Arab Women's Cup

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The Arab Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب للسيدات) is an international football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the sport's governing body for countries in the Arab world.[1]

Arab Women's Cup
The official logo
Organising bodyUAFA
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
RegionArab world (UAFA)
Number of teams7
Current champions Jordan (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Algeria
 Jordan
(1 title each)
Websiteuafaonline.com
2021 Arab Women's Cup

The competition has been held twice, in 2006 in Alexandria,[2] and in 2021 in Cairo,[3] both in Egypt, with seven teams participating.[4] Algeria defeated Morocco 1–0 to win the inaugural competition.[5]

Results

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EditionYearHostsChampionsScore and VenueRunners-upThird placeScore and VenueFourth placeNo. of teams
12006  Egypt
Algeria
1–0
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Morocco

Tunisia
2–1
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Egypt
7
22021  Egypt
Jordan
1–0
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Tunisia
 Algeria and  Egypt7
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • p: after penalty shoot-out
  • TBD: to be determined

Summary

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Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeSemi-finalistsTotal
 Algeria1 (2006)1 (2021)2
 Jordan1 (2021)1
 Tunisia1 (2021)1 (2006)2
 Morocco1 (2006)1
 Egypt1 (2006[a])1 (2021[a])2
  1. ^ a b Hosts

Overall team records

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In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As 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. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[citation needed]

As of 2021 Arab Women's Cup
RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Algeria27520254+2117
2  Egypt295133812+2616
3  Tunisia2104333312+2115
4  Jordan14301116+59
5  Morocco14211123+97
6  Lebanon25113525-204
7  Syria13102217-153
8  Sudan13003227-250
9  Palestine25005323-200

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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Legend
Team
2006

2021
Years
 Algeria1stSF2
 Bahrainx0
 Comorosx0
 Djiboutixx0
 Egypt4thSF2
 Iraqx0
 Jordan×1st1
 Kuwaitx0
 LebanonGSGS2
 Libyax0
 Morocco2nd×1
 Mauritaniax0
 PalestineGSGS2
 Qatarx0
 Saudi Arabia0
 SudanGS1
 SyriaGS×1
 Somalia0
 Tunisia3rd2nd2
 United Arab Emiratesx0
 Yemen0
Total77

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الاتحاد العربي" يعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم [The "Arab Union" announces its competitions for the next season]. UAFA (in Arabic). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Abd El Kader, Ghada (20–26 April 2006). "It's official". Al-Ahram. Cairo, Egypt. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  3. ^ "كأس العرب للسيدات: الاردن تحرز اللقب على حساب تونس". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "1er Championnat arabe des nations de football féminin : l'Algérie dans le groupe du Maroc et du Liban". DZFoot (in French). Algeria. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Championnat arabe dames: Le Maroc perd en finale face à l'Algérie". Le Matin (in French). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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