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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 3–12 July |
Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 21 (2.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Fair play award | |
Qualified teams
editThe 6 qualified teams are:
Participants | |
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Zone | Team |
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | |
Zone 2 (Red Sea) | |
Zone 3 (North Africa) | |
Zone 4 (East Region) | |
Venues
editTa’if | |
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King Fahd Stadium | |
Capacity: 17,000 | |
Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | |
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Nu'eimeh Azmi Al-Musaibeah Al-Bishi |
Report |
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | |
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Mohammad |
Report |
Referee: Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Bahrain | 2–0 | |
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Shwetar |
Iraq B | 2–0 | |
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Mahmoud Abid |
Referee: Mohammed Senhoub (Yemen)
Knock-out stage
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
10 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
3 | ||||||
12 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
2 | ||||||
1 | ||||||
10 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
0 | ||||||
1 (3) | ||||||
1 (1) | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
12 July 1985 – Taif | ||||||
0 (3) | ||||||
0 (1) |
Semi-finals
editIraq B | 3–2 | |
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Abid Rashid |
Report | Nu'eimeh Abd Al-Jawad |
Referee: Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria)
Bahrain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Al-Harban |
Muftah |
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Penalties | ||
Hassan Shwetar Saif Al-Harban |
3–1 |
Third place play-off
editSaudi Arabia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Penalties | ||
Abd Al-Jawad Al-Bishi Al-Dosari Khamees |
3–1 |
Final
editGoalscorers
edit- 5 goals