1999 Pan Arab Games

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August 15 and August 31, 1999. 5504 athletes from 21 countries participated in events in 26 sports. the opening ceremony that took place in Al Hussein Youth City Stadium was officially opened by King Abdullah II.

Medals won by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	107	79	78	264
2	Tunisia	38	42	56	136
3	Algeria	33	30	30	93
4	Syria	32	38	56	128
5	Morocco	31	40	41	112
6	Jordan	25	30	69	124
7	Saudi Arabia	15	26	16	57
8	Qatar	12	10	23	45
9	Lebanon	7	13	19	39
10	United Arab Emirates	7	9	15	31
11	Iraq	6	5	30	41
12	Oman	4	5	7	16
13	Yemen	1	0	4	5
14	Bahrain	0	2	4	6
15	Palestinian territories	0	1	9	10
16	Libya	0	0	15	15
17	Sudan	0	0	0	0
18	Somalia	0	0	0	0
19	Djibouti	0	0	0	0
20	Mauritania	0	0	0	0
21	Comoros	0	0	0	0

Football Competition

First 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	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0

August 16, 1999	Jordan	3 - 0	Qatar	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour
	Al-Sheikh  76' Al-Shagran  79' Hamarsheh  90'

August 18, 1999	Palestine	0 - 2	Jordan	Ref:
			Abu Zema  35'  58'

August 20, 1999	Qatar	0 - 1	Palestine
			Hajjaj  42'

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	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1

August 16, 1999	Saudi Arabia	1 - 2	Lebanon	Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami
	Mosh'ael  25'		Ghazarian  13' Kehyeyan  69'

August 18, 1999	United Arab Emirates	1 - 1	Saudi Arabia	Ref:
	Jum'aa  24'		Marzouq  32'

August 20, 1999	Lebanon	0 - 2	United Arab Emirates	Referee: Abdul-Wahid Khamees
			Omar  63' Sa'ad  75'

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

August 19, 1999	Syria	1 - 1	Oman
	'Afaash  11' Hajj Mustapha  61'		Addhabet  61'

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	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0

August 17, 1999	Libya	4 - 0	Bahrain	Referee: Omar Bishtawi
	Ramadan  32' Al Taib  38'  90' Nasrati  50'

August 19, 1999	Bahrain	0 - 2	Iraq
			Fawzi  5' Mahmoud  35'

August 21, 1999	Iraq	0 - 2	Libya
			El Masli  41'  78'

Second 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

August 23, 1999	Jordan	1 - 3	Lebanon	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour
	Al-Shagran  90'		Abu Zain  42'  61'  88'

August 23, 1999	Oman	0 - 3	Iraq	Al Hassan Stadium Attendance: 5,000
			Fawzi  4'  54' (pen.) Farhan  42'

August 25, 1999	Iraq	1 - 2	Jordan	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 27,000
	Mohammed  87'		Hamarsheh  59' Al-Shagran  90'

August 25, 1999	Lebanon	1 - 1	Oman	Al Hassan Stadium Attendance: 7,000
	Abu Zain  21'		Sha'baan  50'

August 27, 1999	Iraq	4 - 0	Lebanon	Al Hassan Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour
	Mohammed  7'  54' Raheem  59' Al-Heil  88'

August 27, 1999	Jordan	2 - 0	Oman	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Yousef Al-'Aqaily
	Ali  59' Al-Shboul  78'

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Palestine	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	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

August 23, 1999	Palestine	1 - 0	United Arab Emirates	Al Hassan Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Nabil Ayyad
	Ali  35' Helmi  79' Al Nims  88'

August 23, 1999	Syria	1 - 1	Libya	Al-Hussein Stadium Attendance: 6,000
	Afaash  40'		Muntasser  50'

August 25, 1999	Libya	2 - 2	Palestine	Amman International Stadium Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami
	El Masli  27' Mohamed  82' (pen.) El Masli  33'		Al Mansari  1' Jendeya  90' Haddad  37'

