Arab Cup U-20
football tournament
The Arab Cup U-20 (Arabic: كأس العرب للمنتخبات تحت 20 سنة) is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the U-20 national teams in the Arab world. The teams come from CAF and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as Senegal or Uzbekistan, have also been invited on occasion.
History
The competition was created in 1983 as the Palestine Cup for Youth (Arabic: كأس فلسطين للشباب) replacing the Palestine Cup of senior teams; the first edition was held in Morocco, which Iraq won after beating Saudi Arabia in the final.
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