The 1983 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth was the first edition of the Arab Cup U-20, it was held in Casablanca, Morocco. The tournament concerned youth teams of the Arab world. Iraq won this first edition beating Saudi Arabia in the final.
Participated teams
The participated teams are:
|
Withrawal teams:
Mauritania (withdrew)
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | Stade Mohammed V | 60,000 |
| Kenitra | Stade Municipal | 15,000 |
First group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
 Syria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Palestine
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
 South Yemen
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Morocco | 1–0 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Stade Belvédère, Rabat
| Morocco | 2–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Stade Belvédère, Rabat
| South Yemen | 0–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Stade Belvédère, Rabat
| Palestine | 2–1 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Stade Belvédère, Rabat
| Syria | 1–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Stade Belvédère, Rabat
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Oman
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
 Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 |  Iraq |
|---|---|---|
?  |
Radhi |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qatar
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 North Yemen
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Jordan
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
| Qatar | 1–0 | North Yemen |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
| Jordan | 0–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
| North Yemen | 1–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
| United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Tunisia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Kuwait
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 Libya
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
Second group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Qatar
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Morocco | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia
| Qatar | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Syria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| Algeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
| Syria | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
| Iraq | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud |
? |
Stade Municipal, Kénitra
Seventh Place Match
Fifth Place Match
Third Place Match
| Morocco | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Final
| Saudi Arabia | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Radhi 107' |
Attendance: 35 000
External links
- Palestine Youth Cup 1983 - rsssf.com