2023 Arab Futsal Cup

2023 Arab Futsal Cup
كأس العرب لكرة الصالات 2023
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates6–16 June
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (3rd title)
Runners-up Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored166 (6.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Abduellteif AlAbasi
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Morocco Anás El Ayyane
Best goalkeeperAlgeria Samyr Teffaf
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International football competition

The 2023 Arab Futsal Cup hosted by the Saudi governorate of Jeddah was the seventh edition of the Arab Futsal Cup between 6 and 16 June 2023. For the first time, twelve teams took part: Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iraq, Kuwait, Egypt, Tajikistan, Palestine, Algeria, Comoros, Lebanon, Libya, and Mauritania.[1][2][3][4][5]

Morocco is the two-time defending champion.[6] They became the first team to win the title for a record third consecutive time and overall, after defeating Kuwait 7-1 in the final.

Qualification

The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.[7]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Algeria 6th Group stage (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2022)
 Comoros 2nd Group stage (2021)
 Egypt 7th Champions (1998, 2005)
 Iraq 4th Runners-up (2022)
 Kuwait 3rd Semi-finals (2022)
 Lebanon 4th Third place (2005, 2007)
 Libya 6th Champions (2007, 2008)
 Mauritania 3rd Quarter-finals (2022)
 Morocco 6th Champions (2021, 2022)
 Palestine 3rd Fourth place (1998)
 Saudi Arabia (hosts) 3rd Quarter-finals (2022)
 Sudan w/o[A] 2nd Group stage (1998)
 Tajikistan (invited) 1st Debut
  1. ^ Sudan's futsal team withdrew from the Arab Cup tournament due to the situation in the country. Tajikistan were invited to replace their spot.
Did not enter

Venue

Ministry of Sports Hall in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Complex in Jeddah.

Match officials

The following officials were chosen for the tournament.[8]

Referees
  • Algeria Adel Chenaoua
  • Algeria Ammar Balahouane
  • Bahrain Abdulrahman Al Doseri
  • Bahrain Hussain Al Bahhar
  • Egypt Atef Hessien
  • Egypt Mohamed Hassan
  • Egypt Tarek ElKhataby
  • Iraq Hasan Mussa
  • Iraq Hawkar Ahmed
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz AlSarraf
  • Kuwait Eisa Abdulhoussain
  • Lebanon Elias AlHakim
  • Lebanon Khalil Balhawan
  • Libya Ali AlAyat
  • Libya Alghadi Ramzi
  • Morocco Khalid Hnich
  • Morocco Said El Haoud
  • Oman Majid Al Hatmi
  • State of Palestine Mohammed AlGhoul
  • Saudi Arabia Saad Al Hayyan
  • Tunisia Abdelakram El Hentati
  • Tunisia Aymen Kammoun
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed AlGhais
  • United Arab Emirates Fahad AlHosani

Squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into three groups.[9]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Libya 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 5
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 15 9 +6 4
4  Tajikistan 3 0 1 2 3 12 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]
Saudi Arabia 4–4 Algeria
  • AlOtaibi Goal 2:05, 39:48
  • Fqihe Goal 32:22, 33:11
 Report
  • Betterki Goal 14:01
  • Bessa Goal 31:18
  • Al Shanqiti Goal 33:38 (o.g.)
  • Takdjerad Goal 33:59
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)
Libya 2–1 Tajikistan
  • Al Ajnef Goal 0:12
  • Said Goal 36:25
 Report
  • Sardorov Goal 15:55
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Algeria 3–2 Libya
  • Bencherif Goal 9:51
  • Betterki Goal 11:55
  • Bensaber Goal 31:29
 Report
  • Al Ajnef Goal 28:43
  • Darweesh Goal 38:04
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Tajikistan 0–8 Saudi Arabia
Report
  • AlZahrani Goal 15:21
  • AlDabel Goal 15:59, 39:59
  • AlMaghribi Goal 16:53
  • AlOtaibi Goal 17:56
  • Arwan Goal 28:36
  • AlAsmari Goal 31:06
  • AlQarni Goal 35:28
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Abdulaziz AlSarraf (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 3–5 Libya
  • AlMaleh Goal 16:15
  • Arwan Goal 29:25, 37:26
 Report
  • Al Ajnef Goal 6:43
  • Al Harthi Goal 9:01 (o.g.)
  • Said Goal 19:59
  • Lamhammel Goal 20:59, 25:08
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq)
Tajikistan 2–2 Algeria
  • Yorov Goal 16:59
  • Sharipov Goal 21:57
 Report
  • Takdjerad Goal 29:02
  • Modjahed Goal 30:57
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Tarek ElKhataby (Egypt)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Quarter-finals
2  Kuwait 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 3
4  Comoros 3 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Morocco 5–0 Comoros
  • El Fenni Goal 13:40, 34:33
  • Jawad Goal 15:11
  • Bouzian Goal 29:43
  • Boumezou Goal 35:02
 Report
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Kuwait 5–4 Lebanon
  • AlAbasi Goal 11:10, 25:47
  • El Khoury Goal 25:00 (o.g.)
  • AlFadhel Goal 27:27
  • O. AlMansour Goal 37:30
 Report
  • Koukezian Goal 1:31
  • Kobeissy Goal 15:08
  • Rhyem Goal 20:19
  • Mehrez Goal 36:48
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Fahad AlHosani (United Arab Emirates)
Comoros 2–7 Kuwait
  • Salim Goal 19:59
  • Ahamada Goal 27:04
 Report
  • AlKhawari Goal 5:02
  • AlAbasi Goal 5:41, 28:38, 30:59
  • AlAlban Goal 7:04
  • AlBasam Goal 13:43
  • B. AlMansour Goal 18:07
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Ali AlAyat (Libya)
Lebanon 0–6 Morocco
Report
  • Boumezou Goal 17:35, 30:58
  • Bouzid Goal 25:03
  • El Fenni Goal 28:41, 30:00
  • El Ayyane Goal 32:48
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Morocco 4–2 Kuwait
  • El Fenni Goal 04:17
  • Knia Goal 12:07
  • Bouzid Goal 19:07
  • Amzal Goal 26:21
 Report
  • AlShatti Goal 23:28
  • AlAlban Goal 38:51
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Lebanon 6–3 Comoros
  • Hamouch Goal 27:33, 30:11, 34:36, 39:59
  • Issa Goal 29:23
  • Farchakh Goal 31:44
 Report
  • Boina Goal 8:23
  • Hassani Goal 10:16
  • Kadima Goal 37:46 (pen.)
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Ahmed AlGhais (United Arab Emirates)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 15 6 +9 7 Quarter-finals
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 13 4 +9 7
3  Palestine 3 1 0 2 8 15 −7 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 7 18 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Egypt 7–2 Mauritania
  • Eid Goal 2:27, 35:12
  • Mostafa Goal 5:04
  • Ibrahim Goal 26:21
  • Koki Goal 32:58
  • A. Mohamed Goal 37:34
  • Maradona Goal 38:11
 Report
  • Sylla Goal 2:38
  • Bouhamadi Goal 14:11
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Khalid Hnich (Morocco)
Palestine 0–6 Iraq
Report
  • Jumaah Goal 1:01, 15:28
  • Eesa Goal 5:27
  • Kareem Goal 25:28
  • Hadi Goal 29:19
  • Abed Goal 35:11
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Aymen Kammoun (Tunisia)
Mauritania 4–7 Palestine
  • Sylla Goal 20:00
  • Keurdidi Goal 36:41, 38:59
  • J. Mohamed Goal 39:18
 Report
  • Salloum Goal 4:45
  • Habous Goal 28:32, 33:09
  • Shawahna Goal 24:09, 25:39, 34:12
  • Fahjan Goal 30:07
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Iraq 3–3 Egypt
  • Eesa Goal 23:26
  • Drewil Goal 27:50, 37:15
 Report
  • Eid Goal 3:54
  • Koki Goal 7:25
  • M. Mohamed Goal 9:35
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Fahad AlHosani (United Arab Emirates)
Egypt 5–1 Palestine
  • Eid Goal 24:11
  • Dunga Goal 33:05
  • A. Mohamed Goal 38:55, 33:58
  • Fathi Goal 35:47
 Report
  • Shawahna Goal 40:00
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Iraq 4–1 Mauritania
  • Fahem Goal 12:01
  • Sami Goal 16:18
  • Kareem Goal 20:41
  • Sajed Goal 27:01
 Report
  • Dioncounda Goal 35:26
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 15 9 +6 4 Knockout stage
2 B  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 3
3 C  Palestine 3 1 0 2 8 15 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 13 June –
 
