This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA Arab Cup.
Debut of national teams
Year Debuting teams Successor teams Teams 1963 , , , , 5 5 1964 , 2 7 1966 , , , 4 11 1985 , , 3 14 1988 1 15 1992 1 16 1998 , , 3 19 2002 None 0 19 2012 None 0 19 2021 None 0 19 2025 1 20
Teams yet to qualify for finals Three teams have participated in qualifying and are yet to qualify for the final tournament:
Teams invited for Arab Cup - only qualifications in 2025
Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
Rank Team 1732181045124+27642834168105131+205631042147214978–2955452214534015+25475832129114034+6456933107165157–637762481152920+935883097143842–43494179442814+1431104167722412+1228114178452315+828124167633916+232713727410132652–2622147182972432–815153134271523–814166153481227–1513173102261032–22818310118944–3541925104311–83201300338–50 Notes
Medal table Jordan and Morocco shared bronze in 2002. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates shared bronze in 2025.
Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semi-final (no third place match)
GS – Group stage Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament — Did not qualify — Did not participate — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses). Team1963(5)1964(5)1966(10)1985(6)1988(10)1992(6)1998(12)2002(10)2012(11)2021(16)2025(16)2029(16)Total ××××GS×GS××1stQF4 ××GS2ndGS××2ndGSGSGS7 ×××××וGS1 ××××3rd1stGS×GS4thGS6 ×1st1st1st1st×××3rdGSQF7 GSGSGSGS4thGSGSSF×QF2nd10 4th3rdGS×GS3rd3rdGSGS•GS9 3rd4th4th×GS×GSGSGSGS•8 ×2nd3rd×××GS×2nd••4 ×××GS•××××GS•2 ××××××GSSF1stQF1st5 ××GS××××××QFGS3 ××GS××GS•GSGSGSQF6 ×××4th××2nd××3rdGSQ5 ×××3rdGS2nd1st1st4thGS3rd8 ××ו××GSGSGSGSGS5 2nd×2nd×2nd4thGSGS×GSQF8 1st×××GS××××2ndGS4 ××××××4th××QF3rd3 ××GS××××GSGS••3
Results of host nations Year Host nation Finish 1963 Third Place 1964 Third Place 1966 Champions 1985 Third Place 1988 Fourth Place 1992 Fourth Place 1998 Runners-up 2002 Group Stage 2012 Fourth Place 2021 Third Place 2025 Group Stage
Results of defending champions YearDefending championsFinish1964 Did not participate1966Champions1985Champions1988Champions1992 Banned due to Gulf war1998 Group stage2002Champions2012 Fourth Place2021Quarter final2025Quarter final
Results by confederation
+Total times teams qualified by confederationConfederationAFCCAFTotalTeams7631107Top 4321244Top 2148221st65112nd83113rd92114th819Semi-finals112
+Champions by confederationConfederation (continent)Champion(s)TitlesAFC (Asia)Iraq (4), Saudi Arabia (2)6CAF (Africa)Morocco (2), Algeria (1), Egypt (1), Tunisia (1)5
General statistics by tournament Year Hosts Champions Winning coach Top scorer(s) (goals) Best player(s) Best goalkeeper 1963 André Gérard Levon Altounian (6) 1964 Adil Basher Ahmed Ben Soueid (4) 1966 Adil Basher Ali Al-Biski (10) Shidrak Yousif 1985 Anwar Jassam Anad Abid (5) Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad Mohammed Saleh 1988 Ammo Baba Ahmed Radhi (4) Tawfiq Al-Saheb 1992 Mahmoud El-Gohary Ayman Mansour (2) Saeed Al-Owairan (2) Waleed Al-Felaij (2) 1998 Otto Pfister Obeid Al-Dosari (8) Bader Haji Mubarak Mustafa Mohamed Al-Deayea 2002 Gerard van der Lem Ahmed Hassan (4) Mohammad Rafe (4) Mohammed Noor Mabrouk Zaid 2012 Eric Gerets Yassine Salhi (6) Yassine Salhi 2021 Madjid Bougherra Seifeddine Jaziri (4) Yacine Brahimi Raïs M'Bolhi 2025 Tarik Sektioui Ali Olwan (6) Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Mehdi Benabid
Team tournament position
Most finishes in the top three 5, & Most finishes in the top four 6, (1985, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2012, 2025) Most Cup appearances 10, (1963, 1964, 1966, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2021, 2025)
Consecutive Most consecutive championships 4, (1964–1988) Most consecutive finishes in the top two 4, (1964–1988) Most consecutive finishes in the top four 4, (1964–1988); (1992–2012) Most consecutive finals tournaments 8, (1963–2002); (1985–2025) Most consecutive championships by a confederation 4, AFC (1964–1988)
Gaps Longest gap between successive titles 13 years, (2012–2025) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two 22 years, (1966–1988)
Host team Best finish by host team Champion, (1966)
Defending champion Best finish by defending champion Champion, (1966, 1985, 1988)
Debuting teams Best finish by a debuting team Champion, (1963), (1964)
Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 3, (1963, 1966, 1988) Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 4, (1963, 1966, 1988, 1992); (1963, 1964, 1992, 1998) Most appearances in Finals without ever being champion 10, (1963, 1964, 1966, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2021, 2025) Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 4, (1963, 1964, 1992, 1998) Most appearances in Finals without ever finishing in the top two 9, (1963, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2012, 2025)
Most tournaments hosted All tournaments were played in Asia.
No. of times hostedNationYear(s) 4 1998, 2021, 2025, 2029 2 1964, 2002 1985, 20121 1963 1966 1988 1992
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