Football at the 1997 Arab Games#Squads
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Arab Games
football tournament
| year = 1997
| image =
| country = {{LIB}}
| city = Beirut
| dates = 13–27 July 1997
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 2
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion_other = {{fb|JOR}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| third_other = {{fb|LIB}}
| fourth_other = {{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 48
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|LBN}} Abdulfattah Chehab (5 goals){{Cite news|date=August 1997|script-title=ar:عبدالفتاح شهاب هداف الدورة العربية|trans-title=Abdufattah Chehab, top scorer of the Arab Games|edition=5|work=Double Kick}}
| player =
| goalkeeper =
| prevseason = 1992
| nextseason = 1999
}}
The 1997 Arab Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 13–27 July 1997 as part of the 1997 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:
{{colbegin}}
- {{fb|JOR}}
- {{fb|KUW|1963|name=Kuwait B}}
- {{fb|LIB}} {{small|(hosts)}}
- {{fb|LBY|1977}}
- {{fb|MTN|1959}}
- {{fb|OMN}}
- {{fb|SYR|1980}}
- {{fbu|21|UAE|name=United Arab Emirates U21}}
{{colend}}
Squads
{{main|Football at the 1997 Arab Games – squads}}
Group stage
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}}
|team2=LIB|name_LIB={{fb|LIB}}
|team3=LBY|name_LBY={{fb|LBY|1977}}
|team4=OMN|name_OMN={{fb|OMN}}
|win_JOR=1|draw_JOR=2|loss_JOR=0|gf_JOR=5|ga_JOR=3
|win_LIB=1|draw_LIB=2|loss_LIB=0|gf_LIB=4|ga_LIB=3
|win_LBY=0|draw_LBY=2|loss_LBY=1|gf_LBY=4|ga_LBY=5
|win_OMN=0|draw_OMN=2|loss_OMN=1|gf_OMN=4|ga_OMN=6
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 13 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|JOR}}
|goals1 = Chehab {{goal|38}}
|goals2 = Abu Hantash {{goal|48}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 14 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/libya-v-oman-14-july-1997-264218/
|team2 = {{fb-rt|OMN}}
|goals1 = Saada {{goal|60}}
Ramadan {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = Al-Hamdan {{goal|84}}
Ahmad Ali {{goal|85}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 16 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/lebanon-v-oman-16-july-1997-264220/
|team2 = {{fb|OMN}}
|goals1 = Chehab {{goal|26}}
|goals2 = Al-Dhabit {{goal|21}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 17 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}
|goals1 = Al-Sheyab {{goal|?}}
|goals2 = {{goal|?}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 19 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/lebanon-v-libya-19-july-1997-264879/
|team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}
|goals1 = Chehab {{goal|81|pen.}}
Karapetyan {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = Muftah {{goal|34}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 20 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|OMN}}
|goals1 = Al-Sheyab {{goal|}}
Abu-Abed {{goal|}}
Tadrus {{goal|}}
|goals2 = {{goal|?}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|team2=KUW|name_KUW={{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
|team3=UAE|name_UAE={{fbu|21|UAE|name=United Arab Emirates U21}}
|team4=MTN|name_MTN={{fb|MTN|1959}}
|win_SYR=3|draw_SYR=0|loss_SYR=0|gf_SYR=6|ga_SYR=2
|win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=1|gf_KUW=5|ga_KUW=3
|win_UAE=1|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=2|gf_UAE=3|ga_UAE=5
|win_MTN=0|draw_MTN=0|loss_MTN=3|gf_MTN=2|ga_MTN=6
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 13 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-mauritania-13-july-1997-264217/
|team2 = {{fb|MTN|1959}}
|goals1 = Youssouf {{goal|24}}
Al-Otaibi {{goal|53}}
Al-Omran {{goal|58}}
|goals2 = Mahmoud {{goal|90}}
|stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Tripoli, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 14 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/syria-v-united-arab-emirates-14-july-1997-264219/
|team2 = {{fbu-rt|21|UAE|name=UA Emirates U21}}
|goals1 = Bayazid {{goal|18||52}}
Taleb {{goal|44}}
|goals2 = El Ballouchi {{goal|49}}
|stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Tripoli, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 16 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/syria-v-kuwait-16-july-1997-264221/
|team2 = {{fb-rt|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
