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1972 Palestine Cup
كأس فلسطين 1972
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates1–14 January
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
1973 →
International football competition

The 1972 Palestine Cup was the 1st edition of the Palestine Cup of Nations, it was held in Baghdad, Iraq between 1 and 14 January. The tournament acted as a replacement for the Arab Cup, which was otherwise not held between 1966 and 1985. Nine nations took part in the competition of which Egypt won.

Participated teams

The 9 participated teams are:

Squads

Main article: 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Egypt 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 4 7 –3 2
 Libya 3 0 1 2 3 7 –4 1
Iraq 0–0 Egypt
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Kuwait 3–2 Libya
Al-Bahloul
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 3–0 Libya
Kadhim
Ahmed
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Egypt 2–0 Kuwait
Omasha 28'
El-Bouri 75'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq 3–1 Kuwait
Yousif
Kadhim
Hatim
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Egypt 1–1 Libya
Zizo 84'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 8
 Algeria 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 6
 South Yemen 4 2 0 2 5 7 –2 4
 Palestine 4 1 0 3 9 9 0 2
 Qatar 4 0 0 4 5 15 –10 0
Algeria 2–0 Palestine
Dahleb
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Syria 1–0 South Yemen
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Algeria 3–0 Qatar
Tahar 5'
Salhi 33'
Betrouni 53'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Syria 3–1 Palestine
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Syria 3–2 Qatar
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
South Yemen 2–1 Palestine
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Syria 1–0 Algeria
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
South Yemen 2–1 Qatar
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
South Yemen 1–4 Algeria
Hannachi 37'
Dali 41', 50'
Amar 72'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Palestine 7–1 Qatar
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Knock-out stage

 SemifinalsFinal
       
 12 January – Baghdad
 
  Iraq2
 13 January – Baghdad
  Algeria0
  Iraq1
 12 January – Baghdad
  Egypt3
  Egypt (a.e.t.)4
 
  Syria2
 Third place
 
 14 January – Baghdad
 
  Algeria3
 
  Syria1

Semi-finals

Iraq 3–1 Algeria
Kamil
Kadhim 		Dahleb (pen.)
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Egypt 4–2 (a.e.t.) Syria
Reyadh 8'
Shehta 83'
El-Shazly 110', 117' (pen.)
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

3rd place playoff

Algeria 3–1 Syria
Dahleb 19'
Salhi 68', 75'		 ?
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Final

Iraq 1–3 Egypt
Aziz 35' (pen.) El-Shazly 3'
Zizo 19', 64'
Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Winners

 1972 Palestine Cup winners 

Egypt
First title

References

External links

Palestine Cup of Nations
Tournaments
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