The 1972 Palestine Cup was the 1st edition of the Palestine Cup of Nations, it was held in Baghdad, Iraq between 1 and 14 January. The tournament acted as a replacement for the Arab Cup, which was otherwise not held between 1966 and 1985. Nine nations took part in the competition of which Egypt won.

Participated teams

The 9 participated teams are:

Squads

Main article: 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Baghdad Al-Shaab Stadium 40,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Egypt 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 4
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 4 7 –3 2
 Libya 3 0 1 2 3 7 –4 1
Iraq 0–0 Egypt
Kuwait 3–2 Libya
Al-Bahloul
Iraq 3–0 Libya
Kadhim
Ahmed
Egypt 2–0 Kuwait
Omasha 28'
El-Bouri 75'
Iraq 3–1 Kuwait
Yousif
Kadhim
Hatim
Egypt 1–1 Libya
Zizo 84'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 8
 Algeria 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 6
 South Yemen 4 2 0 2 5 7 –2 4
 Palestine 4 1 0 3 9 9 0 2
 Qatar 4 0 0 4 5 15 –10 0
Algeria 2–0 Palestine
Dahleb
Syria 1–0 South Yemen
Algeria 3–0 Qatar
Tahar 5'
Salhi 33'
Betrouni 53'
Syria 3–1 Palestine
Syria 3–2 Qatar
South Yemen 2–1 Palestine
Syria 1–0 Algeria
South Yemen 2–1 Qatar
South Yemen 1–4 Algeria
Hannachi 37'
Dali 41', 50'
Amar 72'
Palestine 7–1 Qatar

Knock-out stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January – Baghdad
 
 
 Iraq2
 
13 January – Baghdad
 
 Algeria0
 
 Iraq1
 
12 January – Baghdad
 
 Egypt3
 
 Egypt (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 Syria2
 
Third place
 
 
14 January – Baghdad
 
 
 Algeria3
 
 
 Syria1

Semi-finals

Iraq 3–1 Algeria
Kamil
Kadhim 		Dahleb (pen.)
Egypt 4–2 (a.e.t.) Syria
Reyadh 8'
Shehta 83'
El-Shazly 110', 117' (pen.)

3rd place playoff

Algeria 3–1 Syria
Dahleb 19'
Salhi 68', 75'		 ?

Final

Iraq 1–3 Egypt
Aziz 35' (pen.) El-Shazly 3'
Zizo 19', 64'

Winners

 1972 Palestine Cup winners 

Egypt
First title

References

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Palestine_Cup
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