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Football at the 1985 Arab Games

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]

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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1992 →

Participating teams

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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

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Main article: Football at the 1985 Arab Games – squads

Group stage

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

Group A[1][2]

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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[1][2]

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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[1][2]

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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

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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[1]

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

Third place match

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Algeria B  Cancelled
(Saudi Arabia withdrew)		  Saudi Arabia

Final[1]

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

Final ranking

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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

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  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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