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The Arab Cup U-20 () is an international football competition organised by the
Union of Arab Football Associations The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ; ) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA is an independent body comprising 22 member associations: twelve from Asia and ten from Africa. UAFA organises a n ...
, contested by the U-20 national teams in the
Arab world The Arab world ( '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in West Asia and North Africa. While the majority of people in ...
. The teams come from
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and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as
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or
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, have also been invited on occasion.


History

The competition was created in
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
as the Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth () replacing the
Palestine Cup of Nations The Palestine Cup () was a football competition which was held between countries in the Arab world. The tournament ''de facto'' acted as the replacement for the Arab Cup during the long interruption between 1966 and 1982, it held on three occasio ...
of senior teams; the first edition was held in Morocco, which
Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
won after beating
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in the final. After a 22-year long hiatus, in
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
the competition returned as the Arab Cup U-20 under the auspices of the UAFA.


Results


Successful national teams


Participating nations

;Notes


See also

*
FIFA Arab Cup The FIFA Arab Cup (), or Arab Cup, is an international association football competition organized by FIFA. It is held every four years with the participation of senior men's national teams of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) ...
* 2002 Palestine Solidarity Tournament *
Palestine Cup of Nations The Palestine Cup () was a football competition which was held between countries in the Arab world. The tournament ''de facto'' acted as the replacement for the Arab Cup during the long interruption between 1966 and 1982, it held on three occasio ...
*
Arab Cup U-17 The Arab Cup Under 17 () is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the national teams under 17 in the Arab World The Arab world ( '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also k ...


References


External links


كأس العرب تحت 20 سنة
- ''kooora.com''


Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth - ''goalzz.com''
{{Arab Championships Union of Arab Football Associations competitions Under-20 association football competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1983 Recurring sporting events established in 2011