The 2014 Arab Cup U-17 was the third edition of the Arab Cup U-17, an association football tournament between Arabic countries. It was played from October to November 2014 and hosted by Qatar.[2]

2014 Arab Cup U-17
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
DatesOctober 20 – November 2
Teams7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Djibouti
Fourth place Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored44 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Djibouti Moussa Hassan
(6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Iraq Amir Sabah
2012

Participants edit

  Bahrain withdrew from the tournament.

Teams and Draw edit

The draw took place on 15 August 2014, in Doha Qatar.[3]

The teams were drawn into the following groups:

Group A Group B

  Qatar (host)
  Djibouti
  Mauritania

  Iraq
  Palestine
  Saudi Arabia
  Sudan

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  Djibouti 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
  Mauritania 2 0 0 2 4 7 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mauritania  3–4  Djibouti
Referee: Mohamed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Qatar  3–1  Mauritania
Referee: Jasem Ahmad (Kuwait)

Djibouti  1–1  Qatar
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
  Sudan 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
  Palestine 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Iraq  2–1  Sudan
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia  5–0  Palestine
Referee: Noureddine El-Jaafari (Morocco)

Sudan  2–0  Palestine
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)
Iraq  0–0  Saudi Arabia
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Palestine  0–2  Iraq
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Sudan
Referee: Noureddine El-Jaafari (Morocco)

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 October - Doha
 
 
  Qatar1
 
2 November - ...
 
  Saudi Arabia4
 
  Saudi Arabia 0
 
30 October - Doha
 
  Iraq 2
 
  Iraq4
 
 
  Djibouti0
 
Third place
 
 
2 November - ...
 
 
  Qatar3 (2)
 
 
  Djibouti 3 (3)

Semi-finals edit

Qatar  1–4  Saudi Arabia
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Iraq  4–0  Djibouti
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)

Third place playoff edit

Qatar  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Djibouti
Penalties
2–3
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)

Final edit

Saudi Arabia  0–2  Iraq
A. Khudeir   70'
S. Musa   75'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jasem Ahmad (Kuwait)

Winners edit

 2014 Arab U-17 Championship 
 
Iraq
First title

References edit

  1. ^ "Djibouti finish 3rd in Arab youth tourney, but have top scorer". CECAFA. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Qatar to Host U-19, U-16 Arab Championships". Qatar Football Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Arab Cup U-17 Draw Held". Qatar FA. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

External links edit