2022_Arab_Cup_U-20
2022 Arab Cup U-20
International football competition
The 2022 Arab Cup U-20 was the sixth edition of the Arab Cup U-20. On 14 April 2022, the Union of Arab Football Associations granted Saudi Arabia the right to host.[1][2] The tournament took place from 20 July to 7 August.[3]
Quick Facts كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة, Tournament details ...
| كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 20 July – 7 August |
| Teams | 18 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 72 (2.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abdullah Radif (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Musab Al-Juwayr |
| Best goalkeeper | Ahmed Nader |
← 2021 | |
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Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2021.[4] Saudi Arabia successfully defended their title by beating Egypt in the final.
The draw took place on 26 June 2022 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.[5]
More information Team, Appearance ...
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
5th | 2021 | Runners-up |
 Bahrain |
3rd | 2020 | Quarter-finals |
 Djibouti |
3rd | 2021 | Group stage |
| Egypt |
4th | 2021 | Semi-finals |
 Iraq |
5th | 2021 | Quarter-finals |
 Jordan |
2nd | 2012 | Group stage |
 Lebanon |
2nd | 2021 | Group stage |
 Libya |
3rd | 2020 | Third-place |
 Mauritania |
3rd | 2021 | Group stage |
 Morocco |
5th | 2021 | Winners |
 Oman |
1st | Debut | |
 Palestine |
3rd | 2020 | Group stage |
| Saudi Arabia |
5th | 2021 | Winners |
 Somalia |
1st | Debut | |
 Sudan |
4th | 2020 | Group stage |
 Tunisia |
4th | 2021 | Winners |
 United Arab Emirates |
2nd | 2021 | Group stage |
 Yemen |
2nd | 2021 | Group stage |
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Comoros, 
Kuwait, 
Qatar and 
Syria did not enter. In addition, there are no invited teams in this edition.
Seedings
More information Cities, Venues ...
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | 20,000 |
| Damac Club Stadium | 5,000 |
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Main article: 2022 Arab Cup U-20 squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.
The group winners and the two best second-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[6]
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mauritania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Iraq |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: UAFA
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
More information Saudi Arabia, 2–0 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Abdulaziz Jaafar (Sudan)
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Jordan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Yemen |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
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Source: UAFA
More information United Arab Emirates, 1–1 ...
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Jordan |
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Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
More information Yemen, 3–1 ...
| Yemen | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Algeria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Libya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Lebanon |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
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Source: UAFA
More information Algeria, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)
More information Libya, 1–3 ...
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Referee: Sami Al-Jaris (Saudi Arabia)
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Oman |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Somalia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: UAFA
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kandari (Kuwait)
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Group E
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tunisia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Djibouti |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
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Source: UAFA
Referee: Sadam Omara (Jordan)
Referee: Yousif Saeed (Iraq)
More information Djibouti, 0–6 ...
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Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Group F
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Morocco |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Palestine |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sudan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
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Source: UAFA
More information Morocco, 4–2 ...
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More information Sudan, 3–5 ...
| Sudan | 3–5 | Palestine |
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Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya)
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Ranking of second-placed teams
More information Pos, Grp ...
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Palestine |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Yemen |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | D | Oman |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | C | Libya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | E | Bahrain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | Mauritania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
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Source: UAFA
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 July — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz) | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 3 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz) | ||||||||||
| Yemen | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | |||||||||
| 31 July — Abha (Damac) | ||||||||||
| Palestine | 0 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 7 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz) | ||||||||||
| Palestine (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 31 July — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz) | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz) | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| 31 July — Abha (Damac) | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
More information Jordan, 1–1 ...
| Jordan | 1–1 | Palestine |
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| Penalties | ||
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4–5 |
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Referee: Abdulaziz Jaafar (Sudan)
More information Saudi Arabia, 0–0 ...
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Yemen |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 |
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Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Referee: Sami Al-Jaris (Saudi Arabia)
Semi-finals
Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya)
More information Algeria, 1–3 ...
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Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)
Final
The match date was postponed for one day for unspecified reasons.[7]
More information Saudi Arabia, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Egypt |
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| Penalties | ||
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5–3 | |
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Goalscorers
There were 72 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
Salah Basha
Aziz Abid
2 goals
Lahlou Akhrib- Ahmed Hawash
Mohamed Adil
Anas Mimouni
Mohammad Sandouqa
Abdulaziz Al-Elewai
Amjad Issam Jibril- Raed Bouchniba
1 goal
- Massil Adjaoudi
- Oussama Amar
- Affari Belhadj Chekal
- Yassine Ben Hamed
- Jorès Rahou
Ahmed Diaa- Mubarak Muhammed
- Youssef Hassan
- Mohamed Ibrahim
- Omar Ibrahim
- Abdel Rahman Rashdan
Abboud Rabah
Amin Al-Shanaina- Alaa Dayyeh
- Yousef Hassan
Omar Bahlawan- Abdel Maysir Bouchiba
Aala Houssein Cissé- Mohammed Akharaz
- Yassine Khalifi
- Oussama Lyakoubi
- Abderahmane Soussi
Ali Al-Balochi- Sultan Badr Al-Marzouq
- Monir Al Badarin
- Qais Al-Hattab
- Danny Derbas
- Mohammad Mahmoud
- Musab Al-Juwayr
- Abdulmalik Al Oyayari
- Saleh Al Rahmani
- Mohammed Baker
- Ahmed Ibrahim Abdel Qader
- Hamed Khader
- Mohamed Wael Derbali
- Mohamed Dhaoui
- Zineddine Sassi
- Youssef Senana
Mohamed Khalil- Hazza Subait
Abdul Rahman Al Shami- Mohmmed Mahdi
- Hamza Mahrous
1 own goal
- Muhammad Muayyad Awad (against Sudan)
Below the list of the broadcasting rights:[8][9]
More information Country/Region, Broadcaster ...
| Country/Region | Broadcaster |
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| Algeria |
EPTV |
| Egypt |
Nile Sport |
| ONTime Sports | |
| Iraq |
Al Iraqiya Sports |
| Al Rabiaa TV | |
| Jordan |
Jordan TV Sport |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait Sports |
| Libya |
Libya Sports |
| Mauritania |
Mauritania Sports |
| Morocco |
Arryadia |
| Oman |
Oman Sports |
| Palestine |
Palestine Sports |
| Qatar |
Alkass Sports Channels |
| Saudi Arabia |
KSA Sports |
| Shahid | |
| Sudan |
Goan Sports |
| Sudan Sports | |
| Tunisia |
Tunisia Sports |
| United Arab Emirates |
AD Sports |
| Dubai Sports | |
| Sharjah Sports | |
| Yemen |
Yemen TV |
| Yemen Today |
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