1964 Arab Cup

The 1964 Arab Cup was the second edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Kuwait. In Iraq's first appearance, they won the title for the 1st time.

1964 Arab Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Dates	13–19 November
Teams	5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Libya
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	27 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Ben Soueid (4 goals)
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Participated teams

The 5 participated teams are:

Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait (hosts)

Lebanon  Libya

Venues

Kuwait City	Kuwait City
Shuwaikh High School Stadium
Capacity: 16,000

Squads

Main article: 1964 Arab Cup squads

Final tournament

Tournament classification

Iraq wins the tournament, Libya second.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Libya	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4	6
Kuwait	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	3
Lebanon	4	1	1	2	4	5	–1	3
Jordan	4	0	1	3	3	10	–7	1

Matches

13 November 1964

Jordan	0–0	Lebanon

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

13 November 1964

Kuwait	0–1	Iraq
		Ismail 60'

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

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14 November 1964

Libya	2–1	Lebanon
Ben Soueid Al-Biski		Shaker

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

15 November 1964

Kuwait	2–0	Jordan

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

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16 November 1964

Iraq	1–0	Lebanon
Tabra 67'

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

16 November 1964

Libya	5–2	Jordan
Al-Sanoussi Al-Biski Ben Soueid Al-Ahwal		Abdel Mounaim 22' Adel Issa 66'

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

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18 November 1964

Kuwait	2–3	Lebanon
		Chatila 19', 64' Nassar 88'

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

18 November 1964

Iraq	1–1	Libya
Atta 70'		Ben Soueid

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

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20 November 1964

Kuwait	1–1	Libya
		Ben Soueid

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

20 November 1964

Iraq	3–1	Jordan
Atta 14', 40' Mahmoud 30'		Al-Banna 22'

Shuwaikh High School Stadium, Kuwait City

Goalscorers

4 goals

• Ahmed Ben Soueid^[1]

3 goals

• Hisham Atta