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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 2–16 July 2012[1] |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 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 | Sherko Karim (7 goals) |
| Best player | Sherko Karim |
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The2012 Arab Cup U-17 was an association football tournament between Arabic countries played in July 2012 and hosted inTunisia.
Kuwait and
Syria withdrew from the tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
 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 |
| Oman | 2–1 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
Al-Roochadi 45'Mubarek 84' | Kouarsha 87' |
| Tunisia | 4–2 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Naghmouchi 9' Hassen 28'Gabsi 48',90+1' | Sidi 65' Koury 90' |
| Libya | 0–2 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Koury 65' (pen.),82' |
| Mauritania | 1–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| 2' | 80' |
| Libya | 1–4 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalabu 82' | Rouahi 35' Selmi 62'Benarbi 72'Ayadi 84' |
| 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 |
Syria withdrew from the tournament.
| Sudan | 1–7 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad 90+1' | Karim 27',45+1',48',59' Khairi 38'Fadel 74',79' |
| Sudan | 1–4 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamad ...' | Al-Shahrani ...' Mkabas 50',77'Al-Zeeny 68' |
| 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 |
Kuwait withdrew from the tournament
| Morocco | 2–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| El Moutaraji 56' sabbar 90' (pen.) |
| 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 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Salem 60' | El Moutaraji 18' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
| 2012 Arab U-17 Championship |
|---|
 Tunisia First title |
Iraq Sherko Kareem Lateef Sherko Kareem Lateef (7 goals)