Arab Cup U-20

Founded	1983; 41 years ago (1983), as Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth 2011; 13 years ago (2011), as Arab Cup U-20
Region	Arab world ( UAFA)
Number of teams	18
Current champions	Saudi Arabia (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)	Saudi Arabia (3 titles)
2022 Arab Cup U-20

The Arab Cup U-20 ( Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة) ^[1] is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the U-20 national teams in the Arab world. ^[2] The teams come from CAF and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as Senegal or Uzbekistan, have also been invited on occasion.

History

The competition was created in 1983 as the Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth ( Arabic: كأس فلسطين للشباب); the first edition was held in Morocco, which Iraq won after beating Saudi Arabia in the final. ^[3] After a 22-year long hiatus, in 2011 the competition returned as the Arab Cup U-20 under the auspices of the UAFA. ^[3]

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd Place	Score	4th Place
1983 Details	Morocco		Iraq	1–0 ( a.e.t.)	Saudi Arabia		Morocco	2–0	United Arab Emirates
1985 Details	Algeria		Saudi Arabia	2–1	Algeria		Iraq	2–0	Tunisia
1989 Details	Iraq		Morocco	3–1	Iraq		Bahrain	1–1 (4–3 p)	Saudi Arabia
1992	Sudan		Cancelled
2011 Details	Morocco		Morocco	3–3 (3–1 p)	Saudi Arabia		No semi-finals
2012 Details	Jordan		Tunisia	4–2	Saudi Arabia		Libya	4–0	Algeria
2014 Details	Qatar		Cancelled
2020 Details	Saudi Arabia		Senegal	1–0	Tunisia		Egypt and   Morocco
2021 Details	Egypt		Saudi Arabia	2–1	Algeria		Egypt and   Tunisia
2022 Details	Saudi Arabia		Saudi Arabia	1–1 (5–3 p)	Egypt		Algeria and   Palestine

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place	Semi-finalist
Saudi Arabia	3 ( 1985, 2021, 2022)	3 ( 1983, 2011, 2012)	–	1 ( 1989)	–
Morocco	2 ( 1989, 2011)	–	1 ( 1983)	–	1 ( 2020)
Iraq	1 ( 1983)	1 ( 1989)	1 ( 1985)	–	–
Tunisia	1 ( 2012)	1 ( 2020)	–	1 ( 1985)	1 ( 2021)
Senegal	1 ( 2020)	–	–	–	–
Algeria	–	2 ( 1985, 2021)	–	1 ( 2012)	1 ( 2022)
Egypt	–	1 ( 2022)	–	–	2 ( 2020, 2021)
Bahrain	–	–	1 ( 1989)	–	–
Libya	–	–	1 ( 2012)	–	–
United Arab Emirates	–	–	–	1 ( 1983)	–
Palestine	–	–	–	–	1 ( 2022)

Participating nations

Team	1983	1985	1989	2011	2012	2014	2020	2021	2022	Years
Algeria	5th	2nd	GS	GS	4th		QF	2nd	SF	8
Bahrain	GS		4th	GS			QF		GS	5
Comoros							w	QF		1
Djibouti						Q	GS	GS	GS	3
Egypt				GS			SF	SF	2nd	4
Iraq	1st	3rd	2nd	GS	GS	Q	QF	GS	GS	8
Jordan	GS		GS		GS				QF	4
Kuwait	GS		GS	GS	GS		GS			5
Lebanon		GS				Q		GS	GS	3
Libya					3rd		QF		GS	3
Madagascar							GS			1
Mauritania	×	GS			GS	Q	GS	GS	GS	5
Morocco	3rd	GS	1st	1st	GS		SF	QF	QF	8
Niger								GS		1
Oman	GS		GS						GS	3
Palestine	GS	QF	GS	GS			GS		SF	6
Qatar	6th	QF	QF		GS	Q	W			4
Saudi Arabia	2nd	1st	4th	2nd	2nd	Q	GS	1st	1st	8
Senegal							1st	QF		2
Somalia									GS	1
Sudan				GS	GS	Q	GS		GS	4
Syria	7th	QF		GS	GS					4
Tajikistan								QF		1
Tunisia	8th	4th	QF		1st	Q	2nd	SF	QF	7
United Arab Emirates	4th	QF	QF				GS	GS	GS	6
Uzbekistan								GS		1
Yemen [a]	GS	GS	QF					GS	QF	5
Total	16	12		10	12	8	16	16	18

Notes

See also

• FIFA Arab Cup
• 2002 Palestine Solidarity Tournament
• Palestine Cup of Nations
• Arab Cup U-17

References

External links

• كأس العرب تحت 20 سنة - kooora.com
• Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth - rsssf.com
• Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth - goalzz.com