1963 Arab Cup

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1963 Arab Cup
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
Dates31 March – 7 April
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Lebanon
Fourth place Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored40 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Levon Altounian
(5 goals)
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The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup.

Participating teams[]

The 5 participated teams are:

Venues[]

Beirut
Camille Chamoun Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 2018 - Beirut derby (Nejmeh fans).png

Squads[]

Main article: 1963 Arab Cup squads

Final tournament[]

Tournament classification[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 8
 Syria 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 6
 Lebanon 4 2 0 2 13 4 +9 4
 Kuwait 4 1 0 3 5 15 −10 2
 Jordan 4 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0

Matches[]

Syria 4–0 Jordan
Goal 22', ?'
Goal ?'
Goal ?'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)
Lebanon 6–0 Kuwait
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Kuwait 4–0 Jordan
Goal 25', ?'
? Goal ?'
? Goal ?' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon)
Tunisia 1–0 Syria
Goal 20'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Lebanon 2–3 Syria
Abou Murad Goal 12'
Altounian Goal 80'		 ? Goal 22'
? Goal 60'
Goal 62'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Tunisia 4–0 Jordan
Goal 1', 6'
Jedidi Goal 26'
Goal 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)
Tunisia 5–1 Kuwait
Goal 9'
Jedidi Goal 21', 54'
Goal 73'
Goal 78'		 Goal 85'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Khatchadour Boyadjian (Lebanon)
Lebanon 5–0 Jordan
Abou Murad Goal 6'
Goal 30'
Altounian Goal ?', ?'
Goal ?'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)
Syria 4–0 Kuwait
Goal 30' (pen.)
Goal ?'
Goal ?'
Ohannes Goal ?'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)
Lebanon 0–1 Tunisia
Goal 10'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals

References[]

  1. ^ @FALebanon (July 30, 2019). "Levon Altounian scored 5 goals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "قائمة هدافي كاس العرب منذ نشاته". sportlegnd.com. Islam Kraiem. 21 October 2021.

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