2012 Arab Cup U-17
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia | 
| Dates | 2–16 July 2012[1] | 
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 
Source: 
  | Tunisia  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Naghmouchi  Hassen Gabsi  |  Sidi  Koury  |  
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)
| Libya  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Koury  |  
Referee: Ali Gawf Bary (Yemen)
| Mauritania  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
| Libya  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalabu  |  Rouahi  Selmi Benarbi Ayadi  |  
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
 
 Syria withdrew from the tournament. 
| Sudan  | 1–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad  |  Karim  Khairi Fadel  |  
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
| Sudan  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad  |  Al-Shahrani  Mkabas Al-Zeeny  |  
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
| Saudi Arabia  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mkabas  |  Karim  Mahdi Kadhim  |  
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 
Source: 
 
 Kuwait withdrew from the tournament 
| Morocco  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| El Moutaraji  sabbar  |  
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||
| 16 July | ||||||
| 1(2) | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Semifinals
| Tunisia  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Salem  |  El Moutaraji  |  |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)
Third place playoff
Final
Winners
| 2012 Arab U-17 Championship | 
|---|
Tunisia First title  | 
Award winners
- Fair play Award: 
 Iraq - Best player: 
 Sherko Kareem Lateef - Top goal scorer (Golden Boot):  
 Sherko Kareem Lateef (7 goals) 
References
- ^ الكويت في قرعة كأس العرب لتحت 17 عاماً (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 April 2012.
 
External links
- Under 17 Arab Championship (Tunisia 2012) – goalzz.com
 
