Arab Cup of Ice Hockey

The Arab Cup of Ice Hockey (Arabic: كأس العرب لهوكي الجليد) is an international ice hockey competition involving national teams from Arab nations, and has been organized by the Arab Ice Hockey Federation, the governing body for nations in the Middle East and North Africa. The tournament's inaugural edition was held in the United Arab Emirates from 16 to 20 June 2008, which was won by the hosts United Arab Emirates.[1] The 2009 edition was planned to be held in Kuwait, but was cancelled.[2] The 2023 edition was held in Kuwait from 7 to 13 May 2023.[3][4][5]

Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
SportIce hockey
Founded2008
Inaugural season2008
No. of teams8
RegionArab world
Most recent
champion(s)		 Lebanon (1st title)
Most titles Lebanon
 United Arab Emirates
(1 title each)

Results
Year 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze 4th place Host city Host country
2008  United Arab Emirates (1)  Kuwait (1)  Morocco (1)  Algeria (1) Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates
2009 Tournament was planned to be held in Kuwait but was cancelled
2023  Lebanon (1)  Kuwait (2)  Oman (1)  Bahrain (1) Kuwait City  Kuwait

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Lebanon1001
 United Arab Emirates1001
3 Kuwait0202
4 Morocco0011
 Oman0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Comprehensive team results by tournament
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •    – Hosts
Team 2008
(4)		 2023
(8)		 Total
 Algeria 4th5th2
 Bahrain ×4th1
 Egypt ×7th1
 Kuwait 2nd2nd2
 Lebanon ×1st1
 Morocco 3rd×1
 Oman ×3rd1
 Saudi Arabia ×8th1
 Tunisia ×6th1
 United Arab Emirates 1st×1
Team 2008
(4)		 2023
(8)		 Total

See also

References
  1. "Arab Cup victory for Emirates". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  2. "Fixtures / Results". Association Algerienne du Inline et Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  3. "Kuwait to host Arab Ice Hockey Championship in May". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 5 April 2023.
  4. "لكويت تستضيف النسخة الأولى من كأس العرب لهوكي الجليد للرجال بين 5 و 14 مايو بمشاركة 8 منتخبات". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) (in Arabic). 4 April 2023.
  5. "ARAB CUP KUWAIT 2023". Kuwait Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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