The Games have been organized only ten times, at intervals ranging from
2 years to 11, since the Arab League first contemplated the idea in 1947.
Below an overview of the football tournaments at these games.
The 1992 tournament doubled as Arab Championship.
1953 Egypt 1957 Syria 1961 Morocco 1965 Egypt 1976 Morocco 1985 Iraq B 1992 Egypt 1997 Jordan 1999 Jordan 2004 no football tournament 2007 Egypt 2011 Bahrain 2023 Saudi Arabia
4 Egypt 2 Jordan Morocco 1 Bahrain Iraq B Saudi Arabia Syria
Nr Year Winners Runners-Up Third Venue 1 1953 Egypt Syria Libya Alexandria, Egypt 2 1957 Syria Tunisia Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon 3 1961 Morocco Egypt Libya Casablanca, Morocco 4 1965 Egypt Sudan Libya Cairo, Egypt 5 1976 Morocco Saudi Arabia Syria Damascus, Syria 6 1985 Iraq B Morocco Algeria B Rabat, Morocco 7 1992 Egypt Ol. Saudi Arabia Kuwait Damascus, Syria 8 1997 Jordan Syria Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon 9 1999 Jordan Iraq Libya/Palestine Amman, Jordan 10 2004 no football tournament 11 2007 Egypt Libya Saudi Arabia Egypt 12 2011 Bahrain Jordan Kuwait Qatar 13 2023 Saudi Arabia Syria Sudan Algeria
Prepared by Josef Bobrowsky for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Josef Bobrowsky (R.I.P.)
Last updated: 20 Jul 2023
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