The 2012 Arab Cup U-17 was an association football tournament between Arabic countries played in July 2012 and hosted in Tunisia.

2012 Arab Cup U-17
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates2–16 July 2012[1]
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Yemen
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Sherko Karim (7 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Sherko Karim
2011
2014

Participants edit

  Kuwait and   Syria withdrew from the tournament

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
  Mauritania 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
  Oman 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
  Libya 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Oman  2–1  Libya
Al-Roochadi   45'
Mubarek   84'
Kouarsha   87'
Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali (Iraq)

Tunisia  4–2  Mauritania
Naghmouchi   9'
Hassen   28'
Gabsi   48', 90+1'
Sidi   65'
Koury   90'
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)

Libya  0–2  Mauritania
Koury   65' (pen.), 82'
Referee: Ali Gawf Bary (Yemen)

Oman  0–4  Tunisia
Samti   12', 39'
Hassen   55'
Omrani   78'
Referee: Sofiane Bousseter (Algeria)

Mauritania  1–1  Oman
  2'   80'
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)

Libya  1–4  Tunisia
Ghalabu   82' Rouahi   35'
Selmi   62'
Benarbi   72'
Ayadi   84'
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 6
  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
  Sudan 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

  Syria withdrew from the tournament.

Sudan  1–7  Iraq
Muhamad   90+1' Karim   27', 45+1', 48', 59'
Khairi   38'
Fadel   74', 79'
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)

Sudan  1–4  Saudi Arabia
Muhamad   ...' Al-Shahrani   ...'
Mkabas   50', 77'
Al-Zeeny   68'
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Saudi Arabia  1–4  Iraq
Mkabas   25' Karim   13', 46'
Mahdi   43'
Kadhim   85'
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yemen 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
  Morocco 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
  Algeria 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]

  Kuwait withdrew from the tournament

Algeria  0–3  Yemen
Abeed   36'
Abdullah   68'
Al-Shahmi   75'
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)

Morocco  0–1  Yemen
Al-Dahi   80'
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)

Morocco  2–0  Algeria
El Moutaraji   56'
sabbar   90' (pen.)
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
  Tunisia1 (4)
 
16 July
 
  Morocco1(2)
 
  Tunisia3
 
13 July
 
  Iraq0
 
  Iraq3
 
 
  Yemen0
 
Third place
 
 
13 July
 
 
  Morocco1
 
 
  Yemen0

Semifinals edit

Tunisia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Morocco
Ben Salem   60' El Moutaraji   18'
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)

Iraq  3–0  Yemen
Rasan   19'
Karim   36'
Kadhim   79'
Referee: Sofiane Bousseter (Algeria)

Third place playoff edit

Morocco  1–0  Yemen
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)

Final edit

Tunisia  3–0  Iraq
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)

Winners edit

 2012 Arab U-17 Championship 
 
Tunisia
First title

Award winners edit

  • Fair play Award:   Iraq
  • Best player:   Sherko Kareem Lateef
  • Top goal scorer (Golden Boot):   Sherko Kareem Lateef (7 goals)

References edit

  1. ^ الكويت في قرعة كأس العرب لتحت 17 عاماً (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 April 2012.

External links edit