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2022 Arab Cup U-20

The 2022 Arab Cup U-20 was the sixth edition of the Arab Cup U-20. On 14 April 2022, the Union of Arab Football Associations granted Saudi Arabia the right to host.[1][2] The tournament took place from 20 July to 7 August.[3]

2022 Arab Cup U-20
كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates20 July – 7 August
Teams18 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored72 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Abdullah Radif
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Musab Al-Juwayr
Best goalkeeperEgypt Ahmed Nader
← 2021

Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2021.[4] Saudi Arabia successfully defended their title by beating Egypt in the final.

Teams edit

The draw took place on 26 June 2022 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.[5]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Algeria 5th 2021 Runners-up
  Bahrain 3rd 2020 Quarter-finals
  Djibouti 3rd 2021 Group stage
  Egypt 4th 2021 Semi-finals
  Iraq 5th 2021 Quarter-finals
  Jordan 2nd 2012 Group stage
  Lebanon 2nd 2021 Group stage
  Libya 3rd 2020 Third-place
  Mauritania 3rd 2021 Group stage
  Morocco 5th 2021 Winners
  Oman 1st Debut
  Palestine 3rd 2020 Group stage
  Saudi Arabia 5th 2021 Winners
  Somalia 1st Debut
  Sudan 4th 2020 Group stage
  Tunisia 4th 2021 Winners
  United Arab Emirates 2nd 2021 Group stage
  Yemen 2nd 2021 Group stage

  Comoros,   Kuwait,   Qatar and   Syria did not enter. In addition, there are no invited teams in this edition.

Seedings edit

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Venues edit

Cities Venues Capacity
Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000
Damac Club Stadium 5,000

Officiating edit

Squads edit

Main article: 2022 Arab Cup U-20 squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.

Group stage edit

The group winners and the two best second-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[6]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Mauritania 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3   Iraq 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: UAFA
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Mauritania
 Report
Mauritania  1–0  Iraq
Referee: Abdulaziz Jaafar (Sudan)
Iraq  1–4  Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Youssef Qamouh (Algeria)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jordan 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Yemen 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3   United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: UAFA
United Arab Emirates  1–1  Jordan
 Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Jordan  1–0  Yemen
 Report
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)
Yemen  3–1  United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Algeria 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Libya 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3   Lebanon 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: UAFA
Algeria  2–1  Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon  0–2  Libya
Report
Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)
Libya  1–3  Algeria
Referee: Sami Al-Jaris (Saudi Arabia)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Oman 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3   Somalia 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: UAFA
Egypt  1–0  Oman
 Report
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kandari (Kuwait)
Oman  2–0  Somalia
 Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Somalia  0–2  Egypt
Report
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin (Lebanon)

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Bahrain 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3   Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: UAFA
Tunisia  3–0  Bahrain
 Report
Referee: Sadam Omara (Jordan)
Bahrain  2–0  Djibouti
Referee: Yousif Saeed (Iraq)
Djibouti  0–6  Tunisia
Report
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Palestine 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3   Sudan 2 0 0 2 5 9 −4 0
Source: UAFA
Morocco  4–2  Sudan
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin (Lebanon)
Sudan  3–5  Palestine
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya)
Palestine  0–1  Morocco
Report
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F   Palestine 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 B   Yemen 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 D   Oman 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
4 C   Libya 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
5 E   Bahrain 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
6 A   Mauritania 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Source: UAFA

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
31 July — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
 
  Saudi Arabia (p)0 (3)
 
3 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
  Yemen0 (1)
 
  Saudi Arabia5
 
31 July — Abha (Damac)
 
  Palestine0
 
  Jordan1 (4)
 
7 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
  Palestine (p)1 (5)
 
  Saudi Arabia (p)1 (5)
 
31 July — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
  Egypt1 (3)
 
  Algeria1
 
3 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
  Tunisia0
 
  Algeria1
 
31 July — Abha (Damac)
 
  Egypt3
 
  Egypt2
 
 
  Morocco1
 

Quarter-finals edit

Jordan  1–1  Palestine
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Abdulaziz Jaafar (Sudan)
Saudi Arabia  0–0  Yemen
Penalties
 3–1
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Egypt  2–1  Morocco
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Algeria  1–0  Tunisia
Referee: Sami Al-Jaris (Saudi Arabia)

Semi-finals edit

Saudi Arabia  5–0  Palestine
Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya)
Algeria  1–3  Egypt
Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)

Final edit

The match date was postponed for one day for unspecified reasons.[7]

Saudi Arabia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Egypt
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 16,540
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 72 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Broadcasting rights edit

Below the list of the broadcasting rights:[8][9]

Country/Region Broadcaster
  Algeria EPTV
  Egypt Nile Sport
ONTime Sports
  Iraq Al Iraqiya Sports
Al Rabiaa TV
  Jordan Jordan TV Sport
  Kuwait Kuwait Sports
  Libya Libya Sports
  Mauritania Mauritania Sports
  Morocco Arryadia
  Oman Oman Sports
  Palestine Palestine Sports
  Qatar Alkass Sports Channels
  Saudi Arabia KSA Sports
Shahid
  Sudan Goan Sports
Sudan Sports
  Tunisia Tunisia Sports
  United Arab Emirates AD Sports
Dubai Sports
Sharjah Sports
  Yemen Yemen TV
Yemen Today

References edit

  1. ^ "السعودية تستضيف 4 بطولات عربية بداية من يونيو المقبل". 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم: اختيار الجزائر لاحتضان كأس العرب لأقل من 17 سنة".
  3. ^ "السعودية تستضيف 4 بطولات عربية بداية من يونيو المقبل | صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية". 17 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
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  5. ^ "الموعد والقرعة وتصنيف المنتخبات.. كل ما تريد معرفته عن كأس العرب للشباب 2022". 23 June 2022.
  6. ^ "قرعة كأس العرب للشباب.. مصر أمام عمان والصومال". مصراوي.كوم (in Arabic). 26 June 2022.
  7. ^ "تأجيل مباراة مصر والسعودية فى نهائى كأس العرب للشباب 24 ساعة". الأسبوع.
  8. ^ "القنوات الناقلة لكأس العرب للشباب 2022 تحت 20 سنة". mqalaty.net. Usama Ahmed. 21 July 2022.
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