Football at the 1997 Pan Arab Games

The 1997 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 13–27 July 1997 as part of the 1997 Pan Arab Games.

1997 Pan Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Lebanon
CityBeirut
Dates13–27 July 1997
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Lebanon
Fourth place Kuwait B
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored48 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abdulfattah Chehab (5 goals)[1]

Participating teams

Eight teams took part to the tournament, Kuwait participated with the reserve team and United Arab Emirates with the U21 team. The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 Lebanon 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Libya 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
 Oman 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Lebanon 1–1 Jordan
Abu Hantash
Oman 2–2 Libya
Lebanon 1–1 Oman
Jordan 1–1 Libya
Al-Sheyab
Lebanon 2–1 Libya
Jordan 3–1 Oman
Al-Sheyab
Abu-Abed
Tadrus

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
 Kuwait B 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 United Arab Emirates U21 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 Mauritania 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:
Kuwait B 3–1 Mauritania
UA Emirates U21 1–3 Syria
Kuwait B 1–2 Syria
UA Emirates U21 2–1 Mauritania
UA Emirates U21 0–1 Kuwait B
Syria 1–0 Mauritania

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 July – Beirut
 
 
 Jordan3
 
27 July – Beirut
 
 Kuwait B2
 
 Jordan1
 
24 July – Beirut
 
 Syria0
 
 Syria (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Lebanon2
 
Third place
 
 
26 July – Beirut
 
 
 Lebanon3
 
 
 Kuwait B1

Semifinals
Jordan 3–2 Kuwait B
Al-Sheyab
Tadrus
Syria 3–2 (a.e.t.) Lebanon

Third place Match
Lebanon 3–1 Kuwait B

Final
Jordan 1–0 Syria
Tadrus  84'

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
 Jordan 5 3 2 0 9 5 +4 11 Gold Medal
 Syria 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Silver Medal
 Lebanon (H) 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8 Bronze Medal
4  Kuwait B 5 2 0 3 8 9 −1 6 Fourth place
5  United Arab Emirates U21 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Libya 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
7  Oman 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
8  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: rsssf
(H) Host.

References
  1. عبدالفتاح شهاب هداف الدورة العربية [Abdufattah Chehab, top scorer of the Pan Arab Games]. Double Kick (5 ed.). August 1997.
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