The 1985 Arab Cup was the fourth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The competition returned after nineteen years of absence and was the first one under the auspices of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The defending champion Iraq won the title for the third consecutive time.
Qualification Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Bahrain and Qatar qualified.
Zone 2 (Red Sea) The tournament was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia and Sudan qualified.
Zone 3 (North Africa) Mauritania qualified automatically as the other North African teams (Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) withdrew due to their participation in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Mauritania qualified.
Zone 4 (East Region) The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan.
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Jordan and Iraq qualified due to the withdrawal of the other teams in the group.
Qualified teams Sudan withdrew from the final tournament, while Iraq participated with its B team. The 6 qualified teams were: Participants ZoneTeamZone 1 (Gulf Area)Zone 2 (Red Sea) Zone 3 (North Africa)Zone 4 (East Region)
Venues Ta’if King Fahd Stadium Capacity: 17,000
Squads
Group stage
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Group B Team211031+23211031+23200204−40
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
References
External links Details in RSSSF