1988 Arab Cup final

The 1988 Arab Cup Final was a football match that took place on 21 July 1988, at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, to determine the winner of the 1988 Arab Cup. Iraq defeated Syria 4–3 on penalties after a draw 1–1 to win their fourth Arab Cup.

1988 Arab Cup Final

Event	1988 Arab Cup
Iraq Syria 1 1
Iraq won 4–3 on penalties
Date	21 July 1988
Venue	Amman International Stadium, Amman
Referee	Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
Attendance	15 000

Road to the final

Iraq		Syria
Opponents	Results	Opponents	Results
Group stage
Tunisia	1–1	Algeria UT	1–1
Lebanon	0–0	Bahrain	2–1
Saudi Arabia Ol.	2–0	Kuwait Ol.	1–0
Egypt	0–0	Jordan	0–2
Semi-finals
Jordan	3–0	Egypt	0–0 (4–3 p)

Match

Details

21 July 1988

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Iraq	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Syria
Gorgis 34'		Al-Nasser 33'
Penalties
Mohammed Hussein Qais Shaker Oraibi	4–3	Kardaghli Ahmad Jakalan Saad Leyous

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 15 000

Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

Iraq

Syria

Iraq: GK 1 Ahmad Jassim DF 3 Hassan Kamal DF 4 Ghanim Oraibi DF 5 Samir Shaker (c) DF 13 Karim Allawi MF 6 Habib Jafar MF 9 Ismail Mohammed MF 14 Basil Gorgis FW 8 Ahmed Radhi FW 11 Saad Qais FW 15 Younis Abed Ali Substitutes: GK 22 Omar Ahmed Tawfiq DF 12 Mudhafar Jabbar DF 18 Karim Salman MF 2 Salam Hashim MF 7 Naeem Saddam MF 10 Rahim Hameed MF 17 Laith Hussein Manager: Ammo Baba

Syria: GK 22 Malek Shakuhi DF 3 Ammar Habib DF 4 Yousef Hawla DF 12 Ahmad Al-Shaar DF 17 Samer Darwish MF 6 Saad Saad MF 8 Abdul Kader Kardaghli (c) MF 14 Mohammad Jakalan FW 9 Nizar Mahrous FW 11 Hussein Deeb FW 18 Walid Al-Nasser Substitutes: GK 21 Walid Islam DF 13 Abdullah Saddikah DF 19 Joseph Leyous MF 10 Faisal Ahmad MF 25 Radwan Ajam Manager: Anatoliy Azarenkov

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Man of the Match: ... ... (...)

External links

• 1988 Arab Cup - rsssf.com