August 25, 1999	United Arab Emirates	2 - 2	Syria	Amman International Stadium
	Ali  33' Harib  80'		Al Sayyid  35' Afaash  54'

August 27, 1999	United Arab Emirates	0 - 1	Libya
			Muntasser  62'

August 27, 1999	Syria	1 - 1	Palestine	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Abdulwaheed Al-Khamisi
	Al Sayyid  19'		Al-Kord  82'

Semi-Finals

August 29, 1999	Palestine	1 - 4	Jordan	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mourad Al-Da'ami
	Al-Kord  90'		Al-Shagran  14'  67'  75' Jummah  41'

August 29, 1999	Iraq	3 - 1	Libya	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nabeel Ayaad
	Ja'afar  3' Fawzi  18' Hamad  32'		El Masli  16'

Final

Jordan and Iraq faced off at the Amman International Stadium, with a capacity 25,000 crowd packed into the Jordanian capital; the home fans were hoping to see their side retain the title, while Iraq were enjoying the occasion after a tournament which defied expectations. The Jordanian king Abdullah II, along with his wife, were present in the crowd, with the king donning a national team shirt to show his support.

In a relatively quiet first half, it was the hosts who struck first, Abdullah Abu Zema sending Hashim Khamees the wrong way from the spot after half an hour.

The home side continued to dominate and grabbed a second five minutes after the break, a short corner fooling the Iraqi defence, and the tournament's top scorer Badran Al-Shagran lofted the ball over Khamees. It was 3-0 on 65 minutes, a similar routine from a corner seeing defender Radhee Shneishel slice wickedly into his own net. Jordan looked to have the trophy in their hands just five minutes later, Bashar Bani Yaseen racing clear down the left and drilling in a cross which Al- Shagran met with a diving header.

But then came one of the most astonishing comebacks of all time, rivalling the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final in its suddenness. In the 73rd minute, after some pinball in the Jordan box, striker Husaam Fawzi swivelled and cracked a low shot from 10 yards into the bottom corner. The crowd, still celebrating, were then stunned into silence when the forward outpaced Amjad al Taher and then earned a penalty when the defender tripped him. The striker dusted himself down and sent Muhammad Abu Dawud the wrong way from the spot for his 6th goal of the tournament. The Iraqis then cut the deficit to just one on 77 minutes when Haidar Mahmoud got a free header from six yards. The Iraqis, smelling blood, completed the comeback with just three minutes left when Mahmoud knocked on a cross for Razzaq Farhan to half volley home from just inside the box. The home fans were stunned into submission, and their team could not get going. Iraq, still tired from their exerts, could not find a fifth, and so the match went to penalties.

Shneishel converted the first for Iraq, his spot kick too powerful for Abu Dawud, before Abu Zema equalized. Fawzi then hit the post with Iraq's second effort, giving Jordan the chance to take the lead in the shootout, which they didn't take, Hassouneh Al-Sheikh's weak effort saved. However, Iraq's Riyadh Mezher hit the other post with his spot kick, and Badran Al-Shagran made no mistake, giving the Jordanians the advantage with two penalties left. It seemed as though the Iraqis' luck was out, as Abaas Abdulraheem's penalty also hit the post and went out of play, giving substitute Sufian Abdullah the chance to win Jordan's second title. The midfielder's shot was too precise for Khamees, who dived the right way, and he brought this fantastic match to a close.

August 31, 1999	Jordan	4 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Iraq	Amman International Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour
	Abu Zema  30' (pen.) Al-Shagran  51', 70' Shneishel  60' (o.g.)		Fawzi  73', 75' (pen.) Mahmoud  78' Farhan  87'
		Penalties
	Abu Zema Al-Sheikh Al-Shagran Sufian	3 – 1 Iraq went first	Shneishel Fawzi Mezher Raheem

1999 Pan Arab Games - Football - Winners
Second title

Scorers