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)Senegal Samba Diallo (5 goals)
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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

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Riyadh Riyadh
2020 Arab Cup U-20 is located in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Riyadh
Dammam
Dammam
Khobar
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
Referee: Mohammed Bunafoor Juma (Bahrain)
Kuwait 0–0 Iraq
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Mauritania 0–1 Tunisia
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
Iraq 2–0 Mauritania
Tunisia 1–1 Kuwait
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

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
Referee: Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait)
Madagascar 4–3 Djibouti
Referee: Sameh Al-Qassas (Palestine)
Djibouti 0–6 Morocco
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Madagascar 4–5 Bahrain
Referee: Mathioro Diabel (Mauritania)
Morocco 2–1 Madagascar
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
Bahrain 2–1 Djibouti
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
Referee: Ahmed Issa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Egypt 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Algeria 1–0 Palestine
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Algeria
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)
Palestine 2–4 Egypt
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
Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Senegal
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Senegal 3–1 Sudan
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Libya
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Sudan 0–2 United Arab Emirates
Referee: Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait)
Libya 0–3 Senegal
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

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
 9–8
Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)
Tunisia 2–0 Algeria
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Egypt 1–0 Iraq
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Senegal 5–0 Bahrain
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Semi-finals

Tunisia 4–0 Morocco
Egypt 1–1 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Penalties
5–6
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

Final

Tunisia 0–1 Senegal
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Goalscorers

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

5 goals

  • Senegal Samba Diallo

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Algeria Mohamed Bekkouche
  • Algeria Mohamed Boukerma
  • Bahrain Hussein Abdul Aziz
  • Bahrain Saleh Bader
  • Bahrain Hussain Harouna
  • Bahrain Hassan Issa
  • Bahrain Salem Salem
  • Djibouti Yussuf Ali
  • Djibouti Suhaib Ibrahim
  • Djibouti Kassim Kamel
  • Djibouti Kandid Mohamed
  • Egypt Hossam Abdelmagid
  • Egypt Abdelrahman Ashraf
  • Egypt Abdelghani Mohamed
  • Iraq Ridha Fadhil
  • Iraq Abdallah Mohamed
  • Kuwait Ibrahim Marzouk
  • Libya Eslam Algnay
  • Libya Ibrahim Ibrek
  • Libya Noureddine Qulaib
  • Libya Osama Sourait
  • Madagascar Elisco Nomenjanahary
  • Morocco Haitam Abida
  • Morocco Taha El Achbili
  • Morocco Mahdi El Moubarek
  • Morocco Achraf Gharib
  • Morocco Montassir Lahtimi
  • Morocco Mohamed Amine Sahel
  • State of Palestine Anas Bani Odeh
  • State of Palestine Mohammed Nazzal
  • Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Ali
  • Senegal Nikhor Ba
  • Senegal Abdulaye Ndiaye
  • Senegal Pape Matar Sarr
  • Sudan Tawfiq Yousef
  • Tunisia Achraf Habassi
  • United Arab Emirates Harib Abdullah
  • United Arab Emirates Ali Ahmad
  • United Arab Emirates Mohammad Al-Hammadi
Own goal
  • Mauritania 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.