1966 Arab Nations Cup Final

The 1966 Arab Nations Cup Final was a football match that took place on 10 April 1966, at the Al-Kashafa Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq, to determine the winner of the 1966 Arab Nations Cup. Iraq defeated Syria 2–1 with two goals from Ismail Gorgis to Iraq and a goal from Nureddin Idlibi to Syria, to win their second Arab Cup.[1]

1966 Arab Nations Cup Final
Event1966 Arab Nations Cup
Date10 April 1966
VenueAl-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
RefereeMamdouh Khourma (Jordan)
Attendance20,000

Road to the final

Iraq Syria
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Lebanon 0–0  North Yemen 4–1
 Jordan 2–1  Libya 0–0
 Kuwait 3–1  Palestine 3–1
 Bahrain 10–1
Semi-finals
 Libya 3–1  Lebanon 1–0

Match

Details

Iraq 2–1 Syria
Gorgis  68', 84' Idlibi  27'
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Mamdouh Khourma (Jordan)
Iraq
Syria
Iraq:
GKHamid Fawzi
DFHasan Balla
DFSahib Khazal
DFJabbar Reshk
MFDawud Salman (c)
MFShamil Flaih
MFShidrak Yousif
MFIsmail Gorgis
MFQais Hameed
FWHisham Atta Hajjaj
FWNuri Diab 46'
Substitutes:
GKMohammed Thamer
MFShamil Tabrah
MFBasil Mahdi
FWQasim "Zawiya" Mahmoud
FWMahmud Asad 46'
FWHussein Hashim
Tariq Razouki
Amer Jamil
Mohammed Najm
Manager:
Adil Basher
Syria:
GKFares Salteje
DFAhmed Jabban
DFTariq Alosh
DFAzmi Haddad
DFHafid Abu Lbada
MFHagop Averian
MFWael Akkad
MFYusef Tamim
FWNureddin Idlibi
FWAhmed Alian
FWAvadis Kaoulekian
Substitutes:
MFGhasan Kezberi
Manager:
Cornel Drăgușin

Assistant referees:
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References

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