Arab Futsal Cup

The Arab Futsal Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب لكرة الصالات)[1] is a futsal competition for Arab nations. It was first held in 1998. Only 3 teams managed to win the cup since its foundation. Egypt, Libya and Morocco have each won it twice.[2]

Arab Futsal Cup
Founded1998
RegionArab world (UAFA)
Number of teams10
Current champions Morocco (2022)
Most successful team(s) Egypt
 Libya
 Morocco (2 titles each)
2022 Arab Futsal Cup

Morocco are the current Arab champions, having beaten Iraq 3–0 in the 2022 final.

History

The competition started in 1998 under the name of Arab Futsal Championship. From the 2021 edition, it was renamed to Arab Futsal Cup.

The first two editions of the futsal cup was won by Egypt, after defeating Morocco twice in the final, becoming the first nation to win back-to-back titles.[3][4]

The third and forth edition of the Arab Futsal Cup was won by Libya, thus becoming the second nation to win back-to-back titles. [5][6]On 29 May 2021, Morocco won their first Arab cup in 2021 after defeating Egypt 4-0 in the final.[7]

The sixth edition witnessed the participation of 10 countries,[8][9][10] Morocco went on to win the cup, claiming their second Arab cup title after defeating Iraq 3-0, becoming the third nation after Egypt and Libya to win back-to-back titles.[11][12]

Results
Year Host Final Third place match or losing semi-finalists
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1998
Details		 Egypt
Egypt
Egypt		 8–4
Morocco
Libya		 6–2
Palestine
2005
Details		 Egypt
Egypt
Egypt		 5–1
Morocco
Lebanon		 8–5
Libya
2007
Details		 Libya
Libya
Libya		 n/a
Egypt
Lebanon		 n/a
Morocco
2008
Details		 Egypt
Egypt
Libya		 3–2
Egypt
Jordan		 4–1
Lebanon
2021
Details		 Egypt
Egypt
Morocco		 4–0
Egypt		  Bahrain and  United Arab Emirates
2022
Details		 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia[13]
Morocco		 3–0
Iraq		  Egypt and  Kuwait
2023
Details		 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia		 6-16 June

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Ranking
Team Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Semi-finalists Top 4
 Egypt 2 (1998, 2005) 3 (2007, 2008, 2021) 1 (2022) 6
 Morocco 2 (2021, 2022) 2 (1998, 2005) 1 (2007) 5
 Libya 2 (2007, 2008) 1 (1998) 1 (2005) 4
 Iraq 1 (2022) 1
 Lebanon 2 (2005, 2007) 1 (2008) 3
 Jordan 1 (2008) 1
 Palestine 1 (1998) 1
 Bahrain 1 (2021) 1
 United Arab Emirates 1 (2021) 1
 Kuwait 1 (2022) 1

General statistics
As of 2022
Pos Team Part Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1  Egypt 628222414861+8768
2  Morocco 526210514460+8463
3  Libya 524161712278+4449
4  Lebanon 3157088168+1321
5  Iraq 3125253747-1017
6  Jordan 284044232+1012
7  Kuwait 283233722+1511
8  Palestine 283243031-111
9  Saudi Arabia 262131827-97
10  Algeria 51721145191-407
11  United Arab Emirates 14202131306
12  Bahrain 14202911-26
13  Tunisia 3102083162-316
14  Sudan 13102821-133
15  Mauritania 271071646-303
16  Comoros 13003310-70
17  Syria 13003722-150
18  Yemen 14004546-410
19  Somalia 23006452-480

Awards
Year Top goalscorer(s) Gls Best player Ref.
Egypt 2021 Morocco Achraf Saoud 7 Morocco Anás El-Ayyane [14][15]
Saudi Arabia 2022 Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Taweel 9 Morocco Soufiane El Mesrar [16]

Participating nations
Team Egypt
1998		Egypt
2005		Libya
2007		Egypt
2008		Egypt
2021		Saudi Arabia
2022		Years
 Algeria GSGSGSGSGS 5
 Bahrain SF 1
 Comoros GS 1
 Egypt 1st1st2nd2nd2ndSF 6
 Iraq GSGS2nd 3
 Jordan GS3rd 2
 Kuwait GSSF 2
 Lebanon 3rd3rd4th 3
 Libya 3rd4th1st1stQF 5
 Mauritania GSQF 2
 Morocco 2nd2nd4th1st1st 5
 Palestine 4thQF 2
 Saudi Arabia GSQF 2
 Somalia GSGS 2
 Sudan GS 1
 Syria GS 1
 Tunisia GSGSGS 3
 United Arab Emirates SF 1
 Yemen GS 1
Total87610810
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runner-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-final (no third place match)
  • QF – Quarter-final
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    – Hosts

References
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