Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983), as Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth
2011; 13 years ago (2011), as Arab Cup U-20
RegionArab world (UAFA)
Number of teams18
Current champions Saudi Arabia
(3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Saudi Arabia
(3 titles)
2022 Arab Cup U-20

The Arab Cup U-20 (Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة)[1] is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the U-20 national teams in the Arab world.[2] The teams come from CAF and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as Senegal or Uzbekistan, have also been invited on occasion.

History

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The competition was created in 1983 as the Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (Arabic: كأس فلسطين للشباب); the first edition was held in Morocco, which Iraq won after beating Saudi Arabia in the final.[3] After a 22-year long hiatus, in 2011 the competition returned as the Arab Cup U-20 under the auspices of the UAFA.[3]

Results

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Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1983
Details
 Morocco
Iraq
1–0
(a.e.t.)

Saudi Arabia

Morocco
2–0
United Arab Emirates
1985
Details
 Algeria
Saudi Arabia
2–1
Algeria

Iraq
2–0
Tunisia
1989
Details
 Iraq
Morocco
3–1
Iraq

Saudi Arabia
1–1
(4–3 p)

Bahrain
1992  Sudan Cancelled
2011
Details
 Morocco
Morocco
3–3
(3–1 p)

Saudi Arabia
No semi-finals
2012
Details
 Jordan
Tunisia
4–2
Saudi Arabia

Libya
4–0
Algeria
2014
Details
 Qatar Cancelled
2020
Details
 Saudi Arabia
Senegal
1–0
Tunisia
 Egypt and  Morocco
2021
Details
 Egypt
Saudi Arabia
2–1
Algeria
 Egypt and  Tunisia
2022
Details
 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1–1
(5–3 p)

Egypt
 Algeria and  Palestine

Successful national teams

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Logo of the competition between 2020 and 2021
Team Titles Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Semi-finalist
 Saudi Arabia 3 (1985, 2021, 2022) 3 (1983, 2011, 2012) 1 (1989)
 Morocco 2 (1989, 2011) 1 (1983) 1 (2020)
 Iraq 1 (1983) 1 (1989) 1 (1985)
 Tunisia 1 (2012) 1 (2020) 1 (1985) 1 (2021)
 Senegal 1 (2020)
 Algeria 2 (1985, 2021) 1 (2012) 1 (2022)
 Egypt 1 (2022) 2 (2020, 2021)
 Bahrain 1 (1989)
 Libya 1 (2012)
 United Arab Emirates 1 (1983)
 Palestine 1 (2022)

Participating nations

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Team Morocco
1983
Algeria
1985
Iraq
1989
Morocco
2011
Jordan
2012
Qatar
2014
Saudi Arabia
2020
Egypt
2021
Saudi Arabia
2022
Years
 Algeria 5th 2nd GS GS 4th QF 2nd SF 8
 Bahrain GS 4th GS QF GS 5
 Comoros W QF 1
 Djibouti Q GS GS GS 3
 Egypt GS SF SF 2nd 4
 Iraq 1st 3rd 2nd GS GS Q QF GS GS 8
 Jordan GS GS GS QF 4
 Kuwait GS GS GS GS GS 5
 Lebanon GS Q GS GS 3
 Libya 3rd QF GS 3
 Madagascar GS 1
 Mauritania × GS GS Q GS GS GS 5
 Morocco 3rd GS 1st 1st GS SF QF QF 8
 Niger GS 1
 Oman GS GS GS 3
 Palestine GS QF GS GS GS SF 6
 Qatar 6th QF QF GS Q W 4
 Saudi Arabia 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd Q GS 1st 1st 8
 Senegal 1st QF 2
 Somalia GS 1
 Sudan GS GS Q GS GS 4
 Syria 7th QF GS GS 4
 Tajikistan QF 1
 Tunisia 8th 4th QF 1st Q 2nd SF QF 7
 United Arab Emirates 4th QF QF GS GS GS 6
 Uzbekistan GS 1
 Yemen[a] GS GS GS GS QF 5
Total 16 12 14 10 12 8 16 16 18
Notes
  1. ^ Includes participations as  North Yemen between 1967 and 1990

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الاتحاد العربي" يعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم [The "Arab Union" announces its competitions for the next season]. UAFA (in Arabic). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "U20 Arab Championship". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b كأس العرب تحت 20. تعرف على أبطال أول وآخر نسخة من البطولة [Arab Cup U-20 .. Learn about the champions of the first and last version of the tournament]. greentidekw.com (in Arabic). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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