2022 Arab Cup U-17

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2022 Arab Cup U-17
كأس العرب تحت 17 عام 2022
2022 Arab Cup U-17 (logo).png
Official poster of the tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
Dates23 August – 8 September
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored87 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Talal Haji (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Meslem Anatof
Best goalkeeper Flag of Morocco.svg Taha Belghzal
← 2021
← 2014
TBD →

The 2022 Arab Cup U-17 is the fourth edition of the Arab Cup U-17, an association football tournament between Arab countries. It will be played from 23 August to 8 September 2022 in Algeria in Oran which represent the administrative organization of the tournament, [1] and two other cities, Sig and Mostaganem which they holds each ones the football matches. [2]

Contents

Iraq won the previous tournament in 2014, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Host Algeria won the tournament for the first time after beating Morocco on penalties 4–2.

Teams

16 teams took part to the tournament. The draw took place on 31 July 2022 in Abha, Saudi Arabia. [3]

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3rd 2011 Fourth place
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1stdebut
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1stdebut
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4th 2014 Winners
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1stdebut
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 2nd 2012 Group stage
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 3rd 2014 Group stage
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3rd 2012 Third place
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2nd 2012 Group stage
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3rd 2014 Group stage
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4th 2014 Winners
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4th 2011 Third place
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria 2nd 2011 Runners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2nd 2012 Winners
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1stdebut
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2nd 2012 Fourth place

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain, Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti, Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan, Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait, Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar and Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia did not enter.

Seedings

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (hosts)
  2. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  3. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  4. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
  1. Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
  2. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
  3. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
  4. Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria

Venues

The city of Oran hosts the tournament but two stadiums from two other cities, Sig and Mostaganem were allocated to host the matches. [4]

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Green pog.svg : Administrative venue
Red pog.svg : Football matches venues
 Sig
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Sig stade.jpg
Mostaganem
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
Capacity: 18,000
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Officiating

Referees

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Elias Bekouassa
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Nagy
  • Flag of Iraq.svg Mohamed Salman
  • Flag of Jordan.svg Usama Hasan
  • Flag of Kuwait.svg Ammar Ashkanani
  • Flag of Lebanon.svg Maher El Ali
  • Flag of Libya.svg Ahmed Al-Zaruq
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Mostafa Kachef
  • Flag of Oman.svg Mahmoud Salem Hameed
  • Flag of Palestine.svg Mohammed Abu Shahla
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Shukri Al-Hanfush
  • Flag of Sudan.svg Ameen Al-Hadi
  • Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Muhammad Suleiman Kanat
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Mohamed Yousri Bouali
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yahya Al-Mulla
  • Flag of Yemen.svg Mokhtar Al-Arami

Assistant referees

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Serradj
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Brahim Hamlaoui
  • Flag of the Comoros.svg Abdelmajid El-Zalan
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Hany Abdelfattah
  • Flag of Iraq.svg Hussein Falah Munshid
  • Flag of Lebanon.svg Ali Berri
  • Flag of Libya.svg Monji Abu Shikiwa
  • Flag of Mauritania.svg Ahmed Ibrahim
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Hamza Naciri
  • Flag of Oman.svg Nasser Saidi
  • Flag of Palestine.svg Khaldun Abu Qbita
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Al-Qahtani
  • Flag of Somalia.svg Muleed Rajah Ali
  • Flag of Sudan.svg Naji Al-Fateh
  • Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Mohammad Qazzaz
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Youssef El-Jami

Squads

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (H)3300100+109Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 320152+36
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 301205−51
4Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 301208−81
Source: UAFA
(H) Hosts
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg5–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Referee: Mahmoud Salem Hameed (Oman)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Referee: Mohamed Yousri Bouali (Tunisia)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Referee: Mohamed Salman (Iraq)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Referee: Muhammad Suleiman Kanat (Syria)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 312052+35Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 312032+15 [a]
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 312032+15 [a]
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 300327−50
Source: UAFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Tunisia 0; Libya –5
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Referee: Maher Al-Ula (Lebanon)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 321053+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 320132+16
3Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 310245−13
4Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 301235−21
Source: UAFA
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg3–2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–1Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Referee: Ameen Al-Hadi (Sudan)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3300170+179Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3201106+46
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 301239−61
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3012015−151
Source: UAFA
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg4–3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–9Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg5–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
1 Sep − Mostaganem
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (p)1 (3)
 
