| Founded | 1963 |
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| Region | Arab World (UAFA) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | Saudi Arabia |
| Most successful team | Iraq (4 titles) |
| 2012 Arab Nations Cup | |
The Arab Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس الأمم العربية), is a football competition held between Arab countries, the first edition where held in 1963 in Lebanon.
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| Year | Host nation | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1963 Details |
Lebanon | Tunisia |
Group Stage | Syria |
Lebanon |
Group Stage | Kuwait |
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| 1964 Details |
Kuwait | Iraq |
Group Stage | Libya |
Kuwait |
Group Stage | Lebanon |
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| 1966 Details |
Iraq | Iraq |
2–1 | Syria |
Libya |
6–1 | Lebanon |
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| 1985 Details |
Saudi Arabia | Iraq |
1–0 | Bahrain |
Saudi Arabia |
0–0 (4–1) on penalties |
Qatar |
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| 1988 Details |
Jordan | Iraq |
1–1 (4–3) on penalties |
Syria |
Egypt |
2–0 | Jordan |
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| 1992(1) Details |
Syria | Egypt |
3–2 | Saudi Arabia |
Kuwait |
2–1 | Syria |
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| 1998 Details |
Qatar | Saudi Arabia |
3–1 | Qatar |
Kuwait |
4–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| 2002 Details |
Kuwait | Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | Bahrain |
Jordan Morocco |
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| 2009 Details |
Cancelled during qualification | Cancelled during qualification | |||||||
| 2012 Details |
Saudi Arabia | – | – | ||||||
Note: Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003 due to international sanctions.
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place(1) | Fourth-place(1) | Semi-finalists(2) |
| Iraq | 4 (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) | - | - | - | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 (1998, 2002) | 1 (1992) | 1 (1985) | - | - |
| Egypt | 1 (1992) | - | 1 (1988) | - | - |
| Tunisia | 1 (1963) | - | - | - | - |
| Syria | - | 3 (1963, 1966, 1988) | - | 1 (1992) | - |
| Bahrain | - | 2 (1985, 2002) | - | - | - |
| Libya | - | 1 (1964) | 1 (1966) | - | - |
| Qatar | - | 1 (1998) | - | 1 (1985) | - |
| Kuwait | - | - | 3 (1964, 1992, 1998) | - | - |
| Lebanon | - | - | 1 (1963) | 2 (1964, 1966) | - |
| Jordan | - | - | - | 1 (1988) | 1 (2002) |
| United Arab Emirates | - | - | - | 1 (1998) | - |
| Morocco | - | - | - | - | 1 (2002) |
Note: Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2003 due to international sanctions.
| App. | Country |
|---|---|
| 8 | Jordan |
| 7 | Kuwait |
| 6 | Syria Lebanon |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 4 | Iraq Bahrain |
| 3 | Egypt Libya Palestine |
| 2 | Tunisia Morocco Algeria Qatar Sudan Yemen (1 as North Yemen) |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates Mauritania |
| Hosts | Nation | Year(s) |
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| 2 | Kuwait | 1964, 2002 |
| 1 | Qatar | 1998 |
| 1 | Syria | 1992 |
| 1 | Jordan | 1988 |
| 1 | KSA | 1985 |
| 1 | Iraq | 1966 |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1963 |
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