2012 Arab Nations Cup


The 2012 Arab Cup was the tenth edition of the Arab Nations Cup, also referred to as the Arab Cup for national football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations.
The tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 22 June and 6 July 2012. It is the second time that the nation has hosted the tournament, the first being in 1985. This edition witnessed the return of Iraq – the most successful team and record holder of the Arab Nations Cup with four titles – after a 25-year absence due to the Gulf War.

Prize money

The tournament's lead sponsor was Singaporean company World Sport Group who describe themselves as "Asia's leading sports marketing, media and event management company."
The winner received USD$1million, the runner-up will receive $600,000, the third placed team will receive $300,000, while the other participating football associations will receive $200,000 each.

Teams

Participating

Did not enter

;Africa
;Asia
The official draw was held on 6 May 2012 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The remaining 11 teams were ranked based on the FIFA World Rankings of May 2012 before the draw.
Seeding potsNationFIFA Rankingas of May 2012
Pot A89
Pot A39
Pot A55
Pot B62
Pot B70
Pot B87
Pot C93
Pot C113
Pot C121
Pot D128
Pot D153
Pot D156

The United Arab Emirates withdrew from the competition after the group draw had been made; they were initially drawn into group A.
It will be played as tournament with three groups made of four teams each. The organizer country, Saudi Arabia was assigned to Group A.

Venues


JeddahTa’if
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 17,000

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Arab Nations Cup.

Referees

Group stage

Group A


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Group B


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Group C


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Best placed runner-up

The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage. Due to Group A only having three teams in their group, results against teams finishing fourth will not be counted. The best runners-up will face the winner of group A in the semifinals while the winner of group B will face the winner of group C.

Knockout phase

The semi-final winners proceed to the final and those who lost compete in the third place playoff.

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Statistics

Goalscorers

;6 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;Own goal

Media

Broadcasting