2023 Arab Futsal Cup

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]

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) Abduellteif AlAbasi
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Anás El Ayyane
Best goalkeeper Samyr Teffaf

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
 Algeria6thGroup stage (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2022)
 Comoros2ndGroup stage (2021)
 Egypt7thChampions (1998, 2005)
 Iraq4thRunners-up (2022)
 Kuwait3rdSemi-finals (2022)
 Lebanon4thThird place (2005, 2007)
 Libya6thChampions (2007, 2008)
 Mauritania3rdQuarter-finals (2022)
 Morocco6thChampions (2021, 2022)
 Palestine3rdFourth place (1998)
 Saudi Arabia (hosts)3rdQuarter-finals (2022)
 Sudan w/o[upper-alpha 1]2ndGroup stage (1998)
 Tajikistan (invited)1stDebut
  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
  • Adel Chenaoua
  • Ammar Balahouane
  • Abdulrahman Al Doseri
  • Hussain Al Bahhar
  • Atef Hessien
  • Mohamed Hassan
  • Tarek ElKhataby
  • Hasan Mussa
  • Hawkar Ahmed
  • Abdulaziz AlSarraf
  • Eisa Abdulhoussain
  • Elias AlHakim
  • Khalil Balhawan
  • Ali AlAyat
  • Alghadi Ramzi
  • Khalid Hnich
  • Said El Haoud
  • Majid Al Hatmi
  • Mohammed AlGhoul
  • Saad Al Hayyan
  • Abdelakram El Hentati
  • Aymen Kammoun
  • Ahmed AlGhais
  • 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:
Saudi Arabia 4–4 Algeria
  • AlOtaibi  2:05, 39:48
  • Fqihe  32:22, 33:11
 Report
  • Betterki  14:01
  • Bessa  31:18
  • Al Shanqiti  33:38 (o.g.)
  • Takdjerad  33:59
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)
Libya 2–1 Tajikistan
  • Al Ajnef  0:12
  • Said  36:25
 Report
  • Sardorov  15:55
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Algeria 3–2 Libya
  • Bencherif  9:51
  • Betterki  11:55
  • Bensaber  31:29
 Report
  • Al Ajnef  28:43
  • Darweesh  38:04
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Tajikistan 0–8 Saudi Arabia
Report
  • AlZahrani  15:21
  • AlDabel  15:59, 39:59
  • AlMaghribi  16:53
  • AlOtaibi  17:56
  • Arwan  28:36
  • AlAsmari  31:06
  • AlQarni  35:28
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Abdulaziz AlSarraf (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 3–5 Libya
  • AlMaleh  16:15
  • Arwan  29:25, 37:26
 Report
  • Al Ajnef  6:43
  • Al Harthi  9:01 (o.g.)
  • Said  19:59
  • Lamhammel  20:59, 25:08
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq)
Tajikistan 2–2 Algeria
  • Yorov  16:59
  • Sharipov  21:57
 Report
  • Takdjerad  29:02
  • Modjahed  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:
Morocco 5–0 Comoros
  • El Fenni  13:40, 34:33
  • Jawad  15:11
  • Bouzian  29:43
  • Boumezou  35:02
 Report
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Kuwait 5–4 Lebanon
  • AlAbasi  11:10, 25:47
  • El Khoury  25:00 (o.g.)
  • AlFadhel  27:27
  • O. AlMansour  37:30
 Report
  • Koukezian  1:31
  • Kobeissy  15:08
  • Rhyem  20:19
  • Mehrez  36:48
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Fahad AlHosani (United Arab Emirates)
Comoros 2–7 Kuwait
  • Salim  19:59
  • Ahamada  27:04
 Report
  • AlKhawari  5:02
  • AlAbasi  5:41, 28:38, 30:59
  • AlAlban  7:04
  • AlBasam  13:43
  • B. AlMansour  18:07
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Ali AlAyat (Libya)
Lebanon 0–6 Morocco
Report
  • Boumezou  17:35, 30:58
  • Bouzid  25:03
  • El Fenni  28:41, 30:00
  • El Ayyane  32:48
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Morocco 4–2 Kuwait
  • El Fenni  04:17
  • Knia  12:07
  • Bouzid  19:07
  • Amzal  26:21
 Report
  • AlShatti  23:28
  • AlAlban  38:51
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Lebanon 6–3 Comoros
  • Hamouch  27:33, 30:11, 34:36, 39:59
  • Issa  29:23
  • Farchakh  31:44
 Report
  • Boina  8:23
  • Hassani  10:16
  • Kadima  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:
Egypt 7–2 Mauritania
  • Eid  2:27, 35:12
  • Mostafa  5:04
  • Ibrahim  26:21
  • Koki  32:58
  • A. Mohamed  37:34
  • Maradona  38:11
 Report
  • Sylla  2:38
  • Bouhamadi  14:11
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Khalid Hnich (Morocco)
Palestine 0–6 Iraq
Report
  • Jumaah  1:01, 15:28
  • Eesa  5:27
  • Kareem  25:28
  • Hadi  29:19
  • Abed  35:11
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Aymen Kammoun (Tunisia)
Mauritania 4–7 Palestine
  • Sylla  20:00
  • Keurdidi  36:41, 38:59
  • J. Mohamed  39:18
 Report
  • Salloum  4:45
  • Habous  28:32, 33:09
  • Shawahna  24:09, 25:39, 34:12
  • Fahjan  30:07
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Iraq 3–3 Egypt
  • Eesa  23:26
  • Drewil  27:50, 37:15
 Report
  • Eid  3:54
  • Koki  7:25
  • M. Mohamed  9:35
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Fahad AlHosani (United Arab Emirates)
Egypt 5–1 Palestine
  • Eid  24:11
  • Dunga  33:05
  • A. Mohamed  38:55, 33:58
  • Fathi  35:47
 Report
  • Shawahna  40:00
Ministry of Sports Hall, Jeddah
Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)
Iraq 4–1 Mauritania
  • Fahem  12:01
  • Sami  16:18
  • Kareem  20:41
  • Sajed  27:01
 Report
  • Dioncounda  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:

