The Arab Women's Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للسيدات) is an international
football
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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.
The competition has been held twice, in
2006
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in
Alexandria,
and in
2021
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in
Cairo,
both in Egypt, with seven teams participating.
Algeria defeated
Morocco 1–0 to win the inaugural competition.
Results
*''a.e.t.'': after extra time
*''p'': after penalty shoot-out
*''TBD'': to be determined
Summary
Overall team records
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
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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.
Comprehensive team results by tournament
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
* – Semi-final (no third place match)
*GS – Group stage
* — Qualified for upcoming tournament
* — Did not participate
* — Hosts
* — National Team did not exist
See also
*
FIFA Arab Cup
*
Arab U-17 Women's Cup
The Arab Under 17 Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب للفتيات تحت 17 سنة) is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the national women's teams under 17 in the Arab ...
*
2010 Arabia Women's Cup
The 2010 Arabia Women's Cup took place in Bahrain in October 2010. The eight participating teams were Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Qatar and hosts Bahrain. The 2010 tournament was the first installation. The winner of the tou ...
References
External links
Arab Women's Cupat Kooora.com
Union of Arab Football Associations competitions
International association football competitions in Africa
International association football competitions in the Middle East
Women's international association football competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2006
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