Football at the 2023 Arab Games

The men's football tournament at the 2023 Arab Games was held from 2 to 14 July 2023 in Algeria,[1] following an 11-year hiatus.[2] Matches will be played in Annaba and Constantine.[3] For the first time, teams are restricted to under-23 players,[4] and a maximum of three over-aged players.[5]

Football at the 2023 Arab Games
كرة القدم في الألعاب الرياضية العربية 2023
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
Dates2–14 July
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Sudan
Fourth place Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored34 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Al-Gozoli Hussein Nooh
(5 goals)
2011

Bahrain were the defending champions, having beat Jordan in the final of the 2011 edition.[6]

Stadiums

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City Stadium Capacity
Annaba 19 May 1956 Stadium 58,100
Constantine Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium 22,986

Teams

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Participating countries

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Eight teams are participating in the tournament, all under-23 with the exception of Saudi Arabia who are participating with their under-19 team.[7][8][9]

Confederation Nation
CAF (Africa)
AFC (Asia)

Squads

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Draw

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The draw took place on 19 June 2023.[10] Host Algeria was automatically seeded in Pot 1. The remaining teams were seeded based on the FIFA ranking.[11]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Officiating

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Group stage

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All times are local, AST (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Algeria (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to semi-finals
2   Sudan 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3   Oman 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4   Lebanon 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Lebanon  0–3  Sudan
Report
  • Nooh   14', 49'
  • Ezzallah   90'
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Algeria  0–0  Oman
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

Oman  1–0  Lebanon
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Sudan  1–2  Algeria
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohammad Qanah (Syria)

Sudan  2–0  Oman
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Algeria  2–0  Lebanon
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19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Syria 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Advance to semi-finals
2   Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   Palestine 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Mauritania 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: GSA
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Syria
Report
Palestine  1–1  Mauritania
Report
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Abdemoumene Touabti (Algeria)

Syria  0–0  Palestine
Report
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)
Mauritania  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Report
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Saudi Arabia  2–1  Palestine
Report
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Mauritania  2–4  Syria
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 July – Annaba
 
 
  Algeria1
 
14 July – Annaba
 
  Saudi Arabia2
 
  Saudi Arabia (p)1 (5)
 
11 July – Annaba
 
  Syria 1(4)
 
  Syria2
 
 
  Sudan0
 
Third place
 
 
14 July – Annaba
 
 
  Algeria2 (2)
 
 
  Sudan (p)2 (4)

Semi-finals

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Algeria  1–2  Saudi Arabia
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Syria  2–0  Sudan
Report
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Bronze medal match

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Algeria  2–2  Sudan
Report
Penalties
Benzid  
Reguieg  
Djenidi  
Bouras  
2–4   Nooh
  Mahmoud
  Ali
  Al-Bahli
  Babeker
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)

Gold medal match

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Saudi Arabia  1–1  Syria
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Penalties
S. Al-Zaid  
Al-Jelidan  
A. Al-Zaid  
Khalifa  
Ayash  
Al-Khaibari  
5–4   Mardikian
  Al Rina
  Al Hussain
  Dahhan
  Rihanieh
  Dali
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Saudi Arabia 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9 Gold Medal
    Syria 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Silver Medal
    Sudan 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7 Bronze Medal
4   Algeria (H) 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8 Fourth place
5   Oman 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Palestine 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
7   Mauritania 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
8   Lebanon 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There have been 34 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match (as of 15 July 2023).

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ منتخب لبنان الأولمبي يغادر الى الجزائر [Lebanon Olympic team leaves for Algeria] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "فلسطين تشارك في دورة الألعاب العربية بالجزائر بـ12 لعبة".
  3. ^ Bouziane, Faisal Zian (19 June 2023). الألعاب العربية الجزائر 2023.. الخضر يتعرفون على منافسيهم [Pan Arab Games Algeria 2023.. "The Greens" get to know their competitors]. ennaharonline.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ دورة الألعاب العربية: المنتخب الوطني لأقل من 23 سنة يستهل المنافسة بمواجهة عمان [Arab Games: The U-23 national team begins the competition by facing Oman]. news.radioalgerie.dz (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ القرعة تضع منتخب سورية الأولمبي بكرة القدم في المجموعة الثانية بدورة الألعاب العربية في الجزائر [The draw puts the Syrian Olympic football team in the second group of the Arab Games in Algeria]. alalamsyria.ir (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (23 September 2015). "11th Pan Arab Games 2011 (Qatar)". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "وصول المنتخب الأولمبي السعودي إلى قسنطينة". chebabdjazairi.dz (in Arabic). Chabab Magazine Redaction. 1 July 2023.
  8. ^ "مواعيد مباريات منتخب السعودية في دورة الألعاب بالجزائر 2023". reyadawefan.com (in Arabic). Osama Jadh. 1 July 2023.
  9. ^ "الأخضر يواجه سوريا في انطلاق منافسات كرة القدم بالألعاب العربية 2023". koorabreak.com (in Arabic). 2 July 2023.
  10. ^ "قرعة كرة القدم في دورة الألعاب العربية". annaharar.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  11. ^ "غدا .. سحب قرعة مسابقة كرة القدم في دورة الألعاب العربية بالجزائر" [Tomorrow... the draw for the football competition in the Arab Games in Algeria] (in Arabic).
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