|  | |
| 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 |  Tunisia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Iraq | 
| Third place |  Morocco | 
| Fourth place |  Yemen | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Sherko Karim (7 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Sherko Karim | 
The 2012 Arab Cup U-17 was an association football tournament between Arabic countries played in July 2012 and hosted in Tunisia.
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 
|  Libya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Tunisia  | 4–2 | .svg.png.webp) Mauritania | 
|---|---|---|
| Naghmouchi  9' Hassen  28' Gabsi  48', 90+1' | Sidi  65' Koury  90' | 
Referee: Hashim Adam Ahmed (Sudan)
| Libya  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Mauritania | 
|---|---|---|
| Koury  65' (pen.), 82' | 
Referee: Ali Gawf Bary (Yemen)
| Mauritania .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Oman | 
|---|---|---|
|  2' |  80' | 
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | 
|  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 
|  Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
 Syria withdrew from the tournament.
 Syria withdrew from the tournament.
| Sudan  | 1–7 |  Iraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad  90+1' | Karim  27', 45+1', 48', 59' Khairi  38' Fadel  74', 79' | 
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
| Sudan  | 1–4 |  Saudi Arabia | 
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad  ...' | Al-Shahrani  ...' Mkabas  50', 77' Al-Zeeny  68' | 
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
| Saudi Arabia  | 1–4 |  Iraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Mkabas  25' | Karim  13', 46' Mahdi  43' Kadhim  85' | 
Referee: Nassrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Yemen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 
|  Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | 
Source: 
 Kuwait withdrew from the tournament
 Kuwait withdrew from the tournament
| Morocco  | 2–0 |  Algeria | 
|---|---|---|
| El Moutaraji  56' sabbar  90' (pen.) | 
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
|  Tunisia | 1 (4) | |||||
| 16 July | ||||||
|  Morocco | 1(2) | |||||
|  Tunisia | 3 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
|  Iraq | 0 | |||||
|  Iraq | 3 | |||||
|  Yemen | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
|  Morocco | 1 | |||||
|  Yemen | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
| Tunisia  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Morocco | 
|---|---|---|
| Ben Salem  60' | El Moutaraji  18' | |
| 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 Iraq
- Best player:  Sherko Kareem Lateef Sherko Kareem Lateef
- Top goal scorer (Golden Boot):   Sherko Kareem Lateef (7 goals) 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
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