# 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.
Morocco is the two-time defending champion. 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.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Algeria | 6th | Group stage (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2022) |
| Comoros | 2nd | Group stage (2021) |
| Egypt | 7th | Champions (1998, 2005) |
| Iraq | 4th | Runners-up (2022) |
| Kuwait | 3rd | Semi-finals (2022) |
| Lebanon | 4th | Third place (2005, 2007) |
| Libya | 6th | Champions (2007, 2008) |
| Mauritania | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2022) |
| Morocco | 6th | Champions (2021, 2022) |
| Palestine | 3rd | Fourth place (1998) |
| Saudi Arabia (hosts) | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2022) |
| Sudan w/o | 2nd | Group stage (1998) |
| Tajikistan (invited) | 1st | Debut |
* ↑ 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

* Bahrain
* Djibouti
* Jordan
* Oman
* Qatar
* Somalia
* Syria
* Tunisia
* Yemen
* United Arab Emirates

## Venue

Ministry of Sports Hall in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Complex in Jeddah.

## Match officials

The following officials were chosen for the tournament.

### 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

## Group stage

The teams are divided into three groups.

### 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 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |

### 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 | |

### 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 0 | |

## 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 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | C | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |

## 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Libya | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | Algeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Egypt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 4 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 3 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |