The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time. At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria, however this did not end up taking place.

Participated teams

The 10 participated teams are:

Venues

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left from a disputed decision when they started losing 21–0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament.

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

Notes and references