1963 Arab Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Lebanon |
| Dates | 31 March – 7 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Syria |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place | Kuwait |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 40 (4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Levon Altounian (5 goals) |
1964 → | |
The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup.
Participating teams
The 5 participated teams are:
Venues
| Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Camille Chamoun Stadium | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | |
Squads
Final tournament
Tournament classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | |
| 5 | Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Matches
| Lebanon | 6–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
|
| Lebanon | 2–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Abou Murad 12' Altounian 80' |
? 22' ? 60' Haroutioun 62' |
| Lebanon | 5–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abou Murad 6' Saad 30' Altounian ?', ?' Chéhadé ?' |
| 1963 Arab Cups champions |
|---|
Tunisia First title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Mongi Haddad[2]
References
- ^ @FALebanon (July 30, 2019). "Levon Altounian scored 5 goals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "قائمة هدافي كاس العرب منذ نشاته". sportlegnd.com. Islam Kraiem. 21 October 2021.
External links
- 1963 Arab Cup – rsssf.com
- لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963 – Nida Al-Watan