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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Morocco |
City | Rabat |
Dates | 4–16 August 1985 |
Teams | 15 (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 played | 18 |
Goals scored | 48 (2.67 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ahmed Radhi Majed Abdullah (3 goals each) |
Participating teams edit
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 edit
Group stage edit
Algeria qualified for semifinals on a draw between second-placed teams.
Group A edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | North Yemen |
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Abdullah 76' (pen.) Abu Dawood 79' |
Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Abdullah 38' |
Stade d'honneur, Settat
Algeria B | 3–1 | North Yemen |
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Group C edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Knockout stage edit
Semifinals | Final | |||||
13 August – Rabat | ||||||
Morocco (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
16 August – Rabat | ||||||
Algeria B | 0 | |||||
Morocco | 0 | |||||
14 August – Casablanca | ||||||
Iraq B | 1 | |||||
Iraq B | 2 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 August – Rabat | ||||||
Algeria B | – | |||||
Saudi Arabia (w/o) | – |
Semifinals edit
Iraq B | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Radhi | Abdullah 21' (pen.) |
Third place match edit
Algeria B | Cancelled (Saudi Arabia withdrew) | Saudi Arabia |
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Final edit
Final ranking edit
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
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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 |
External links edit
- 6th Arab Games, 1985 (Rabat, Morocco) - rsssf.com