UNAF U-20 Tournament

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UNAF U-20 Tournament
Organising body UNAF
Founded2005;19 years ago (2005)
Region North Africa
Number of teams5
Current championsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (9 titles)
Website unafonline.org
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament

The UNAF U-20 Tournament is the annual international youth football tournament organized by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. However, the tournament invites teams from other nations.

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Morocco are the tournament's current champions after winning the 2024 tournament, while Tunisia are the most successful nation winning the tournament nine titles.

Results

Ed.YearHostFirst place gameThird place game
Gold medal icon.svg ChampionScoreSilver medal icon.svg Runner-upBronze medal icon.svg Third placeScore Pewter medal icon.svg Fourth place
1 2005 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
round-robin Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
2 2006 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 2007 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
4 2008 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
round-robin Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
5 2009 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
6 2010 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
round-robin Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
7 2011 Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
8 Mar 2012 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg
Mauritania
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
9 Dec 2012 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
10 2014 Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
round-robin Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
11 2015 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg
Burkina Faso
2016Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania CancelledCancelled
12 2019 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
13 2020 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia / Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Title shared
Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
14 2021 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Mauritania.svg
Mauritania
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
15 2022 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
16 2023 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
round-robin Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
17 2024 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
round-robin Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
round-robin Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria

Statistics

Summary

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 9 (2005*, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019*, 2020*, 2021*, 2022, 2023*)3 (2008, 2010, 2015*)1 (2006, 2024)1 (2014)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3 (2006*, 2008, 2012°)3 (2005, 2019, 2021, 2024)1 (2023)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3 (2015, 2020, 2024)3 (2006, 2014, 2023)5 (2008*, 2009, 2012, 2012°, 2022)4 (2007, 2010, 2011, 2019)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1 (2011)1 (2022)3 (2007*, 2014*, 2020)4 (2005, 2008, 2009*, 2023)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1 (2010)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1 (2014)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012°*)3 (2005, 2010*, 2019)5 (2006, 2012*, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania -—1 (2012)1 (2021)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1 (2011)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1 (2015)

* Hosts
° Extra tournament
Italic Invited nation

Participating nations

Team Flag of Tunisia.svg
2005
Flag of Egypt.svg
2006
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
2007
Flag of Morocco.svg
2008
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
2009
Flag of Algeria.svg
2010
Flag of Libya.svg
2011
Flag of Algeria.svg
2012
Flag of Algeria.svg
2012
Flag of Libya.svg
2014
Flag of Tunisia.svg
2015
Flag of Tunisia.svg
2019
Flag of Tunisia.svg
2020
Flag of Tunisia.svg
2021
Flag of Egypt.svg
2022
Flag of Tunisia.svg
2023
Flag of Egypt.svg
2024
Apps.
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3rd4th2nd5th2nd3rd2nd4th2nd××3rd4th4th4th5th4th15
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2nd1st×1st××××1st××2nd×2nd×3rd2nd8
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 4th5th3rd4th4th×1st××3rd××3rd5th2nd4th5th12
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco ×2nd4th4th3rd4th4th3rd3rd2nd1st4th1st×3rd2nd1st15
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1st3rd1st2nd1st2nd×1st5th4th2nd1st1st1st1st1st3rd16
Invited nations
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 3rd5th2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3rd1
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1st1
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2nd3rd2
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 6th1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1st1
Legend

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