Football at the 1957 Arab Games
The 1957 Arab Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19–27 October 1957 as part of the 1957 Arab Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 19–27 October 1957 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
 Libya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Syria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Jordan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Kayyal  30' |
Altonian 22' |
| Jordan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiq Adass 65' |
| Syria | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud |
Abou Murad |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Yafei 14', 55' Janja 75' |
Mahmoud 34' |
| Lebanon | 6–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abou Murad Chabarian Chehade Altonian |
Shafiq Adass Shafiq Adass Shehada Musa |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | |||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||
| Syria (o.l) | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | – | |||||
| Morocco (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Lebanon |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Morocco |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Jordan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Libya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 32 | |||||
External links
- 2nd Arab Games, 1957 (Beirut, Lebanon) - rsssf.com
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