Football at the 1999 Arab Games

1999 Arab Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
CityAmman
Dates19–31 August 1999
Teams11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (2nd title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Libya
 Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored72 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Badran Al-Shagran
(8 goals)
1997
2007

The 1999 Arab Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Amman, Jordan between 19–31 August 1999 as part of the 1999 Arab Games.[1][2]

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Squads

Group stages

First group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Palestine 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
 Qatar Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Jordan 3–0 Qatar Olympic
Al-Sheikh 76'
Al-Shagran 79'
Hamarsheh 90'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour

Palestine 0–2 Jordan
Abu Zema 35' 58'

Ref:

Qatar Olympic 0–1 Palestine
Hajjaj 42'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Lebanon 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
 Saudi Arabia Olympic 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Saudi Arabia Olympic 1–2 Lebanon
Mosh'ael 25' Ghazarian 13'
Kehyeyan 69'
Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami

United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Olympic
Jum'aa 24' Marzouq 32'

Ref:

Lebanon 0–2 United Arab Emirates
Omar 63'
Sa'ad 75'
Referee: Abdul-Wahid Khamees

Group C

Algeria withdrew

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
 Oman 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
 Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syria 1–1 Oman
Afash 11'
Haj Moustafa  61'
Al-Dhabit 61'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
 Iraq 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Bahrain Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Libya 4–0 Bahrain Olympic
Ramadan 32'
Al Taib 38' 90'
Misrati 50'
Referee: Omar Bishtawi

Bahrain Olympic 0–2 Iraq
Fawzi 5'
Mahmoud 35'

Iraq 0–2 Libya
El Masli 41' 78'

Second group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Jordan 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Oman 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Jordan 1–3 Lebanon
Al-Shagran 90' Zein 42' 61' 88'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour
Oman 0–3 Iraq
Fawzi 4' 54' (pen.)
Farhan 42'
Attendance: 5,000

Iraq 1–2 Jordan
Mohammed 87' Hamarsheh 59'
Al-Shagran 90'
Attendance: 27,000
Lebanon 1–1 Oman
Zein 21' Sha'baan 50'
Attendance: 7,000

Iraq 4–0 Lebanon
Mohammed 7' 54'
Rahim 59'
Al-Heil 88'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour
Jordan 2–0 Oman
Ali 59'
Al-Shboul 78'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Yousef Al-'Aqaily

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Palestine 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Libya 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Syria 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Palestine 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Lafi 35'
Helmi  79'
Al Nims  88'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nabil Ayyad
Syria 1–1 Libya
Afash 40' Muntasser 50'
Al-Hussein Stadium
Attendance: 6,000

Libya 2–2 Palestine
El Masli 27'
Mohamed 82' (pen.)
El Masli  33'
Al Manasri 1'
Jendeya 90'
Haddad  37'
Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Syria
Ali 33'
Harib 80'
Al-Sayed 35'
Afash 54'

United Arab Emirates 0–1 Libya
Muntasser 62'
Syria 1–1 Palestine
Al-Sayed 19' Al-Kord 82'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdulwaheed Al-Khamisi

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 August – Amman
 
 
 Palestine1
 
31 August – Amman
 
 Jordan4
 
 Jordan (p)4 (3)
 
29 August – Amman
 
 Iraq4 (1)
 
 Iraq3
 
 
 Libya1
 

Semifinals

Palestine 1–4 Jordan
Al-Kord 90' Al-Shagran 14' 67' 75'
Jummah 41'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami

Iraq 3–1 Libya
Jafar 3'
Fawzi 18'
Hamad 32'
El Masli 16'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nabeel Ayaad

Final

Jordan 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Abu Zema 30' (pen.)
Al-Shagran 51', 70'
Shneishel 67' (o.g.)
Fawzi 73', 75' (pen.)
Mahmoud 78'
Farhan 87'
Penalties
3 – 1
Iraq went first
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Younes Hassan
    • Ali Ismail
  • Fourth official:
    • Nabeel Ayaad

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
 Jordan (H) 7 5 1 1 18 9 +9 16 Gold Medal
 Iraq 7 4 1 2 17 9 +8 13 Silver Medal
 Libya 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11 Bronze Medal
 Palestine 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8
5  Lebanon 5 2 1 2 6 9 −3 7 Eliminated in
second stage
6  Syria 4 0 4 0 5 5 0 4
7  United Arab Emirates 5 1 2 2 5 5 0 5
8  Oman 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2
9  Saudi Arabia Olympic 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Eliminated in
first stage
10  Qatar Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
11  Bahrain Olympic 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
12  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: rsssf
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals

References

  1. ^ Nauright, John (6 April 2012). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
  2. ^ Reiche, Danyel Reiche; Sorek, Tamir (15 October 2019). Sport, Politics and Society in the Middle East. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-006521-8.