Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games

1985 Pan Arab Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
City	Rabat
Dates	4–16 August 1985
Teams	15 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq B (1st title)
Runners-up	Morocco
Third place	Algeria B
Fourth place	Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	48 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Radhi Majed Abdullah (3 goals each)

The 1985 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 6th edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Rabat, Morocco between 4–16 August 1985 as part of the 1985 Pan Arab Games.

Participating teams

Eleven teams took part to the tournament, Algeria participated with the B team and Iraq also with the B team in addition to four players from the A team. The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Algeria qualified for semifinals on a draw between second-placed teams.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5
Tunisia	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Somalia	3	1	0	2	5	6	–1	2
Mauritania	3	0	0	3	2	12	–10	0

Morocco  v  Somalia

4 August 1985

Morocco	3 – 0	Somalia

Tunisia  v  Mauritania

4 August 1985

Tunisia	4 – 0	Mauritania

Morocco  v  Tunisia

7 August 1985

Morocco	2 – 2	Tunisia

Somalia  v  Mauritania

7 August 1985

Somalia	5 – 2	Mauritania

Morocco  v  Mauritania

10 August 1985

Morocco	3 – 0	Mauritania

Somalia  v  Tunisia

10 August 1985

Somalia	0 – 1	Tunisia

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	6
Algeria B	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	2
United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	2	3	–1	2
North Yemen	3	1	0	2	3	6	–3	2

United Arab Emirates  v  Algeria B

5 August 1985

United Arab Emirates	1 – 0	Algeria B

Saudi Arabia  v  North Yemen

5 August 1985

Saudi Arabia	2 – 0	North Yemen
Abdullah  22' (pen.) ?

Saudi Arabia  v  United Arab Emirates

8 August 1985

Saudi Arabia	1 – 0	United Arab Emirates
Abdullah  38'

Algeria B  v  North Yemen

8 August 1985

Algeria B	3 – 1	North Yemen

Saudi Arabia  v  Algeria B

11 August 1985

Saudi Arabia	2 – 1	Algeria B
Nu'eimeh Al-Jam'an		?

North Yemen  v  United Arab Emirates

11 August 1985

North Yemen	2 – 1	United Arab Emirates

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq B	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	4
Libya	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	2
Syria	2	0	0	2	0	4	–4	0

Iraq B  v  Libya

3 August 1985

Iraq B	2 – 0	Libya
Radhi Abid

Settat

Syria  v  Libya

7 August 1985

Syria	0 – 2	Libya

Iraq B  v  Syria

12 August 1985

Iraq B	2 – 0	Syria
Allawi Mahmoud

Casablanca

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	13 August – Rabat
	Morocco (a.e.t.)	1
					16 August – Rabat
	Algeria B	0
					Morocco	0
	14 August – Rabat
					Iraq B	1
	Iraq B	2
	Saudi Arabia	1
					Third place
					16 August – Rabat
					Algeria B	-
					Saudi Arabia (w/o)	-

Semifinals

Morocco  v  Algeria B

13 August 1985

Morocco	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Algeria B

Iraq B  v  Saudi Arabia

14 August 1985

Iraq B	2 – 1	Saudi Arabia
Radhi  ?', ?'		21' (pen.) Abdullah

Casablanca

Third place match

Algeria B  v  Saudi Arabia

16 August 1985

Algeria B	Cancelled (Saudi Arabia withdrew)	Saudi Arabia

Final

Morocco  v  Iraq B

16 August 1985

Morocco	0 – 1	Iraq B
		Gorgis  8'

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Iraq B	4	4	0	0	7	1	+6	8
2	Morocco	5	3	1	1	9	3	+6	7
3	Algeria B	4	2	0	3	4	5	−1	4
4	Saudi Arabia	4	3	0	2	6	3	+3	6
Eliminated in the group stage
5	Tunisia	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
6	Libya	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	2
7	Somalia	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	2
8	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	2
9	North Yemen	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	2
10	Syria	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
10	Mauritania	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0
Total		36	18	2	18	48	48	0	38

External links

• 6th Pan Arab Games, 1985 (Rabat, Morocco) - rsssf.com

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