1986 Friendship Tournament

1986 Friendship Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Dates	25-29 December 1986
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt
Runners-up	Bulgaria
Third place	Sudan
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	19 (3.17 per match)
	← None 1994 →

The 1986 Friendship Tournament was the 1st edition of the Friendship Tournament and was held from 25 to 29 December 1986 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 4 teams participated: the United Arab Emirates B team, Egypt B team, Bulgaria U-21 and Sudan. The Egypt B team won the tournament.^[1]

Participants

United Arab Emirates B team (hosts)
Egypt B team^{[N 1]} (winners)
Bulgaria U-21 team
Sudan

Standings

X = Position
W = Wins
D = Draws
L = Loses
GF = Favor goals
GA = Own goals
GD = Goal difference

X	Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Egypt B team	2	1	0	7	3	+4	5
2	Bulgaria U-21 team	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
3	Sudan	1	0	2	5	7	-2	2
4	United Arab Emirates B team	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Source: RSSSF

Matches

Round 1

25 December 1986

Egypt B team	1–0	Bulgaria U-21
Mohammed El-Said 20/30'

25 December 1986

United Arab Emirates B team	0–2	Sudan
		Walid Taushin ?', ?'

Round 2

27 December 1986

Bulgaria U-21	3–2	Sudan
Hristo Stoichkov 20', 42' (pen.), 57'		Hamad El-Ghani 50' Walid Taushin 60' (pen.)

27 December 1986

United Arab Emirates B team	2–2	Egypt B team
Abdulrahman Mohammed ?' ? ?'		? 43' ? ?'

Round 3

25 December 1986

United Arab Emirates B team	0–2	Bulgaria U-21
		Lyuboslav Penev ?' Ivaylo Kirov ?'

25 December 1986

Egypt B team	4–1	Sudan
Hamada El-Masri 1', 52', 70' Magdi Tolba 80'		Qolla 43'

Winner

1986 Friendship Tournament
Egypt B team First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of ~3.17 goals scored per match.

N	Team	Player	Goals
1	Sudan	Walid Taushin	3
	Bulgaria U-21	Hristo Stoichkov
	Egypt B team	Hamada El-Masri
2	Egypt B team	Mohammed El-Said	1
	Sudan	Hamad El-Ghani
	United Arab Emirates B team	Abdulrahman Mohammed
	Bulgaria U-21	Lyuboslav Penev
	Bulgaria U-21	Ivaylo Kirov
	Sudan	Qolla
	Egypt B team	Magdi Tolba

Notes

^ The Egyptian B team was referred to as Egypt U-23 team, although it included older players.

References

^ "UAE Four Nations Friendship Tournament 1986". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.

[2] The Egyptian B team was referred to as Egypt U-23 team, although it included older players.

[1] "UAE Four Nations Friendship Tournament 1986". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.

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