The 2022 Arab Cup U-20 was the eighth edition of the Arab Cup U-20. On 14 April 2022, the

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granted

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the right to host. The tournament took place from 20 July to 7 August.

were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in

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. Saudi Arabia successfully defended their title by beating

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in the final.

Teams

The draw took place on 26 June 2022 in

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, Saudi Arabia. , , and did not enter. In addition, there are no invited teams in this edition.

Seedings

Venues

Officiating

;Referees * Youssef Qamouh * Mohammad Khaled * Mohamed Maarouf * Yousif Saeed * Saddam Amara * Abdullah Al-Kandari * Sheikh Ahmed Aladdin * Mohamed Al-Shahome * Jalal Jayed * Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh * Omar Al-Yaqoubi * Abdul Hadi Al-Ruwaili * Sami Al-Jaris * Abdulaziz Jaafar * Naïm Hosni * Sultan Al-Hammadi ;Assistant referees * Ayan Adel * Abdullah Sharma * Sami Helhal * Ali Fakih * Mohamed Al-Araibi * Mohamed Mahmoud Youssef * Abdullah Abrat * Abdullah Al-Jerdani * Ashraf Abu Zubaydah * Hisham Al-Rifai * Rami Tohme * Faouzi Jeridi * Masoud Hassan * Ibrahim Saleh Hosni

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.

Group stage

The group winners and the two best second-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

The match date was postponed for one day for unspecified reasons.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Broadcasting rights

Below the list of the broadcasting rights:

References

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