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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name   = Arab Cup of Ice Hockey
| year           = 2008
| image          = 
| size           = 
| country        = United Arab Emirates
| dates          = 16–20 June 2008
| num_teams      = 4
| venues         = 1
| cities         = 1
| type           = ih
| winners        = United Arab Emirates
| count          = 1
| second         = Kuwait
| third          = Morocco
| games          = 10
| goals          = 96
| attendance     = 
| scoring_leader = 
| points         = 
| mvp            = 
| prevseason     = 
| nextseason     = [[2023 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey|2023]]
| website        = 
}}
The '''2008 Arab Cup of Ice Hockey''' (Arabic: كأس العرب لهوكي الجليد 2008) was the inaugural edition of the [[Arab Cup of Ice Hockey]] held by the Arab Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] from 16 to 20 June 2008, and was featured four teams from Arab nations. The [[United Arab Emirates]] went undefeated and won its first Arab Cup after defeating [[Kuwait]] 4–1 in the final, while [[Morocco]] won the bronze medal after a 7–5 victory over [[Algeria]].<ref name="2008UAEWIN">{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/arab-cup-victory-for-emirates.html |title=Arab Cup victory for Emirates |publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |accessdate=2010-05-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715203710/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/arab-cup-victory-for-emirates.html |archivedate=2010-07-15 }}</ref>

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime loss}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#ffd700;"
|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|UAE}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 19 || 5 || 14 || '''6'''
|- style="background:#c0c0c0;"
|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KUW}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 9 || 8 || '''5'''
|- style="background:#cc9966;"
|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MAR}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 21 || -9 || '''2'''
|-
|4 || style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|ALG}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 10 || 23 || -13 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===
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|date = June 16, 2008
|time = 
|team1 = {{ih-rt|UAE}}
|team2 = {{ih|MAR}}
|score = 9 – 0
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|reference = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/UAE_All_Time_Results.pdf
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|stadium = [[Zayed Sports Complex]]
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|date = June 16, 2008
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|team1 = {{ih-rt|KUW}}
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|score = 8 – 2
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|date = June 17, 2008
|time = 
|team1 = {{ih-rt|UAE}}
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|score = 6 – 2
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|date = June 17, 2008
|time = 
|team1 = {{ih-rt|KUW}}
|team2 = {{ih|MAR}}
|score = 6 – 3
|periods = 
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|stadium = Zayed Sports Complex
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|date = June 18, 2008
|time = 
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|score = 3 – 2 (OT)
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|date = June 18, 2008
|time = 
|team1 = {{ih-rt|MAR}}
|team2 = {{ih|ALG}}
|score = 9 – 6
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|goals1 = 
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====Semi-finals====
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|date = June 19, 2008
|time = 
|team1 = {{ih-rt|UAE}}
|team2 = {{ih|ALG}}
|score = 10 – 4
|periods = 
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|date = June 19, 2008
|time = 
|team1 = {{ih|KUW}}
|team2 = {{ih|MAR}}
|score = 9 – 0
|periods = 
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|goals1 = 
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|stadium = Zayed Sports Complex
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====Bronze medal game====
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|date = June 20, 2008
|time = 
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|team1 = {{ih|MAR}}
|score = 7 – 5
|periods = 
|reference = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Algeria_All_Time_Results.pdf
|team2 = {{ih|ALG}}
|goals1 = 
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|stadium = Zayed Sports Complex
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====Gold medal game====
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|date = June 20, 2008
|time = 
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|team1 = {{ih-rt|UAE}}
|team2 = {{ih|KUW}}
|score = 4 – 1
|periods = 
|reference = http://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/Kuwait_All_Time_Results.pdf
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Zayed Sports Complex
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:2008 in ice hockey]]