2021 Arab Cup U-20

2021 Arab Cup U-20 (Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة 2021) was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup U-20. It is hosted by Egypt from 20 June to 6 July 2021.[1] The tournament included 12 UAFA-member teams and four invited teams.[2] Senegal were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Saudi Arabia beat Algeria 2–1 in the final to clinch their first title.[3]

2021 Arab Cup U-20
كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة 2021
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates20 June – 6 July
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored107 (3.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mohamed Radid
(6 goals)

Teams

Draw

The draw took place on 29 May 2021. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.[4] The match schedule was unveiled on 6 June 2021.[5]

The draw mechanism was in accordance with the seeding of the teams, as follows:[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. Uzbekistan was not yet invited at the time of the draw.

Venues
Cairo International Stadium will host the majority of matches.

The 30 June Stadium was later included as a venue for the Group D matches due to the poor condition of Police Academy Stadium.[7]

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Cairo Cairo International Stadium 75,000
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000
30 June Stadium 30,000
Petro Sport Stadium 16,000
Police Academy Stadium 12,000

Match officials

The following 31 referees were chosen for the tournament.[8]

  • Lahlou Benbraham
  • Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour
  • Zaid Thamer Mohammed
  • Mohamad Ghabaien
  • Abdullah Al Jamali
  • Abdul Basit Shahoub
  • Qassim Al-Hatmi
  • Jalal Jayed
  • Baraa Abu Aisha
  • Abdulhadi Al Ruaile
  • Majid Al Shamrani
  • Amir Loussif
  • Sultan Al-Hammadi

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete.

Group stage

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

All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Algeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Niger 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Mauritania 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Egypt 2–0 Niger
  • Smida 25'
  • Mohamed 90+3'
 Report
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
Mauritania 0–1 Algeria
Report
  • Bouaoune 90+5'
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Algeria 0–1 Egypt
Report
  • Rashdan 63'
Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Niger 0–0 Mauritania
Report
Referee: Abdullah Al Jamali (Kuwait)
Egypt 4–1 Mauritania
  • Mohamed 17', 32'
  • Abdelhamid 41'
  • Abdeljawad 81'
 Report
  • Mouloud 84'
Referee: Abdullah Al Jamali (Kuwait)
Algeria 2–2 Niger
  • Mustapha 60' (o.g.)
  • Dougui 90+3'
 Report
  • Omar 22'
  • Samila 37'
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Tajikistan 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 10 8 +2 3
4  Djibouti 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Morocco 6–1 Tajikistan
  • Sadik 18'
  • Radid 49', 59'
  • El Khannous 61'
  • Akboub 85'
  • Boughafer 90+1'
 Report
  • Tahirov 66'
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates 8–0 Djibouti
  • Saeed 16', 81'
  • Al Yammahi 45'
  • Khalfan 59'
  • Adil 76'
  • Al Wafi 78'
  • Ahmed 90+4'
  • Fahad 90+6'
 Report
Referee: Abdul Basit Shahoub (Libya)
Djibouti 0–4 Morocco
Report
  • Boughafer 18'
  • Sadik 28'
  • El Khannous 37'
  • Radid 48'
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Tajikistan 3–2 United Arab Emirates
  • Azizboyev 12', 66', 90'
 Report
Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Morocco 5–0 United Arab Emirates
  • Sadik 8', 20'
  • Radid 45', 88'
  • Azrour 70'
 Report
Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Djibouti 0–5 Tajikistan
Report
  • Salimshoev 8'
  • Hudojdodzoda 20', 89'
  • Ashurmadov 84'
  • Akhtamov 87'
Referee: Mohamad Ghabaien (Jordan)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Comoros 3 2 0 1 8 9 −1 6
3  Iraq 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Lebanon 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Senegal 5–1 Lebanon
  • S. Faye 9'
  • Diao 22'
  • Cissoko 56'
  • Ndoye 60' (pen.)
  • M. Faye 79'
 Report
  • Ismail 3'
Referee: Mohamad Ghabaien (Jordan)
Iraq 3–4 Comoros
  • Salam 5'
  • Abdul Razzaq 39' (pen.)
  • Ayoub 83'
 Report
  • Idris 41'
  • Mahmoud 45+4' (pen.), 70'
  • Yassin 53'
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Comoros 1–5 Senegal
 Report
  • S. Faye 4', 36'
  • Cissoko 57'
  • M. Faye 90+1'
  • Gning 90+2'
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Lebanon 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Hassan 16'
  • Ayoub 83'
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
Senegal 1–1 Iraq
  • S. Faye 72'
 Report
  • Abdul Razzaq 28'
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Comoros 3–1 Lebanon
  • Mahmoud 25'
  • Yassin 33'
  • Abtah 69'
 Report Kassas 19'
Referee: Abdul Basit Shahoub (Libya)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Yemen 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tunisia 2–0 Yemen
  • Senana 24'
  • Abid 57'
 Report
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Uzbekistan
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Uzbekistan 0–1 Tunisia
Report
  • Abid 24'
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Yemen 1–2 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Tunisia 2–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Jertila 14', 27'
 Report
  • Alnamer 47'
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Uzbekistan 1–3 Yemen
Abed Elakh Boldochiv Report
  • Gacem Charafi
  • Ammar Noman
  • Imed Eljdaima (pen.)
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)

Knockout phase

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played).

