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.

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
2021
2023

Morocco defeated Iraq 3–0 in the final to win their second title.[1]

Qualification

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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

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Dammam
The Green Hall
Capacity: 5,200[2]

Squads

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Group stage

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The teams are divided into three groups.[3]

Group 1

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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
Mauritania  8–1  Somalia

Kuwait  7–2  Mauritania
Somalia  0–16  Morocco

Mauritania  0–13  Morocco
Somalia  2–9  Kuwait

Group 2

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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

Iraq  3–2  Algeria

Algeria  0–2  Egypt

Group 3

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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

Palestine  0–2  Libya

Libya  3–5  Saudi Arabia

Ranking of third-placed teams

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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

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Bracket

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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

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

Semi-finals

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Morocco  5–2  Egypt

Iraq  2–1  Kuwait

Final

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Morocco  3–0  Iraq

Honors

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 2022 Arab Futsal Cup 
 
Morocco
Second title

Tournament ranking

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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

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  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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