Football at the 1965 Pan Arab Games

The 1965 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt between 2–11 September 1965 as part of the 1965 Pan Arab Games.

1965 Pan Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Republic
CityCairo
Dates2–11 September 1965
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)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 played24
Goals scored151 (6.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ali Al-Biski
(13 goals)[1]

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Republic 4400201+198
 Palestine 421143+15
 Iraq 412172+54
 Lebanon 411247–33
Aden 4004325–220
United Arab Republic abandoned1 Iraq
Referee: Mamdouh Karma (Jordan)
Palestine 1–0 Aden
United Arab Republic 14–0 Aden
El-Shazly
Reyadh
Abdel Fattah
Rifaat
Shehta
Palestine 1–0 Lebanon
Iraq 6–0 Aden
Ammo Baba
Atta
Hameed
United Arab Republic 3–0 Lebanon
Morsi
El-Shazly
Gabr
United Arab Republic 2–1 Palestine
Abdel Fattah
Morsi
Iraq 0–0 Lebanon
Palestine 1–1 Iraq
Dawood
Lebanon 4–3 Aden
United Arab Republic 1–0
replay1		 Iraq
El-Gohary  5'

^1 The 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 4400302+288
 Libya 4301398+316
 Syria 4202208+124
North Yemen 4103230–282
 Oman 4004245–430
Sudan 9–0 North Yemen
Jaksa  ?' ?' ?' ?'
Siddig ?' ?'
Muhieldin Osman  ?'
Saad Elfan  ?'
Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty  ?'
Libya 15–1 Oman
Syria 4–0 North Yemen
Sudan 4–2 Libya
Siddig  ?'
Samir Salih  ?'
Ramadan Marhoum  ?'
Jaxa  ?'
Libya 6–3 Syria
Sudan 15–0 Oman
Mustafa Shaweish ?' ?' ?' ?'
Ramadan Marhoum ?' ?' ?' ?'
Hasabu El Sagheir ?' ?' ?'
Samir Salih ?' ?'
Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?'
Amin Zaki ?'
Libya 16–0 North Yemen
Syria 13–0 Oman
North Yemen2–1 Oman
Sudan 2–0 Syria
Siddig ?'
Ibrahim Yahia Elkawarty ?'

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September – Cairo
 
 
 United Arab Republic8
 
11 September – Cairo
 
 Libya1
 
 United Arab Republic2
 
9 September – Cairo
 
 Sudan0
 
 Sudan2
 
 
 Palestine1
 
Third place
 
 
10 September – Cairo
 
 
 Libya4
 
 
 Palestine2

Semifinals
United Arab Republic 8–1 Libya
Reyadh  4', 12', 19'
El-Shazly  33', 52', 85'
Shehta  40', 79'
Sudan 2–1 Palestine
Amin Zaki ?'

Third place match
Libya 4–2 Palestine

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 6510282+2611
2  Sudan 6510323+2911
3  Libya 64024418+268
4  Palestine 621379−25
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Syria 4202208+124
6  Iraq 412172+54
7  Lebanon 411247−33
8 Lahej 4103230−282
9 Aden 4004325−220
10  Oman 4004245−430
Total 4822422151151048

References
  1. "Ali Al-Baski, the historical goal scorer for Libyan football ... and the star of records". Al Wasat. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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