1985 Arab Cup
The 1985 Arab Cup was the fourth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The competition returned after nineteen years of absence and was the first one under the auspices of the Union of Arab Football Associations. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the third consecutive time.
Qualification
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
''Bahrain and Qatar qualified.''Zone 2 (Red Sea)
The tournament was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
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''Saudi Arabia qualified.''
Zone 3 (North Africa)
qualified automatically as the other North African teams withdrew due to their participation in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.''Mauritania qualified.''
Zone 4 (East Region)
The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan.| Team | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0 |
''Jordan and Iraq qualified due to the withdrawal of the other teams in the group.''
Qualified teams
Iraq participated with its B team in the final tournament. The 6 qualified teams were:Venues
| Ta’if | |
| King Fahd Stadium | |
| Capacity: 17,000 | |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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