Arab Futsal Cup
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| Organiser(s) | UAFA |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
| Teams | 10 |
| Current champions | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (2023) |
| Most championships | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (3 titles) |
| File:Soccerball current event.svg 2023 Arab Futsal Cup | |
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.
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
[edit | edit source]The 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
[edit | edit source]On 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
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Ranking
[edit | edit source]| Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Semi-finalists | Fourth | Top 4 |
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| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 3 (2021, 2022, 2023) | 2 (1998, 2005) | 1 (2007) | 5 | ||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2 (1998, 2005) | 3 (2007, 2008, 2021) | 1 (2022) | 6 | ||
| File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya | 2 (2007, 2008) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2005) | 5 | |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 1 (2023) | 1 (2022) | 2 | |||
| File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 1 (2022) | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2 (2005, 2007) | 1 (2008) | 3 | |||
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 1 (2008) | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 1 (2021) | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1 (2021) | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 1 (2023) | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 1 (1998) | 1 |
Summary (1998-2023)
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Awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | Top goalscorer(s) | Gls | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Fair play team | Ref. |
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| Libya 2007 | Libya Abdul-Wahed Mohammed Lebanon Hithem Atwe |
8 | Morocco Morad Bokare | Libya Mohammed Al-Sharif | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | |
| Egypt 2008 | Lebanon Khaled Takaji | 13 | Libya Rabie El-Hoti | Libya Mohammed Al-Sharif | ||
| Egypt 2021 | Morocco Achraf Saoud | 7 | Morocco Anás El-Ayyane | Morocco Reda Khiyari | [16][17] | |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | Kuwait Abdulrahman Al Taweel | 9 | Morocco Soufiane El Mesrar | Iraq Zaher Hadi | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | [18] |
| Saudi Arabia 2023 | Kuwait Abduellteif AlAbasi | 7 | Morocco Anás El-Ayyane | Algeria Samir Teffaf |
Participating nations
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