2022 WAFF Futsal Championship

2022 WAFF Futsal Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة الصالات 2022
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
CityKuwait City
Dates4–13 June
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored91 (6.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Saleh AlFadhel
Saudi Arabia Abdulilah AlOtaibi
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Fahad Rudayni
Best goalkeeperKuwait Mohammad AlHuzaim
← 2012
International football competition

The 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة الصالات 2022) was the fourth edition of the WAFF Futsal Championship. It was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Teams

Eight teams entered the tournament. Jordan, Qatar, Syria, Yemen won't participate.[1]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 2nd 2009 Fourth place (2009)
 Iraq 4th 2012 Champions (2009)
 Kuwait 2nd 2012 Fourth place (2012)
 Lebanon 3rd 2009 Runners-up (2007)
 Oman 1st — Debut
 Saudi Arabia 1st — Debut
 Palestine 2nd 2012 Fifth place (2012)
 United Arab Emirates 1st — Debut

Referees

  • Bahrain Husain Al Bahhar
  • Iraq Rawand Rashid Shwan
  • Kuwait Eisa Abdulhoussain
  • Lebanon Khalil Balhawan
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Ghais

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait (H) 3 2 1 0 12 7 +5 7 Knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3  Iraq 3 1 1 1 10 9 +1 4
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Palestine 1–2 Saudi Arabia
  • Shawahna 22'
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Pre-match Report
  • AlOtaibi 19'
  • Rudayni 39'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Kuwait 2–2 Iraq
  • AlKhalifah 12'
  • AlFadhel 15'
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Pre-match Report
  • AlMosabehi 9' (o.g.)
  • Ismail 28'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Husain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Iraq 6–4 Palestine
  • Drewil 28'
  • Fahem 29', 36'
  • Zirej 37'
  • Arab 38'
  • Ahmed 40'
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Pre-match Report
  • Khwailed 12', 25', 39'
  • Salloum 32'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia 4–5 Kuwait
  • AlOtaibi 4', 7'
  • Rudayni 29'
  • AlMulla 33'
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Pre-match Report
  • AlBasam 5'
  • AlMosabehi 8', 14'
  • AlTawail 16'
  • AlFadhel 39'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Ahmed Al Ghais (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait 5–1 Palestine
  • AlBasam 13'
  • AlMosabehi 19'
  • Hayat 21'
  • AlFadhel 25'
  • AlBaeijan 30'
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Pre-match Report
  • Harara 20'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Ahmed Al Ghais (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 3–2 Iraq
  • AlOtaibi 29', 39'
  • AlQarni 39'
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  • Fahem 20'
  • Fqihe 32' (o.g.)
Al Naser Sporting Club

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 3 1 2 0 9 7 +2 5[a] Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5[a]
3  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 10 5 +5 5[a]
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Goals scored in matches between tied teams: Oman 5, Lebanon 4, Bahrain 3
Lebanon 1–1 Bahrain
  • Zeitoun 39'
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Pre-match Report
  • Yusuf 32'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Oman 4–2 United Arab Emirates
  • Alshamsi 12'
  • I. Albalushi 23'
  • S. Albalushi 29'
  • Allawati 32'
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  • Alfalasi 20'
  • Buzebar 40'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Rawand Rashid Shwan (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Lebanon
  • Alblooshi 28'
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  • Kheir El Dine 33'
  • Hachem 34'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Bahrain 2–2 Oman
  • Ali 4'
  • Anan 13'
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  • Alshamsi 7', 15'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Saad AlHayyan (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 7–2 United Arab Emirates
  • Amheiri 6' (o.g.)
  • Sanjar 10'
  • Muhammad 11', 17'
  • Antar 12'
  • Abbas 19'
  • Ali 23'
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  • Ali 23'
  • Alfalasi 31'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Oman 3–3 Lebanon
  • Z. Albalushi 14'
  • Alshibli 18'
  • S. Albalushi 30'
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  • Hachem 17'
  • Zeitoun 20'
  • Kheir El Dine 29'
Al Naser Sporting Club

