| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 19–27 October 1957 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place | Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
| ← 1953 1961 → | |
The 1957 Arab Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Arab Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 19–27 October 1957 as part of the 1957 Arab Games.
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
Squads
Main article: Football at the 1957 Arab Games – squadsGroup stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
| Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
 Iraq
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
 Libya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 0 |
| Morocco | 3–3 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
El-Madani  Benchekroun (pen.) |
Ammo Baba 48' Eshaya 50'Salman 63' |
| Tunisia | 4–3 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Touati Hénia Farzit |
El-Shualia El-Falah |
| Morocco | 5–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Benchekroun Khalifi Rhiad |
Al-Safr |
| Tunisia | 4–2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Diwa Farzit Hénia |
Abbas (pen.) David |
| Tunisia | 1–3 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Touati |
Rhiad |
| Iraq | 3–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Ammo Baba Eshaya Abdul-Majid |
El-Shualia |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Syria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Kayyal 30' |
Altonian 22' |
| Syria | 4–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoulakian Mahmoud Hajjar |
| Jordan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Shafiq Adass 65' |
| Syria | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud |
Halabi |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Yafei 14', 55' Janja 75' |
Mahmoud 34' |
| Lebanon | 6–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Abou Murad Chabarian Altonian Chehade |
Shafiq Adass Shehada Musa |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | |||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| 26 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||
| Syria (o.l) | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 October – Beirut | ||||||
| Lebanon | – | |||||
| Morocco (w/o) | – | |||||
Semifinals
| Tunisia | 4–2 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Touati Hénia |
Chehade |
| Syria | 1–1 (Syria on lots) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Kaoulakian |
Rhiad |
Third place match
| Lebanon | Cancelled (Morocco withdrew) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Tunisia | 1–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Fedou |
Shamas Kaoulakian |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +3 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Lebanon
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | Morocco
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Iraq
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Jordan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Libya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 32 | |||||
External links
- 2nd Arab Games, 1957 (Beirut, Lebanon) - rsssf.com
| Football at the Arab Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tournaments |  | |
| Squads | ||
| * The 1992 edition organised as part of the Arab Games, and also counted as the Arab Cup. | ||