2012 Arab Cup
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
Group A
| 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
| 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 |
Knockout stage
Statistics
Tournament rankings
| 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
- "الإتحاد المغربي يرفض مشاركة المنتخب في البطولة العربية بالمحترفين" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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