2012 Arab Cup U-20

2012 Arab Cup U-20
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
City Amman
Dates July 4 – July 18
Teams 12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up  Saudi Arabia
Third place  Libya
Fourth place  Algeria

The 2012 Arab Cup U-20 is the second edition of the Arab Cup U-20. The tournament will be hosted by Jordan between July 4 and July 18, 2012.[1]

The draw for the tournament took place on April 11, 2012, in Amman, Jordan.[2]

Participants

Venues

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Amman International Stadium, Amman
King Abdullah Stadium Amman International Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 25,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 321082+67
 Sudan 311135−24
 Kuwait 310247−33
 Jordan 302112−12
Kuwait  2 – 3  Sudan
Al-Bedhali  7'
Al-Hadjiri  38'		 Al-Toom  39'
Taqi-Eddine  65', 82'
Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)
Jordan  1 – 1  Saudi Arabia
Al-Bashtawi  88' Omar  9'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Sudan  0 – 3  Saudi Arabia
Al-Absi  47'
Al-Shahri  58', 93'
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Jordan  0 – 1  Kuwait
Al-Bedhali  37'
Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)
Saudi Arabia  4 – 1  Kuwait
Al-Asiri  3'
Al-Najrani  55'
Bilal  80', 90'		 Al-Bedhali  25' (pen.)
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Sudan  0 – 0  Jordan
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 321080+87
 Libya 321031+27
 Mauritania 310245−13
 Qatar 3003211−90
Qatar  1 – 4  Mauritania
Salem  17' Anjakou  12', 38', 68'
Anyass  18'
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)
Algeria  0 – 0  Libya
Referee: Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)
Mauritania  0 – 1  Libya
Al-Faraj  57'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Qatar  0 – 5  Algeria
Boulbrima  20', 48'
Haddouche  50'
Benkhemassa  91'
Zeghli  93'
Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)
Libya  2 – 1  Qatar
...  45'
...  62'		 ...  70' (pen.)
Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)
Algeria  3 – 0  Mauritania
Mansouri  10'
Chenni  72'
Haddouche  91'
Referee: Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 320175+26
 Syria 312032+15
 Morocco 31113304
 Iraq 301269−31
Iraq  2 – 2  Syria
Ismail  30' (pen.)
Adnan  58'		 Al-Jouied  3' (pen.)
Kharebeen  81'
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)
Morocco  1 – 2  Tunisia
Saidi  81' Jaziri  11'
Louati  61'
Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)
Syria  1 – 0  Tunisia
Salem  34'
Referee: Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Iraq  1 – 2  Morocco
Hattab  29' Touali  18' (pen.)
Othmane  90'
Referee: Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)
Tunisia  5 – 3  Iraq
Wannas  14'
Jaziri  26'
Ounelli  35'
Rjaibi  80'
Trabelsi  83'		 Shokan  3, 19, 77' (pen.)
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Morocco  0 – 0  Syria
King Abdullah Stadium
Referee: Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)

Best placed runner-up

The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 321031+27
 Syria 312032+15
 Sudan 311135−24

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July - Amman
 
 
 Saudi Arabia 3
 
18 July - Amman
 
 Libya 1
 
 Saudi Arabia 2
 
15 July - Amman
 
 Tunisia 4
 
 Algeria 2
 
 
 Tunisia 3
 
Third place
 
 
17 July - Amman
 
 
 Libya 4
 
 
 Algeria 0

Semi finals

Saudi Arabia  3 – 1  Libya
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
Algeria  2 – 3  Tunisia
Kadri  45'
Mansouri  90+2'		 Report Madani  2' (o.g.)
Jaziri  16', 50'
Referee: Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

Third place play-off

Libya  4 – 0  Algeria
King Abdullah Stadium
Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Final

Saudi Arabia  2 – 4  Tunisia
Al-Shahri  43'
Omar  70'		 Report Jaziri  10', 69'
Louati  39'
Machmoum  79'
Ammam International Stadium, Ammam
Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

Winners

 2012 Arab U-20 Championship 

Tunisia
First title

Award winners

  • Fair play Award:  Algeria
  • Best player: Libya Ahmed Mohamed Bashir
  • Top goal scorer (Golden Boot): Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri (6 goals)
  • Best goalkeeper: Libya Mouadh Mansouri[3]

References

  1. ↑ قرعة كأس العرب تحت 20 سنه بالاردن (in Arabic). UAFA. April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ "EN U20 : Tirage au sort du championnat arabe des nations" (in French). DZFoot. April 12, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ تونس بطلاً لكأس العرب تحت20سنة (in Arabic). uafaonline.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
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