1972 Palestine Cup of Nations

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Palestine Cup | year = 1972 | image = | size = | caption = | other_titles = كأس فلسطين 1972 | country = Iraq | dates = 1–14 January | num_teams = 9 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion = Egypt | champion-flagvar = 1972 | count = 1 | second = Iraq | second-flagvar = 1963 | third = Algeria | fourth = Syria | fourth-flagvar = 1972 | matches = 24 | goals = 68 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | prevseason = | nextseason = [[1973 Palestine Cup of Nations|1973]] | updated = }}

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 national football team|Egypt]] won.

==Participated teams== The 9 participated teams are: {|border="0" cellpadding="2" |- valign="top" | *{{fb|ALG}} *{{fb|EGY|1972}} *{{fb|IRQ|1963}} ''{{small|(hosts)}}'' | *{{fb|KUW}} *{{fb|LBY|1972}} *{{fb|PLE}} | *{{fb|QAT}} *{{fb|South Yemen}} *{{fb|SYR|1972}} |}

==Squads== {{main|1972 Palestine Cup of Nations squads}}

==Venues== {|class="wikitable" |- !Cities !! Venues !! Capacity |- |rowspan=2|[[Baghdad]] |[[Al-Shaab Stadium]] |align="center"|40,000 |}

==Group stage== ===Group A=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !width=175|Team !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Iraq|1963}} |3||2||1||0||6||1||+5||'''5''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Egypt|1972}} |3||1||2||0||3||1||+2||'''4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Kuwait}} |3||1||0||2||4||7||–3||'''2''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Libya|1972}} |3||0||1||2||3||7||–4||'''1''' |}

{{football box |date = 1 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 0–0 |report = |team2 = {{Fb|Egypt|1972}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 1 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}} |score = 3–2 |report = |team2 = {{fb|LBY|1972}} |goals1 = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}} |goals2 = [[Al-Hashemi Al-Bahloul|Al-Bahloul]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 5 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 3–0 |report = |team2 = {{fb|LBY|1972}} |goals1 = [[Ali Kadhim|Kadhim]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} [[Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed|Ahmed]] {{goal|}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 5 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}} |score = 2–0 |report = |team2 = {{fb|KUW}} |goals1 = [[Mohamed Omasha|Omasha]] {{goal|28}} El-Bouri {{goal|75}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 7 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score = 3–1 |report = |team2 = {{fb|KUW}} |goals1 = [[Shidrak Yousif|Yousif]] {{goal|}} [[Ali Kadhim|Kadhim]] {{goal|}} [[Sabah Hatim|Hatim]] {{goal|}} |goals2 = {{goal|}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 7 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}} |score = 1–1 |report = |team2 = {{fb|LBY|1972}} |goals1 = [[Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi|Zizo]] {{goal|84}} |goals2 = {{goal|}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }}

===Group B=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !width=175|Team !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SYR|1972}} |4||4||0||0||8||3||+5||'''8''' |- bgcolor=ccffcc |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Algeria}} |4||3||0||1||9||2||+7||'''6''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|South Yemen}} |4||2||0||2||5||7||–2||'''4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PLE}} |4||1||0||3||9||9||0||'''2''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|QAT}} |4||0||0||4||5||15||–10||'''0''' |}

{{football box |date = 1 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}} |score = 2–0 |report = |team2 = {{Fb|PLE}} |goals1 = [[Mustapha Dahleb|Dahleb]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 1 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1972}} |score = 1–0 |report = |team2 = {{fb|South Yemen}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 4 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}} |score = 3–0 |report = |team2 = {{Fb|QAT}} |goals1 = [[Benferhat Tahar|Tahar]] {{goal|5}} [[Abdelhamid Salhi|Salhi]] {{goal|33}} [[Omar Betrouni|Betrouni]] {{goal|53}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 4 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1972}} |score = 3–1 |report = |team2 = {{fb|PLE}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 6 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1972}} |score = 3–2 |report = |team2 = {{Fb|QAT}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 6 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|South Yemen}} |score = 2–1 |report = |team2 = {{fb|PLE}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 8 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1972}} |score = 1–0 |report = |team2 = {{Fb|ALG}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 8 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|South Yemen}} |score = 2–1 |report = |team2 = {{fb|QAT}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 10 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|South Yemen}} |score = 1–4 |report = |team2 = {{Fb|ALG}} |goals1 = {{goal|}} |goals2 = [[Mohand Chérif Hannachi|Hannachi]] {{goal|37}} [[Rachid Dali|Dali]] {{goal|41||50}} [[Ahmed Amar|Amar]] {{goal|72}} |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date = 10 January 1972 |time = |team1 = {{fb-rt|PLE}} |score = 7–1 |report = |team2 = {{fb|QAT}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }}

==Knock-out stage== {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |widescore=yes|bold_winner=high |3rdplace=yes |RD1=Semifinals |RD2=Final |Consol=Third place   |12 January – [[Baghdad]]|{{fb|IRQ|1963}}|3|{{fb|ALG}}|1 |12 January – [[Baghdad]]|{{fb|EGY|1972}} {{aet}}|4|{{fb|SYR|1972}}|2  |13 January – [[Baghdad]]|{{fb|IRQ|1963}}|1|{{fb|EGY|1972}}|3  |14 January – [[Baghdad]]|{{fb|ALG}}|3|{{fb|SYR|1972}}|1 }}

===Semi-finals=== {{football box |date= 12 January 1972 |team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score= 3–1 |team2={{fb|ALG}} |goals1= [[Shamil Kamil|Kamil]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} [[Ali Kadhim|Kadhim]] {{goal|}} |goals2= [[Mustapha Dahleb|Dahleb]] {{goal| |pen.}} |stadium= [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box |date= 12 January 1972 |team1={{fb-rt|EGY|1972}} |score= 4–2 |aet=yes |team2={{fb|SYR|1972}} |goals1= [[Moustafa Reyadh|Reyadh]] {{goal|8}} [[Shehta El-Iskandarani|Shehta]] {{goal|83}} [[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|110||117|pen.}} |goals2= {{goal|}} {{goal|}} |stadium= [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }}

===3rd place playoff=== {{football box |date= 13 January 1972 |team1={{fb-rt|ALG}} |score= 3–1 |team2={{fb|SYR|1972}} |goals1= [[Mustapha Dahleb|Dahleb]] {{goal|19}} [[Abdelhamid Salhi|Salhi]] {{goal|68||75}} |goals2= ? {{goal|}} |stadium= [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }}

===Final=== {{football box |date= 14 January 1972 |team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|1963}} |score= 1–3 |team2={{fb|EGY|1972}} |goals1=[[Douglas Aziz|Aziz]] {{goal|35|pen.}} |goals2=[[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|3}} [[Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi|Zizo]] {{goal|19||64}} |stadium= [[Al-Shaab Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = |referee = }}

==Winners== {{winners|fb|1972 Palestine Cup winners|Egypt|First|1972}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/palestine71.html Details in RSSSF]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palestine}} [[Category:Palestine Cup of Nations|1972]] [[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Iraq|1972]] [[Category:1971–72 in Iraqi football]]