2012 Arab Cup facts for kids
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 22 June – 6 July |
Teams | 11 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 47 (2.47 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
Best player | ![]() |
The 2012 Arab Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب 2012) was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup for national football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
The tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 22 June and 6 July 2012. It is the second time that the nation has hosted the tournament, the first being in 1985. This edition witnessed the return of Iraq – the most successful team and record holder of the Arab Cup with four titles – after a 25-year absence due to the Gulf War.
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Prize money
The tournament's lead sponsor was Singaporean company World Sport Group who describe themselves as "Asia's leading sports marketing, media and event management company."
The winner received USD$1million, the runner-up received $600,000, the third-placed team received $300,000, while the other participating football associations received $200,000 each.
Teams
Participating
Country | Confederation | Previous appearances in tournament |
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AFC | 4 (1966, 1985, 1988, 2002) |
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CAF | 3 (1988, 1992, 1998) |
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AFC | 4 (1964, 1966, 1985, 1988) |
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AFC | 7 (1963, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002) |
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AFC | 6 (1963, 1964, 1966, 1988, 1998, 2002) |
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CAF | 3 (1964, 1966, 1998) |
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CAF | 2 (1998, 2002) |
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AFC | 3 (1966, 1992, 2002) |
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AFC | 5 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2002) |
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CAF | 2 (1998, 2002) |
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AFC | 2 (1966, 2002) |
- Bold indicates champion for that year
- 1Libya were due to send their under-21 team but instead sent its senior national team.
Did not enter
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Draw
The official draw was held on 6 May 2012 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The remaining 11 teams were ranked based on the FIFA World Rankings of May 2012 before the draw.
Seeding pots | Nation | FIFA Rankingas of May 2012 |
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Pot A | ![]() |
89 |
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39 | |
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55 | |
Pot B | ![]() |
62 |
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70 | |
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87 | |
Pot C | ![]() |
93 |
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113 | |
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121 | |
Pot D | ![]() |
128 |
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153 | |
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156 |
The United Arab Emirates withdrew from the competition after the group draw had been made; they were initially drawn into group A.
It will be played as tournament with three groups made of four teams each. The organizer country, Saudi Arabia was assigned to Group A.
Venues
Jeddah | Ta’if | |
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Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium | King Fahd Stadium | |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 17,000 | |
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Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Arab Cup.
Referees
Assistant referees
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
22 June 2012 19:45 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
King Fahd Stadium Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
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Al-Sahlawi ![]() Al-Mehyani ![]() |
Report |
25 June 2012 19:45 |
Kuwait ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
King Fahd Stadium Referee: Hamad Al-Sheikh (United Arab Emirates) |
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Khamis ![]() Al-Rashidi ![]() |
28 June 2012 19:45 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
King Fahd Stadium Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan) |
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Al-Ruwaili ![]() Al-Zylaeei ![]() |
Report | Abu Saleh ![]() Al Amour ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
23 June 2012 18:15 |
Morocco A' ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Balooshi (Qatar) |
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El Bahri ![]() Salhi ![]() Al-Hayam ![]() Benjelloun ![]() |
23 June 2012 21:00 |
Libya ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Suleiman Jaber (Jordan) |
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Saad ![]() Salama ![]() Al-Ghuwail ![]() |
Al-Sasi ![]() |
26 June 2012 18:15 |
Bahrain ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia) |
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Al-Selwi ![]() Baroies ![]() |
26 June 2012 21:00 |
Libya ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
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29 June 2012 19:45 |
Libya ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
King Fahd Stadium Referee: Hamad Al-Sheikh (UAE) |
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Saad ![]() Al Ghanodi ![]() |
Al-Khataal ![]() |
29 June 2012 19:45 |
Yemen ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) |
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Salhi ![]() |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
24 June 2012 18:15 |
Iraq ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
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Karim ![]() |
24 June 2012 21:00 |
Egypt U23 ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri (Saudi Arabia) |
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Magdi ![]() |
Elamin ![]() |
27 June 2012 18:15 |
Lebanon ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Suleiman Jaber (Jordan) |
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Ankba ![]() Bashir ![]() |
27 June 2012 21:00 |
Iraq ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Balooshi (Qatar) |
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Karim ![]() Abdul-Zahra ![]() |
Gomaa ![]() |
30 June 2012 19:45 |
Egypt U23 ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
King Fahd Stadium Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
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Hamoudi ![]() |
Moghrabi ![]() |
30 June 2012 19:45 |
Sudan ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia) |
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Ahmed ![]() |
Shakir ![]() |
Best placed runner-up
The team that finish highest of all group runners-up will also proceed to the semi-final stage. Due to Group A only having three teams in their group, results against teams finishing fourth will not be counted. The best runners-up will face the winner of group A in the semifinals while the winner of group B will face the winner of group C.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Knockout phase
The semi-final winners proceed to the final and those who lost compete in the third place playoff.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
3 July – Jeddah | |||||||
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6 July – Jeddah | |||||||
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1 (1) | ||||||
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1 (3)
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Third place | |||||||
3 July – Jeddah | 5 July – Jeddah | ||||||
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Semi-finals
3 July 2012 18:15 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
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Al-Sebaee ![]() Saad ![]() |
3 July 2012 21:30 |
Morocco A' ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
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El Gharib ![]() Salhi ![]() |
Karim ![]() |
Third place play-off
5 July 2012 21:00 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Khalid Abdurrahman (Sudan) |
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Report | Abdul-Zahra ![]() |
Final
6 July 2012 21:00 |
Libya ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) |
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Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Selim Jedidi (Tunisia) |
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Al Badri ![]() |
El Bahri ![]() |
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Penalties | ||||
Al Badri ![]() Salama ![]() Al-Sbaai ![]() Al Ghanodi ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Winners
2012 Arab Cup champions |
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![]() Morocco First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ahmed Al-Khataal
Saleh Gomaa
Ahmed Hamoudi
Ahmed Magdi
Salam Shakir
Ahmad Al-Rashidi
Abdulhadi Khamis
Akram Moghrabi
Faisal Al Badri
Mohammed Al-Ghannoudi
Mohammad Al-Ghuwail
Ali Salama
Abdessalam Benjelloun
Oussama El Gharib
Hussam Abu Saleh
Ismail Al Amour
Khaled Al-Zylaeei
Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili
Mohamed Abd Al Momen Ankba
Mowaia Bashir
Moawya El-Amin
Ahmed Adil Hamad
Ala Al-Sasi
Akram Al-Worafi
Mohammed Baroies
Awards
Yassine Salhi – was named the player of the tournament, and was the top scorer of the tournament with a total of 6 goals.
Team statistics
Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
6 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
7 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
8 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
Total | 19(1) | 13 | 6(2) | 13 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
Media
Broadcasting
Territory | Channel |
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BeIN Sports |
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Al-Riyadiah |
See also
In Spanish: Copa de Naciones Árabe 2012 para niños