The 1957 Arab Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19–27 October 1957 as part of the 1957 Arab Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 19–27 October 1957 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
← 1953 1961 → | |
Participating teams
editThe following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
| Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
 Iraq
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
 Libya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Syria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Kayyal  30' |
Altonian 22' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Yafei 14', 55' Janja 75' |
Mahmoud 34' |
Knockout stage
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | |||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||
| Syria (o.l) | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | – | |||||
| Morocco (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
edit| Syria | 1–1 (Syria on lots) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoulakian |
Rhiad |
Third place match
editFinal
editFinal ranking
edit| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Lebanon
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Morocco
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Libya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 32 | |||||
External links
edit- 2nd Arab Games, 1957 (Beirut, Lebanon) - rsssf.com