| كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 20 June – 6 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 107 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mohamed Radid(6 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Osama Al-Mermsh |
The 2021 Arab Cup U-20 (Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة) was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup U-20. It was hosted by Egypt from 20 June to 6 July 2021.[1] The tournament included 12 UAFA-member teams and four invited teams.[2] Senegal were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Saudi Arabia beat Algeria 2–1 in the final to win their first title.[3]
Teams
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Draw
[edit]The draw took place on 29 May 2021. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.[4] The match schedule was unveiled on 6 June 2021.[5]
The draw mechanism was in accordance with the seeding of the teams, as follows:[6]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- ^ Uzbekistan was not yet invited at the time of the draw.
Venues
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The 30 June Stadium was later included as a venue for the Group D matches due to the poor condition of Police Academy Stadium.[7]
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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| Cairo | Cairo International Stadium | 75,000 |
| Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | 35,000 | |
| 30 June Stadium | 30,000 | |
| Petro Sport Stadium | 16,000 | |
| 12,000 |
Match officials
[edit]The following 31 referees were chosen for the tournament.[8]
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Squads
[edit]Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete.
Group stage
[edit]The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Egypt (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Algeria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Niger
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Mauritania | 0–1 | Algeria |
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Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
| Algeria | 0–1 | Egypt |
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Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
| Niger | 0–0 | Mauritania |
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Referee: Abdullah Al Jamali (Kuwait)
| Egypt | 4–1 | Mauritania |
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Referee: Abdullah Al Jamali (Kuwait)
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Morocco
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Tajikistan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Djibouti
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Morocco | 6–1 | Tajikistan |
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Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
| United Arab Emirates | 8–0 | Djibouti |
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Referee: Abdul Basit Shahoub (Libya)
| Djibouti | 0–4 | Morocco |
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Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
| Tajikistan | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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Report |
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Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
| Morocco | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
| Djibouti | 0–5 | Tajikistan |
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Referee: Mohamad Ghabaien (Jordan)
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Senegal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Comoros
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Iraq
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Lebanon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Tunisia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Yemen
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Uzbekistan |
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Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
| Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Tunisia |
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
| Yemen | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
| Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Yemen |
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Abed Elakh Boldochiv  |
Report |
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
Knockout phase
[edit]In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 June | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
| 30 June | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 July | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||||||
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| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Algeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||||||
| 30 June | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||
| Comoros | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]| Egypt | 3–0 | Tajikistan |
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Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
| Senegal | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 |
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Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
Semi-finals
[edit]| Egypt | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Final
[edit]The final match was initially scheduled to be played at the Cairo International Stadium at 20:00. The UAFA decided to play the game at 17:00 at the 30 June Stadium, also in Cairo.[9][10]
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Algeria |
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Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 107 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Issam Bouaoune
- Adil Boulbina
- Adam Dougui
- Samy Mahour
- Isman Idris
- Haider Abtah
- Abdellah Azrour
- Abdel Rahman Rashdan
- Abd Alrahman Smida
- Abdeljawad Abdeljawad
- Ahmed Hawash
- Blnd Hassan
- Nasr Salam
- Ali Reda Ismail
- Ali Kassas
- Hassan Akboub
- Abdulaziz Al-Elewai
- Mohammed Al Dawsari
- Musab Al-Juwayr
- Suhaib Al Zaid
- Mohammed Baker
- Mamadou Gning
- Ousmane Diao
- Malick Ndoye
- Fakhriddin Akhtamov
- Salam Ashurmadov
- Kabir Salimshoev
- Khosrow Tahirov
- Mohamad Al Yammahi
- Sultan Adil
- Mohamed Al Wafi
- Mubarak Ahmed
- Dhari Fahad
1 own goal
- Ahmed Mustapha (against Algeria)
- Sulaiman Hazazi (against Yemen)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Saudi's young footballers to face Tunisia and Yemen in 2021 Arab Cup U-20". Arab News. 30 May 2021.
- ^ جدة, عبدالرحمن الحربي- (10 June 2021). "ترقب لإطلاق النسخة السابعة لـ«كأس العرب للشباب»". Madina (in Arabic).
- ^ "السعودية تتوج بكأس العرب للشباب". مصر اليوم. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "الاتحاد العربي يجري قرعة كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 عاما – الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم" (in Arabic). 29 May 2021.
- ^ "الجدول الكامل لمباريات كأس العرب للشباب.. ومواعيد مواجهات مصر | المصري اليوم". Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic). 6 June 2021.
- ^ "سحب قرعة كأس العرب للشباب.. اليوم". Madina (in Arabic). 29 May 2021.
- ^ "تغيير ملعب المجموعة الرابعة بكأس العرب للشباب". كووورة (in Arabic). 20 June 2021.
- ^ "31 حكما يديرون مباريات كأس العرب للشباب". www.vetogate.com (in Arabic). 18 June 2021.
- ^ "تغيير موعد نهائي كأس العرب بين الجزائر والسعودية". podium-media.dz. Chakib Aliouane. 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Coupe Arabe U20 : La finale Algérie - Arabie Saoudite avancée". dzfoot.com. Sabri Merrar. 5 July 2021.