The 2023 Arab Futsal Cup hosted by the Saudi governorate of

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was the seventh edition of the

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between 6 and 16 June 2023. For the first time, twelve teams took part:

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Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

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Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

, and

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

. 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.

;Did not enter * * * * * * * * * *

Venue

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

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

Squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into three groups.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

Honors

*Best Player: Anás El Ayyane - *Best Goalkeeper: Samir Teffaf - *Top Goal Scorer: Abduellteif AlAbasi (7) - *Fair Play Award:

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

are counted as draws.

References

External links

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