1963 Arab Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Lebanon |
| Dates | 31 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Syria |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place | Kuwait |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Levon Altounian (6 goals) |
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The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup.
Participating teams
The 5 participated teams are:
Venues
| Beirut | |
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| Camille Chamoun Stadium | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | |
Squads
Final tournament
Tournament classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | |
| 5 | Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Matches
| Lebanon | 6–0 | Kuwait |
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| Lebanon | 2–3 | Syria |
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| Lebanon | 5–0 | Jordan |
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Lebanon v Tunisia match
The game was the decisive match of group stage at the 1963 Arab Cup. The match was played at Camille Chamoun Stadium in Beirut on 7 April 1963. The winner was determined by a final group stage, with the final five teams playing in round-robin format, instead of a knockout stage[1]. Tunisia won the tournament finishing first in the final standing[2].
- Match details
Lebanon
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Tunisia
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| 1963 Arab Cups champions |
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Tunisia First title |
Goalscorers
There were 40 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Abdulrahman Al-Dawla
- Mongi Haddad
- Mohamed Salah Jedidi
2 goals
- Mohammed Al-Masoud
- Joseph Abou Murad
- Robert Chéhadé
- Mardik Tchaparian
- Hagop Haroutioun
- Hammadi Henia
1 goal
- Michel Saad
- Honein Betraki
- Philippe Chayeb
- Yéhyé Hajjar
- Ibrahim Mughrabi
- Moussa Shammas
- Raouf Ben Amor
- Mohsen Habacha
1 own goal
- Muhieddine Itani (against Tunisia)
References
- ^ "لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963". Nida Al-Watan. 30 July 2019.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar draw to be held on Tuesday". Gulf Times. 26 April 2021.
External links
- 1963 Arab Cup – rsssf.com
- لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963 – Nida Al-Watan