Football at the 1999 Arab Games

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]

1999 Arab Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
City	Amman
Dates	19–31 August 1999
Teams	11 (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 played	25
Goals scored	72 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Badran Al-Shagran (8 goals)
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Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

•  Bahrain Olympic
•  Jordan (hosts)
•  Iraq
•  Lebanon
•  Libya
•  Oman
•  Palestine
•  Qatar Olympic
•  Saudi Arabia Olympic
•  Syria
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Algeria (withdrew)

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1999 Arab Games – 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'

16 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour

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Palestine	0–2	Jordan
		Abu Zema 35' 58'

18 August 1999

Ref:

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Qatar Olympic	0–1	Palestine
		Hajjaj 42'

20 August 1999

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'

16 August 1999

Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami

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

18 August 1999

Ref:

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Lebanon	0–2	United Arab Emirates
		Omar 63' Sa'ad 75'

20 August 1999

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'

19 August 1999

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'

17 August 1999

Referee: Omar Bishtawi

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

19 August 1999

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Iraq	0–2	Libya
		El Masli 41' 78'

21 August 1999

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'

23 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour

Oman	0–3	Iraq
		Fawzi 4' 54' (pen.) Farhan 42'

23 August 1999

Al Hassan Stadium

Attendance: 5,000

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Iraq	1–2	Jordan
Mohammed 87'		Hamarsheh 59' Al-Shagran 90'

25 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

Attendance: 27,000

Lebanon	1–1	Oman
Zein 21'		Sha'baan 50'

25 August 1999

Al Hassan Stadium

Attendance: 7,000

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Iraq	4–0	Lebanon
Mohammed 7' 54' Rahim 59' Al-Heil 88'

27 August 1999

Al Hassan Stadium

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour

Jordan	2–0	Oman
Ali 59' Al-Shboul 78'

27 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

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'

23 August 1999

Al Hassan Stadium

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Nabil Ayyad

Syria	1–1	Libya
Afash 40'		Muntasser 50'

23 August 1999

Al-Hussein Stadium

Attendance: 6,000

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Libya	2–2	Palestine
El Masli 27' Mohamed 82' (pen.) El Masli  33'		Al Manasri 1' Jendeya 90' Haddad  37'

25 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami

United Arab Emirates	2–2	Syria
Ali 33' Harib 80'		Al-Sayed 35' Afash 54'

25 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

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United Arab Emirates	0–1	Libya
		Muntasser 62'

27 August 1999

Syria	1–1	Palestine
Al-Sayed 19'		Al-Kord 82'

27 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Abdulwaheed Al-Khamisi

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	29 August – Amman
	Palestine	1
					31 August – Amman
	Jordan	4
					Jordan (p)	4 (3)
	29 August – Amman
					Iraq	4 (1)
	Iraq	3
	Libya	1

Semifinals

Palestine	1–4	Jordan
Al-Kord 90'		Al-Shagran 14' 67' 75' Jummah 41'

29 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami

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Iraq	3–1	Libya
Jafar 3' Fawzi 18' Hamad 32'		El Masli 16'

29 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

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
Abu Zema Al-Shagran Al-Sheikh Sufian	3 – 1 Iraq went first	Shneishel Fawzi Mezher Raheem

31 August 1999

Amman International Stadium

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

• Badran Al-Shagran

6 goals

• Hussam Fawzi

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.

External links

• 9th Arab Games, 1999 (Jordan) – rsssf.com