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{{Infobox football tournament
| current              = [[2023 Arab Futsal Cup]]
| logo                 = Arab Futsal Cup (logo).png
| caption              = 
| organiser            = [[Union of Arab Football Associations|UAFA]]
| founded              = 1998
| number of teams      = 10
| region               = [[Arab world]] ([[Union of Arab Football Associations|UAFA]])
| current champions    = {{futsal|Morocco}} ([[2023 Arab Futsal Cup|2023]])
| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{futsal|Morocco}} (3 titles)}}
}}

The '''Arab Futsal Cup''' ({{Langx|ar|كأس العرب لكرة الصالات}})<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:"الاتحاد العربي" يعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم|trans-title=The "Arab Union" announces its competitions for the next season|url=http://uafaac.com/5167/|access-date=27 April 2021|website=[[Union of Arab Football Associations|UAFA]]|language=ar}}</ref> is a [[futsal]] competition for [[Arab]] nations. It was first held in 1998. Only three teams have won the cup since its foundation. [[Morocco national futsal team|Morocco]] is the most successful having won the title three times, followed by [[Egypt national futsal team|Egypt]] and [[Libya national futsal team|Libya]] with two titles each.

Three countries have hosted the Arab Cup. Egypt have hosted it four times, Saudi Arabia twice, while Libya hosted it.

As of the last edition, Morocco are the current champions having defeated [[Kuwait national futsal team|Kuwait]] 7-1 in the final.

==History==
The competition started in 1998 under the name of Arab Futsal Championship. From the 2021 edition, it was renamed to Arab Futsal Cup.{{Cn|date=June 2022}}

The first two editions of the futsal cup was won by [[Egypt national futsal team|Egypt]], after defeating [[Morocco national futsal team|Morocco]] twice in the final, becoming the first nation to win back-to-back titles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Futsal Championship - Egypt 1998 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=1223 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.goalzz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Futsal Championship - Egypt 2005 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=2149 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.goalzz.com}}</ref> 

The third and forth edition of the Arab Futsal Cup was won by [[Libya national futsal team|Libya]], thus becoming the second nation to win back-to-back titles. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Futsal Championship - Libya 2007 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=2754 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.goalzz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Futsal Championship - Egypt 2008 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=4164 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.goalzz.com}}</ref>

=== Moroccan domination ===
On 29 May 2021, Morocco won their first Arab Cup in 2021 after defeating Egypt 4-0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soliman |first=Seif |date=2021-05-29 |title=Morocco win first Arab Futsal Cup after thrashing Egypt |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2021/05/29/morocco-egypt-arab-futsal-cup/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=KingFut |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

