2022 Arab Futsal Cup

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2022 Arab Futsal Cup
كأس العرب لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2022
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates20−28 June
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored101 (8.42 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdulrahman Al Taweel (9 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Morocco.svg Soufiane El Mesrar
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iraq.svg Zaher Hadi
Fair play awardFlag of Egypt.svg  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.

Contents

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

Qualification

The following ten teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 5thGroup stage (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6thChampions (1998, 2005)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3rdGroup stage (2005, 2008)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 2ndGroup stage (2021)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 5thChampions (2007, 2008)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2ndGroup stage (2021)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5thChampions (2021)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2ndFourth place (1998)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (hosts)2ndGroup stage (2021)
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2ndGroup stage (1998)

Venue

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

Squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into three groups. [3]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3300354+319 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 32012010+106
3Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 31021021113
4Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3003333300
Source:
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg8–1Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia

Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg7–2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg0–16Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–13Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg2–9Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 211053+24 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 211065+14
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 20022530
Source:

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg3–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 21019903 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 21016603
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 21015503
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2022. Source:

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg3–5Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 21015503 Knockout stage
2 A Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 31021021113
3 B Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 20022530
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2022. Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
 
26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
 
28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
 
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4(4)
 
 
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 4(1)
 

Quarter-finals

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg4–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Penalties
4–1

Semi-finals

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Final

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq

Honors

 2022 Arab Futsal Cup 
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Second title

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 66004664018Champions
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 53111111010Runners-up
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 52122516+97Third place
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4211101007Fourth place
5Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3111101004 Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 31111112-14
7Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 310258-33
8Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 41031224-123
9Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 200225-30Eliminated in Group stage
10Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3003333–300

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