The Arab Cup U-20 (Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة)[1] is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the U-20 national teams in the Arab world.[2] The teams come from CAF and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as Senegal or Uzbekistan, have also been invited on occasion.
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| Founded | 1983, as Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth 2011, as Arab Cup U-20 |
|---|---|
| Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champions |  Saudi Arabia (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Saudi Arabia (3 titles) |
 2022 Arab Cup U-20 | |
History
editThe competition was created in 1983 as the Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (Arabic: كأس فلسطين للشباب); the first edition was held in Morocco, which Iraq won after beating Saudi Arabia in the final.[3] After a 22-year long hiatus, in 2011 the competition returned as the Arab Cup U-20 under the auspices of the UAFA.[3]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1983 Details |
 Morocco
|
 Iraq |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |
 Saudi Arabia |
 Morocco |
2–0 |  United Arab Emirates | ||
| 1985 Details |
 Algeria
|
Saudi Arabia |
2–1 |  Algeria |
Iraq |
2–0 |  Tunisia | ||
| 1989 Details |
 Iraq
|
Morocco |
3–1 | Iraq |
Saudi Arabia |
1–1 (4–3 p) |
 Bahrain | ||
| 1992 |  Sudan
|
Cancelled | |||||||
| 2011 Details |
Morocco
|
Morocco |
3–3 (3–1 p) |
Saudi Arabia |
No semi-finals | ||||
| 2012 Details |
 Jordan
|
Tunisia |
4–2 | Saudi Arabia |
 Libya |
4–0 | Algeria | ||
| 2014 Details |
 Qatar
|
Cancelled | |||||||
| 2020 Details |
Saudi Arabia
|
 Senegal |
1–0 | Tunisia |
 Egypt and  Morocco
| ||||
| 2021 Details |
 Egypt
|
Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | Algeria |
Egypt and  Tunisia
| ||||
| 2022 Details |
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia |
1–1 (5–3 p) |
 Egypt |
 Algeria and  Palestine
| ||||
Successful national teams
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| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Semi-finalist |
| Saudi Arabia
|
3 (1985, 2021, 2022) | 3 (1983, 2011, 2012) | 1 (1989) | – | – |
| Morocco
|
2 (1989, 2011) | – | 1 (1983) | – | 1 (2020) |
 Iraq
|
1 (1983) | 1 (1989) | 1 (1985) | – | – |
 Tunisia
|
1 (2012) | 1 (2020) | – | 1 (1985) | 1 (2021) |
 Senegal
|
1 (2020) | – | – | – | – |
| Algeria
|
– | 2 (1985, 2021) | – | 1 (2012) | 1 (2022) |
| Egypt
|
– | 1 (2022) | – | – | 2 (2020, 2021) |
 Bahrain
|
– | – | – | 1 (1989) | – |
 Libya
|
– | – | 1 (2012) | – | – |
 United Arab Emirates
|
– | – | – | 1 (1983) | – |
 Palestine
|
– | – | – | – | 1 (2022) |
Participating nations
edit| Team | 1983 |
1985 |
1989 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
5th | 2nd | GS | GS | 4th | QF | 2nd | SF | 8 | |
 Bahrain
|
GS | 4th | GS | QF | GS | 5 | ||||
 Comoros
|
W | QF | 1 | |||||||
 Djibouti
|
GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||
 Egypt
|
GS | SF | SF | 2nd | 4 | |||||
 Iraq
|
1st | 3rd | 2nd | GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | 8 | |
 Jordan
|
GS | GS | GS | QF | 4 | |||||
 Kuwait
|
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | ||||
 Lebanon
|
GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||
 Libya
|
3rd | QF | GS | 3 | ||||||
 Madagascar
|
GS | 1 | ||||||||
 Mauritania
|
× | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||
 Morocco
|
3rd | GS | 1st | 1st | GS | SF | QF | QF | 8 | |
 Niger
|
GS | 1 | ||||||||
 Oman
|
GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||
 Palestine
|
GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | SF | 6 | |||
 Qatar
|
6th | QF | QF | GS | W | 4 | ||||
 Saudi Arabia
|
2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 1st | 1st | 8 | |
 Senegal
|
1st | QF | 2 | |||||||
 Somalia
|
GS | 1 | ||||||||
 Sudan
|
GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | |||||
 Syria
|
7th | QF | GS | GS | 4 | |||||
 Tajikistan
|
QF | 1 | ||||||||
 Tunisia
|
8th | 4th | QF | 1st | 2nd | SF | QF | 7 | ||
 United Arab Emirates
|
4th | QF | QF | GS | GS | GS | 6 | |||
 Uzbekistan
|
GS | 1 | ||||||||
 Yemen[a]
|
GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | 5 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
- Notes
- ^ Includes participations as
North Yemen between 1967 and 1990
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "الاتحاد العربي" يعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم [The "Arab Union" announces its competitions for the next season]. UAFA (in Arabic). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "U20 Arab Championship". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b كأس العرب تحت 20. تعرف على أبطال أول وآخر نسخة من البطولة [Arab Cup U-20 .. Learn about the champions of the first and last version of the tournament]. greentidekw.com (in Arabic). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.