2012 Arab Cup
international football competition
The 2012 Arab Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب 2012) was the 10th Arab Cup tournament. It was hosted in Saudi Arabia from 22 June to 6 July 2012.[1] Morocco won the tournament after defeating Libya in the final.
| كأس العرب 2012 (in Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 22 June – 6 July |
| Teams | 11 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Libya |
| Third place |  Iraq |
| Fourth place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 47 (2.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Yassine Salhi (6) |
Group stage
changeGroup A
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 |  Kuwait
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| 22 June 2012 | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
4–0 | Kuwait
|
| 25 June 2012 | ||
| Kuwait |
2–0 | Palestine
|
| 28 June 2012 | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
2–2 | Palestine
|
Group B
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
| 2 | Libya
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Yemen
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 |
| 4 |  Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| 23 June 2012 | ||
| Morocco |
4–0 | Bahrain
|
| Libya |
3–1 | Yemen
|
| 26 June 2012 | ||
| Bahrain |
0–2 | Yemen
|
| Libya |
0–0 | Morocco
|
| 29 June 2012 | ||
| Libya |
2–1 | Bahrain
|
| Yemen |
0–4 | Morocco
|
Group C
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Egypt U23
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| 24 June 2012 | ||
| Iraq |
1–0 | Lebanon
|
| Egypt U23 |
1–1 | Sudan
|
| 27 June 2012 | ||
| Lebanon |
0–2 | Sudan
|
| Iraq |
2–1 | Egypt U23
|
| 30 June 2012 | ||
| Egypt U23 |
1–1 | Lebanon
|
| Sudan |
1–1 | Iraq
|
Best second-place teams
changeThe best second-place team will advance to the knockout stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Kuwait
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
changeBracket
change| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 July - Jeddah | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| 6 July - Jeddah | ||||||
| Libya | 2 | |||||
| Libya | 1 (1) | |||||
| 3 July - Jeddah | ||||||
| Morocco (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 July - Jeddah | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||
| 2012 Arab Cup Winners |
|---|
 Morocco 1st title |
Statistics
changeTournament rankings
change| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
| 2 | Libya
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Iraq
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 6 | Kuwait
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
| 7 | Yemen
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 |
| 8 | Egypt U23
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 9 | Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| 10 | Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| 11 | Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
- Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.
References
change- ↑ "الإتحاد المغربي يرفض مشاركة المنتخب في البطولة العربية بالمحترفين" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
