radhi Abdullah 21' (pen.)

Third place match

Algeria B Cancelled
(Saudi Arabia withdrew)		 Saudi Arabia

Final

Source:[1]

Morocco 0–1 Iraq B
Gorgis 8'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Amar Gothari (Algeria)

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pan Arab Games (1985) | Final Tournament | Group Stage". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ a b c "6th Pan Arab Games, 1985 (Morocco)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
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