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{{Infobox international football competition
  | tourney_name   = Arab Games<br />football tournament
  | year           = 1961
  | image          = 
  | country        = {{MAR}}
  | city           = [[Casablanca]]
  | dates          = 3–10 September 1961
  | num_teams      = [[#Qualified teams|6]]
  | confederations = 2
  | venues         = [[#Venues|2]]
  | cities         = 1
  | champion_other = {{fb|MAR}}
  | count          = 1
  | second_other   = {{fb|UAR}}
  | third_other    = {{fb|LBY}}
  | fourth_other   = {{fb|LIB}}
  | matches        = 15
  | goals          = 88
  | attendance     =
  | top_scorer     = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Moulay Lahcen Zidane]]<br>(13 goals)
  | player         =
  | goalkeeper     = 
  | prevseason     = [[Football at the 1957 Arab Games|1957]]
  | nextseason     = [[Football at the 1965 Arab Games|1965]]
}}

The '''1961 Arab Games football tournament''' was the 3rd edition of the [[Football at the Arab Games|Arab Games men's football tournament]]. The [[association football|football]] tournament was held in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] between 3–10 September 1961 as part of the [[1961 Arab Games]].

==Participating teams==
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fb|KUW|1940}}
* {{fb|LIB}}
* {{fb|LBY}}
* {{fb|MAR}} {{small|''(hosts)''}}
* {{fb|KSA|1938}}
* {{fb|UAR}}
{{div col end}}

==Squads==
{{main|Football at the 1961 Arab Games – squads}}

==Final tournament==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#ffd700
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MAR}}
|5||5||0||0||26||6||+20||'''10'''
|- align=center bgcolor=#c0c0c0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UAR}}
|5||4||0||1||29||5||+25||'''8'''
|- align=center bgcolor=#cc9966
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBY}}
|5||2||1||2||13||13||0||'''5'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LIB}}
|5||2||0||3||13||9||+4||'''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KSA|1938}}
|5||1||0||4||4||38||–34||'''2'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KUW|1940}}
|5||0||1||4||3||18||–15||'''1'''
|-
|}

{{footballbox
|date       = 3 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
|score      = 13–0
|team2      = {{fb|KSA|1938}}
|goals1     = [[Badawi Abdel Fattah|Abdel Fattah]] {{goal|4||22||49||69}}<br>[[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|9||27||61}}<br>[[Taha Ismail|Ismail]] {{goal|17||32||56}}<br>[[Mohamed Seddiq|Shehta]] {{goal|45}}<br>Karam {{goal|75}}<br>[[Rifaat El-Fanagily|El-Fanagily]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 3 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fb|LIB}}
|goals1     = {{goal|}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 3 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|LBY}}
|score      = 2–2
|team2      =  {{fb|KUW|1940}}
|goals1     = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|goals2     = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date       = 4 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score      = 6–2
|team2      = {{fb|LBY}}
|goals1     = [[Moulay Lahcen Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|10||44||69||80}}<br>? {{goal|}}<br>? {{goal|}}
|goals2     = [[Bashir Al-Kaami|Al-Kaami]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 4 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
|score      = 8–0
|team2      =  {{fb|KUW|1940}}
|goals1     = [[Mohamed Seddiq|Shehta]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}<br>[[Mohamed Badawi (footballer)|Badawi]] {{goal|}}<br>[[Mohamed Morsi Hussein|Redha]] {{goal|}}<br>[[Taha Ismail|Ismail]] {{goal|}}<br>[[Rifaat El-Fanagily|El-Fanagily]] {{goal|}}<br>[[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 4 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score      = 7–1
|team2      = {{fb|KSA|1938}}
|goals1     = 
*[[Elias George (footballer)|George]] {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
*[[Joseph Abou Murad|Abou Murad]] {{goal}} {{goal}}
*[[Adnan Al Sharqi|Al Sharqi]] {{goal}}
|goals2     = [[Mohammed Al-Qatami|Al-Wasla]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = https://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=1045797
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date       = 6 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score      = 13–1
|team2      = {{fb|KSA|1938}}
|goals1     = [[Moulay Lahcen Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|16||23||50||64||69||85}}<br>[[Mohamed Lamari (footballer)|Lamari]] {{goal|27||33||37}}<br>[[Hamid Bahij|Bahij]] {{goal|41||67}}<br>[[Mohamed Rhiad|Rhiad]] {{goal|44}}<br>[[Larbi Khattabi|Khattabi]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2     = [[Abdul Razzaq Bakr|Bakr]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 6 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{fb|LBY}}
|goals1     = [[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|13}}<br>[[Taha Ismail|Ismail]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2     = {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 6 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score      = 4–0
|team2      =  {{fb|KUW|1940}}
|goals1     = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date       = 8 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score      = 3–1
|team2      =  {{fb|KUW|1940}}
|goals1     = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|goals2     = {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 8 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
|score      = 4–0
|team2      = {{fb|LIB}}
|goals1     = [[Taha Ismail|Ismail]] {{goal|5||52}}<br>[[Mohammed Seddiq|Shehta]] {{goal|40}}<br>[[Saleh Selim|Selim]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 8 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|LBY}}
|score      = 5–1
|team2      = {{fb|KSA|1938}}
|goals1     = [[Ali Al-Biski|Al-Biski]] {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}<br> ? {{goal|}}
|goals2     = {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date       = 10 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score      = 3–2
|team2      = {{fb|UAR}}
|goals1     = [[Moulay Lahcen Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|65}}<br>Mohamed {{goal|75}}
|goals2     = [[Taha Ismail|Ismail]] {{goal|57}}<br>[[Mohamed Morsi Hussein|Redha]] {{goal|60}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = {{small|(Egypt withdrew at 2–2)}}
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 10 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|LIB}}
|score      = 2–3
|team2      = {{fb|LBY}}
|goals1     = {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|goals2     = {{goal|}} {{goal|}} {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}
{{footballbox
|date       = 10 September 1961
|time       = 
|team1      =  {{fb-rt|KUW|1940}}
|score      = 0–1
|team2      = {{fb|KSA|1938}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = {{goal|}}
|stadium    = [[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     = 
}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabgam61.html 3rd Arab Games, 1961 (Casablanca, Morocco)] - ''rsssf.com''

{{Arab Games Football}}

[[Category:1961 Arab Games]]
[[Category:Football at the Arab Games|1961]]
[[Category:1961 in African football|Arab]]
[[Category:1961 in Asian football|Arab]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Morocco|1961]]