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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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Main article: Football at the 2023 Arab Games – squads

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
 Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Algeria  2–0  Lebanon
 Report
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
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Palestine  1–1  Mauritania
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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
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Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia  2–1  Palestine
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Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Mauritania  2–4  Syria
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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
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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
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Penalties
Benzid soccer ball with red X 
Reguieg soccer ball with check mark 
Djenidi soccer ball with red X 
Bouras soccer ball with check mark 		 2–4 soccer ball with red X  Nooh
soccer ball with check mark  Mahmoud
soccer ball with check mark  Ali
soccer ball with check mark  Al-Bahli
soccer ball with check mark  Babeker
19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)

Gold medal match

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Saudi Arabia  1–1  Syria
 Report
Penalties
S. Al-Zaid soccer ball with check mark 
Al-Jelidan soccer ball with check mark 
A. Al-Zaid soccer ball with check mark 
Khalifa soccer ball with red X 
Ayash soccer ball with check mark 
Al-Khaibari soccer ball with check mark 		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark  Mardikian
soccer ball with check mark  Al Rina
soccer ball with check mark  Al Hussain
soccer ball with check mark  Dahhan
soccer ball with red X  Rihanieh
soccer ball with red X  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
1st place, gold medalist(s)    Saudi Arabia 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)    Syria 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4 9 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)    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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