The sixth edition witnessed the participation of 10 countries,<ref>{{Cite web |last=سعودي 360 |first=فريق |title=10 منتخبات تشارك في منافسات كأس العرب لكرة قدم الصالات 2022 - سبورت 360 |url=https://arabic.sport360.com/article/football/arabfootball/1142802/10-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%83-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%83%d8%a3%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d9%84%d9%83 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=arabic.sport360.com |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=بمشاركة 10 منتخبات.. قرعة منافسات كأس العرب لكرة قدم الصالات 2022 {{!}} صور |url=https://www.vetogate.com/4614874 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=فيتو |language=ar-eg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=10 منتخبات تشارك في كأس العرب لكرة الصالات 2022 |url=https://hadafnews.com/10-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%83-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%83%d8%a3%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-2022/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |language=ar}}</ref> Morocco went on to win the cup, claiming their second Arab Cup title after defeating Iraq 3-0, becoming the third nation after Egypt and Libya to win back-to-back titles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Futsal Cup: Morocco's Atlas Lions retain their regional title – The North Africa Post |url=https://northafricapost.com/58693-arab-futsal-cup-moroccos-atlas-lions-retain-their-regional-title.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=Morocco crowned champion of Arab Futsal |url=https://en.hespress.com/44836-morocco-crowned-champion-of-arab-futsal.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 16 June 2023, Morocco became the first nation to win the cup three consecutive times, after defeating Kuwait 7-1 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sahnouni |first=Mariya |title=Morocco Defeats Kuwait 7-1 to Win Its Third Arab Futsal Cup |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/06/355986/morocco-defeats-kuwait-7-1-to-win-its-third-arab-futsal-cup |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=moroccoworldnews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=Morocco, Arab Futsal Champion for Third Time in Row |url=https://en.hespress.com/66005-morocco-arab-futsal-champion-for-third-time-in-row.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=12%|Host
|width=1% rowspan=9|
!colspan=3|Final
|width=1% rowspan=9|
!colspan=3|Third place match or losing semi-finalists
|-
!width=15%|Winner
!width=7%|Score
!width=15%|Runner-up
!width=15%|3rd place
!width=7%|Score
!width=15%|4th place
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1998<br>''[[1998 Arab Futsal Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} <br> [[Egypt]]
|'''{{futsal-big|Egypt}}'''
|'''8–4'''
|{{futsal-big|Morocco}}
|{{futsal-big|Libya|1977}}
|'''6–2'''
|{{futsal-big|Palestine}}
|-
|2005<br>''[[2005 Arab Futsal Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} <br> [[Egypt]]
|'''{{futsal-big|Egypt}}'''
|'''5–1'''
|{{futsal-big|Morocco}}
|{{futsal-big|Lebanon}}
|'''8–5'''
|{{futsal-big|Libya|1977}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2007<br>''[[2007 Arab Futsal Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Libya|1977}} <br> [[Libya]]
| '''{{futsal-big|Libya|1977}}'''
|'''2–0'''{{ref|1|n/a}}
| {{futsal-big|Egypt}} 
| {{futsal-big|Lebanon}} 
|'''8–3'''{{ref|1|n/a}}
| {{futsal-big|Morocco}} 
|-
|2008<br>''[[2008 Arab Futsal Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} <br> [[Egypt]]
| '''{{futsal-big|Libya|1977}}'''
|'''3–2'''
| {{futsal-big|Egypt}}
| {{futsal-big|Jordan}}
|'''4–1'''
| {{futsal-big|Lebanon}} 
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2021<br>''[[2021 Arab Futsal Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} <br> [[Egypt]]
|'''{{futsal-big|Morocco}}'''
|'''4–0'''
| {{futsal-big|Egypt}}
|colspan=3|{{futsal|BHR|size=30px}} and {{futsal|UAE|size=30px}}
|-
|2022<br>''[[2022 Arab Futsal Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KSA}} <br> [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dammam hosts the 2022 Arab Futsal Cup - Saudi Arabian Football Federation |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/en/news.php?id=1613 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.saff.com.sa |language=ar}}</ref>
|'''{{futsal-big|Morocco}}'''
|'''3–0'''
| {{futsal-big|Iraq}}
|colspan=3|{{futsal|EGY|size=30px}} and {{futsal|KUW|size=30px}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2023<br>''[[2023 Arab Futsal Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KSA}} <br> [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab Futsal Championship - Saudi Arabia 2023 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=25891 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.goalzz.com}}</ref>
|'''{{futsal-big|Morocco}}'''
|'''7–1'''
| {{futsal-big|Kuwait}}
|colspan=3|{{futsal|ALG|size=30px}} and {{futsal|LBY|size=30px}}
|}

''{{note|1|n/a}}'' A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

==Ranking==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Champion
!Runner-up
!Third
!Semi-finalists
!Fourth 
!Top 4
|-
|bgcolor=#fff68f|{{futsal|Morocco}}
|bgcolor=#fff68f|3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
|2 (1998, 2005)
|
|
|1 (2007)
|5
|-
|bgcolor=#fff68f|{{futsal|Egypt}}
|bgcolor=#fff68f|2 (1998, 2005)
|3 (2007, 2008, 2021)
|
|1 (2022)
|
|6
|-
|bgcolor=#fff68f|{{futsal|Libya}}
|bgcolor=#fff68f|2 (2007, 2008)
|
|1 (1998)
|1 (2023)
|1 (2005) 
|5
|-
|{{futsal|Kuwait}}
|
|1 (2023)
|
|1 (2022)
|
|2
|-
|{{futsal|Iraq}}
|
|1 (2022)
|
|
|
|1
|-
|{{futsal|Lebanon}}
|
|
|2 (2005, 2007)
|
|1 (2008)
|3
|-
|{{futsal|Jordan}}
|
|
|1 (2008)
|
|
|1
|-
|{{futsal|Bahrain}}
|
|
|
|1 (2021)
|
|1
|-
|{{futsal|United Arab Emirates}}
|
|
|
|1 (2021)
|
|1

|-
|{{futsal|Algeria}}
|
|
|
|1 (2023)
|
|1
|-
|{{futsal|Palestine}}
|
|
|
|
|1 (1998)
|1
|}