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 June
 
 
 Egypt3
 
3 July
 
 Tajikistan0
 
 Egypt2
 
30 June
 
  Saudi Arabia3
 
 Senegal1 (2)
 
6 July
 
 Saudi Arabia (p)1 (3)
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
29 June
 
  Algeria1
 
 Morocco1 (3)
 
3 July
 
 Algeria (p)1 (4)
 
 Algeria2
 
30 June
 
  Tunisia0
 
 Tunisia1
 
 
 Comoros0
 

Quarter-finals
Egypt 3–0 Tajikistan
  • Sherif 29'
  • Hawash 37'
  • Mohamed 48'
 Report
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile (Qatar)
Morocco 1–1 Algeria
 Report
  • Mahour 90+3'
Penalties
  • Nanah
  • Sadik
  • El Hammami
  • Chraibi
  • Radid
3–4
  • Mohra
  • Belmokthar
  • Titraoui
  • Namani
  • Mahour
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Senegal 1–1 Saudi Arabia
  • S.Faye 62'
 Report
Penalties
  • Diaw
  • Gueye
  • Cissoko
  • Diouf
  • S.Faye
2–3
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
Tunisia 1–0 Comoros
  • Senana 4'
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

Semi-finals
Egypt 2–3 Saudi Arabia
  • Sherif 45+2'
  • A. Abdelhamid 51'
 Report
  • Radif 26'
  • Al Aliwa 28'
  • Al Zaid 69'
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Algeria 2–0 Tunisia
Omar 67', 77' Report
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Final

The final match was initially scheduled to be played at the Cairo International Stadium at 20:00. The UAFA decided to play the game at 17:00 at the 30 June Stadium, also in Cairo.[9][10]

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Algeria
 Report
  • Boulbina 54'
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.45 goals per match (as of 6 July 2021).

6 goals

  • Mohamed Radid

5 goals

  • Souleymane Faye

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Mohamed Omar
  • Abdul Qader Ayoub
  • Kassem Abdul Razzaq
  • Ilyas Boughafer
  • Bilal El Khannous
  • Meshari Alnamer
  • Ibrahima Cissoko
  • Mami Faye
  • Aziz Abid
  • Hedi Jertila
  • Youssef Senana
  • Mansoor Saeed
  • Abdulfattoh Hudojdodzoda
  • Fahad Yassin
  • Ahmed Abdelhamid
  • Ahmed Sherif

1 goal

  • Issam Bouaoune
  • Adel Boulbina
  • Adam Dougui
  • Samy Mahour
  • Isman Idris
  • Haider Abtah
  • Abdellah Azrour
  • Abdel Rahman Rashdan
  • Abd Alrahman Smida
  • Abdeljawad Abdeljawad
  • Ahmed Hawash
  • Blnd Hassan
  • Nasr Salam
  • Ali Reda Ismail
  • Ali Kassas
  • Hassan Akboub
  • Abdulaziz Al Aliwa
  • Mohammed Al Dawsari
  • Musab Al-Juwayr
  • Suhaib Al Zaid
  • Mohammed Baker
  • Mamadou Gning
  • Ousmane Diao
  • Malick Ndoye
  • Fakhriddin Akhtamov
  • Salam Ashurmadov
  • Kabir Salimshoev
  • Khosrow Tahirov
  • Mohamad Al Yammahi
  • Sultan Adil
  • Mohamed Al Wafi
  • Mubarak Ahmed
  • Dhari Fahad
  • Bilal Mouloud
  • Adam Omar
  • Salah Samila
  • Abed Elakh Boldochiv
  • Gacem Charafi
  • Ammar Noman
  • Imed Eljdaima

1 own goal

See also

References
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  2. جدة, عبدالرحمن الحربي- (10 June 2021). "ترقب لإطلاق النسخة السابعة لـ«كأس العرب للشباب»". Madina (in Arabic).
  3. "السعودية تتوج بكأس العرب للشباب". مصر اليوم. 6 July 2021.
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  8. "31 حكما يديرون مباريات كأس العرب للشباب". www.vetogate.com (in Arabic). 18 June 2021.
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