|goals1 = Jokhadar {{goal|67||80}}
|goals2 = Azis {{goal|85}}
|stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Tripoli, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 17 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|UAE|name=UA Emirates U21}}
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|MTN|1959}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Tripoli, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 19 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu-rt|21|UAE|name=UA Emirates U21}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Tripoli, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 20 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|MTN|1959}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Tripoli, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Knockout stage
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=Third place
|23 July – Beirut|{{fb|JOR}}|3|{{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}|2
|24 July – Beirut|{{fb|SYR|1980}} {{aet}}|3|{{fb|LIB}}|2
|27 July – Beirut|{{fb|JOR}}|1|{{fb|SYR|1980}}|0
|26 July – Beirut|{{fb|LIB}}|3|{{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}|1
}}
=Semifinals=
{{footballbox
|date = 23 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-jordan-23-july-1997-264288/
|team2 = {{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
|goals1 = Al-Sheyab {{goal|43||55}}
Tadrus {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = Moueidi {{goal|2}}
Oneizi {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = Beirut
|attendance = 1,000
|referee =
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 24 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb|LIB}}
|score = 2–3
|aet = yes
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/lebanon-v-syria-24-july-1997-264289/
|team2 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = Chehab {{goal|22|pen.|79|pen.}}
|goals2 = Bayazid {{goal|77}}
Karapetyan {{goal|85|o.g.}}
Jabban {{goal|100}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance = 40,000
|referee = Mohammed Abdallah
}}
=Third place Match=
{{footballbox
|date = 27 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/lebanon-v-kuwait-27-july-1997-264290/
|team2 = {{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}}
|goals1 = Hassoun {{goal|2||22}}
Abdallah {{goal|57}}
|goals2 = Rahman {{goal|7}}
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance = 15,000
|referee =
}}
=Final=
{{footballbox
|date = 27 July 1997
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|goals1 = Tadrus {{goal|84}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
|location = Beirut, Lebanon
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Final ranking
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afrgames15.html rsssf]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}} |win_JOR=3 |draw_JOR=2 |loss_JOR=0 |gf_JOR=9 |ga_JOR=5
|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}} |win_SYR=4 |draw_SYR=0 |loss_SYR=1 |gf_SYR=9 |ga_SYR=5
|name_LIB={{fb|LIB}} |win_LIB=2 |draw_LIB=2 |loss_LIB=1 |gf_LIB=9 |ga_LIB=7 |status_LIB=H
|name_KUW={{fb|KUW|name=Kuwait B}} |win_KUW=2 |draw_KUW=0 |loss_KUW=3 |gf_KUW=8 |ga_KUW=9
|name_UAE={{fbu|21|UAE|name=United Arab Emirates U21}} |win_UAE=1 |draw_UAE=0 |loss_UAE=2 |gf_UAE=3 |ga_UAE=5
|name_LBY={{fb|LBY|1977}} |win_LBY=0 |draw_LBY=2 |loss_LBY=1 |gf_LBY=4 |ga_LBY=5
|name_OMN={{fb|OMN}} |win_OMN=0 |draw_OMN=2 |loss_OMN=1 |gf_OMN=4 |ga_OMN=6
|name_MTN={{fb|MTN|1959}} |win_MTN=0 |draw_MTN=0 |loss_MTN=3 |gf_MTN=2 |ga_MTN=6
|team1=JOR |team2=SYR |team3=LIB |team4=KUW |team5=UAE |team6=LBY |team7=OMN |team8=MTN
|pos_JOR={{gold1}} |pos_SYR={{silver2}} |pos_LIB={{bronze3}} |split4=yes
|res_col_header=Final result
|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th |result5=GS |result6=GS |result7=GS |result8=GS
|col_1st=gold |text_1st=Gold Medal
|col_2nd=silver |text_2nd=Silver Medal
|col_3rd=#c96 |text_3rd=Bronze Medal
|text_4th=Fourth place
|text_GS=Eliminated in
group stage
}}
{{winners|fb|1997 Arab Games|Jordan|First}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabgam97.html 8th Arab Games, 1997 (Beirut, Lebanon)] – rsssf.com
{{Arab Games Football}}
{{EventsAt1997PanArabGames}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arab Games}}
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