1985 Arab Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 3–12 July |
Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 21 (2.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 1985 Arab Cup was the fourth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The competition come back after nineteen years of absence. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 3rd time.
Qualified teams
[edit]The 6 qualified teams are:
Participants | |
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Zone | Team |
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | ![]() |
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Zone 2 (Red Sea) | ![]() |
Zone 3 (North Africa) | ![]() |
Zone 4 (East Region) | ![]() |
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Venues
[edit]Ta’if | |
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King Fahd Stadium | |
Capacity: 17,000 | |
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Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Nu'eimeh ![]() Azmi ![]() Al-Musaibeah ![]() Al-Bishi ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mohammad ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Bahrain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Shwetar ![]() |
Iraq B ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Mahmoud ![]() Abid ![]() |
Referee: Mohammed Senhoub (Yemen)
Knock-out stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
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12 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
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![]() | 1 | |||||
10 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
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![]() | 1 (3) | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
12 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
![]() | 0 (3) | |||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]Iraq B ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Abid ![]() Rashid ![]() |
Report | Nu'eimeh ![]() Abd Al-Jawad ![]() |
Referee: Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)
Bahrain ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Al-Harban ![]() |
Muftah ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Hassan ![]() Shwetar ![]() Saif ![]() Al-Harban ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place play-off
[edit]Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Abd Al-Jawad ![]() Al-Bishi ![]() Al-Dosari ![]() Khamees ![]() |
3–1 |
Final
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- 5 goals