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

Algeria  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Libya  Morocco

Qatar  Sudan  Saudi Arabia  Syria  Tunisia  United Arab Emirates

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	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
Sudan	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Kuwait	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
Jordan	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

Kuwait  v  Sudan

July 4, 2012 17:00

Kuwait	2 – 3	Sudan
Al-Bedhali  7' Al-Hadjiri  38'		Al-Toom  39' Taqi-Eddine  65', 82'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)

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Jordan  v  Saudi Arabia

July 4, 2012 20:30

Jordan	1 – 1	Saudi Arabia
Al-Bashtawi  88'		Omar  9'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

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Sudan  v  Saudi Arabia

July 7, 2012 17:00

Sudan	0 – 3	Saudi Arabia
		Al-Absi  47' Al-Shahri  58', 93'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

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Jordan  v  Kuwait

July 7, 2012 20:30

Jordan	0 – 1	Kuwait
		Al-Bedhali  37'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

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Saudi Arabia  v  Kuwait

July 10, 2012 19:00

Saudi Arabia	4 – 1	Kuwait
Al-Asiri  3' Al-Najrani  55' Bilal  80', 90'		Al-Bedhali  25' (pen.)

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

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Sudan  v  Jordan

July 10, 2012 19:00

Sudan	0 – 0	Jordan

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Algeria	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	7
Libya	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Mauritania	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Qatar	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Qatar  v  Mauritania

July 5, 2012 17:00

Qatar	1 – 4	Mauritania
Salem  17'		Anjakou  12', 38', 68' Anyass  18'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)

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Algeria  v  Libya

July 5, 2012 20:30

Algeria	0 – 0	Libya

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)

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Mauritania  v  Libya

July 8, 2012 17:00

Mauritania	0 – 1	Libya
		Al-Faraj  57'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

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Qatar  v  Algeria

July 8, 2012 20:30

Qatar	0 – 5	Algeria
		Boulbrima  20', 48' Haddouche  50' Benkhemassa  91' Zeghli  93'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)

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Libya  v  Qatar

July 11, 2012 19:00

Libya	2 – 1	Qatar
...  45' ...  62'		...  70' (pen.)

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

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Algeria  v  Mauritania

July 11, 2012 19:00

Algeria	3 – 0	Mauritania
Mansouri  10' Chenni  72' Haddouche  91'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tunisia	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
Syria	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Morocco	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Iraq	3	0	1	2	6	9	−3	1

Iraq  v  Syria

6 July 2012 17:00

Iraq	2 – 2	Syria
Ismail  30' (pen.) Adnan  58'		Al-Jouied  3' (pen.) Kharebeen  81'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

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Morocco  v  Tunisia

6 July 2012 20:30

Morocco	1 – 2	Tunisia
Saidi  81'		Jaziri  11' Louati  61'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

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Syria  v  Tunisia

9 July 2012 17:00

Syria	1 – 0	Tunisia
Salem  34'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

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Iraq  v  Morocco

9 July 2012 20:30

Iraq	1 – 2	Morocco
Hattab  29'		Touali  18' (pen.) Othmane  90'

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

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Tunisia  v  Iraq

12 July 2012 19:00

Tunisia	5 – 3	Iraq
Wannas  14' Jaziri  26' Ounelli  35' Rjaibi  80' Trabelsi  83'		Shwkan  3, 19, 77' (pen.)

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

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Morocco  v  Syria

12 July 2012 19:00

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	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Syria	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Sudan	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4

Knockout stage

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

Semi finals

Saudi Arabia  v  Libya

15 July 2012 19:00

Saudi Arabia	3 – 1	Libya

Amman International Stadium, Amman Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

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Algeria  v  Tunisia

15 July 2012 19:00

Algeria	2 – 3	Tunisia
Kadri  45' Mansouri  90+2'	Report	Madani  2' (o.g.) Jaziri  16', 50'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Referee: Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

Third place play-off

Libya  v  Algeria

17 July 2010 19:00

Libya	4 – 0	Algeria

King Abdullah Stadium Referee: Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

Final

Saudi Arabia  v  Tunisia

18 July 2012 19:00

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: Ahmed Mohamed Bashir
• Top goal scorer (Golden Boot): Seifeddine Jaziri (6 goals)
• Best goalkeeper: 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.