1989 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

1989 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

كأس فلسطين للشباب
Tournament details
Host country	Iraq
Dates	31 August – 14 September
Teams	14 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up	Iraq
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	64 (2.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alaa Kadhim (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Hicham Dmii
Best goalkeeper	Mohamed Al-Deayea
Fair play award	Saudi Arabia
← 1985 2011 (Arab C. U20) →

The 1989 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth was the third edition of the Arab Cup U-20. The tournament was held in three cities in Iraq, from 31 August to 14 September 1989.[1]

Participating teams

Algeria  Bahrain  Iraq (hosts)  Jordan  Kuwait

Morocco  Oman  Palestine  Qatar  Saudi Arabia (holders)

Tunisia  United Arab Emirates  North Yemen  South Yemen

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Baghdad	Al-Shaab Stadium	45,000
	Al-Kashafa Stadium	15,000
Kirkuk	Kirkuk Olympic Stadium	25,000
Mosul	Al Mosul University Stadium	5,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	4	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Qatar	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Palestine	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Oman	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	2

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	6	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Iraq (H)	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	4
3	North Yemen	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	2
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	4	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Bahrain	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
3	Kuwait	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Yemen	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Tunisia	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	2
3	Algeria	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	9 September – Baghdad
	United Arab Emirates	2
					12 September – Baghdad
	Bahrain	3
					Bahrain	1 (0)
	9 September – Baghdad
					Morocco (p)	1 (3)
	Morocco	1
									14 September – Baghdad
	Tunisia	0
									Morocco	3
	10 September – Baghdad
									Iraq	1
	Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.)	2
					12 September – Baghdad
	Qatar	1
					Saudi Arabia	0
	10 September – Baghdad
					Iraq (a.e.t.)	1			Third place match
	Iraq	2
									13 September – Baghdad
	South Yemen	0
									Bahrain	1 (3)
									Saudi Arabia (p)	1 (4)

Final

14 September 1989

Morocco	3–1	Iraq
Mohamed Sabek 12', 42' Khalid Raghib 69'		Ali Awda 79'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Referee: Messaoud Koussa (Algeria)

References

1. "Palestine Cup for Youth 1989". RSSSF. Talal Bakhsh, Refel Hashim and Jarek Owsianski. 20 May 2021.