1985 Arab Cup

1985 Arab Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	3–12 July
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq B (3rd title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	21 (2.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Anad Abid (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad[1]
Best goalkeeper
Fair play award	Jordan
← 1966 1988 →

The 1985 Arab Cup was the fourth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The competition come back after nineteen years of absence. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 3rd time.

Qualified teams[]

The 6 qualified teams are:

Participants
Zone	Team
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)	Bahrain
	Qatar
Zone 2 (Red Sea)	Saudi Arabia
Zone 3 (North Africa)	Mauritania
Zone 4 (East Region)	Iraq
	Jordan

Venues[]

Squads[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6
Qatar	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
Jordan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Iraq B	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Mauritania	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

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Knock-out stage[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 1985 – Taif
	Iraq B	3
					12 July 1985 – Taif
	Saudi Arabia	2
					Iraq B	1
	10 July 1985 – Taif
					Bahrain	0
	Bahrain (a.e.t.)	1 (4)
	Qatar	1 (2)
					Third place
					12 July 1985 – Taif
					Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.)	0 (4)
					Qatar	0 (1)

Semi-finals[]

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Third place play-off[]

Final[]

Goalscorers[]

5 goals

• Anad Abid

References[]

External links[]

• Details in RSSSF