2014 Arab Cup U-17
The 2014 Arab Cup U-17 was the third edition of the Arab Cup U-17, an association football tournament between Arabic countries. It was played from October to November 2014 and hosted by Qatar.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar | 
| Dates | October 20 – November 2 | 
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia | 
| Third place |  Djibouti | 
| Fourth place |  Qatar | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 | 
| Goals scored | 44 (3.38 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Moussa Hassan (6 goals)[1] | 
| Best player(s) |  Amir Sabah | 
Participants
    
 Djibouti Djibouti
 Iraq Iraq
.svg.png.webp) Mauritania Mauritania
 Palestine Palestine
 Qatar Qatar
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 Sudan Sudan
 Bahrain withdrew from the tournament.
 Bahrain withdrew from the tournament.
Teams and Draw
    
The draw took place on 15 August 2014, in Doha Qatar.[3]
The teams were drawn into the following groups:
| Group A | Group B | 
|---|---|
| 
 | 
Group stage
    
    Group A
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 
|  Djibouti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Mauritania .svg.png.webp) | 3–4 |  Djibouti | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mohamed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
| Qatar  | 3–1 | .svg.png.webp) Mauritania | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Jasem Ahmad (Kuwait)
| Djibouti  | 1–1 |  Qatar | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Wathik Mohammed Abdallah Al-Baag (Iraq)
Group B
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 
|  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | 
|  Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 
|  Palestine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Saudi Arabia  | 5–0 |  Palestine | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Noureddine El-Jaafari (Morocco)
| Iraq  | 0–0 |  Saudi Arabia | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Saudi Arabia  | 1–1 |  Sudan | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Noureddine El-Jaafari (Morocco)
Knockout stage
    
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 October - Doha | ||||||
|  Qatar | 1 | |||||
| 2 November - ... | ||||||
|  Saudi Arabia | 4 | |||||
|  Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| 30 October - Doha | ||||||
|  Iraq | 2 | |||||
|  Iraq | 4 | |||||
|  Djibouti | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 November - ... | ||||||
|  Qatar | 3 (2) | |||||
|  Djibouti | 3 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
    
| Qatar  | 1–4 |  Saudi Arabia | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Iraq  | 4–0 |  Djibouti | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)
Third place playoff
    
Final
    
| Saudi Arabia  | 0–2 |  Iraq | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Khudeir  70' S. Musa  75' | 
References
    
- "Djibouti finish 3rd in Arab youth tourney, but have top scorer". CECAFA. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "Qatar to Host U-19, U-16 Arab Championships". Qatar Football Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Arab Cup U-17 Draw Held". Qatar FA. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
External links
    
- 2014 Arab Cup U-17 - UAFA official website
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