The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted in 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.
A total of 10 teams participated in the competition. United Arab Republic initially agreed to take part, but later withdrew. Sudan were invited to participate but declined.
The 10 participating teams were:
Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left due to a disputed decision while they were losing 21âÂÂ0, and subsequently withdrew from the tournament.
Libya's match against Oman is not counted.