2020 Arab Cup U-20

2020 Arab Cup U-20
كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة 2020
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates17 February – 4 March
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored96 (3.1 per match)
Top scorer(s) Samba Diallo (5 goals)
2014
2021

The 2020 Arab Cup U-20 was the sixth edition of the Arab Cup U-20 organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) for the men's under-20 national teams of the Arab world. It is the first tournament played in nearly eight years.[1] The competition took place in Saudi Arabia between 17 February and 4 March.[2] It was held in Dammam, Khobar and Riyadh.[3]

Teams

Participating teams

Africa
Asia
Invited
Withdrew
Did not enter

Match officials

Below the list of the referees and the assistant referees of the tournament[4]

Referees

Assistant referees

Draw

The group stage draw was made on 20 January 2020.[5] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups.[6]

Venues

Riyadh Riyadh
Riyadh
Dammam
Khobar
Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 22,500
24°38′52″N 46°33′03″E / 24.6477°N 46.5508°E / 24.6477; 46.5508 (Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium) 24°39′45″N 46°44′23″E / 24.6625°N 46.7397°E / 24.6625; 46.7397 (Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium)
Dammam Khobar
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 20,100
26°25′38″N 50°06′50″E / 26.4272°N 50.1140°E / 26.4272; 50.1140 (Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium) 26°22′12″N 50°12′19″E / 26.3699°N 50.2052°E / 26.3699; 50.2052 (Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium)

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq 1–2 Tunisia
  • Mohamed 42'
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)
Mauritania 2–0 Kuwait
  • Warr 26', 64'
Referee: Mohammed Bunafoor Juma (Bahrain)

Kuwait 0–0 Iraq
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Mauritania 0–1 Tunisia
  • Habassi 86'
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)

Iraq 2–0 Mauritania
  • Bilal 23' (o.g.)
  • Fadhil 85'
Tunisia 1–1 Kuwait
  • Marzouk 83'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6
3  Madagascar 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 3
4  Djibouti 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Morocco 4–2 Bahrain
  • Alaoui 56'
  • Salem 63' (pen.)
Referee: Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait)
Madagascar 4–3 Djibouti
  • Mohamed 19'
  • Kamel 23'
  • Ali 63'

Djibouti 0–6 Morocco
Madagascar 4–5 Bahrain
  • Salem 23', 68'
  • Issa 27'
  • Harouna 42'
  • Bader 65'

Morocco 2–1 Madagascar
  • Amrani 51'
  • El Moubarek 86' (pen.)
Bahrain 2–1 Djibouti
  • Alaoui 33'
  • Abdul Aziz 40'
  • Ibrahim 60'
Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Palestine
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Algeria 1–4 Egypt
  • Boukerma 72'
Referee: Ahmed Issa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Egypt 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Algeria 1–0 Palestine
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Saudi Arabia 1–2 Algeria
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)
Palestine 2–4 Egypt
  • Bani Odeh 6'
  • Nazzal 59'
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sudan 0–2 Libya
  • Qulaib 54'
  • Algnay 71'
Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Senegal

Senegal 3–1 Sudan
  • Yousef 51'
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Libya
  • Al-Hammadi 64'
  • Ibrek 13'
  • Sourait 79'
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

Sudan 0–2 United Arab Emirates
  • Ahmad 33'
  • Abdullah 90+3'
Referee: Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait)
Libya 0–3 Senegal

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 February – Dammam
 
 
 Tunisia2
 
1 March – Dammam
 
 Algeria0
 
 Tunisia4
 
27 February – Riyadh
 
 Morocco0
 
 Morocco (p)0 (9)
 
5 March – Dammam
 
 Libya0 (8)
 
 Tunisia0
 
27 February – Dammam
 
 Senegal1
 
 Egypt1
 
1 March – Dammam
 
 Iraq0
 
 Egypt0 (5)
 
27 February – Riyadh
 
 Senegal (p)0 (6)
 
 Senegal5
 
 
 Bahrain0
 

Quarter-finals

Morocco 0–0 (a.e.t.) Libya
Penalties
  • Adriouech
  • Lahtimi
  • El Moubarek
  • Raoui
  • Abida
  • Chahir
  • Gharib
  • Amrani
  • Ramzi
  • El Azzouzi
  • Laghzal
9–8
  •  ?
  • Jadour
  • Qulaib
  • Ibrek
  • Chabli
  • Ettihari
  • Takrak
  • Chaloui
  • Sourait
  • Ibrahim
  • Mimoun
Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)

Tunisia 2–0 Algeria
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

Egypt 1–0 Iraq
  • Abdelmohsen 77'
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Senegal 5–0 Bahrain

Semi-finals

Tunisia 4–0 Morocco

Egypt 1–1 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Penalties
5–6

Final

Tunisia 0–1 Senegal

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Samba Diallo

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Mohamed Bekkouche
  • Mohamed Boukerma
  • Hussein Abdul Aziz
  • Saleh Bader
  • Hussain Harouna
  • Hassan Issa
  • Salem Salem
  • Yussuf Ali
  • Suhaib Ibrahim
  • Kassim Kamel
  • Kandid Mohamed
  • Hossam Abdelmagid
  • Abdelrahman Ashraf
  • Abdelghani Mohamed
  • Ridha Fadhil
  • Abdallah Mohamed
  • Ibrahim Marzouk
  • Eslam Algnay
  • Ibrahim Ibrek
  • Noureddine Qulaib
  • Osama Sourait
  • Elisco Nomenjanahary
  • Haitam Abida
  • Taha El Achbili
  • Mahdi El Moubarek
  • Achraf Gharib
  • Montassir Lahtimi
  • Mohamed Amine Sahel
  • Anas Bani Odeh
  • Mohammed Nazzal
  • Hassan Al-Ali
  • Nikhor Ba
  • Abdulaye Ndiaye
  • Pape Matar Sarr
  • Tawfiq Yousef
  • Achraf Habassi
  • Harib Abdullah
  • Ali Ahmad
  • Mohammad Al-Hammadi
Own goal
  • El Mokhtar Bilal (vs Iraq)

Broadcasting rights

Below the list of broadcasting rights.[7]

Country/Region Broadcaster Ref.
  Arab World beIN Sports
 Egypt Time Sports
 Bahrain Bahrain Sports
 Iraq Al Iraqiya Sports
 Jordan Jordan Sports
 Kuwait KTV Sport
 Oman Oman Sports TV
 Qatar Al Kass Sports Channels
 Saudi Arabia KSA Sports
 UAE AD Sports
Dubai Sports

References

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  4. ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2020 Arab Cup U-20 in Saudi Arabia". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ نت, العربية (20 January 2020). "سحب قرعة كأس العرب للشباب.. والسعودية في المجموعة الثالثة". العربية نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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  7. ^ "مواعيد المباريات وكل ما تريد معرفته عن كأس العرب تحت 20 عامًا والقنوات الناقلة". goal.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.