Football at the 1999 Arab Games

The 1999 Arab Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Amman, Jordan between 19–31 August 1999 as part of the 1999 Arab Games.[1][2]

1999 Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
CityAmman
Dates19–31 August 1999
Teams11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (2nd title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Libya
 Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored72 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Badran Al-Shagran
(8 goals)
1997
2007

Participating teams edit

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Squads edit

Group stages edit

First group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jordan 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
  Palestine 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
  Qatar Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Jordan  3–0  Qatar Olympic
Al-Sheikh   76'
Al-Shagran   79'
Hamarsheh   90'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee:   Jamal Al-Ghandour

Palestine  0–2  Jordan
Abu Zema   35'   58'

Ref:

Qatar Olympic  0–1  Palestine
Hajjaj   42'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
  Saudi Arabia Olympic 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Saudi Arabia Olympic  1–2  Lebanon
Mosh'ael   25' Ghazarian   13'
Kehyeyan   69'
Referee:   Mourad Al-Da'ami

United Arab Emirates  1–1  Saudi Arabia Olympic
Jum'aa   24' Marzouq   32'

Ref:

Lebanon  0–2  United Arab Emirates
Omar   63'
Sa'ad   75'
Referee:   Abdul-Wahid Khamees

Group C edit

Algeria withdrew

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Syria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
  Oman 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria  1–1  Oman
Afash   11'
Haj Moustafa   61'
Al-Dhabit   61'

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Libya 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
  Iraq 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
  Bahrain Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Libya  4–0  Bahrain Olympic
Ramadan   32'
Al Taib   38'   90'
Misrati   50'
Referee:   Omar Bishtawi

Bahrain Olympic  0–2  Iraq
Fawzi   5'
Mahmoud   35'

Iraq  0–2  Libya
El Masli   41'   78'

Second group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
  Jordan 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
  Lebanon 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
  Oman 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Jordan  1–3  Lebanon
Al-Shagran   90' Zein   42'   61'   88'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Jamal Al-Ghandour
Oman  0–3  Iraq
Fawzi   4'   54' (pen.)
Farhan   42'
Attendance: 5,000

Iraq  1–2  Jordan
Mohammed   87' Hamarsheh   59'
Al-Shagran   90'
Attendance: 27,000
Lebanon  1–1  Oman
Zein   21' Sha'baan   50'
Attendance: 7,000

Iraq  4–0  Lebanon
Mohammed   7'   54'
Rahim   59'
Al-Heil   88'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   Jamal Al-Ghandour
Jordan  2–0  Oman
Ali   59'
Al-Shboul   78'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:   Yousef Al-'Aqaily

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Palestine 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
  Libya 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
  Syria 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Palestine  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Lafi   35'
Helmi   79'
Al Nims   88'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   Nabil Ayyad
Syria  1–1  Libya
Afash   40' Muntasser   50'
Attendance: 6,000

Libya  2–2  Palestine
El Masli   27'
Mohamed   82' (pen.)
El Masli   33'
Al Manasri   1'
Jendeya   90'
Haddad   37'
Referee:   Mourad Al-Da'ami
United Arab Emirates  2–2  Syria
Ali   33'
Harib   80'
Al-Sayed   35'
Afash   54'

United Arab Emirates  0–1  Libya
Muntasser   62'
Syria  1–1  Palestine
Al-Sayed   19' Al-Kord   82'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Abdulwaheed Al-Khamisi

Knockout stage edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 August – Amman
 
 
  Palestine1
 
31 August – Amman
 
  Jordan4
 
  Jordan (p)4 (3)
 
29 August – Amman
 
  Iraq4 (1)
 
  Iraq3
 
 
  Libya1
 

Semifinals edit

Palestine  1–4  Jordan
Al-Kord   90' Al-Shagran   14'   67'   75'
Jummah   41'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Mourad Al-Da'ami

Iraq  3–1  Libya
Jafar   3'
Fawzi   18'
Hamad   32'
El Masli   16'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:   Nabeel Ayaad

Final edit

Jordan  4 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Abu Zema   30' (pen.)
Al-Shagran   51', 70'
Shneishel   67' (o.g.)
Fawzi   73', 75' (pen.)
Mahmoud   78'
Farhan   87'
Penalties
3 – 1
Iraq went first
Attendance: 25,000
Referee:   Gamal Al-Ghandour

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    •   Younes Hassan
    •   Ali Ismail
  • Fourth official:
    •   Nabeel Ayaad

Final ranking edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Jordan (H) 7 5 1 1 18 9 +9 16 Gold Medal
    Iraq 7 4 1 2 17 9 +8 13 Silver Medal
    Libya 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Bronze Medal
    Palestine 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8
5   Lebanon 5 2 1 2 6 9 −3 7 Eliminated in
second stage
6   Syria 4 0 4 0 5 5 0 4
7   United Arab Emirates 5 1 2 2 5 5 0 5
8   Oman 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2
9   Saudi Arabia Olympic 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Eliminated in
first stage
10   Qatar Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
11   Bahrain Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
12   Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: rsssf
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit