# 1989 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

The 1989 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth was the third edition of the Arab Cup U-20. The tournament was held in three cities in Iraq, from 31 August to 14 September 1989.

## Participating teams

| Algeria  Bahrain  Iraq (hosts)  Jordan  Kuwait | Morocco  Oman  Palestine  Qatar  Saudi Arabia (holders) | Tunisia  United Arab Emirates  North Yemen  South Yemen |

## Venues

| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
| Baghdad | Al-Shaab Stadium | 45,000 |
| Baghdad | Al-Kashafa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kirkuk | Kirkuk Olympic Stadium | 25,000 |
| Mosul | Al Mosul University Stadium | 5,000 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Iraq (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | North Yemen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Yemen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 9 September – Baghdad | 9 September – Baghdad | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 12 September – Baghdad | 12 September – Baghdad | | |
| Bahrain | 3 | 12 September – Baghdad | 12 September – Baghdad | |
| Bahrain | 3 | Bahrain | 1 (0) | |
| 9 September – Baghdad | 9 September – Baghdad | | Bahrain | 1 (0) | |
| 9 September – Baghdad | 9 September – Baghdad | Morocco (p) | 1 (3) | |
| Morocco | 1 | Morocco (p) | 1 (3) | |
| Morocco | 1 | | | | 14 September – Baghdad | 14 September – Baghdad |
| Tunisia | 0 | | | | 14 September – Baghdad | 14 September – Baghdad |
| Tunisia | 0 | | | | Morocco | 3 |
| 10 September – Baghdad | 10 September – Baghdad | | | | | Morocco | 3 |
| 10 September – Baghdad | 10 September – Baghdad | | | | Iraq | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | Iraq | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 2 | 12 September – Baghdad | 12 September – Baghdad | | | |
| Qatar | 1 | 12 September – Baghdad | 12 September – Baghdad | | | |
| Qatar | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | | | |
| 10 September – Baghdad | 10 September – Baghdad | | Saudi Arabia | 0 | | | |
| 10 September – Baghdad | 10 September – Baghdad | Iraq (a.e.t.) | 1 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Iraq | 2 | Iraq (a.e.t.) | 1 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Iraq | 2 | | | | 13 September – Baghdad | 13 September – Baghdad |
| South Yemen | 0 | | | | 13 September – Baghdad | 13 September – Baghdad |
| South Yemen | 0 | | | | Bahrain | 1 (3) |
| | | | | | Saudi Arabia (p) | 1 (4) |