The 2012 Arab Cup U-20 is the second edition of the Arab Cup U-20. The tournament will be hosted by Jordan between July 4 and July 18, 2012.[1]

2012 Arab Cup U-20
كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityAmman
DatesJuly 4 – July 18
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Libya
Fourth place Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored71 (3.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Libya Ahmed Mohamed Bashir
Best goalkeeperLibya Mouadh Mansouri
Fair play award Algeria
2011
2014

The draw for the tournament took place on April 11, 2012, in Amman, Jordan.[2]

Participants edit

Venues edit

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Amman International Stadium, Amman
King Abdullah Stadium Amman International Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 25,000

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
  Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
  Jordan 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Kuwait  2–3  Sudan
Al-Bazali   7'
Al-Hadjiri   38'
Al-Toom   39'
Taqi-Eddine   65', 82'
Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)
Jordan  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Al-Bashtawi   88' Kanabah   9'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Sudan  0–3  Saudi Arabia
Al-Absi   47'
Al-Shehri   58', 90+3'
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Jordan  0–1  Kuwait
Al-Bazali   37'
Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

Saudi Arabia  4–1  Kuwait
Asiri   3'
Al-Najrani   55'
Bilal   80', 90'
Al-Bazali   25' (pen.)
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Sudan  0–0  Jordan
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
  Libya 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Qatar  1–4  Mauritania
Salem   17' Anjakou   12', 38', 68'
Anyass   18'
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)
Algeria  0–0  Libya
Referee: Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)

Mauritania  0–1  Libya
Al-Faraj   57'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Qatar  0–5  Algeria
Boulbrima   20', 48'
Haddouche   50'
Benkhemassa   90+1'
Zeghli   90+3'
Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)

Libya  2–1  Qatar
...   45'
...   62'
...   70' (pen.)
Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)
Algeria  3–0  Mauritania
Mansouri   10'
Chenni   72'
Haddouche   90+1'
Referee: Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
  Syria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
  Morocco 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Iraq 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Iraq  2–2  Syria
Ismail   30' (pen.)
Adnan   58'
Jwayed   3' (pen.)
Kharbin   81'
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)
Morocco  1–2  Tunisia
Saidi   81' Jaziri   11'
Louati   61'
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

Syria  1–0  Tunisia
Salem   34'
Referee: Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Iraq  1–2  Morocco
Hattab   29' Touali   18' (pen.)
Othmane   90'
Referee: Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

Tunisia  5–3  Iraq
Ben Ouanes   14'
Jaziri   26'
Ounalli   35'
Rjaibi   80'
Trabelsi   83'
Shokan   3, 19, 77' (pen.)
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Morocco  0–0  Syria
King Abdullah Stadium
Referee: Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)

Best placed runner-up edit

The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Libya 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
  Syria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
  Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July - Amman
 
 
  Saudi Arabia 3
 
18 July - Amman
 
  Libya 1
 
  Saudi Arabia 2
 
15 July - Amman
 
  Tunisia 4
 
  Algeria 2
 
 
  Tunisia 3
 
Third place
 
 
17 July - Amman
 
 
  Libya 4
 
 
  Algeria 0

Semi finals edit

Saudi Arabia  3–1  Libya
Al-Muwallad   37', 84'
Madu   41'
Errishi   18' (pen.)
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Algeria  2–3  Tunisia
Kadri   45'
Mansouri   90+2'
Report Madani   2' (o.g.)
Jaziri   16', 50'
Referee: Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

Third place play-off edit

Libya  4–0  Algeria
Errishi   54'
Al-Jareh   63', 71'
Al-Fitori   78'
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Final edit

Saudi Arabia  2–4  Tunisia
Al-Shehri   43'
Kanabah   70'
Report Jaziri   10', 69'
Louati   39'
Machmoum   79'
Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

Winners edit

 2012 Arab U-20 Championship 
 
Tunisia

First title

Award winners edit

References edit

  1. ^ قرعة كأس العرب تحت 20 سنه بالاردن (in Arabic). UAFA. April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "EN U20 : Tirage au sort du championnat arabe des nations" (in French). DZFoot. April 12, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  3. ^ تونس بطلاً لكأس العرب تحت20سنة (in Arabic). uafaonline.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.