2022 Arab Cup U-20

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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
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored72 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Radif
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Musab Al-Juwayr
Best goalkeeper Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Nader
← 2021

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]

Contents

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

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

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 5th 2021 Runners-up
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3rd 2020 Quarter-finals
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 3rd 2021 Group stage
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4th 2021 Semi-finals
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 5th 2021 Quarter-finals
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2nd 2012 Group stage
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2nd 2021 Group stage
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 3rd 2020 Third-place
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 3rd 2021 Group stage
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5th 2021 Winners
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1stDebut
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3rd 2020 Group stage
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5th 2021 Winners
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1stDebut
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4th 2020 Group stage
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4th 2021 Winners
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2nd 2021 Group stage
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2nd 2021 Group stage

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

Seedings

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000
Damac Club Stadium 5,000

Officiating

Squads

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

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)220061+56Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 210112−13
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 200215−40
Source: UAFA
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Abdulaziz Jaafar (Sudan)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Youssef Qamouh (Algeria)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 211021+14Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 210132+13
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 201124−21
Source: UAFA
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg3–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 220052+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 21013303
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 200214−30
Source: UAFA
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Sami Al-Jaris (Saudi Arabia)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 220030+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 210121+13
3Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 200204−40
Source: UAFA
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kandari (Kuwait)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg2–0Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin (Lebanon)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 220090+96Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 210123−13
3Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 200208−80
Source: UAFA
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Sadam Omara (Jordan)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Yousif Saeed (Iraq)
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 220052+36Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 210154+13
3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 200259−40
Source: UAFA
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–2Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin (Lebanon)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg3–5Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya)
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Ranking of second-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 F Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 210154+13Advance to knockout stage
2 B Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 210132+13
3 D Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 210121+13
4 C Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 21013303
5 E Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 210123−13
6 A Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 210112−13
Source: UAFA

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
31 July — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (p)0 (3)
 
3 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0 (1)
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5
 
31 July — Abha (Damac)
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 0
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1 (4)
 
7 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine (p)1 (5)
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (p)1 (5)
 
31 July — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1 (3)
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
 
3 August — Abha (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz)
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
 
31 July — Abha (Damac)
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
 

Quarter-finals

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Damac Club Stadium, Abha
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Sami Al-Jaris (Saudi Arabia)

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg5–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Mohamed Alshahome (Libya)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)

Final

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

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

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

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