1972 Palestine Cup of Nations
| كأس فلسطين 1972 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Iraq |
| Dates | 1–14 January |
| Teams | 9 |
| 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 played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 68 (2.83 per match) |
The 1972 Palestine Cup was the 1st edition of the
Arab Cup, which was otherwise not held between 1966 and 1985. Nine nations took part in the competition of which Egypt
won.
Participated teams
The 9 participated teams are:
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 40,000 |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| Egypt
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
 Kuwait
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 2 |
 Libya
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 |
| Algeria
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
 South Yemen
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 4 |
 Palestine
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
 Qatar
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | –10 | 0 |
| South Yemen | 1–4 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
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Hannachi 37' Dali 41', 50'Amar 72' |
Knock-out stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 January – Baghdad | ||||||
| Iraq | 2 | |||||
| 13 January – Baghdad | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||
| 12 January – Baghdad | ||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| Syria | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 January – Baghdad | ||||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||
| Syria | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
3rd place playoff
Final
Winners
| 1972 Palestine Cup winners |
|---|
 Egypt First title |