Arab Cup U-20
| Founded | 1983, as Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth 2011, as Arab Cup U-20 |
|---|---|
| Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
| Teams | 18 |
| Current champions | Saudi Arabia (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Saudi Arabia (3 titles) |
| 2022 Arab Cup U-20 | |
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.
History
The competition was created in 1983 as the Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (Arabic: كأس فلسطين للشباب) replacing the Palestine Cup of Nations of senior teams; 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
| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| 1 | 1983 | Morocco | Iraq |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Saudi Arabia |
Morocco |
2–0 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2 | 1985 | Algeria | Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | Algeria |
Iraq |
2–0 | Tunisia | ||
| 3 | 1989 | Iraq | Morocco |
3–1 | Iraq |
Saudi Arabia |
1–1 (4–3 p) |
Bahrain | ||
| — | 1992 | Sudan | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
| 4 | 2011 | Morocco | Morocco |
3–3 (3–1 p) |
Saudi Arabia |
No semi-finals | ||||
| 5 | 2012 | Jordan | Tunisia |
4–2 | Saudi Arabia |
Libya |
4–0 | Algeria | ||
| — | 2014 | Qatar | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
| 6 | 2020 | Saudi Arabia | Senegal |
1–0 | Tunisia |
Egypt and Morocco | ||||
| 7 | 2021 | Egypt | Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | Algeria |
Egypt and Tunisia | ||||
| 8 | 2022 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
1–1 (5–3 p) |
Egypt |
Algeria and Palestine | ||||
| 9 | 2026 | Iraq | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| 10 | 2028 | Egypt | TBD | TBD | ||||||
Statistics
Summary
| Team | Winners | 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
| 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
References
- ^ "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.