Palestine Cup of Nations
The Palestine Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس فلسطين للأمم, romanized: Kaʾs Filasṭīn lil-ʾUmam), is a football competition which was held between Arab countries. The tournament apparently acted as replacement for the Arab Nations Cup during the long interruption between 1966 and 1985 and did not account as the Arab Cup, it held on three occasions in Arab countries in the 1970s. The first edition was held in 1972 in Iraq.
 President Habib Bourguiba honors the Tunisian national team after defeating the 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations | |
| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1977 |
| Region | Arab World |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Last champions |  Egypt (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Egypt (2 titles) |
History
The cup was established in 1972 at the initiative of Said al-Sabeh, president of the Supreme Council for Palestinian Youth Welfare. The aim of the initiative was to create a new Arab championship that would reunite sport in the Arab countries, as well as with the aim of proving Arab affiliation and support for the Palestinian cause. The tournament was also created to be an alternative to the Arab Cup of Nations, which was suspended as of the third round. Iraq was chosen to host the first edition in the same year, and eight Arab countries took part in the tournament, but only three editions were organized.
Statistics
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General statistics
Below the list of general statistics.[1]
| Pos | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 29 |
| 2 |  Syria |
3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 28 |
| 3 |  Iraq |
3 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 26 |
| 4 |  Algeria |
2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 24 |
| 5 |  Tunisia |
2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 14 |
| 6 |  Sudan |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |  South Yemen |
2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | -28 | 7 |
| 8 |  Libya |
3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Jordan |
3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 4 |
| 10 |  Kuwait |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Yemen |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 |  United Arab Emirates |
2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 2 |
| 13 |  Saudi Arabia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 |  Qatar |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 0 |
| 15 |  North Yemen |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 |