The 2006 Arab Women's Championship (Arabic: البطولة العربية لكرة القدم النسائية 2006) was the first edition of the Arab Women's Championship for national women's football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The tournament was hosted by Egypt between 19 and 29 April 2006. The winner was Algeria.[1]
| البطولة العربية لكرة القدم النسائية 2006 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 19 – 29 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Algeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Morocco |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Nassima Abidi (7 goals) |
Participating teams
editThe 7 participated teams are:
Venues
edit| Alexandria | |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Stadium | |
| Capacity: 13,660 | |
|
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 |
| Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 6 |
 Syria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
 Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
| Syria | 0–6 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
Abdulmalek  7', 50' Abdel-Halim 23', 48' Rashad 39' Abdullatif 90+2' |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 4 |
| Morocco
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 4 |
 Lebanon
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
Knockout phase
editThe semi-final winners proceed to the final and those who lost compete in the third place playoff.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 April – Alexandria | ||||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||
| 29 April – Alexandria | ||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| 26 April – Alexandria | ||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
| Morocco (aet) | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 April – Alexandria | ||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| Tunisia | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
editThird place match
editFinal
editWinners
edit| 2006 Arab Women's Championship winners |
|---|
 Algeria First title |
Goalscorers
edit- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 10 |
| 2 | Morocco
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 |
| 3 | Tunisia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 |
| 4 | Egypt (H)
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 9 |
| 5 | Syria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 |
| 6 | Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
| 7 | Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "First Arab Women's Championship in Egypt 2006". goalzz.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.