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

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

Final
Morocco 7–1 Kuwait
  • Amzal  1:39
  • Chaaraoui  5:22
  • Jawad  12:45
  • Bouzid  16:15
  • Bourite  17:11
  • Al Khyari  25:46
  • AlOmran  26:48 (o.g.)
 Report
  • AlTawail  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

  • Abduellteif AlAbasi

6 goals

  • Mostafa Eid
  • Idriss Raiss El Fenni

5 goals

  • Nawaf Arwan
  • Majd Hamouch
  • Ahmed Al Ajnef

4 goals

  • Rashid Shawahna
  • Mohammed Said
  • Khalid Bouzid
  • Youssef Jawad

3 goals

  • Azzedine Takdjerad
  • Amine Bencherif
  • Abdelrahman Mohamed
  • Abdulelah AlOtaibi
  • Bader AlMansour
  • Issa Mehrez
  • Othmane Boumezou
  • Anás El Ayyane
  • Ismail Amzal
  • Soufian Charraoui

2 goals

  • Walid Betterki
  • Koki
  • Haedr Drewil
  • Mustafa Jumaah
  • Rafid Eesa
  • Ghaith Kareem
  • Omar Chotti
  • Nasser AlAlban
  • Abdulrahman Al Taweel
  • Ibrahim Lamhammel
  • Reda Khiyari
  • Yakhouna Sylla
  • Wedadi Keurdidi
  • Mohamed Habous
  • Mohsen Fqihe
  • Omar AlDabel

1 goal

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

1 own goal

  • Georgio El Khoury (against Kuwait)
  • Suleiman Al-Omran (against Morocco)
  • Abdul-Razak Al-Shanqiti (against Algeria)
  • 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 6600326+2618 Champions
2  Kuwait 64022421+312 Runners-up
3  Libya 53021514+19 Third place
4  Algeria 52211311+28 Fourth place
5  Iraq 4211136+77 Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6  Egypt 42111712+57
7  Saudi Arabia 41121714+34
8  Lebanon 41031219-73
9  Palestine 3102815-73 Eliminated in Group stage
10  Tajikistan 3012312-91
11  Mauritania 3003718-110
12  Comoros 3003518-130

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