Football at the 1953 Pan Arab Games

1953 Pan Arab Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Dates	1–9 August 1953
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Libya
Fourth place	Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	56 (6.22 per match)

The 1953 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 1st edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Alexandria, the Egypt between 1–9 August 1953 as part of the 1953 Pan Arab Games.

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	2	2	0	0	18	3	+15	6
Libya	2	1	0	1	7	12	–5	3
Palestine	2	0	0	2	3	13	–10	0

1 August 1953

Egypt	8 – 1	Palestine
Qadoura  10' Shareef El-Far  25' Ad-Diba  34', 37', 42', 60' El-Dhizui  50', 80'		17' Farah

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

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3 August 1953

Libya	5 – 2	Palestine
Al-Ghannai  12', 31' Al-Zantouni  40' Al-Yamani  43' Al-Houni  78'		45', ?' El-Sharfa

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

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6 August 1953

Egypt	10 – 2	Libya
Rous  4' El-Dhizui  19', 56', 69', 77' Ad-Diba  46', 79', 88' Qadoura  65' ?  ?' (o.g.)		35' Zantouni  60' (pen.) Al-Houni

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Jordan	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3
Lebanon	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3	1

1 August 1953

Syria	3 – 1	Jordan
Al-Aqqad  28', 75' Yaqoub  35'		15' ?

Alexandria

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3 August 1953

Jordan	4 – 1	Lebanon
Hekmat  ?', ?' Shehada  ?' Krikor  ?'		?' Abou Murad

Alexandria

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6 August 1953

Syria	0 – 0	Lebanon

Alexandria

Knockout stage

Fifth place         8 August – Alexandria      Lebanon 9      Palestine 1

Final         9 August – Alexandria      Egypt 4      Syria 0           Third place     9 August – Alexandria      Libya 3      Jordan 2

Fifth place match

8 August 1953

Lebanon	9 – 1	Palestine

Alexandria

Third place match

9 August 1953

Libya	3 – 2	Jordan
Al-Ghannai  60' Al-Zantouni  76' (pen.) Shenouan  89'		?  ?' ?  76'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Final

9 August 1953

Egypt	4 – 0	Syria
Ad-Diba  25', 66' El-Dhizui  75' Rous  88'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Joseph Nalbadian (Lebanon)

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	22	3	+19	6
2	Syria	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	3
3	Libya	3	2	0	1	10	14	−4	4
4	Jordan	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3
5	Lebanon	3	1	1	1	14	5	+9	4
6	Palestine	3	0	0	3	4	22	−18	0
Total		18	8	2	8	60	56	+4	20

External links

• 1st Pan Arab Games, 1953 (Alexandria, Egypt) - rsssf.com