Tournament details | |
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Host country | United Arab Republic |
Dates | 1961 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 associations) |
Venue(s) | Cairo International Stadium & Abbasiyyin Stadium (in Cairo & Damascus host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al Ahly Cairo |
Runners-up | Al-Majd Damascus |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 13 (4.33 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Taha Ismail (4 goals) |
The United Arab Republic Cup was held only once in 1961 due to the fall of the United Arab Republic, the union of Egypt and Syria and it was played between clubs from the two countries.
The competition included 4 teams the winners and the runners-up of the
Egypt Cup and the
Syrian Cup.
The
Egypt Cup Winner takes on the
Syrian Cup Runner-up in
Cairo, while the
Syrian Cup Winner takes on the
Egypt Cup Runner-up in
Damascus.
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1960–61 Syrian Cup participants | 1960–61 Egypt Cup participants |
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Al-Majd (Winner) | Al Ahly Cairo (Winner) |
Al-Ahly Aleppo (Runner-up) | Qanah Suez (Runner-up) |
Al Ahly Cairo faced Al-Majd (was known as Al-Ahly Damascus) at Cairo International Stadium. The match ended with a decisive 4-1 win for Al Ahly Cairo who became the only Champion in this competition.
Al Ahly Cairo | 5 – 0 | Al-Ahly Aleppo |
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Karam Taha Ismail Saleh Selim |
Report |