1972 Palestine Cup of Nations

The 1972 Palestine Cup was the 1st edition of the Palestine Cup of Nations, it was held in Baghdad, Iraq between 1 January and 14 January. The tournament apparently acted as replacement for the Arab Nations Cup (or was just another name for it), which was otherwise not held between 1966 and 1985. Nine nations took part in the competition of which Egypt won.

1972 Palestine Cup
كأس فلسطين 1972
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates1 – 14 January
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)

Participated teams

The 9 participated teams are:

Squads

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 321061+55
 Egypt 312031+24
 Kuwait 310247–32
 Libya 301237–41
Iraq 0–0 Egypt
Kuwait 3–2 Libya

Iraq 3–0 Libya
Kadhim
Ahmed
Egypt 2–0 Kuwait
Omasha  28'
El-Bouri  75'

Egypt 1–1 Libya
Zizo  84'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 440083+58
 Algeria 430192+76
 South Yemen 420257–24
 Palestine 41039902
 Qatar 4004515–100
Syria 1–0 South Yemen

Algeria 3–0 Qatar
Tahar  5'
Salhi  33'
Betrouni  53'
Syria 3–1 Palestine

Syria 3–2 Qatar

Syria 1–0 Algeria
South Yemen 2–1 Qatar

South Yemen 1–4 Algeria
Hannachi  37'
Dali  41', 50'
Amar  72'
Palestine 7–1 Qatar

Knock-out stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January – Baghdad
 
 
 Iraq2
 
13 January – Baghdad
 
 Algeria0
 
 Iraq1
 
12 January – Baghdad
 
 Egypt3
 
 Egypt (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 Syria2
 
Third place
 
 
14 January – Baghdad
 
 
 Algeria3
 
 
 Syria1

Semi-finals

Iraq 3–1 Algeria
Kamil
Kadhim
Dahleb  (pen.)
Egypt 4–2 (a.e.t.) Syria
Reyadh  8'
Shehta  83'
El-Shazly  110', 117' (pen.)

3rd place playoff

Algeria 3–1 Syria
Dahleb  19'
Salhi  68', 75'
?

Final

Iraq 1–3 Egypt
Aziz  35' (pen.) El-Shazly  3'
Zizo  19', 64'

Winners

 1972 Palestine Cup Winners 

Egypt
First title

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.