2012 Arab Cup U-20

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Arab Cup U-20

| year = 2012

| other_titles = {{lang|ar|كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة}}

| image = 2012 Arab U-20 Championship.png

| size =

| alt =

| caption =

| city = Amman

| country = Jordan

| dates = 4–18 July 2012

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 2

| associations =

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbu|20|TUN}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbu|20|KSA}}

| third_other = {{fbu|20|LBY}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|20|ALG}}

| matches = 22

| goals = 71

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{fbuicon|20|TUN}} Seifeddine Jaziri
(6 goals)

| player = {{fbuicon|20|LBY}} Ahmed Mohamed Bashir

| fair_play = {{fbu|20|ALG}}

| goalkeeper = {{fbuicon|20|LBY}} Mouadh Mansouri

| prevseason = 2011

| nextseason = 2014

}}

The 2012 Arab Cup U-20 is the fifth edition of the Arab Cup U-20. The tournament was hosted by Jordan between 4 and 18 July 2012.{{cite web | url = http://www.uafaonline.com/index.php?module=news&page=details_ar&id=3657 | script-title=ar:قرعة كأس العرب تحت 20 سنه بالاردن | date = April 11, 2012 | accessdate = April 13, 2012 | publisher = UAFA | language = Arabic }}

The draw for the tournament took place on April 11, 2012, in Amman, Jordan.{{cite web | url = http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11290-en-u20-tirage-au-sort-du-championnat-arabe-des-nations.php | title = EN U20 : Tirage au sort du championnat arabe des nations | date = April 12, 2012 | accessdate = April 13, 2012 | publisher = DZFoot | language = French | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120413220610/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11290-en-u20-tirage-au-sort-du-championnat-arabe-des-nations.php | archive-date = April 13, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}

Participants

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fbu|20|Algeria}}
  • {{fbu|20|Iraq}}
  • {{fbu|20|Jordan}} {{small|(Hosts)}}
  • {{fbu|20|Kuwait}}
  • {{fbu|20|Libya}}
  • {{fbu|20|Mauritania|1959}}
  • {{fbu|20|Morocco}} {{small|(Holders)}}
  • {{fbu|20|Qatar}}
  • {{fbu|20|Saudi Arabia}}
  • {{fbu|20|Sudan}}
  • {{fbu|20|Syria}}
  • {{fbu|20|Tunisia}}

{{div col end}}

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=50%| King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

!width=50%| Amman International Stadium, Amman

King Abdullah Stadium

| Amman International Stadium

Capacity: 20,000

| Capacity: 25,000

Group stage

=Group A=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=175|Team

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

bgcolor=ccffcc

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|KSA}}

|3

21082+67
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|SUD}}

|3

11135−24
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|KUW}}

|3

10247−33
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|JOR}}

|3

02112−12

{{Football box

| date = 4 July 2012

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KUW}}

| score = 2–3

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|SUD}}

| goals1 = Al-Bazali {{goal|7}}
Al-Hadjiri {{goal|38}}

| goals2 = Al-Toom {{goal|39}}
Taqi-Eddine {{goal|65||82}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Safwan Othman (Syria)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 4 July 2012

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|JOR}}

| score = 1–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|KSA}}

| goals1 = Al-Bashtawi {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = Kanabah {{goal|9}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 7 July 2012

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SUD}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|KSA}}

| score = 0–3

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Al-Absi {{goal|47}}
Al-Shehri {{goal|58||90+3}}

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

| report =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 7 July 2012

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|JOR}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|KUW}}

| score = 0–1

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Al-Bazali {{goal|37}}

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

| report =

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 10 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|KUW}}

| score = 4–1

| goals1 = Asiri {{goal|3}}
Al-Najrani {{goal|55}}
Bilal {{goal|80||90}}

| goals2 = Al-Bazali {{goal|25|pen.}}

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

| report =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 10 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SUD}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|JOR}}

| score = 0–0

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

| report =

}}

=Group B=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=175|Team

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

bgcolor=ccffcc

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|ALG}}

|3

21080+87
bgcolor=ccffcc

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|LBY}}

|3

21031+27
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|MTN|1959}}

|3

10245−13
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|QAT}}

|3

003211−90

{{Football box

| date = 5 July 2012

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|QAT}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|MTN|1959}}

| score = 1–4

| goals1 = Salem {{goal|17}}

| goals2 = Anjakou {{goal|12||38||68}}
Anyass {{goal|18}}

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)

| report =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 5 July 2012

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ALG}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|LBY}}

| score = 0–0

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)

| report =

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 8 July 2012

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MTN|1959}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|LBY}}

| score = 0–1

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Al-Faraj {{goal|57}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

| report =

}}

{{Football box

| date = 8 July 2012

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|QAT}}

| score = 0–5

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|ALG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Boulbrima {{goal|20||48}}
Haddouche {{goal|50}}
Benkhemassa {{goal|90+1}}
Zeghli {{goal|90+3}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Safwan Othman (Syria)

