Urgent 24: Figures and facts from the Arab Cup Championship.. Iraq is the historical champion and Jordan has the most attendance for 62 years

Monday 01/December/2025 – 06:05 AM

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The tournament starts today, Monday Arab Cup 2025, in its 11th edition, which will be held for the second year in a row, under the umbrella of FIFA, in continuation of its 62-year history.

Qatar will host the 2025 Arab Cup competitions from December 1 to 18, with the participation of 16 teams divided into 4 groups.

Figures and facts from the history of the Arab Cup Championship

Over the course of 62 years since the first start of the Arab Cup, the past 10 editions have witnessed many records at the level of participating teams and players, as monitored by Cairo 24 in the following lines.

1. Lebanese journalist Nassif Majdalani was the one who came up with the idea of ​​establishing the Arab Cup tournament in 1962.
2. The Arab Cup Championship was launched for the first time in 1963 in Lebanon.
3. The first edition of the Arab Cup was held with the participation of only 5 teams: Lebanon, Tunisia, Kuwait, Syria and Jordan.
4. The Tunisian national team is the title holder of the first edition of the Arab Cup.
5. Qatar is the host of the Arab Cup, as the tournament is being held on its soil for the third time after the 1998 and 2021 editions.
6. The 2021 edition of the Arab Cup, which was held in Qatar, is the highest in terms of viewership globally, with 272 million views.
7. 174 matches is the number of Arab Cup meetings so far since the first edition.
8. 492 goals is the total number of goals scored in the Arab Cup over 10 editions.
9. 282 players are the total number of registered players in the World Cup from 1963 to 2021.
10. The Iraqi national team won the Arab Cup Championship 4 times in 1964, 1966, 1985, and 1988.
11. Iraq and Kuwait top the list of teams that scored the most goals in the Arab Cup, with 48 goals for each team.
12. The Jordanian national team has participated the most in the Arab Cup, with 9 times.
13. Libyan Ali Al-Baski tops the list of all-time Arab Cup scorers with 18 goals.
14. Lebanese Adnan Al-Sharqi scored the first goal in the history of the Arab Cup
15. Tunisian Sherif Tlemcen is the top scorer in the first edition of the Arab Cup, with 5 goals.

It is noteworthy that the Algerian national team is the title holder of the last edition of the Arab Cup, after defeating Tunisia in the final match with two unanswered goals.