Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Middle East Qualifiers

Three national teams entered qualification.

• {{fb|IRQ|1959}}
• {{fb|LBN|1943}}
• {{fbo|TUR}}

The three teams played a home-and-away round-robin tournament.

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|date = 15 November 1959

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBN|1943}}

|score = 0–3

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|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1959}}

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|goals2 = Baba {{goal|2||70}}
Abdullah {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Beirut

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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|date = 25 November 1959

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1959}}

|score = 8–0

|aet =

|team2 = {{fb|LBN|1943}}

|goals1 = Baba {{goal|5||27}}
Abdullah {{goal|17||40||50||85}}
Salih {{goal|58||88}}

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|stadium = Baghdad

|attendance =

|referee =

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|date = 6 December 1959

|time =

|team1 = {{fbo-rt|TUR}}

|score = 7–1

|aet =

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1959}}

|goals1 = Yalçınkaya {{goal|14||72}}
Şensan {{goal|37||61||87}}
Güneş {{goal|54}}
Köken {{goal|74}}

|goals2 = Baba {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Adana

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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|date = 13 December 1959

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1959}}

|score = 2–3

|aet =

|team2 = {{fbo|TUR}}

|goals1 = Baba {{goal|35||52}}

|goals2 = Güneş {{goal|20}}
Atakan {{goal|60}}
Yalçınkaya {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Baghdad

|attendance =

|referee =

|report =

}}

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|date =  

|team1 = {{fbo-rt|TUR}}

|score = w/o{{refn|group="note"|name="Withdrew"|Lebanon withdrew after two matches, as the remaining two matches were awarded to their opponent Turkey.}}

|team2 = {{fb|LBN|1943}}

|stadium =  

}}

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|date =  

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBN|1943}}

|score = w/o{{refn|group="note"|name="Withdrew"}}

|team2 = {{fbo|TUR}}

|stadium =  

}}

The following team from the Middle East qualified for the final tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/football/Olympic/Men_OQ_1960.html#Middle_East|title=Men Football XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 Qualifications – Middle East|website=todor66.com|accessdate=21 July 2024}}

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