2021 Arab Women's Cup
كأس العرب للسيدات 2021 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | 24 August – 6 September |
Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Jordan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Tunisia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 63 (5.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
The 2021 Arab Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب للسيدات 2021) was the second edition of the Arab Women's Cup for national women's football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The tournament was hosted by Egypt between 24 August and 6 September 2021.[1][2]
Hosts Egypt lost to eventual winners Jordan in the semi-finals. Jordan beat Tunisia 1–0 in the final.
Participating teams[]
Country | Confederation | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Algeria | CAF | 1 (2006) |
Egypt (hosts) | CAF | 1 (2006) |
Jordan | AFC | 0 (debut) |
Lebanon | AFC | 1 (2006) |
Palestine | AFC | 1 (2006) |
Sudan | CAF | 0 (debut) |
Tunisia | CAF | 1 (2006) |
Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates the hosts country.
Venues[]
Cairo | |||
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Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | Police Academy Stadium | Air Defense Stadium | |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, all the matches were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
Squads[]
Match officials[]
Referees
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Assistant Referees
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Group stage[]
Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 5 | |
3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
Egypt | 10–0 | Sudan |
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Lebanon | 5–1 | Sudan |
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Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Palestine | 1–4 | Jordan |
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Report |
Knockout stage[]
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 September—Cairo | ||||||
Egypt | 2 | |||||
6 September—Cairo | ||||||
Jordan | 5 | |||||
Jordan | 1 | |||||
3 September—Cairo | ||||||
Tunisia | 0 | |||||
Algeria | 2 (3) | |||||
Tunisia (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals[]
Final[]
Statistics[]
Goalscorers[]
There have been 63 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
3 goals
- Naïma Bouhenni
- Eya Jeddi
- Imen Mchara
2 goals
- Rouzbahan Fraij
- Dima Al Kasti
- Syntia Salha
- Sabrine Ellouzi
- Leila Maknoun
1 goal
- Kenza Hadjar
- Imène Merrouche
- Madina Ramdani
- Samia Adam
- Ayah Al-Majali
- Luna Al-Masri
- Shahnaz Jebreen
- Christy Maalouf
- Rawan Abdelmoneim
- Rayan Ragab
- Ghada Ayadi
- Ahlem Hattab
- Yassmine Jemaii
- Wafa Masoud
- Samia Ouni
Final standings[]
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Jordan | B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
2 | Tunisia | A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
Eliminated in the semi-finals | ||||||||||
3 | Algeria | B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
3 | Egypt (H) | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
5 | Lebanon | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6 | Palestine | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
6 | Sudan | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | −25 |
Media[]
Broadcasting[]
From the knockout stage, the competition was covered by the Egyptian channel OnTime Sports.[3]
Territory | Channel |
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Egypt | OnTime Sports |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ مصر تستضيف 3 بطولات عربية من أصل 6 فى الموسم الجديد [Egypt to host 3 Arab championships out of 6 in the new season]. Mobtada (in Arabic). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "UAFA : l'Égypte obtient l'organisation de trois Arab Cup" [UAFA: Egypt obtains the organisation of three Arab Cups] (in French). Comoros Football 269. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ كأس العرب للسيدات: برنامج النقل التلفزي لمباراة تونس والجزائر [Arab Women's Cup: TV program for the match between Tunisia and Algeria]. Nessma Sport (in Arabic). 3 September 2021.
- 2021 Arab Women's Cup
- Arab Women's Cup tournaments
- 2021 in African football
- 2021 in Asian football
- 2021 in women's association football
- 2021–22 in Egyptian football
- International association football competitions hosted by Egypt
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