 
 Libya5
 
 14 June –
 
 Lebanon2
 
 Libya1
 
 13 June –
 
 Morocco5
 
 Morocco5
 
 16 June –
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 Morocco7
 
 13 June –
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Egypt2
 
 14 June –
 
 Kuwait6
 
 Kuwait3
 
 13 June –
 
 Algeria2
 
 Algeria2
 
 
 Iraq0
 

Quarter-finals

Libya 5–2 Lebanon
  • Said Goal 12:43, 35:24
  • Aziz Goal 15:26
  • Al Mariami Goal 28:20
  • Al Ajnef Goal 39:59
 Report
  • Mehrez Goal 29:19
  • Hamouch Goal 30:39
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Morocco 5–2 Saudi Arabia
  • Bouzid Goal 3:23
  • Chaaraoui Goal 7:39
  • El Ayyane Goal 11:12
  • Al Khyari Goal 17:05
  • El Fenni Goal 37:46
 Report
  • Arwan Goal 37:31, 39:59
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)
Egypt 2–6 Kuwait
  • Eid Goal 24:41, 37:03
 Report
  • AlShatti Goal 8:19
  • AlTawail Goal 10:17
  • B. AlMansour Goal 11:37, 21:49
  • AlOmran Goal 26:41
  • AlAbasi Goal 39:59
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Aymen Kammoun (Tunisia)
Algeria 2–0 Iraq
  • Bencherif Goal 14:05, 32:05
 Report
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Fahad AlHosani (United Arab Emirates)

Semi-finals

Libya 1–5 Morocco
  • Al Ajnef Goal 33:57
 Report
  • Amzal Goal 8:35
  • El Ayyane Goal 10:47
  • Chaaraoui Goal 13:59
  • Jawad Goal 17:05, 22:01
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq)
Kuwait 3–2 Algeria
  • AlAbasi Goal 8:59
  • AlAlban Goal 22:26
  • B. AlMansour Goal 32:21
 Report
  • Bencherif Goal 27:07
  • Takdjerad Goal 31:10
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)

Final

Morocco 7–1 Kuwait
  • Amzal Goal 1:39
  • Chaaraoui Goal 5:22
  • Jawad Goal 12:45
  • Bouzid Goal 16:15
  • Bourite Goal 17:11
  • Al Khyari Goal 25:46
  • AlOmran Goal 26:48 (o.g.)
 Report
  • AlTawail Goal 30:36
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)

Goalscorers

There were 166 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 6.64 goals per match.

7 goals

  • Kuwait Abduellteif AlAbasi

6 goals

  • Egypt Mostafa Eid
  • Morocco Idriss Raiss El Fenni

5 goals

  • Saudi Arabia Nawaf Arwan
  • Lebanon Majd Hamouch
  • Libya Ahmed Al Ajnef

4 goals

  • State of Palestine Rashid Shawahna
  • Libya Mohammed Said
  • Morocco Khalid Bouzid
  • Morocco Youssef Jawad

3 goals

  • Algeria Azzedine Takdjerad
  • Algeria Amine Bencherif
  • Egypt Abdelrahman Mohamed
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulelah AlOtaibi
  • Kuwait Bader AlMansour
  • Lebanon Issa Mehrez
  • Morocco Othmane Boumezou
  • Morocco Anás El Ayyane
  • Morocco Ismail Amzal
  • Morocco Soufian Charraoui

