Football at the 1997 Pan Arab Games

1997 Pan Arab Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Lebanon
City	Beirut
Dates	13–27 July 1997
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Jordan (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Lebanon
Fourth place	Kuwait B
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	48 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(5 goals)[1]
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The 1997 Pan Arab Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Pan Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 13–27 July 1997 as part of the 1997 Pan Arab Games.

Participating teams[]

Eight teams took part to the tournament, Kuwait participated with the reserve team and United Arab Emirates with the U21 team. The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Squads[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jordan	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
Lebanon	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Libya	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
Oman	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
Kuwait B	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
United Arab Emirates U21	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Mauritania	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

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Knockout stage[]

	Semifinals				Final
	23 July – Beirut
	Jordan	3
					27 July – Beirut
	Kuwait B	2
					Jordan	1
	24 July – Beirut
					Syria	0
	Syria (a.e.t.)	3
	Lebanon	2
					Third place
					26 July – Beirut
					Lebanon	3
					Kuwait B	1

Semifinals[]

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Third place Match[]

Final[]

Final ranking[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Jordan	5	3	2	0	9	5	+4	11	Gold Medal
	Syria	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	12	Silver Medal
	Lebanon (H)	5	2	2	1	9	7	+2	8	Bronze Medal
4	Kuwait B	5	2	0	3	8	9	−1	6	Fourth place
5	United Arab Emirates U21	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3	Eliminated in group stage
6	Libya	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
7	Oman	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2
8	Mauritania	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

References[]

External links[]

• 8th Pan Arab Games, 1997 (Beirut, Lebanon) – rsssf.com