5 Sep − Sig
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1 (1)
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (p)0 (5)
 
2 Sep − Mostaganem
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0 (4)
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1
 
8 Sep − Sig
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (p)1 (4)
 
1 Sep − Mostaganem
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 (2)
 
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1
 
5 Sep − Sig
 
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0
 
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0
 
2 Sep − Mostaganem
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
 

Quarter-finals

Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Referee: Elias Bekouassa (Algeria)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium, Mostaganem
Referee: Maher El Ali (Lebanon)

Semi-finals

Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Final

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Penalties
4–2
Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium, Sig
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 87 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.

7 goals

3 goals

  • Flag of Egypt.svg Ayman Abdel Aziz
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Khedr
  • Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Akbar
  • Flag of Sudan.svg Musa Hussein

2 goals

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Abdelmoudjib
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Meslem Anatof
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Ali Saleh Ziad
  • Flag of the Comoros.svg Azad Mohamed
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Ibrahim Adel
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Boustenjy
  • Flag of Iraq.svg Hassan Ali Jassim
  • Flag of Libya.svg Abdelmoumen Al-Mabrouk
  • Flag of Mauritania.svg Andou Abderrahmane
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Mohammed Rachidi
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Bishri
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ammar Al-Yahibi
  • Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Kawa Issa
  • Flag of Yemen.svg Abdulrahman Abdul-Nabi
  • Flag of Yemen.svg Anwar Tariki

1 goal

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Younès Badani
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Elias Boualem
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Ismail Tayeb Chehima
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Yazid Issam
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Malik Kahlouchi
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Fethi Kessassi
  • Flag of the Comoros.svg Kildi Imam
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Abdin
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Abdel Karim
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Hisham El-Haddad
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan Magoub
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Moawad
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Riyad
  • Flag of Iraq.svg Karrar Jaafar
  • Flag of Libya.svg Marwan Al-Zaqouzi
  • Flag of Mauritania.svg Sidy Ba
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Amine
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Mouad Boughizane
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Adam Chakir
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Said El Rafei
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelhamid Maâli
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Aymen Naïr
  • Flag of Oman.svg Al-Harith Al-Mushaykhani
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Jadaani
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Muhammad Hazazi
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Farha Al-Shamrani
  • Flag of Sudan.svg Musab Fadlallah
  • Flag of Sudan.svg Munzer Muhamed
  • Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Anas Dahan
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Anas Amdouni
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Abderrahmane Argui
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Mohamed Karim Guizani
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Akram Taboubi
  • Flag of Yemen.svg Mohammed Al-Hindi
  • Flag of Yemen.svg Abdulrahman Al-Khidr

1 own goal

  • Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Salem (against Comoros)
  • Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Majd Al Jabara (against Egypt)
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Youcef Ben Hassine (against Oman)

Source: UAFA

Broadcasting rights

The channels that will cover the competition are the two Algerian channels Algeria 6 and Algeria Web and also all the channels who are members of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). [5]

References

  1. ↑ "U17 Arab Cup: Oran is positioning itself to organize the event". california18.com. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31.
  2. ↑ "الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم: اختيار الجزائر لاحتضان كأس العرب لأقل من 17 سنة". aps.dz. 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "كرة القدم/كأس العرب لأقل من 17 عاما : مشاركة 16 منتخبا بالجزائر والقرعة اليوم الأحد بالسعودية". aps.dz. 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Arab Cup U17 - Algérie 2022 : Les U17 Connaissent l'Ordre de Leurs Matches". faf.dz. 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "القنوات الناقلة لبطولة كأس العرب للشباب تحت 17 سنة". UAFA Fb. 22 August 2022.
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