2 goals

  • Algeria Walid Betterki
  • Egypt Koki
  • Iraq Haedr Drewil
  • Iraq Mustafa Jumaah
  • Iraq Rafid Eesa
  • Iraq Ghaith Kareem
  • Kuwait Omar Chotti
  • Kuwait Nasser AlAlban
  • Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Taweel
  • Libya Ibrahim Lamhammel
  • Morocco Reda Khiyari
  • Mauritania Yakhouna Sylla
  • Mauritania Wedadi Keurdidi
  • State of Palestine Mohamed Habous
  • Saudi Arabia Mohsen Fqihe
  • Saudi Arabia Omar AlDabel

1 goal

  • Algeria Amar Bessa
  • Algeria Boumedyen Bensaber
  • Algeria Sofian Modjahed
  • Comoros Mazen Saïd Salim
  • Comoros Souadroudine Ahamada
  • Comoros Hanady Boyla
  • Comoros Marwan Hassani
  • Comoros Hakim Kadima
  • Egypt Tarek Mostafa
  • Egypt Ali Ibrahim
  • Egypt Mohamed Mohamed
  • Egypt Maradona
  • Egypt Mahmoud FATHI
  • Egypt A.I. DONGA
  • Iraq Haedr Sagit
  • Iraq Zaher Hadi
  • Iraq Salim Abed
  • Iraq Walid Fahim
  • Iraq Fadi Sami
  • Kuwait Saleh AlFadhel
  • Kuwait Omar AlMansour
  • Kuwait Fahad AlkKhawari
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz AlBasam
  • Kuwait Suleiman Al-Omran
  • Lebanon Steve Koukezian
  • Lebanon Mohamad Kobeissy
  • Lebanon Mustafa Rhyem
  • Lebanon Johnny Farchakh
  • Libya Suleiman Darweesh
  • Libya Ziad Aziz
  • Libya Izz Al-Din Al-Marimi
  • Mauritania Jemile Mohamed
  • Mauritania Abd Rahman Bouhamadi
  • Mauritania Sow Gonconda
  • Morocco Hamza Bouzian
  • Morocco Saad KNIA
  • Morocco Soufiane Borite
  • State of Palestine Adnan Salloum
  • State of Palestine Imad Fahjan
  • Saudi Arabia Mansour AlZahrani
  • Saudi Arabia Abdullah AlMaghrabi
  • Saudi Arabia Farhan AlAsmari
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh AlQarni
  • Saudi Arabia Fares AlMaleh
  • Tajikistan Faizali Sardorov
  • Tajikistan Idris Yorov
  • Tajikistan Muhamadjon Sharipov

1 own goal

  • Lebanon Georgio El Khoury (against Kuwait)
  • Kuwait Suleiman Al-Omran (against Morocco)
  • Saudi Arabia Abdul-Razak Al-Shanqiti (against Algeria)
  • Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Harthi (against Libya)

Honors

 2023 Arab Futsal Cup 

Morocco
Third title
  • Best Player: Anás El Ayyane -  Morocco
  • Best Goalkeeper: Samir Teffaf -  Algeria
  • Top Goal Scorer: Abduellteif AlAbasi (7) -  Kuwait
  • Fair Play Award:

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 32 6 +26 18 Champions
2  Kuwait 6 4 0 2 24 21 +3 12 Runners-up
3  Libya 5 3 0 2 15 14 +1 9 Third place
4  Algeria 5 2 2 1 13 11 +2 8 Fourth place
5  Iraq 4 2 1 1 13 6 +7 7 Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6  Egypt 4 2 1 1 17 12 +5 7
7  Saudi Arabia 4 1 1 2 17 14 +3 4
8  Lebanon 4 1 0 3 12 19 -7 3
9  Palestine 3 1 0 2 8 15 -7 3 Eliminated in Group stage
10  Tajikistan 3 0 1 2 3 12 -9 1
11  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 7 18 -11 0
12  Comoros 3 0 0 3 5 18 -13 0

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