2012 Arab Cup U-17
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates2–16 July 2012[1]
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Yemen
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Sherko Karim (7 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Sherko Karim

The 2012 Arab Cup U-17 was an association football tournament between Arabic countries played in July 2012 and hosted in Tunisia.

Participants

 Kuwait and  Syria withdrew from the tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
 Mauritania 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Oman 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
 Libya 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
Oman 2–1 Libya
Al-Roochadi 45'
Mubarek 84'		 Kouarsha 87'
Referee: Haitham Mohammed Ali (Iraq)
Tunisia 4–2 Mauritania
Naghmouchi 9'
Hassen 28'
Gabsi 48', 90+1'		 Sidi 65'
Koury 90'
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)
Libya 0–2 Mauritania
Koury 65' (pen.), 82'
Referee: Ali Gawf Bary (Yemen)
Oman 0–4 Tunisia
Samti 12', 39'
Hassen 55'
Omrani 78'
Referee: Sofiane Bousseter (Algeria)
Mauritania 1–1 Oman
2' 80'
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
Libya 1–4 Tunisia
Ghalabu 82' Rouahi 35'
Selmi 62'
Benarbi 72'
Ayadi 84'
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 6
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
 Sudan 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source:

 Syria withdrew from the tournament.

Sudan 1–7 Iraq
Muhamad 90+1' Karim 27', 45+1', 48', 59'
Khairi 38'
Fadel 74', 79'
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
Sudan 1–4 Saudi Arabia
Muhamad ...' Al-Shahrani ...'
Mkabas 50', 77'
Al-Zeeny 68'
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Saudi Arabia 1–4 Iraq
Mkabas 25' Karim 13', 46'
Mahdi 43'
Kadhim 85'
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yemen 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
 Morocco 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
 Algeria 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source:

 Kuwait withdrew from the tournament

Algeria 0–3 Yemen
Abeed 36'
Abdullah 68'
Al-Shahmi 75'
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)
Morocco 0–1 Yemen
Al-Dahi 80'
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)
Morocco 2–0 Algeria
El Moutaraji 56'
sabbar 90' (pen.)
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
 Tunisia1 (4)
 
16 July
 
 Morocco1(2)
 
 Tunisia3
 
13 July
 
 Iraq0
 
 Iraq3
 
 
 Yemen0
 
Third place
 
 
13 July
 
 
 Morocco1
 
 
 Yemen0

Semifinals

Tunisia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Ben Salem 60' El Moutaraji 18'
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)
Iraq 3–0 Yemen
Rasan 19'
Karim 36'
Kadhim 79'
Referee: Sofiane Bousseter (Algeria)

Third place playoff

Morocco 1–0 Yemen
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)

Final

Tunisia 3–0 Iraq
  • Gabsi 5'
  • Samti 8', 90+4' (pen.)
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)

Winners

 2012 Arab U-17 Championship 

Tunisia
First title

Award winners

  • Fair play Award:  Iraq
  • Best player: Iraq Sherko Kareem Lateef
  • Top goal scorer (Golden Boot): Iraq Sherko Kareem Lateef (7 goals)

References

  1. ↑ الكويت في قرعة كأس العرب لتحت 17 عاماً (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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