Misplaced Pages

1985 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)
← 1976 1992 →

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

•  Algeria B
•  Iraq B
•  Libya
•  Mauritania
•  Morocco (hosts)
•  North Yemen
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Somalia
•  Syria
•  Tunisia
•  United Arab Emirates

Squads

Group stage

Algeria qualified for the 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	8	3	+5	5
Somalia	3	1	0	2	6	7	–1	2
Mauritania	3	0	0	3	2	12	–10	0

Morocco	3–0	Somalia
Timoumi Laghrissi

Tunisia	4–0	Mauritania
Hsoumi 5' Jeridi 45' (pen.) Maâloul 72' Houarbi 85'

Morocco	2–2	Tunisia
? 55' (o.g.) Anafal 69'		Rakbaoui 4' Hergal 7'

Somalia	5–2	Mauritania

Morocco	3–0	Mauritania

Somalia	1–2	Tunisia
		Jaziri 15' (pen.) Rakbaoui 56'

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	1–0	Algeria B

Saudi Arabia	2–0	North Yemen
Abdullah 76' (pen.) Abu Dawood 79'

Saudi Arabia	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Abdullah 38'

Algeria B	3–1	North Yemen

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Algeria B
Nu'eimeh Al-Jam'an		Chérif El-Ouazzani

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	2–0	Libya
Radhi Abid

Syria	0–2	Libya

Iraq B	2–0	Syria
Allawi Mahmoud

Knockout stage

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

Semifinals

Morocco	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Algeria B
Lamriss ?'

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

Third place match

Algeria B	Cancelled (Saudi Arabia withdrew)	Saudi Arabia

Final

Morocco	0–1	Iraq B
		Gorgis 8'

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

References

1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pan Arab Games (1985) | Final Tournament | Group Stage". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
2. ^ "6th Pan Arab Games, 1985 (Morocco)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

External links

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

v t e Football at the Arab Games
Tournaments	1953 1957 1961 1965 1976 1985 1992* 1997 1999 2007 2011 2023
Squads	1953 1957 1961 1965 1976 1985 1992 1997 1999 2007 2011 2023
* The 1992 edition organised as part of the Arab Games, and also counted as the Arab Cup.
List of medalists List of venues

• 1985 Arab Games
• Football at the Arab Games
• 1985 in African football
• 1985 in Asian football
• International association football competitions hosted by Morocco