The 2021 Arab Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب للسيدات 2021) was the second edition of the Arab Women's Cup for national women's football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The tournament was hosted by Egypt between 24 August and 6 September 2021.[1][2]
| كأس العرب للسيدات 2021 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 24 August – 6 September |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jordan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 63 (5.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nadine Ghazi(7 goals) |
Hosts Egypt lost to eventual winners Jordan in the semi-finals. Jordan beat Tunisia 1–0 in the final.
Participating teams edit
| Country | Confederation | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
CAF | 1 (2006) |
| Egypt (hosts) |
CAF | 1 (2006) |
| Jordan |
AFC | 0 (debut) |
 Lebanon |
AFC | 1 (2006) |
 Palestine |
AFC | 1 (2006) |
 Sudan |
CAF | 0 (debut) |
| Tunisia |
CAF | 1 (2006) |
Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates the hosts country.
Did not enter edit
Venues edit
| Cairo | |||
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| Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | Police Academy Stadium | Air Defense Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, all the matches were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
Squads edit
Match officials edit
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Referees
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Assistant Referees
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Group stage edit
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | Lebanon
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sudan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
| Egypt | 10–0 | Sudan |
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| Report |
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
| Lebanon | 0–4 | Egypt |
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| Report |
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Referee: Lamia Athman (Algeria)
| Lebanon | 5–1 | Sudan |
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| Report |
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Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Algeria
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jordan
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Palestine
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source: Goalzz.com
Knockout stage edit
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 September—Cairo | ||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
| 6 September—Cairo | ||||||
| Jordan | 5 | |||||
| Jordan | 1 | |||||
| 3 September—Cairo | ||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Algeria | 2 (3) | |||||
| Tunisia (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Egypt | 2–5 | Jordan |
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Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
| Algeria | 2–2 | Tunisia |
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| Penalties | ||
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3–4 | |
Referee: Shahanda Saad Al-Maghraby (Egypt)
Final edit
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There have been 63 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
3 goals
Rahma Benaichouche- Naïma Bouhenni
Salwa El-Mitwalli
Eya Jeddi- Imen Mchara
2 goals
1 goal
- Kenza Hadjar
- Imène Merrouche
- Madina Ramdani
- Yasmine Abu Al Joud
- Samia Adam
- Asmaa Gomaa
- Sara Essam Mohamed
- Dana Nadda
- Noha Sadek
- Manar Salem
- Samar El Zayat
Ayah Al-Majali- Luna Al-Masri
- Shahnaz Jebreen
Christy Maalouf
Rawan Abdelmoneim- Rayan Ragab
- Rimel Aboud
- Ghada Ayadi
- Ahlem Hattab
- Yassmine Jemaii
- Wafa Masoud
- Samia Ouni
Final standings edit
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Jordan
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B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 2 | Tunisia
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A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| Eliminated in the semi-finals | ||||||||||
| 3 | Algeria
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B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 3 | Egypt (H)
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A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | Lebanon
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A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Palestine
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B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 7 | Sudan
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A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | −25 |
Media edit
Broadcasting edit
From the knockout stage, the competition was covered by the Egyptian channel OnTime Sports.[3]
| Territory | Channel |
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| Egypt
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OnTime Sports |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ مصر تستضيف 3 بطولات عربية من أصل 6 فى الموسم الجديد [Egypt to host 3 Arab championships out of 6 in the new season]. Mobtada (in Arabic). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "UAFA : l'Égypte obtient l'organisation de trois Arab Cup" [UAFA: Egypt obtains the organisation of three Arab Cups] (in French). Comoros Football 269. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ كأس العرب للسيدات: برنامج النقل التلفزي لمباراة تونس والجزائر [Arab Women's Cup: TV program for the match between Tunisia and Algeria]. Nessma Sport (in Arabic). 3 September 2021.