| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Iraq |
| Dates | 1–10 April |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Syria |
| Third place |  Libya |
| Fourth place |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 111 (5.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ali Al-Biski (16 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Shidrak Yousif |
← 1964 1985 → | |
The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.[1]
At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria,[2] however this did not end up taking place.
The 10 participated teams are:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Iraq
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 |
| Lebanon
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 |
 Jordan
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 3 |
 Kuwait
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
 Bahrain
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | –15 | 1 |
| Iraq | 3–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Yousif  Dhiab Atta |
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| Lebanon | 2–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| El-Sharki Abou Murad |
Mustafa Al-Adwan 22' |
| Iraq | 2–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Assad Atta |
Al-Shaqran 22' |
| Lebanon | 6–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Altounian El-Sharki Abou Murad Berjaoui Chatila |
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| Lebanon | 2–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| El-Sharki 1', ?' |
Al-Dawla |
| Jordan | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Issa 22' Mustafa Al-Adwan 60' |
Zalekh |
| Iraq | 10–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Dhiab Jameel Ismail Najim Hameed Dawood |
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| Jordan | 2–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Issa 22' Mustafa Al-Adwan 70' |
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| Kuwait | 4–4 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 0–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left from a disputed decision when they started losing 21–0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | +34 | 6 |
| Syria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
 Palestine
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 |
 North Yemen
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | –23 | 0 |
 Oman
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | –21 | 0 |
| Libya | 0–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Syria | 4–1 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | 21–0 [n 1] | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Soueid Al-Biski Al-Jahani Ben Zayed |
Abandoned in 80' |
| Syria | 0–0 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 7–0 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Syria | 3–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | 13–0 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Biski Ben Soueid Al-Ahwal Al-Khatiti |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| April 8, 1966 – Baghdad | |||||
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| Iraq | 3 | ||||
| April 10, 1966 – Baghdad | |||||
| Libya | 1 | ||||
| Iraq | 2 | ||||
| April 8, 1966 – Baghdad | |||||
| Syria | 1 | ||||
| Syria | 1 | ||||
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| Lebanon | 0 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| April 10, 1966 – Baghdad | |||||
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| Libya | 6 | ||||
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| Lebanon | 1 | ||||
| Iraq | 3–1 | Libya |
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| Mahmoud Balla Atta |
Al-Biski |
| Syria | 1–0 | Lebanon |
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| Libya | 6–1 | Lebanon |
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| Al-Biski Al-Jahani Al-Ahwal |
El-Sharki |
| Iraq | 2–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail 68', 84' |
Idlibi 27' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mamdouh Khourma (Jordan)
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