1975 Palestine Cup of Nations

1975 Palestine Cup

كأس فلسطين 1975
Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Dates	19–28 December
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (2nd title)
Runners-up	Iraq
Third place	Sudan
Fourth place	Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	36 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hassan Shehata Ahmed Subhi (5 goals)
← 1973

The 1975 Palestine Cup was the 3rd edition of the Palestine Cup of Nations, it was held in Tunisia between 19 and 28 December. Ten nations took part in the competition of which Egypt won.

Participated teams

The 10 participated teams are:

•  Egypt
•  Iraq
•  Libya
•  Mauritania (withdrew)
•  Palestine
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Somalia (withdrew)
•  South Yemen
•  Sudan
•  Syria
•  Tunisia (hosts & holders)
•  United Arab Emirates

Squads

Main article: 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations squads

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	3
Tunisia	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3
United Arab Emirates	2	0	0	2	0	8	–8	0

19 December 1975

Tunisia	3–0	United Arab Emirates
Bakaou 16' Ben Aziza 28' Ben Moussa ?'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

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21 December 1975

Iraq	5–0	United Arab Emirates
Subhi 2', 17', 37' Alwan Abdul-Jalil

Tunis

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23 December 1975

Tunisia	1–1	Iraq
Ouada 80'		Subhi 20'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	4
South Yemen	2	1	0	1	1	5	–4	2
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2	0

19 December 1975

Egypt	5–0	South Yemen
Shehata ?', ?', ?' Omasha ?' Basry ?'

Tunis

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21 December 1975

South Yemen	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Al-Mass 35'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

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23 December 1975

Egypt	2–1	Saudi Arabia
Abdeldayem 35' Shehata 78'		Jassim 40'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
Libya	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
Mauritania	Withdrew

21 December 1975

Syria	3–2	Libya

Tunis

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23 December 1975

Libya	1–0	Syria
Penalties
	–

Tunis

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sudan	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
Palestine	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	1
Somalia	Withdrew

21 December 1975

Sudan	0–0	Palestine

Tunis

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23 December 1975

Palestine	0–1	Sudan
		?'

Tunis

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	26 December – Tunis
	Egypt	3
					28 December – Tunis
	Sudan	1
					Egypt (a.e.t.)	1
	26 December – Tunis
					Iraq	0
	Iraq	4
	Syria	0
					Third place
					28 December – Tunis
					Sudan	1
					Syria	0

Semi-finals

26 December 1975

Egypt	3–1	Sudan
Omasha 4' Shehata 48' Zizo 75'		?'

Tunis

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26 December 1975

Iraq	4–0	Syria
Kadhim 2' (pen.), 20' Hassan 23' Subhi 73'

Tunis

3rd place playoff

28 December 1975

Sudan	1–0	Syria
?'

Tunis

Final

28 December 1975

Egypt	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Abdeldayem 97'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Hassan Shehata	Egypt	5
	Ahmed Subhi	Iraq	5

Result

1975 Palestine Cup winners
Egypt Second title

External links

• RSSSF archives