Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth
Founded | 1983 |
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Abolished | 2002 |
Region | Arab World |
Number of teams | 14 |
Last champions | Algeria |
Most successful team(s) | Algeria Iraq Morocco Saudi Arabia (1 title each) |
The Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (Arabic: كأس فلسطين للشباب) was a football competition which was held between Arab countries. contested by the national youth teams of the Arab World. The first edition was held in 1983 in Morocco. The final tournament took place in 2002 before the competition was cancelled and replaced by the Arab Cup U-20.
History[]
The competition was created in 1983 for teams from the Arab world of under-20, replacing the Palestine Cup of Nations, competition helds for the A teams from 1972 to 1975. The first edition helds on 1983 in Morocco. However, this competition was cancelled after 2002.
Cup Winners[]
Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
1983 Details |
Morocco | Iraq |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Saudi Arabia |
Morocco |
2–0 | United Arab Emirates | ||
1985 Details |
Algeria | Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | Algeria |
Iraq |
2–0 | Tunisia | ||
1989 Details |
Iraq | Morocco |
3–1 | Iraq |
Bahrain |
1–1 (4–3 p) |
Saudi Arabia | ||
1992 | Sudan | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
2002 Details |
Yemen | Algeria |
n/a | Yemen |
Oman |
n/a | Palestine |
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Successful national teams[]
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
Iraq | 1 (1983) | 1 (1989) | 1 (1985) | - |
Saudi Arabia | 1 (1985) | 1 (1983) | - | 1 (1989) |
Algeria | 1 (2002) | 1 (1985) | - | - |
Morocco | 1 (1989) | - | 1 (1983) | - |
Yemen | - | 1 (2002) | - | - |
Bahrain | - | - | 1 (1989) | - |
Oman | - | - | 1 (2002) | - |
United Arab Emirates | - | - | - | 1 (1983) |
Tunisia | - | - | - | 1 (1985) |
Palestine | - | - | - | 1 (2002) |
See also[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth
- Football in the Arab world
- Defunct international association football competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1983
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2002