The Arab Cup of Nations is a football competition held between Arab countries.
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Statistics
Winners
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1963 Details |
 Lebanon |
 Tunisia |
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 Lebanon |
Group Stage |  Kuwait |
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| 1964 Details |
 Kuwait |
 Iraq |
Group Stage |  Libya |
Kuwait |
Group Stage | Lebanon |
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| 1966 Details |
 Iraq |
Iraq |
2–1 | Syria |
Libya |
6–1 | Lebanon |
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| 1985 Details |
 KSA |
Iraq |
1–0 |  Bahrain |
 Saudi Arabia |
0–0 (4–1) ps |
 Qatar |
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| 1988 Details |
 Jordan |
Iraq |
1–1 (4–3) ps |
 Syria |
 Egypt |
2–0 |  Jordan |
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| 1992(1) Details |
 Syria |
Egypt |
3–2 | Saudi Arabia |
Kuwait |
2–1 | Syria |
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| 1998 Details |
 Qatar |
Saudi Arabia |
3–1 | Qatar |
Kuwait |
4–1 |  United Arab Emirates |
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| 2002 Details |
Kuwait |
Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | Bahrain |
Jordan |
n/a(2) |  Morocco |
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| 2009 Details |
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1 The 1992 edition organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, but counted for the Arab Nations Cup.
2 No third place match was played. In this case, the third and fourth place standings are defined by the campaigns of the respective teams.
- Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to Gulf War
- Key:
- aet - after extra time
- ps - after penalty shootout
Successful national teams
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place(1) | Fourth-place(1) | Semi-finalists(2) |
 Iraq |
4 (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) | - | - | - | |
| Saudi Arabia |
2 (1998, 2002) | 1 (1992) | 1 (1985) | - | - |
 Egypt |
1 (1992) | - | 1 (1988) | - | - |
 Tunisia |
1 (1963) | - | - | - | - |
| Syria |
- | 3 (1963, 1966, 1988) | - | 1 (1992) | - |
 Bahrain |
- | 2 (1985, 2002) | - | - | - |
 Libya |
- | 1 (1964) | 1 (1966) | - | - |
| Qatar |
- | 1 (1998) | - | 1 (1985) | - |
| Kuwait |
- | - | 3 (1964, 1992, 1998) | - | - |
| Lebanon |
- | - | 1 (1963) | 2 (1964, 1966) | - |
| Jordan |
- | - | - | 1 (1988) | 1 (2002) |
 United Arab Emirates |
- | - | - | 1 (1998) | - |
 Morocco |
- | - | - | - | 1 (2002) |
1 Refers to tournaments held in 1998 and earlier. There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 1998 tournament.
2 Refers to tournaments held in 2002 and later. There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2002 tournament.
- Iraq was banned from the competition from 1991 to 2002 due to Gulf War
Final tournament appearances
| App. | Country |
|---|---|
| 8 | Jordan |
| 7 | Kuwait |
| 6 | Syria Lebanon |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 4 | Iraq Bahrain |
| 3 | Egypt Libya Palestine |
| 2 | Tunisia Morocco Algeria Qatar Sudan Yemen (1 as  North Yemen) |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates Mauritania |
Total hosts
| Hosts | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kuwait |
1964, 2002 |
| 1 | Qatar |
1998 |
| 1 | Syria |
1992 |
| 1 | Jordan |
1988 |
| 1 | KSA |
1985 |
| 1 | Iraq |
1966 |
| 1 | Lebanon |
1963 |
Palestine Cup 1972-1975
During the long interruption between 1966 and 1985, The tournament apparently acted as replacement for the Arab Cup and did not accounted as the Arab Cup, Held on three occasions in Arab countries in the 70's.
Palestine Cup Winners
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Notes |
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| 1972 | Iraq | Egypt |
Iraq |
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| 1973 | Libya | Tunisia |
 Syria |
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| 1975 | Tunisia | Egypt |
Iraq |
See also
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