| كأس العرب للسيدات 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt | 
| Dates | 24 August – 6 September | 
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 | 
| Goals scored | 63 (5.25 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (7 goals)  | 
The 2021 Arab Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب للسيدات 2021) was the second edition of the Arab Women's Cup for national women's football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The tournament was hosted by Egypt between 24 August and 6 September 2021.[1][2]
Hosts Egypt lost to eventual winners Jordan in the semi-finals. Jordan beat Tunisia 1–0 in the final.
Participating teams
| Country | Confederation | Previous appearances in tournament | 
|---|---|---|
| CAF | 1 (2006) | |
| CAF | 1 (2006) | |
| AFC | 0 (debut) | |
| AFC | 1 (2006) | |
| AFC | 1 (2006) | |
| CAF | 0 (debut) | |
| CAF | 1 (2006) | 
Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates the hosts country.
Did not enter
Venues
| Cairo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium | Police Academy Stadium | Air Defense Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 1,000 | |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, all the matches were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
Squads
Match officials
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 Referees 
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 Assistant Referees 
 
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Group stage
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play | 
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 | 
| Egypt  | 10–0 | |
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| Lebanon  | 0–4 | |
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| Lebanon  | 5–1 | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 
| Algeria  | 4–1 | |
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Report | 
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Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
 
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 September—Cairo | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 6 September—Cairo | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 September—Cairo | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 (3) | ||||||
| 2 (4) | ||||||
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 63 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
 Nadine Ghazi
6 goals
3 goals
 Rahma Benaichouche
 Naïma Bouhenni
 Salwa El-Mitwalli
 Eya Jeddi
 Imen Mchara
2 goals
 Rouzbahan Fraij
 Dima Al Kasti
 Syntia Salha
 Lana Abedrabbo
 Sabrine Ellouzi
 Leila Maknoun
1 goal
 Kenza Hadjar
 Imène Merrouche
 Madina Ramdani
 Yasmine Abu Al Joud
 Samia Adam
 Asmaa Gomaa
 Sara Essam Mohamed
 Dana Nadda
 Noha Sadek
 Manar Salem
 Samar El Zayat
 Ayah Al-Majali
 Luna Al-Masri
 Shahnaz Jebreen
 Christy Maalouf
 Rawan Abdelmoneim
 Rayan Ragab
 Rimel Aboud
 Ghada Ayadi
 Ahlem Hattab
 Yassmine Jemaii
 Wafa Masoud
 Samia Ouni
Final standings
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.
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |
| 2 | A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 6 | +10 | |
| Eliminated in the semi-finals | ||||||||||
| 3 | B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |
| 3 | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 7 | +11 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |
| 7 | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | −25 | |
Media
Broadcasting
From the knockout stage, the competition was covered by the Egyptian channel OnTime Sports.[3]
| Territory | Channel | 
|---|---|
| OnTime Sports | 
See also
References
- ↑ مصر تستضيف 3 بطولات عربية من أصل 6 فى الموسم الجديد [Egypt to host 3 Arab championships out of 6 in the new season]. Mobtada (in Arabic). 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
 - ↑ "UAFA : l'Égypte obtient l'organisation de trois Arab Cup" [UAFA: Egypt obtains the organisation of three Arab Cups] (in French). Comoros Football 269. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
 - ↑ كأس العرب للسيدات: برنامج النقل التلفزي لمباراة تونس والجزائر [Arab Women's Cup: TV program for the match between Tunisia and Algeria]. Nessma Sport (in Arabic). 3 September 2021.
 

