2012 Arab Cup

2012 Arab Cup

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)

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. Morocco won the tournament after defeating Libya in the final.

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

Group C

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

The 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

Bracket

	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

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.