2022 Arab Futsal Cup

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
Champions Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-up Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored101 (8.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Taweel (9 goals)
Best player(s)Morocco Soufiane El Mesrar
Best goalkeeperIraq Zaher Hadi
Fair play award Egypt
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International football competition

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
The Green Hall
Capacity: 5,200[2]

Squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into three groups.[3]

Group 1

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: [1]
Morocco 6–4 Kuwait
The Green Hall, Dammam
Mauritania 8–1 Somalia
The Green Hall, Dammam
Kuwait 7–2 Mauritania
The Green Hall, Dammam
Somalia 0–16 Morocco
The Green Hall, Dammam
Mauritania 0–13 Morocco
The Green Hall, Dammam
Somalia 2–9 Kuwait
The Green Hall, Dammam

Group 2

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: [2]
Egypt 3–3 Iraq
The Green Hall, Dammam
Iraq 3–2 Algeria
The Green Hall, Dammam
Algeria 0–2 Egypt
The Green Hall, Dammam

Group 3

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: [3]
Saudi Arabia 4–6 Palestine
The Green Hall, Dammam
Palestine 0–2 Libya
The Green Hall, Dammam
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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 
 Morocco3
 
26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 Libya0
 
 Morocco 5
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 Egypt2
 
 Egypt3
 
28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 Mauritania2
 
 Morocco3
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 Iraq 0
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 Iraq3
 
 Iraq 2
 
24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam
 
 Kuwait1
 
 Kuwait4(4)
 
 
 Palestine4(1)
 

Quarter-finals

Morocco 3–0 Libya
The Green Hall, Dammam
Egypt 3–2 Mauritania
The Green Hall, Dammam
Saudi Arabia 2–3 (a.e.t.) Iraq
The Green Hall, Dammam
Kuwait 4–4 (a.e.t.) Palestine
Penalties
4–1
The Green Hall, Dammam

Semi-finals

Morocco 5–2 Egypt
The Green Hall, Dammam
Iraq 2–1 Kuwait
The Green Hall, Dammam

Final

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

  1. ^ "في ختام النسخة السادسة لبطولة كرة قدم الصالات.. معالي نائب وزير الرياضة بالمملكة العربية السعودية توج منتخب المغرب بـ "كأس العرب"" [At the conclusion of the sixth edition of the Futsal Championship.. His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Sports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia crowned the Moroccan national team with the “Arab Cup”]. uafaac.com. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Green Hall / Sports Gyms in Dammam". mos.gov.sa. Ministry of Sport (Saudi Arabia). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "10 منتخبات تشارك في منافسات كأس العرب لكرة قدم الصالات 2022" [10 teams participating in the 2022 Arab Futsal Cup]. UAFA. 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Latrech, Oumaima. "Morocco Defeats Iraq, Wins 2022 Arab Futsal Cup". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  5. ^ "Morocco crowned 2022 Arab Futsal Cup champions in Dammam". Arab News. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  6. ^ "Al-Qadi crowns Morocco national team with the Arab Futsal Cup in Dammam - Saudi Arabian Football Federation". www.saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-05-29.

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