2022 Arab Futsal Cup

2022 Arab Futsal Cup

كأس العرب لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2022
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	20−28 June
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-up	Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	101 (8.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abdulrahman Al Taweel (9 goals)
Best player(s)	Soufiane El Mesrar
Best goalkeeper	Zaher Hadi
Fair play award	Egypt
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Arab Futsal Cup hosted by the Saudi city of Dammam was the sixth edition of the Arab Futsal Cup between 20 and 28 June 2022. Ten teams took part: Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Palestine, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Somalia.

Morocco defeated Iraq 3–0 in the final to win their second title. ^[1]

Qualification

The following ten teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Algeria	5th	Group stage (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Egypt	6th	Champions (1998, 2005)
Iraq	3rd	Group stage (2005, 2008)
Kuwait	2nd	Group stage (2021)
Libya	5th	Champions (2007, 2008)
Mauritania	2nd	Group stage (2021)
Morocco	5th	Champions (2021)
Palestine	2nd	Fourth place (1998)
Saudi Arabia (hosts)	2nd	Group stage (2021)
Somalia	2nd	Group stage (1998)

Venue

Dammam	Dammam
The Green Hall
Capacity: 5,200 [2]

Squads

Main article: 2022 Arab Futsal Championship squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into three groups. ^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	0	35	4	+31	9	Quarter-finals
2	Kuwait	3	2	0	1	20	10	+10	6
3	Mauritania	3	1	0	2	10	21	−11	3
4	Somalia	3	0	0	3	3	33	−30	0

Source:

20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)

14:00

Morocco	6–4	Kuwait

The Green Hall, Dammam

20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)

16:30

Mauritania	8–1	Somalia

The Green Hall, Dammam

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21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)

14:00

Kuwait	7–2	Mauritania

The Green Hall, Dammam

21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)

16:30

Somalia	0–16	Morocco

The Green Hall, Dammam

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22 June 2022 (2022-06-22)

14:00

Mauritania	0–13	Morocco

The Green Hall, Dammam

22 June 2022 (2022-06-22)

16:30

Somalia	2–9	Kuwait

The Green Hall, Dammam

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4	Quarter-finals
2	Iraq	2	1	1	0	6	5	+1	4
3	Algeria	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Source:

20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)

19:00

Egypt	3–3	Iraq

The Green Hall, Dammam

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21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)

19:00

Iraq	3–2	Algeria

The Green Hall, Dammam

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22 June 2022 (2022-06-22)

19:00

Algeria	0–2	Egypt

The Green Hall, Dammam

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	9	9	0	3	Quarter-finals
2	Palestine	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	3
3	Libya	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2022. Source:

20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)

21:30

Saudi Arabia	4–6	Palestine

The Green Hall, Dammam

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21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)

21:30

Palestine	0–2	Libya

The Green Hall, Dammam

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22 June 2022 (2022-06-22)

21:30

Libya	3–5	Saudi Arabia

The Green Hall, Dammam

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Libya	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3	Knockout stage
2	A	Mauritania	3	1	0	2	10	21	−11	3
3	B	Algeria	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2022. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
	Morocco	3
					26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
	Libya	0
					Morocco	5
	24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
					Egypt	2
	Egypt	3
									28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
	Mauritania	2
									Morocco	3
	24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
									Iraq	0
	Saudi Arabia	2
					26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
	Iraq	3
					Iraq	2
	24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
					Kuwait	1
	Kuwait	4(4)
	Palestine	4(1)

Quarter-finals

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)

13:30

Morocco	3–0	Libya

The Green Hall, Dammam

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)

16:30

Egypt	3–2	Mauritania

The Green Hall, Dammam

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)

19:30

Saudi Arabia	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Iraq

The Green Hall, Dammam

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)

22:30

Kuwait	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Palestine
Penalties
	4–1

The Green Hall, Dammam

Semi-finals

26 June 2022 (2022-06-26)

16:30

Morocco	5–2	Egypt

The Green Hall, Dammam

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26 June 2022 (2022-06-26)

20:30

Iraq	2–1	Kuwait

The Green Hall, Dammam

Final

28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)

16:00

Morocco	3–0	Iraq

The Green Hall, Dammam

Honors

2022 Arab Futsal Cup
Morocco Second title

• Best Player: Soufiane El Mesrar -   Morocco ^[4]
• Best Goalkeeper: Zaher Hadi -   Iraq ^[5]
• Top Goal Scorer: Abdulrahman Al Taweel (9) -   Kuwait ^[6]
• Fair Play Award:  Egypt

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Morocco	6	6	0	0	46	6	40	18	Champions
2	Iraq	5	3	1	1	11	11	0	10	Runners-up
3	Kuwait	5	2	1	2	25	16	+9	7	Third place
4	Egypt	4	2	1	1	10	10	0	7	Fourth place
5	Palestine	3	1	1	1	10	10	0	4	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	11	12	-1	4
7	Libya	3	1	0	2	5	8	-3	3
8	Mauritania	4	1	0	3	12	24	-12	3
9	Algeria	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0	Eliminated in Group stage
10	Somalia	3	0	0	3	3	33	-30	0

References

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