2020 Arab Cup U-20

The 2020 Arab Cup U-20 was the fourth 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 country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	17 February – 4 March
Teams	16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	77 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Samba Diallo (5 goals)

Teams

Participating teams

Africa  Algeria  Djibouti  Egypt  Libya  Mauritania  Morocco  Sudan  Tunisia

Asia  Bahrain  Iraq  Kuwait  Palestine  Saudi Arabia (hosts)  United Arab Emirates

Invited  Madagascar  Senegal

Withdrew  Comoros  Qatar

Did not enter  Jordan  Lebanon  Oman  Somalia  Syria  Yemen

Match officials

Below the list of the referees and the assistant referees of the tournament[4] Referees CAF - Africa Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria) Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti) Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya) Mathioro Diabel (Mauritania) Adil Zourak (Morocco) Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan) Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) AFC - Asia Mohammed Bunafoor Juma (Bahrain) Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq) Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan) Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait) Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon) Sameh Al-Qassas (Palestine) Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar) Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia) Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates) Assistant referees CAF - Africa Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria) Liban Abdirazack Ahmed (Djibouti) Samir Gamal Saad Mohamed (Egypt) Basm Saef El-Naser (Libya) Mohamed Mahmoud Youssouf (Mauritania) Hicham Ait Abbou (Morocco) Omer Hamid Ahmed (Sudan) Mohamed Bakir (Tunisia) AFC - Asia Salman Talasi (Bahrain) Akram Ali Jabbar (Iraq) Ahmad Abbas (Kuwait) Farooq Assi (Palestine) Ramzan Al-Naemi (Qatar) Faisal Al-Qahtani (Saudi Arabia) Oqubah Al-Haweij (Syria) Ali Al-Nuaimi (United Arab Emirates) 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 24.6477°N 46.5508°E 24.6625°N 46.7397°E Dammam Khobar Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Capacity: 36,000 Capacity: 20,100 26.4272°N 50.1140°E 26.3699°N 50.2052°E 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 17 February 2020 14:45 Iraq  1–2  Tunisia Mohamed  42' Mimouni  70' Sghaier  89' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan) 17 February 2020 17:50 Mauritania  2–0  Kuwait Warr  26', 64' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Mohammed Bunafoor Juma (Bahrain) 20 February 2020 14:45 Kuwait  0–0  Iraq Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) 20 February 2020 17:50 Mauritania  0–1  Tunisia Habassi  86' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan) 23 February 2020 15:30 Iraq  2–0  Mauritania Bilal  23' (o.g.) Fadhil  85' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates) 23 February 2020 15:30 Tunisia  1–1  Kuwait Mimouni  36' (pen.) Marzouk  83' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam 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 17 February 2020 14:45 Morocco  4–2  Bahrain Sahel  26' Lahtimi  39' El Azzouzi  70' Amrani  89' Alaoui  56' Salem  63' (pen.) Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait) 17 February 2020 18:00 Madagascar  4–3  Djibouti Menakely  20', 33', 45' Randrianantenaina  25' Mohamed  19' Kamel  23' Ali  63' Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Sameh Al-Qassas (Palestine) 20 February 2020 14:45 Djibouti  0–6  Morocco Abida  7' Gharib  33' El Achbili  50' El Azzouzi  68' Ezzalzouli  71', 90+1' Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) 20 February 2020 18:00 Madagascar  4–5  Bahrain Randrianantenaina  31', 55' Nomenjanahary  34' Menakely  60' Salem  23', 68' Issa  27' Harouna  42' Bader  65' Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Mathioro Diabel (Mauritania) 23 February 2020 15:30 Morocco  2–1  Madagascar Amrani  51' El Moubarek  86' (pen.) Randrianantenaina  76' Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar) 23 February 2020 15:30 Bahrain  2–1  Djibouti Alaoui  33' Abdul Aziz  40' Ibrahim  60' Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh 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) Host. 18 February 2020 14:45 Saudi Arabia  4–0  Palestine Marran  24', 64', 90+4' Al-Ali  56' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya) 18 February 2020 17:50 Algeria  1–4  Egypt Boukerma  72' Faisal  7', 46' Abdelmohsen  83' Adel  90+2' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Ahmed Issa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates) 21 February 2020 14:45 Egypt  2–2  Saudi Arabia Abdelmagid  8' Faisal  44' Marran  54' (pen.) Yahya  90' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) 21 February 2020 17:50 Algeria  1–0  Palestine Zerrouki  5' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti) 24 February 2020 15:30 Saudi Arabia  1–2  Algeria Salem  74' Zerrouki  67' Bekkouche  79' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan) 24 February 2020 15:30 Palestine  2–4  Egypt Bani Odeh  6' Nazzal  59' Mohamed  2' Adel  13' Faisal  29' Ashraf  50' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar 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 18 February 2020 14:45 Sudan  0–2  Libya Qulaib  54' Algnay  71' Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq) 18 February 2020 18:00 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Senegal Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia) 21 February 2020 14:45 Senegal  3–1  Sudan Samba Diallo  27' Ba  41' Sar  42' Yousef  51' Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar) 21 February 2020 18:00 United Arab Emirates  1–2  Libya Al-Hammadi  64' Ibrek  13' Sourait  79' Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria) 24 February 2020 15:30 Sudan  0–2  United Arab Emirates Ahmad  33' Abdullah  90+3' Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Saad Al-Fadhli Kalefah (Kuwait) 24 February 2020 15:30 Libya  0–3  Senegal Ndiaye  75' Sar  88', 90+1' Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia) Knockout stage Bracket   Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final                         27 February – Dammam      Tunisia 2   1 March – Dammam    Algeria 0    Tunisia 4   27 February – Riyadh    Morocco 0    Morocco (p) 0 (9)   5 March – Dammam    Libya 0 (8)    Tunisia 0   27 February – Dammam    Senegal 1    Egypt 1   1 March – Dammam    Iraq 0    Egypt 0 (5)   27 February – Riyadh    Senegal (p) 0 (6)    Senegal 5      Bahrain 0   Quarter-finals 27 February 2020 14:45 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 Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Mohammed Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq) 27 February 2020 14:45 Tunisia  2–0  Algeria Laabidi  13' Sghaier  59' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) 27 February 2020 18:30 Egypt  1–0  Iraq Abdelmohsen  77' Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya) 27 February 2020 18:30 Senegal  5–0  Bahrain Diallo  7', 17', 74' Ndiaye  22', 81' Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Riyadh Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) Semi-finals 1 March 2020 14:45 Tunisia  4–0  Morocco Berrima  21', 60' Laabidi  23' Mimouni  55' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates) 1 March 2020 18:30 Egypt  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Senegal Adel  56' (pen.) Sarr  59' Penalties 5–6 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria) Final 4 March 2020 19:30 Tunisia  0–1  Senegal Diallo  45' Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia) Goalscorers There have been 77 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match. Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition. 5 goals Samba Diallo 4 goals Osama Faisal Ricardo Menakely Arnaud Randrianantenaina Mohammed Marran 3 goals Ibrahim Adel Babi Sar Farouk Mimouni 2 goals Merouane Zerrouki Sayed Jawad Alaoui Abdellah Salem Mahmoud Saber Abdulmohsen Youssouf Warr Omar Amrani Anouar El Azzouzi Abdessamad Ezzalzouli Moussa Ndiaye Zied Berrima Chiheb Laabidi Yannis Sghaier 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 Ayman Salem Ayman Yahya 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 "الغاء بطولة العرب للشباب". كورة إنفـو (in Arabic). 10 December 2014. 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