2022 Arab Cup U-17
| كأس العرب تحت 17 عام 2022 | |
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Taha Belghzal | |
The 2022 Arab Cup U-17 is the fourth edition of the Arab Cup U-17, an association football tournament between Arab countries. It will be played from 23 August to 8 September 2022 in Algeria in Oran which represent the administrative organization of the tournament,[1] and two other cities, Sig and Mostaganem which they holds each ones the football matches.[2]
Iraq won the previous tournament in 2014, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Host Algeria won the tournament for the first time after beating Morocco on penalties 4–2.
Teams
16 teams took part to the tournament. The draw took place on 31 July 2022 in Abha, Saudi Arabia.[3]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
3rd | 2011 | Fourth place |
 Comoros
|
1st | debut | |
 Egypt
|
1st | debut | |
 Iraq
|
4th | 2014 | Winners |
 Lebanon
|
1st | debut | |
 Libya
|
2nd | 2012 | Group stage |
 Mauritania
|
3rd | 2014 | Group stage |
 Morocco
|
3rd | 2012 | Third place |
 Oman
|
2nd | 2012 | Group stage |
 Palestine
|
3rd | 2014 | Group stage |
 Saudi Arabia
|
4th | 2014 | Winners |
 Sudan
|
4th | 2011 | Third place |
 Syria
|
2nd | 2011 | Runners-up |
 Tunisia
|
2nd | 2012 | Winners |
 United Arab Emirates
|
1st | debut | |
 Yemen
|
2nd | 2012 | Fourth place |
Bahrain, 
Djibouti, 
Jordan, 
Kuwait, 
Qatar and 
Somalia did not enter.
Seedings
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Venues
The city of Oran hosts the tournament but two stadiums from two other cities, Sig and Mostaganem were allocated to host the matches.[4]
| Sig | ||
|---|---|---|
| Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 20,000 | ||
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| Mostaganem | ||
| Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 18,000 | ||
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Officiating
Referees
Elias Bekouassa
Mahmoud Nagy
Mohamed Salman
Usama Hasan
Ammar Ashkanani
Maher El Ali
Ahmed Al-Zaruq
Mostafa Kachef
Mahmoud Salem Hameed
Mohammed Abu Shahla
Shukri Al-Hanfush
Ameen Al-Hadi
Muhammad Suleiman Kanat
Mohamed Yousri Bouali
Yahya Al-Mulla
Mokhtar Al-Arami
Assistant referees
- Mohamed Serradj
- Brahim Hamlaoui
Abdelmajid El-Zalan- Hany Abdelfattah
- Hussein Falah Munshid
- Ali Berri
- Monji Abu Shikiwa
Ahmed Ibrahim- Hamza Naciri
- Nasser Saidi
- Khaldun Abu Qbita
- Faisal Al-Qahtani
Muleed Rajah Ali- Naji Al-Fateh
- Mohammad Qazzaz
- Youssef El-Jami
Squads
Group stage
The group winners and the two best second-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Sudan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Source: UAFA
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
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| Palestine | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Referee: Mohamed Yousri Bouali (Tunisia)
| Algeria | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
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Syria
)Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | Libya
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5[a] | |
| 4 | Oman
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: UAFA
Notes:
Notes:
| Oman | 0–3 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
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| Libya | 2–1 | Oman |
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| Tunisia | 2–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Maher Al-Ula (Lebanon)
| Yemen | 1–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Comoros
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mauritania
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: UAFA
| Comoros | 3–2 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
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| Mauritania | 0–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
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| Mauritania | 1–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Ameen Al-Hadi (Sudan)
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Syria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 |
Source: UAFA
| Egypt | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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| Saudi Arabia | 4–3 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 0–6 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 Sep − Mostaganem | ||||||||||
| Algeria (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 Sep − Sig | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Algeria (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 2 Sep − Mostaganem | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 Sep − Sig | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | |||||||||
| Algeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 1 Sep − Mostaganem | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Yemen | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 Sep − Sig | ||||||||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||||||
| Yemen | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 Sep − Mostaganem | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Algeria | 1–1 | Tunisia |
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| Penalties | ||
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3–1 | |
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (UAE)
| Iraq | 1–4 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)
Semi-finals
| Algeria | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Syria
)| Yemen | 0–2 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 87 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.
7 goals
3 goals
- Ayman Abdel Aziz
- Omar Hamdeen Khedr
- Ali Akbar
- Musa Hussein
2 goals
- Mohamed Abdelmoudjib
- Meslem Anatof
- Mohamed Ali Saleh Ziad
- Azad Mohamed
- Ibrahim Adel
- Ahmed Boustenjy
- Hassan Ali Jassim
- Abdelmoumen Al-Mabrouk
- Andou Abderrahmane
- Mohammed Rachidi
- Nawaf Al-Bishri
- Ammar Al-Yahibi
- Kawa Issa
- Abdulrahman Abdul-Nabi
- Anwar Tariki
1 goal
- Younès Badani
- Elias Boualem
- Ismail Tayeb Chehima
- Yazid Issam
- Malik Kahlouchi
- Fethi Kessassi
- Kildi Imam
- Abdeen
- Hossam Abdel Karim
- Hisham El-Haddad
- Marwan Magoub
- Omar Sayed Moawad
- Ali Riyad
- Karrar Jaafar
- Marwan Al-Zaqouzi
- Sidy Ba
- Mohamed Amine
- Mouad Boughizane
- Adam Chakir
- Said El Rafei
- Abdelhamid Maâli
- Aymen Naïr
- Al-Harith Al-Mushaykhani
- Nawaf Al-Jadaani
- Muhammad Hazazi
- Farha Al-Shamrani
- Musab Fadlallah
- Munzer Muhamed
- Anas Dahan
- Anas Amdouni
- Abderrahmane Argui
- Mohamed Karim Guizani
- Akram Taboubi
- Mohammed Al-Hindi
- Abdulrahman Al-Khidr
1 own goal
- Ali Salem (against Comoros)
- Majd Al Jabara (against Egypt)
- Youcef Ben Hassine (against Oman)
Source: UAFA
Broadcasting rights
The channels that will cover the competition are the two Algerian channels Algeria 6 and Algeria Web and also all the channels who are members of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU).[5]
References
- ^ "U17 Arab Cup: Oran is positioning itself to organize the event". california18.com. 23 July 2022.
- ^ "الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم: اختيار الجزائر لاحتضان كأس العرب لأقل من 17 سنة". aps.dz. 14 April 2022.
- ^ "كرة القدم/كأس العرب لأقل من 17 عاما : مشاركة 16 منتخبا بالجزائر والقرعة اليوم الأحد بالسعودية". aps.dz. 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Arab Cup U17 - Algérie 2022 : Les U17 Connaissent l'Ordre de Leurs Matches". faf.dz. 10 August 2022.
- ^ "القنوات الناقلة لبطولة كأس العرب للشباب تحت 17 سنة". UAFA Fb. 22 August 2022.
External links
- 2022 Arab Cup U-17 - UAFA official website