GROUP A:

01/11   al-Qadisiya    v   al-Masri       2-2

03/11   al-Faysali     v   al-Qadisiya    2-0

05/11   al-Masri       v   al-Faysali     0-0

Team              P    W    D    L    F    A   Pts.
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1. al-Faysali     2    1    1    0    2    0    4  (Joran)
2. al-Masri       2    0    2    0    2    2    2  (Egypt) 
3. al-Qadisiya    2    0    1    1    2    4    1  (Kuwait)

NB: Mauritania Airlines were dismissed because they did not appear in the Tournament on time.

GROUP B:

02/11   Army           v   Reyadh         2-1
        al-Ittihad     v   Mouloudia Oran 4-1

04/11   Mouloudia Oran v   Army           2-1
        Reyadh         v   al-Ittihad     1-3

06/11   Mouloudia Oran v   Reyadh         0-1
        Army           v   al-Ittihad     1-1

Team              P    W    D    L    F    A   Pts.
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1. al-Ittihad     3    2    1    0    8    3    7  (Qatar)
2. Army           3    1    1    1    4    4    4  (Syria) 
3. Reyadh         3    1    0    2    3    5    3  (Saudi Arabia)
4. Mouloudia Oran 3    1    0    2    3    6    3  (Algeria)


SEMI-FINALS

09/11   al-Faysali     v   Army           0-1

        al-Ittihad     v   al-Masri       2-1  (a.e.t., al-Ittihad won by Golden Goal)


                   FINAL
                   12/11
        al-Ittihad   v   Army
             2             0



- The tournament will be held in Kuwait between 28/10 till 13/11
- Teams already qualified:
     Mouloudia Oran (Algeria) as holder
     Kazma (Kuwait) as host



              QUALIFICATION ROUND 

GROUP 1:

- Participant: West Riffa (bahrain), al-Arabi (Kuwait), al-Ittihad (Qatar), al-Shabab (UAE)
- Will be played home and away
- One team will qualify
Group A
26/08   West Riffa v   al-Shabab
02/09   al-Shabab  v   West Riffa
(al-Shabab withdrew)
Group B
02/09   al-Arabi   v   al-Ittihad 2-4
06/09   al-Ittihad v   al-Arabi   1-1

10/09   West Riffa v   al-Ittihad 2-4
16/09   al-Ittihad v   West Riffa 5-0


GROUP 2:

- Participant: al-Masri [Egypt], Reyadh [Saudi Arabia], al-Ittihad [Yemen], al-Merreekh (Omdurman) [Sudan]
- All matches will be played in Port Said, Egypt
- Two team will qualify

08/08   al-Merreekh (O) v   Reyadh          1-2
        al-Masri        v   al-Ittihad      5-0

10/08   al-Masri        v   Reyadh          2-1
        al-Merreekh (O) v   al-Ittihad      5-6

13/08   Reyadh          v   al-Ittihad      5-3
        al-Masri        v   al-Merreekh (O) 1-1

Team              P    W    D    L    F    A   Pts.
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1.al-Masri        3    2    1    0    8    2    7
2.Reyadh          3    2    0    1    8    6    6
3.al-Ittihad      3    1    0    2    9    15   3
4.al-Merreekh (O) 3    0    1    2    7    9    1

GROUP 3:

- Participant: al-Ahli (Benighazi) [Libya], Mauritania Airlines [Mauritania]
- Two matches will be held in Benighazi, Libya
- One team will qualify

13/08   al-Ahli (B)         v   Mauritania Airlines

15/08   Mauritania Airlines v   al-Ahli (B)

(al-Ahli were dismissed by the Arab FF, because of Libyan
fans what have done in Pan Games)

GROUP 4:

- Participant: al-Faysali (Jordan), Army (Syria), Shija'eya Union (Palestine)
- All matches will be played in Amman, Jordan
- Two teams will qualify

10/09   al-Faysali  v   Army            1-2

12/09   Army        v   Shija'eya Union 5-0

14/09   al-Faysali  v   Shija'eya Union 6-2

Team               P    W    D    L    F    A   Pts.
----------------------------------------------------
1. Army            2    2    0    0    7    1    6
2. al-Faysali      2    1    0    1    7    4    3 
3. Shija'eya Union 2    0    0    2    2    11   0


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