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]

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)
2014
2021

Teams

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Participating teams

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Africa
Asia
Invited
Withdrew
Did not enter

Match officials

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

Referees

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Assistant referees

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Draw

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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
 
 
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

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

Group stage

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

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

Group A

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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

Group B

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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

Djibouti  0–6  Morocco
Madagascar  4–5  Bahrain

Morocco  2–1  Madagascar
Bahrain  2–1  Djibouti
Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)

Group C

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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
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

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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

Senegal  3–1  Sudan
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

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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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

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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

Semi-finals

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Tunisia  4–0  Morocco

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

Final

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Tunisia  0–1  Senegal

Goalscorers

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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

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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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  1. ^ "الغاء بطولة العرب للشباب". كورة إنفـو (in Arabic). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ "موريتانيا تشارك في كأس العرب للشباب". كووورة (in Arabic). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "مصر فى المجموعة الثالثة بكأس العرب للشباب مع السعودية وفلسطين والجزائر". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  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.
  6. ^ "زيادة منتخبات كأس العرب". arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "مواعيد المباريات وكل ما تريد معرفته عن كأس العرب تحت 20 عامًا والقنوات الناقلة". goal.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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