The men's football tournament at the 2011 Arab Games was held in Al Rayyan, Qatar from 10 to 23 December.

Egypt were the defending champions from the 2007 Arab Games in Cairo.

Bahrain clinched the Gold Medal after beating Jordan 1–0.

The draw for the tournament was held on 30 October 2011 in Doha, Qatar.

[2] Qatar Libya (B team) Saudi Arabia (Olympic) Iraq Kuwait Jordan (B team) Sudan (B team) Oman (Olympic) Bahrain Syria (withdrew) Palestine Somalia (withdrew) All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3