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 11 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|LBY}}

| score = 2–1

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|QAT}}

| goals1 = ... {{goal|45}}
... {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = ... {{goal|70|pen.}}

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 11 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ALG}}

| score = 3–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|MTN|1959}}

| goals1 = Mansouri {{goal|10}}
Chenni {{goal|72}}
Haddouche {{goal|90+1}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

}}

=Group C=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=175|Team

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

bgcolor=ccffcc

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|TUN}}

|3

20175+26
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|SYR}}

|3

12032+15
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|MAR}}

|3

1113304
style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|20|IRQ}}

|3

01269−31

{{Football box

| date = 6 July 2012

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Iraq}}

| score = 2–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|Syria}}

| goals1 = Ismail {{goal|30|pen.}}
Adnan {{goal|58}}

| goals2 = Jwayed {{goal|3|pen.}}
Kharbin {{goal|81}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 6 July 2012

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Morocco}}

| score = 1–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|Tunisia}}

| goals1 = Saidi {{goal|81}}

| goals2 = Jaziri {{goal|11}}
Louati {{goal|61}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 9 July 2012

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Syria}}

| score = 1–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|Tunisia}}

| goals1 = Salem {{goal|34}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Youssef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 9 July 2012

| time = 20:30

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Iraq}}

| score = 1–2

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|Morocco}}

| goals1 = Hattab {{goal|29}}

| goals2 = Touali {{goal|18|pen.}}
Othmane {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 12 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Tunisia}}

| score = 5–3

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|Iraq}}

| goals1 = Ben Ouanes {{goal|14}}
Jaziri {{goal|26}}
Ounalli {{goal|35}}
Rjaibi {{goal|80}}
Trabelsi {{goal|83}}

| goals2 = Shokan {{goal|3, 19, 77|pen.}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 12 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Morocco}}

| score = 0–0

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|Syria}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium

| attendance =

| referee = Sami Mazyad Al-Nemari (Saudi Arabia)

}}

=Best placed runner-up=

The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width="175"|Team

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}

!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

bgcolor=ccffcc

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBY}}

|3

21031+27
style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SYR}}

|3

12032+15
style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SUD}}

|3

11135−24

Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

|15 July - Amman|{{fbu|20|KSA}} |3|{{fbu|20|LBA}} |1

|15 July - Amman|{{fbu|20|ALG}} |2|{{fbu|20|TUN}} |3

|18 July - Amman|{{fbu|20|KSA}} | 2|{{fbu|20|TUN}} | 4

|17 July - Amman|{{fbu|20|LBA}} |4 |{{fbu|20|ALG}} |0

}}

=Semi finals=

{{Football box

| date = 15 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}

| score = 3–1

| aet =

| report =

| team2 = {{fbu|20|LBA}}

| goals1 = Al-Muwallad {{goal|37||84}}
Madu {{goal|41}}

| goals2 = Errishi {{goal|18|pen.}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore =

| penalties2 =

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = 15 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|ALG}}

| score = 2–3

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120820014257/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11849-en-u20-coupe-arabe-algerie-2-3-tunisie.php Report]

| team2 = {{fbu|20|TUN}}

| goals1 = Kadri {{goal|45}}
Mansouri {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = Madani {{goal|2|o.g.}}
Jaziri {{goal|16||50}}

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Murad Al-Zawahreh (Jordan)

}}

=Third place play-off=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2010|07|17|df=y}}

| event =

| round =

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|LBA}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|ALG}}

| score = 4–0

| aet =

| goals1 = Errishi {{goal|54}}
Al-Jareh {{goal|63||71}}
Al-Fitori {{goal|78}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Yasser Al-Rawahi (Oman)

| report =

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore =

| penalties2 =

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

| date = 18 July 2012

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}

| team2 = {{fbu|20|TUN}}

| score = 2–4

| goals1 = Al-Shehri {{goal|43}}
Kanabah {{goal|70}}

| goals2 = Jaziri {{goal|10||69}}
Louati {{goal|39}}
Machmoum {{goal|79}}

| stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

| attendance =

| referee = Rami Al-Kaabi (Bahrain)

| report = [http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11866-en-u20-coupe-arabe-la-tunisie-remporte-le-titre.php Report]

}}

Winners

{{Winners|fb|2012 Arab U-20 Championship|Tunisia|First}}

Award winners

  • Fair play Award: {{fbu|20|ALG}}
  • Best player: {{flagicon|Libya}} Ahmed Mohamed Bashir
  • Top goal scorer (Golden Boot): {{flagicon|Tunisia}} Seifeddine Jaziri (6 goals)
  • Best goalkeeper: {{flagicon|Libya}} Mouadh Mansouri{{cite web|script-title=ar:تونس بطلاً لكأس العرب تحت20سنة|url=http://www.uafaonline.com/?module=news&page=details_ar&id=3815|publisher=uafaonline.com|accessdate=7 August 2012|language=arabic|date=19 July 2012}}

References