title: 2022 Arab Futsal Cup
text: # 2022 Arab Futsal Cup
  
  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.
  
  Morocco defeated Iraq 3–0 in the final to win their second title.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  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
  
  | Dammam | Dammam |
  | - | - |
  | The Green Hall | Dammam |
  | Capacity: 5,200 | Dammam |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  The teams are divided into three groups.
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | 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 | Quarter-finals |
  | 3 | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
  | 4 | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | 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 | Quarter-finals |
  | 3 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | 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 | Quarter-finals |
  | 3 | Libya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
  
  ## Ranking of third-placed teams
  
  | 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 | Knockout stage |
  | 3 | B | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | | |
  | Morocco | 3 | | | |
  | Morocco | 3 | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | |
  | Libya | 0 | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | |
  | Libya | 0 | Morocco | 5 | |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | Morocco | 5 | |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | Egypt | 2 | |
  | Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 2 | |
  | Egypt | 3 | | | | 28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam |
  | Mauritania | 2 | | | | 28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 28 June – The Green Hall, Dammam |
  | Mauritania | 2 | | | | Morocco | 3 |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | | | | Morocco | 3 |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | | | Iraq | 0 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 2 | | | | Iraq | 0 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | | |
  | Iraq | 3 | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 26 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | | |
  | Iraq | 3 | Iraq | 2 | | | |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | | Iraq | 2 | | | |
  | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | 24 June – The Green Hall, Dammam | Kuwait | 1 | |
  | Kuwait | 4(4) | Kuwait | 1 | |
  | Palestine | 4(1) | | | |
  
  ## Honors
  
  * 2022 Arab Futsal Cup
  * Morocco Second title
  * Best Player: Soufiane El Mesrar - Morocco
  * Best Goalkeeper: Zaher Hadi - Iraq
  * Top Goal Scorer: Abdulrahman Al Taweel (9) - Kuwait
  * Fair Play Award: Egypt
  
  ## 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 | 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 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
  | 7 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
  | 8 | Mauritania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 3 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
  | 9 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  | 10 | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | –30 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
  