Football at the 1961 Pan Arab Games

1961 Pan Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Morocco
City Casablanca
Dates 3–10 September 1961
Teams 6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up  United Arab Republic
Third place  Libya
Fourth place  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 88 (5.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) United Arab Republic Badawi Abdel Fattah
(5 goals)

The 1961 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco between 3–10 September 1961 as part of the 1961 Pan Arab Games.

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Final tournament

Tournament classification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 5500266+2010
 United Arab Republic 5401295+258
 Libya 5212131305
 Lebanon 5203139+44
 Saudi Arabia 5104438–342
 Kuwait 5014318–151

Matches

United Arab Republic 13 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Abdel Fattah  4', 22', 49', 69'
El-Shazly  9', 27', 61'
Ismail  17', 32', 56'
Shehta  45'
Karam  75'
El-Fanagily  88'
Morocco 1 – 0 Lebanon
Libya 2 – 2 Kuwait
Morocco 6 – 2 Libya
Zidane  10', 44', 69', 80'
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United Arab Republic 8 – 0 Kuwait
Shehta
Badawi
Redha
Ismail
El-Fanagily
El-Shazly
Lebanon 7 – 1 Saudi Arabia
 9' 27' 43' 56' 64' 78' 85' Al-Wasla  82'
Morocco 13 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Zidane  16', 23', 50', 64', 69', 85'
Lamari  27', 33', 37'
Bahij  41', 67'
Rhiad  44'
Khattabi  62'		 Bakr  78'
United Arab Republic 2 – 1 Libya
El-Shazly  13'
Ismail  74'
Lebanon 4 – 0 Kuwait
Morocco 3 – 1 Kuwait
United Arab Republic 4 – 0 Lebanon
Ismail  5', 52'
Shehta  40'
Selim  84'
Libya 5 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Morocco 3 – 2 United Arab Republic
Zidane  65'
Mohamed  75'		 (Egypt withdrew at 2 – 2) Ismail  57'
Redha  60'
Lebanon 2 – 3 Libya
Kuwait 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia
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