1963 Arab Cup

First Arab Cup, held in Lebanon

1963 Arab CupTournament details

Host country| Lebanon
Dates| 31 March – 7 April
Teams| 5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up|  Syria
Third place|  Lebanon
Fourth place|  Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 10
Goals scored| 40 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Levon Altounian
(5 goals)

1964 →

International football competition

The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup.

## Participating teams

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The 5 participated teams are:

*  Jordan
*  Kuwait
*  Lebanon (hosts)

*  Syria
*  Tunisia

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## Venues

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Beirut |

Beirut

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Camille Chamoun Stadium
Capacity: 45,000

## Squads

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Main article: 1963 Arab Cup squads

## Final tournament

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### Tournament classification

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Tunisia | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 1  | +10  | 8  | Champions
2  |  Syria | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 6  |
3  |  Lebanon | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 4
4  |  Kuwait | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 15  | −10  | 2
5  |  Jordan | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 17  | −17  | 0

Source: RSSSF

### Matches

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31 March 1963

Syria | 4–0|  Jordan

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Kavlakian 22', ?'
Haroutioun ?'
Hajjar ?' |  |

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)

31 March 1963

Lebanon | 6–0|  Kuwait

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* Altounian 20', 89'
* Tchaparian 25', ?', ?'
* Chéhadé ?'

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Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

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2 April 1963

Kuwait | 4–0|  Jordan

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Al-Masoud 25', ?'
?  ?'
?  ?' (pen.) |  |

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon)

2 April 1963

Tunisia | 1–0|  Syria

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Ben Amor 20' |  |

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

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4 April 1963

Lebanon | 2–3|  Syria

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Abou Murad 12'
Altounian 80' |  | ?  22'
?  60'
Haroutioun 62'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

4 April 1963

Tunisia | 4–0|  Jordan

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Haddad 1', 6'
Jedidi 26'
Henia 34' |  |

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)

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6 April 1963

Tunisia | 5–1|  Kuwait

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Habacha 9'
Jedidi 21', 54'
Henia 73'
Haddad 78' |  | Ad-Doula 85'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Khatchadour Boyadjian (Lebanon)

6 April 1963

Lebanon | 5–0|  Jordan

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Abou Murad 6'
Saad 30'
Altounian ?', ?'
Chéhadé ?' |  |

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

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7 April 1963

Syria | 4–0|  Kuwait

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Betraki 30' (pen.)
Haroutioun ?'
Chayeb ?'
Ohannes  ?' |  |

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Atef Sinane (Lebanon)

7 April 1963

Lebanon | 0–1|  Tunisia

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|  | Haddad 10'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Muvahhit Afir (Turkey)

1963 Arab Cups champions

Tunisia
First title

## Goalscorers

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5 goals

* Levon Altounian[1]

4 goals

* Mongi Haddad[2]

## References

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1. ^ @FALebanon (July 30, 2019). "Levon Altounian scored 5 goals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. ^ "قائمة هدافي كاس العرب منذ نشاته". sportlegnd.com. Islam Kraiem. 21 October 2021.

## External links

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* 1963 Arab Cup – rsssf.com
* لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963 – Nida Al-Watan

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FIFA Arab Cup

Editions|

| Arab Cup|

* Lebanon 1963
* Kuwait 1964
* Iraq 1966
* ~~Lebanon 1982~~
* Saudi Arabia 1985
* Jordan 1988
* Syria 1992
* Qatar 1998
* Kuwait 2002
* ~~2009~~
* Saudi Arabia 2012

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FIFA Arab Cup|

* Qatar 2021
* Qatar 2025

Finals|

* 1963
* 1964
* 1966
* 1982
* 1985
* 1988
* 1992
* 1998
* 2002
* 2009
* 2012
* 2021

Squads|

* 1963
* 1964
* 1966
* 1982
* 1985
* 1988
* 1992
* 1998
* 2002
* 2009
* 2012
* 2021

Qualification|

* 1963
* 1964
* 1966
* 1982
* 1985
* 1988
* 1992
* 1998
* 2002
* 2009
* 2012
* 2021

Related topics|

* Finals
* Goalscorers
* Hat-tricks
* Records
* Red cards
* Team appearances
* Winning managers

Note: The 1992 edition was organised as part of the Arab Games, and also counted as the Arab Cup.
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*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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