1998 Arab Futsal Championship

The 1998 Arab Futsal Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 6 December to 12 December 1998. Mauritania were originally invited, but declined and were replaced by Palestine.

1998 Arab Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates6 December - 12 December
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up Morocco
Third place Libya
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored168 (12 per match)
2005

Egypt defeated Morocco in the final, 8-4.

Group stage

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Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Egypt 3 3 0 0 34 9 +25 6
  Palestine 3 2 0 1 17 11 +6 4
  Sudan 3 1 0 2 8 21 −13 2
  Somalia 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1998-12-06   Egypt 9 - 5   Palestine
1998-12-06   Sudan 3 - 0   Somalia
1998-12-07   Egypt 12 - 3   Sudan
1998-12-07   Palestine 3 - 0   Somalia
1998-12-08   Egypt 13 - 1   Somalia
1998-12-08   Palestine 9 - 2   Sudan

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Morocco 3 3 0 0 22 10 +12 6
  Libya 3 2 0 1 21 14 +7 4
  Jordan 3 1 0 2 24 19 +5 2
  Algeria 3 0 0 3 12 32 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1998-12-06   Morocco 6 - 3   Libya
1998-12-06   Algeria 6 - 15   Jordan
1998-12-07   Algeria 2 - 8   Morocco
1998-12-07   Libya 5 - 4   Jordan
1998-12-08   Morocco 8 - 5   Jordan
1998-12-08   Libya 11 - 4   Algeria

Semifinals

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1998-12-10   Egypt 7 - 3   Libya
1998-12-10   Morocco 4 - 1   Palestine

3rd Place

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1998-12-12   Palestine 2 - 6   Libya

Final

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1998-12-12   Egypt 8 - 4 (4-4) AET   Morocco

Honors

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 1998 Arab Futsal Championship 
 
Egypt
First title

Sources

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