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June
 
 
 Kuwait6
 
13 June
 
 Lebanon3
 
 Kuwait5
 
11 June
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
 Oman3
 
 
 Saudi Arabia4
 

Semi-finals

Kuwait 6–3 Lebanon
  • AlTawail 1'
  • AlKhalifah 8', 34'
  • Hayat 19'
  • AlFadhel 22'
  • AlAwadhi 38'
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  • Rhyem 11', 36', 39'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Husain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Oman 3–4 Saudi Arabia
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Pre-match Report
  • Fqihe 8', 16'
  • AlMaghrabi 24', 29'
Al Naser Sporting Club

Final

Kuwait 5–3 Saudi Arabia
  • AlFadhel 3'
  • AlMosabehi 7'
  • AlKhalifah 27'
  • AlAbasi 32'
  • AlTawail 36'
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Pre-match Report
  • AlMaghrabi 4'
  • AlAsiri 19'
  • AlQarni 24'
Al Naser Sporting Club
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)

Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 6.07 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Kuwait Saleh AlFadhel
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulilah AlOtaibi

4 goals

  • Kuwait Abdulrahman AlMosabehi
  • Kuwait Yousef AlKhalifah

3 goals

  • Iraq Waleed Fahem
  • Lebanon Mustafa Rhyem
  • Kuwait Abdulrahman AlTawail
  • Oman Muatasim Alshamsi
  • Oman Mohammed Allawati
  • State of Palestine Adham Khwailed
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah AlMaghrabi

2 goals

  • Bahrain Ammar Ali
  • Bahrain Salman Muhammad
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz AlBasam
  • Kuwait Hamad Hayat
  • Lebanon Ali Hachem
  • Lebanon Ahmad Kheir El Dine
  • Lebanon Hassan Zeitoun
  • Oman Samer Albalushi
  • Oman Zamel Albalushi
  • Saudi Arabia Fahad Rudayni
  • Saudi Arabia Mohsen Fqihe
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh AlQarni
  • United Arab Emirates Abdulla Alfalasi

1 goal

  • Bahrain Sayed Abbas
  • Bahrain Jassam Anan
  • Bahrain Ahmed Antar
  • Bahrain Saleh Sanjar
  • Bahrain Falah Yusuf
  • Iraq Ali Ahmed
  • Iraq Ghaith Arab
  • Iraq Haeder Drewil
  • Iraq Ali Ismail
  • Iraq Hamid Zirej
  • Kuwait Salman AlBaeijan
  • Kuwait Hamad AlAwadhi
  • Kuwait Abduellteif AlAbasi
  • Oman Issa Albalushi
  • Oman Muhannad Alshibli
  • State of Palestine Mousa Harara
  • State of Palestine Adnan Salloum
  • State of Palestine Rashid Shawahna
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman AlMulla
  • Saudi Arabia Moath AlAsiri
  • United Arab Emirates Hamad Alblooshi
  • United Arab Emirates Moohammad Ali
  • United Arab Emirates Taher Buzebar

1 own goal

  • Kuwait Abdulrahman AlMosabehi (against Iraq)
  • Saudi Arabia Mohsen Fqihe (against Iraq)
  • United Arab Emirates Khalid Amheiri (against Bahrain)

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Kuwait 5 4 1 0 23 13 +10 13 Champions
2  Saudi Arabia 5 3 0 2 16 16 0 9 Runners-up
3  Oman 4 1 2 1 12 11 +1 5 Third place
4  Lebanon 4 1 2 1 9 11 −2 5 Fourth place
5  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 10 5 +5 5 Fifth place
6  Iraq 3 1 1 1 10 9 +1 4 Sixth place
7  Palestine 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0 Seventh place
8  United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0 Eighth place
Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "بطولة غرب آسيا للصالات تعود بالنسخة الرابعة من الكويت". صحيفة الخليج.

External links

  • Futsalplanet.com