The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.نهائي كأس العرب 1966 - Al-Gardenia
At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria, however, this did not end up taking place.
Participating teams A total of 10 teams participated in the competition. United Arab Republic initially agreed to take part, but later withdrew. Sudan were invited to participate but declined.
The 10 participating teams were: Team Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament Hosts & holders 1 (1964) Invitee 0 (debut) Invitee 2 (1963, 1964) Invitee 2 (1963, 1964) Invitee 2 (1963, 1964) Invitee 1 (1964) Invitee 0 (debut) Muscat and Oman Invitee 0 (debut) Invitee 0 (debut) Invitee 1 (1963) Notes
Venues BaghdadHabbaniyahKutAl-Kashafa StadiumAl-Habbaniyah StadiumAl-Kut StadiumCapacity: 14,000Capacity: 5,000Capacity: 5,000
Squads
Group stage
Group A Team4310153+1274310103+774112109+13410379–224013725–281
Group B Muscat and Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left due to a disputed decision while they were losing 21–0, and subsequently withdrew from the tournament.
Team3210111+1053120141+134311195+433003027–270 Muscat and OmanWithdrew
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers Libya's match against Muscat and Oman is not counted.
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links Details in RSSSF