1974 Kuneitra Cup

1974 Kuneitra Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySyria
CityDamascus
Dates26 September – 9 October 1974
Teams11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (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)EgyptAli Khalil (EGY)MoroccoAhmed FarasPalestineAbdel 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

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

Group A

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Syria4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8 Semi-finals
2  Sudan4 3 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Libya4 1 1 2 11 6 +5 3
4  Palestine4 1 1 2 8 6 +2 3
5  North Yemen4 0 0 4 2 28 −26 0
Source: RSSSFRules 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

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Morocco5 5 0 0 13 4 +9 10 Semi-finals
2  Tunisia5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 6
3  Egypt B5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 6
4 AlgeriaNA Hussein Dey5 2 0 3 11 6 +5 4
5  Lebanon5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 3
6  Jordan5 0 1 4 1 18 −17 1
Source: RSSSFRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average.
Tunisia 2–0 Egypt B
Morocco 2–1 Jordan
NA Hussein DeyAlgeria4–1 Lebanon
Lebanon 2–1 Tunisia
Morocco 4–2 Egypt B
NA Hussein DeyAlgeria6–0 Jordan
Egypt B 3–1AlgeriaNA Hussein Dey
Morocco 3–1 Tunisia
Jordan 0–0 Lebanon
Morocco 3–0 Lebanon
Tunisia 1–0AlgeriaNA Hussein Dey
Egypt B 5–0 Jordan
Morocco 1–0AlgeriaNA Hussein Dey
Tunisia 5–0 Jordan
Egypt B 2–0 Lebanon

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

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

Third place play-off

Tunisia 3–1 Sudan

Final

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

Scorers

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

References

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