# Football at the Arab Games

The Arab Games are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. A men's football tournament has been held at every session of the Games since 1953, except for 2004. Since the 2023 edition, the tournament has been limited to under-23 teams, plus up to three overage players for each squad.

## Summaries

The following table gives an overview of medal winners in football at the Arab Games. 1992 Arab Games which overlaps the 1992 Arab Cup.
| Ed. | Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Ed. | Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | | Bronze | Score | Fourth |
| National teams tournament (1953–2011) |||||||||||
| 1 | 1953 | Alexandria | Egypt | 4–0 | Syria | | Libya | 3–2 | Jordan |
| 2 | 1957 | Beirut | Syria | 3–1 | Tunisia | | Lebanon | | Morocco |
| 3 | 1961 | Casablanca | Morocco | | UA Republic | | Libya | | Lebanon |
| 4 | 1965 | Cairo | UA Republic | 0–0 | Sudan | | Libya | 4–2 | Palestine |
| 5 | 1976 | Damascus | Morocco | | Saudi Arabia | | Syria | | South Yemen |
| 6 | 1985 | Rabat | Iraq | 1–0 | Morocco | | Algeria | | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | 1992 | Damascus | Egypt | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia | | Kuwait | 2–1 | Syria |
| 8 | 1997 | Beirut | Jordan | 1–0 | Syria | | Lebanon | 3–1 | Kuwait |
| 9 | 1999 | Amman | Jordan | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Iraq | | Libya / Palestine No 3rd Place Match | Libya / Palestine No 3rd Place Match | Libya / Palestine No 3rd Place Match |
| 10 | 2004 | Algiers | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| 11 | 2007 | Cairo | Egypt | | Libya | | Saudi Arabia | | United Arab Emirates |
| 12 | 2011 | Doha | Bahrain | 1–0 | Jordan | | Kuwait | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Palestine |
| Under-23 National teams tournament (2023–present) |||||||||||
| 13 | 2023 | Algeria | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Syria | | Sudan | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Algeria |
| 14 | 2027 | Riyadh | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
* The 1992 edition organised as part of the Arab Games, and also counted as Arab Cup. ^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings. ^n/b Arab Games held in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Football tournament held in Annaba and Constantine. ^w/o withdrew

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Egypt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Syria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Libya | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
* The 1992 edition organised as part of the Arab Games, is also counted as the sixth edition of the Arab Cup.

## Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
    As of Football at the 2023 Arab Games
Excluding the 1992 Arab Games which overlaps the 1992 Arab Cup.
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Libya | 9 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 97 | 73 | +24 | 53 |
| 2 | Syria | 8 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 53 |
| 3 | Jordan | 6 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 50 |
| 4 | Egypt | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 10 | +81 | 49 |
| 5 | Morocco | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 47 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 41 |
| 7 | Iraq | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 35 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 7 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 31 |
| 9 | Palestine | 6 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 28 |
| 10 | Sudan | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 26 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 16 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Algeria | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Oman | 5 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 61 | -53 | 9 |
| 17 | South Yemen | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Somalia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 | North Yemen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Lahej | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | -28 | 3 |
| 21 | Qatar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 22 | Mauritania | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 37 | -27 | 2 |
| 23 | Aden | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -23 | 0 |
* Yemen: Lahej and Aden (1963–1967) & South Yemen and North Yemen (1967–1990).
* Former Countries.

## Comprehensive team results by tournament
### Legend

| Team | 1953 | 1957 | 1961 | 1965 | 1976 | 1985 | 1992 | 1997 | 1999 | 2007 | 2011 | 2023 | 2027 | Years |
| Algeria | | | | | | 3rd | | | | | | 4th | | 2 |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | | | GS | | 1st | | | 2 |
| Egypt | 1st | | 2nd | 1st | | | 1st | | | 1st | | | | 5 |
| Iraq | | GS | | GS | | 1st | | | 2nd | | GS | | | 5 |
| Jordan | 4th | GS | | | GS | | GS | 1st | 1st | | 2nd | | | 7 |
| Kuwait | | | GS | | | | 3rd | 4th | | | 3rd | | | 4 |
| Lebanon | GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | | | | 3rd | GS | | | GS | | 7 |
| Libya | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | | GS | | GS | 3rd | 2nd | GS | | | 9 |
| Mauritania | | | | | GS | GS | | GS | | | | GS | | 4 |
| Morocco | | 4th | 1st | | 1st | 2nd | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Oman | | | | GS | | | | GS | GS | | GS | GS | | 5 |
| Palestine | GS | | | 4th | GS | | GS | | 3rd | | 4th | GS | | 7 |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | | GS | | GS | | | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | | GS | GS | | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | | GS | 3rd | GS | 1st | Q | 10 |
| Somalia | | | | | | GS | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Sudan | | | | 2nd | | | | | | GS | GS | 3rd | | 4 |
| Syria | 2nd | 1st | | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | | | 2nd | | 9 |
| Tunisia | | 2nd | | | | GS | | | | | | | | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | GS | | GS | GS | 4th | | | | 4 |
| Yemen | | | | GS | 4th | GS | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 | | |

### Notes

    1965 Yemen consist of : Aden & Lahej
    1976 Yemen consist of : South Yemen
    1985 Yemen consist of : North Yemen