2009 Arab Nations Cup
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The Arab Nations Cup 2009 was the 9th staging of the Arab Nations Cup
Arab Nations Cup
The Arab Cup of Nations , is a football competition held between Arab countries, the first edition where held in 1963 in Lebanon.-Winners:...

, an association football tournament held between Arab countries by UAFA
Union Arab de Football Association
Union of Arab Football Associations is the governing body of football in the Arab states.-Members:- National Teams Competitions :* Arab Nations Cup* The Pan Arab Games* Palestine Cup of Nations...

. The first stage of qualifying began in December 2006, but no further rounds were played and the tournament was cancelled.

Qualifying

  • The First qualifying Stage contain 8 teams whom has lower FIFA Ranking, The 8 Teams divided into 2 Groups, each group contain 4 teams and the group winners qualify the 2nd qualifying Stage.
  • The 2nd Qualifying Stage Contains 16 seats, 14 teams who have a higher FIFA ranking get bye
    Bye (sports)
    A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...

     from the First Qualifying Round and are entered into 2nd Qualifying Round, plus 2 teams from the First qualifying Stage to complete the last 2 seats. 16 teams will be divided in to 4 Groups, 4 teams in each group and the group winners and runners-up will qualify to the Arab Nations Cup.


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Bye (sports)
A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...

 to 2nd Qualifying Round)
 
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(1st Qualifying Round)


The teams sorted by Alphabetical order

First Qualifying Round

  • The First qualifying Stage contain 8 teams whom has lower FIFA Ranking, The 8 Teams divided into 2 Groups, each group contain 4 teams and the group winners qualify the 2nd qualifying Stage.

  • Lebanon
    Lebanon national football team
    The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...

      qualified as best runners-up due to the withdrawal of Qatar
    Qatar national football team
    The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

     (Qatar would have received a bye
    Bye (sports)
    A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...

     to the second qualifying round).
  • Palestine
    Palestine national football team
    The Palestine national football team is the national team of the Palestinian Football Association, representing the Palestinian National Authority.The Palestine Football Federation was founded in 1952...

      withdrew due to traveling problem as Israel did not allow them to travel to Yemen.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 2 0 0 6 1
5
6
2 1 0 1 4 3
1
3
2 0 0 2 2 8
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 2 1 0 8 1
7
7
3 1 2 0 4 0
4
5
3 1 1 1 8 4
4
4
3 0 0 3 3 18
0

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Second Qualifying Round

  • The 2nd Qualifying Stage Contains 16 seats, 14 teams who have a higher FIFA ranking get bye
    Bye (sports)
    A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...

     from the First Qualifying Round and are entered into 2nd Qualifying Round, plus 2 teams from the First qualifying Stage to complete the last 2 seats. 16 teams will be divided in to 4 Groups, 4 teams in each group and the group winners and runners-up will qualify to the Arab Nations Cup.

  • Qatar
    Qatar national football team
    The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

     withdrew and Lebanon
    Lebanon national football team
    The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...

    qualified as best runners-up.

West Asia Region

Gulf Region

North Africa Region

Red Sea Region

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