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Football at the 1985 Arab Games
International football competition
The 1985 Arab Games football tournament was the 6th edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Rabat, Morocco between 4–16 August 1985 as part of the 1985 Arab Games.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Morocco |
| City | Rabat |
| Dates | 4–16 August 1985 |
| Teams | 15 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq B (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Morocco |
| Third place |  Algeria B |
| Fourth place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmed Radhi Majed Abdullah (3 goals each) |
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Eleven teams took part to the tournament, Algeria participated with the B team and Iraq also with the B team in addition to four players from the A team. The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Main article: Football at the 1985 Arab Games – squads
Algeria qualified for semifinals on a draw between second-placed teams.
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
 Somalia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
 Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
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More information Tunisia, 4–0 ...
| Tunisia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
Hsoumi  5'Jeridi 45' (pen.)Maâloul 72'Houarbi 85' |
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More information Morocco, 2–2 ...
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Algeria B |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
 North Yemen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
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More information Saudi Arabia, 2–0 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 76' (pen.) Abu Dawood 79' |
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Stade d'honneur, Settat
More information Saudi Arabia, 2–1 ...
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Group C
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| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 August – Rabat | ||||||
| Morocco (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 16 August – Rabat | ||||||
| Algeria B | 0 | |||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| 14 August – Casablanca | ||||||
| Iraq B | 1 | |||||
| Iraq B | 2 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 August – Rabat | ||||||
| Algeria B | – | |||||
| Saudi Arabia (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
Third place match
More information Algeria B, Cancelled(Saudi Arabia withdrew) ...
| Algeria B | Cancelled (Saudi Arabia withdrew) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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Final
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq B |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Morocco |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Algeria B |
4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | ||||
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| 5 | Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | ||||
| 6 |  Libya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Somalia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | North Yemen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  Syria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 38 | |||||
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