2021 Arab Futsal Cup

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2021 Arab Futsal Cup
كأس العرب لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2021
2021 Arab Futsal Cup (logo).png
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates20 − 29 May
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored89 (5.93 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Saoud (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Morocco.svg Anás El Ayyane
Best goalkeeper Flag of Morocco.svg Reda Khiyari
2008
2022

The 2021 Arab Futsal Cup hosted by the Egyptian city of 6th of October City was the fifth edition of the Arab Futsal Cup between 20 and 29 May 2021. Eight teams took part. Apart from Egypt and Morocco, all other participating teams (Bahrain, Comoros, Kuwait, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) made their tournament debut.

Contents

In this edition, the competition changed its name from Arab Futsal Championship to Arab Futsal Cup. It also marked the return of the competition after a 13-year hiatus.

Morocco defeated Egypt 4–0 in the final to win their first title. [1]

Qualification

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1stDebut
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1stDebut
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (hosts)5thChampions (1998, 2005)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1stDebut
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1stDebut
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4thRunners-up (1998, 2005)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1stDebut
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1stDebut

Venue

6th of October City
Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Capacity: 4,500

29.953885°N 30.916967°E

Squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into two groups. [2]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3210113+87 Semi-finals
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 320195+46
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3111126+64
4Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 3003422180
Source: [ citation needed ]
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg8–1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg2–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2–6Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg8–1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3300162+149 Semi-finals
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3201109+16
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 310271583
4Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 300331070
Source: [ citation needed ]
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg4–1Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros

Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg1–3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg8–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4
 
29 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
27 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0
 

Semi-finals


Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain

Final

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Honors

 2021 Arab Futsal Cup 
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
First title

[3]

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5500262+2415Champions
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 53111510+510Runners-up
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4202131306Third place
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 420291126Fourth place
5Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3111126+64Eliminated in
Group stage
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 310271583
7Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 300331070
8Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 3003422180
Source: [ citation needed ]

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