1974 Kuneitra Cup

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1974 Kuneitra Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySyria
CityDamascus
Dates26 September – 9 October 1974
Teams11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco
Runners-up Syria
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored108 (3.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Ali Khalil [ar] (EGY)
Morocco Ahmed Faras
State of Palestine Abdel Aziz
(6 goals each)

The 1974 Kuneitra Cup (Arabic: كأس القنيطرة 1974) was an international football tournament held in Damascus, Syria, from 26 September to 9 October 1974. Morocco won the tournament, beating Syria in the final.[1]

Format[edit]

The 11 teams were distributed in two groups: Group A was composed of Syria, Sudan, Libya, Palestine, and North Yemen; Group B of Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt B, NA Hussein Dey, Lebanon, Jordan. The top two teams of each group faced each other in the semi-finals: the winners progressed to the final, whereas the losers played the third-place match.

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8 Semi-finals
2  Sudan 4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Libya 4 1 1 2 11 6 +5 3
4  Palestine 4 1 1 2 8 6 +2 3
5  North Yemen 4 0 0 4 2 28 −26 0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average.
Syria 2–0 Palestine
Syria 2–1 Libya
Sudan 6–0 North Yemen
Sudan 3–1 Palestine
Libya 9–1 North Yemen
Syria 2–0 Sudan
Libya 0–0 Palestine
Syria 6–0 North Yemen
Sudan 3–1 Libya
Palestine 7–1 North Yemen

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 5 5 0 0 13 4 +9 10 Semi-finals
2  Tunisia 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 6
3  Egypt B 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 6
4 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 5 2 0 3 11 6 +5 4
5  Lebanon 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 3
6  Jordan 5 0 1 4 1 18 −17 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average.
Tunisia 2–0 Egypt B
Morocco 2–1 Jordan
NA Hussein Dey Algeria4–1 Lebanon
Lebanon 2–1 Tunisia
Morocco 4–2 Egypt B
NA Hussein Dey Algeria6–0 Jordan
Egypt B 3–1Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Morocco 3–1 Tunisia
Jordan 0–0 Lebanon
Morocco 3–0 Lebanon
Tunisia 1–0Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Egypt B 5–0 Jordan
Morocco 1–0Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Tunisia 5–0 Jordan
Egypt B 2–0 Lebanon

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 October – Abbasiyyin Stadium
 
 
 Syria (a.e.t.)3
 
9 October – Abbasiyyin Stadium
 
 Tunisia1
 
 Syria1 (3)
 
7 October – Abbasiyyin Stadium
 
 Morocco (p)1 (4)
 
 Morocco2
 
 
 Sudan0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
9 October – Abbasiyyin Stadium
 
 
 Tunisia3
 
 
 Sudan1

Semi-finals[edit]

Syria 3–1 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
Morocco 2–0 Sudan

Third place play-off[edit]

Tunisia 3–1 Sudan

Final[edit]

Syria 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Penalties
 3–4

Scorers[edit]

There were 108 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.72 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Karkora, Mahmoud. "Kuneitra Cup 1974 (Syria)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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