2014 Arab Cup U-17

2014 Arab Cup U-17
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Dates October 20 – November 2
Teams 7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up  Saudi Arabia
Third place  Djibouti
Fourth place  Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 44 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Djibouti Moussa Hassan
(6 goals)[1]
Best player Iraq Amir Sabah

The 2014 Arab Cup U-17 was the third edition of the Arab Cup U-17, an association football tournament between Arabic countries. It was played from October to November 2014 and hosted by Qatar.[2]

Participants

 Bahrain withdrew from the tournament.

Teams and Draw

The draw took place on 15 August 2014, in Doha Qatar.[3]

The teams were drawn into the following groups:

Group A Group B

 Qatar (host)
 Djibouti
 Mauritania

 Iraq
 Palestine
 Saudi Arabia
 Sudan

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qatar 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
 Djibouti 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
 Mauritania 2 0 0 2 4 7 −3 0

20 October 2014
16:30
Mauritania  3–4  Djibouti
Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah
Referee: Mohamed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

23 October 2014
16:30
Qatar  3–1  Mauritania
Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah
Referee: Jasem Ahmad (Kuwait)

26 October 2014
15:30
Djibouti  1–1  Qatar
Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
 Sudan 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Palestine 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0

21 October 2014
15:15
Iraq  2–1  Sudan
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

21 October 2014
17:45
Saudi Arabia  5–0  Palestine
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Noureddine El-Jaafari (Morocco)

24 October 2014
14:15
Sudan  2–0  Palestine
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)

24 October 2014
16:45
Iraq  0–0  Saudi Arabia
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

27 October 2014
16:45
Palestine  0–2  Iraq
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)

27 October 2014
16:45
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Sudan
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Noureddine El-Jaafari (Morocco)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
30 October - Doha
  Qatar  1  
  Saudi Arabia  4  
 
2 November - ...
      Saudi Arabia  0
    Iraq  2
Third place
30 October - Doha 2 November - ...
  Iraq  4   Qatar  3 (2)
  Djibouti  0     Djibouti  3 (3)

Semi-finals

30 October 2014
16:10
Qatar  1–4  Saudi Arabia
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

30 October 2014
19:00
Iraq  4–0  Djibouti
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)

Third place playoff

2 November 2014
16:10
Qatar  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Djibouti
  Penalties  
2–3
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)

Final

2 November 2014
19:00
Saudi Arabia  0–2  Iraq
A. Khudeir  70'
S. Musa  75'
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jasem Ahmad (Kuwait)

Winners

 2014 Arab U-17 Championship 

Iraq
First title

References

  1. ↑ "Djibouti finish 3rd in Arab youth tourney, but have top scorer". CECAFA. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Qatar to Host U-19, U-16 Arab Championships". Qatar Football Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Arab Cup U-17 Draw Held". Qatar FA. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

External links

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