The Arab Futsal Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب لكرة الصالات)[1] is a futsal competition for Arab nations. It was first held in 1998. Only three teams have won the cup since its foundation. Morocco is the most successful having won the title three times, followed by Egypt and Libya with two titles each.
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| Organising body | UAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champions |  Morocco (2023) |
| Most successful team(s) | Morocco (3 titles) |
 2023 Arab Futsal Cup | |
Three countries have hosted the Arab Cup. Egypt have hosted it four times, Saudi Arabia twice, while Libya hosted it.
As of the last edition, Morocco are the current champions having defeated Kuwait 7-1 in the final.
History
editThe competition started in 1998 under the name of Arab Futsal Championship. From the 2021 edition, it was renamed to Arab Futsal Cup.[citation needed]
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.[2][3]
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. [4][5]
Moroccan domination
editOn 29 May 2021, Morocco won their first Arab Cup in 2021 after defeating Egypt 4-0 in the final.[6]
The sixth edition witnessed the participation of 10 countries,[7][8][9] 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.[10][11]
On 16 June 2023, Morocco became the first nation to win the cup three consecutive times, after defeating Kuwait 7-1 in the final.[12][13]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match or losing semi-finalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1998 Details |
 Egypt |
 Egypt |
8–4 |  Morocco |
 Libya |
6–2 |  Palestine | ||
| 2005 Details |
Egypt |
Egypt |
5–1 | Morocco |
 Lebanon |
8–5 | Libya | ||
| 2007 Details |
 Libya |
Libya |
2–0n/a | Egypt |
Lebanon |
8–3n/a | Morocco | ||
| 2008 Details |
Egypt |
Libya |
3–2 | Egypt |
 Jordan |
4–1 | Lebanon | ||
| 2021 Details |
Egypt |
Morocco |
4–0 | Egypt |
 Bahrain and  United Arab Emirates
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| 2022 Details |
 Saudi Arabia[14] |
Morocco |
3–0 |  Iraq |
 Egypt and  Kuwait
| ||||
| 2023 Details |
Saudi Arabia[15] |
Morocco |
7–1 |  Kuwait |
 Algeria and  Libya
| ||||
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Ranking
edit| Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Semi-finalists | Fourth | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
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3 (2021, 2022, 2023) | 2 (1998, 2005) | 1 (2007) | 5 | ||
| Egypt
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2 (1998, 2005) | 3 (2007, 2008, 2021) | 1 (2022) | 6 | ||
 Libya
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2 (2007, 2008) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2005) | 5 | |
 Kuwait
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1 (2023) | 1 (2022) | 2 | |||
 Iraq
|
1 (2022) | 1 | ||||
 Lebanon
|
2 (2005, 2007) | 1 (2008) | 3 | |||
 Jordan
|
1 (2008) | 1 | ||||
 Bahrain
|
1 (2021) | 1 | ||||
 United Arab Emirates
|
1 (2021) | 1 | ||||
 Algeria
|
1 (2023) | 1 | ||||
 Palestine
|
1 (1998) | 1 |
Summary (1998-2023)
edit| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco |
6 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 66 | +110 | 81 |
| 2 | Egypt |
7 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 165 | 73 | +92 | 75 |
| 3 | Libya |
6 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 137 | 92 | +45 | 58 |
| 4 | Lebanon |
4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 87 | +6 | 24 |
| 5 | Iraq |
4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 24 |
| 6 | Kuwait |
3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 23 |
| 7 | Algeria |
6 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 102 | -38 | 15 |
| 8 | Palestine |
3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 14 |
| 9 | Jordan |
2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 12 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 11 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates |
1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Bahrain |
1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 |  Tunisia |
3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 6 |
| 14 |  Sudan |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 3 |
| 15 |  Mauritania |
3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 64 | -41 | 3 |
| 16 |  Tajikistan |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 |  Syria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 0 |
| 18 |  Comoros |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 28 | -20 | 0 |
| 19 |  Yemen |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 46 | -41 | 0 |
| 20 |  Somalia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 52 | -48 | 0 |
- – Record
Awards
edit| Year | Top goalscorer(s) | Gls | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Fair play team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007
|
Abdul-Wahed Mohammed Hithem Atwe
|
8 | Morad Bokare
|
Mohammed Al-Sharif
|
Tunisia
|
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| 2008
|
Khaled Takaji
|
13 | Rabie El-Hoti
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Mohammed Al-Sharif
|
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| 2021
|
Achraf Saoud
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7 | Anás El-Ayyane
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Reda Khiyari
|
[16][17] | |
| 2022
|
Abdulrahman Al Taweel
|
9 | Soufiane El Mesrar
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Zaher Hadi
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Egypt
|
[18] |
| 2023
|
Abduellteif AlAbasi
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7 | Anás El-Ayyane
|
Samir Teffaf
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Participating nations
edit| Team | 1998 |
2005 |
2007 |
2008 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | 6 | |
 Bahrain
|
SF | 1 | ||||||
 Comoros
|
GS | GS | 2 | |||||
 Egypt
|
1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | SF | QF | 7 |
 Iraq
|
GS | GS | 2nd | QF | 4 | |||
 Jordan
|
GS | 3rd | 2 | |||||
 Kuwait
|
GS | SF | 2nd | 3 | ||||
 Lebanon
|
3rd | 3rd | 4th | QF | 4 | |||
 Libya
|
3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | QF | SF | 6 | |
 Mauritania
|
GS | QF | GS | 3 | ||||
 Morocco
|
2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6 | |
 Palestine
|
4th | QF | GS | 3 | ||||
 Saudi Arabia
|
GS | QF | QF | 3 | ||||
 Somalia
|
GS | GS | 2 | |||||
 Sudan
|
GS | 1 | ||||||
 Syria
|
GS | 1 | ||||||
 Tajikistan
|
GS | 1 | ||||||
 Tunisia
|
GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||
 United Arab Emirates
|
SF | 1 | ||||||
 Yemen
|
GS | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
- Legend
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References
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