==Summary (1998-2023)==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank||width=200|Team||Part||M||W||D||L||GF||GA||GD||Points
|-
|1||align=left|{{futsal|MAR}}||6||bgcolor=fff68f|32||bgcolor=fff68f|27||0||5||bgcolor=fff68f|176||66||bgcolor=fff68f|+110||'''81'''
|-
|2||align=left|{{futsal|EGY}}||bgcolor=fff68f|7||bgcolor=fff68f|32||24||bgcolor=fff68f|3||5||165||73||+92||'''75'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{futsal|LBA}}||6||29||19||1||9||137||92||+45||'''58'''
|-
|4||align=left|{{futsal|LIB}}||4||19||8||0||11||93||87||+6||'''24'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{futsal|IRQ}}||4||16||7||bgcolor=fff68f|3||6||50||53||-3||'''24'''
|-
|6||align=left|{{futsal|KUW}}||3||14||7||2||5||61||43||+18||'''23'''
|-
|7||align=left|{{futsal|ALG}}||6||22||4||bgcolor=fff68f|3||bgcolor=fff68f|15||64||bgcolor=fff68f|102||-38||'''15'''
|-
|8||align=left|{{futsal|PLE}}||3||11||4||2||6||38||46||-8||'''14'''
|-
|9||align=left|{{futsal|JOR}}||2||8||4||0||4||42||32||+10||'''12'''
|-
|10||align=left|{{futsal|KSA}}||3||10||3||2||5||35||41||-6||'''11'''
|-
|11||align=left|{{futsal|UAE}}||1||4||2||0||2||13||13||0||'''6'''
|-
|12||align=left|{{futsal|BHR}}||1||4||2||0||2||9||11||-2||'''6'''
|-
|13||align=left|{{futsal|TUN}}||3||10||2||0||8||31||62||-31||'''6'''
|-
|14||align=left|{{futsal|SUD}}||1||3||1||0||2||8||21||-13||'''3'''
|-
|15||align=left|{{futsal|MTN}}||3||10||1||0||10||23||64||-41||'''3'''
|-
|16||align=left|{{futsal|TJK}}||1||3||0||1||2||3||12||-9||'''1'''
|-
|17||align=left|{{futsal|SYR}}||1||3||0||0||3||7||22||-15||'''0'''
|-
|18||align=left|{{futsal|COM}}||2||6||0||0||6||8||28||-20||'''0'''
|-
|19||align=left|{{futsal|YEM}}||1||4||0||0||4||5||46||-41||'''0'''
|-
|20||align=left|{{futsal|SOM}}||2||3||0||0||6||4||52||bgcolor=fff68f|-48||'''0'''
|}
:{{legend2|#fff68f|– Record}}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! width="200" |Top goalscorer(s)
!Gls
! width="190" |Best player
! width="190" |Best goalkeeper
! width="150" |Fair play team
!Ref.
|-
|{{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[2007 Arab Futsal Championship|2007]]
|{{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Abdul-Wahed Mohammed Yahya|Abdul-Wahed Mohammed]]<br>{{flagicon|LBN}} Hithem Atwe
| align="center" |'''8'''
|{{flagicon|MAR}} Morad Bokare
|{{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Mohammed Al-Sharif]]
|{{futsal|TUN}}
|
|-
|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[2008 Arab Futsal Championship|2008]]
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Khaled Takaji]]
| align="center" |'''13'''
|{{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Rabie El-Hoti]]
|{{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Mohammed Al-Sharif]]
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[2021 Arab Futsal Cup|2021]]
|{{flagicon|MAR}} Achraf Saoud 
| align="center" |'''7'''
|{{flagicon|MAR}} Anás El-Ayyane
|{{flagicon|MAR}} Reda Khiyari
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-30 |title="أسود" القاعة يهيمنون على الجوائز الفردية للبطولة العربية |url=http://ar.sport.le360.ma/marocains-du-monde/110044 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=سبورت Le360 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1970-01-01 |title=اختيار المغربي أنس العيان أحسن لاعب في البطولة العربية – FRMF |url=https://site.frmf.ma/%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%aa%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%ad%d8%b3%d9%86-%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%a8-%d9%81%d9%8a-2/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |language=ar}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|SAU}} [[2022 Arab Futsal Cup|2022]]
|{{flagicon|KWT}} Abdulrahman Al Taweel
| align="center" |'''9'''
|{{flagicon|MAR}} Soufiane El Mesrar
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} Zaher Hadi
|{{futsal|EGY}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=القاضي يتوج منتخب المغرب بكأس العرب للصالات في الدمام - الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=1631 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.saff.com.sa |language=ar}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|SAU}} [[2023 Arab Futsal Cup|2023]]
|{{flagicon|KWT}} Abduellteif AlAbasi
| align="center" |'''7'''
|{{flagicon|MAR}} Anás El-Ayyane
|{{flagicon|ALG}} Samir Teffaf
|
|
|}

==Participating nations==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! width=170|Team
! {{flagicon|EGY}}<br>[[1998 Arab Futsal Championship|1998]] !! {{flagicon|EGY}}<br>[[2005 Arab Futsal Championship|2005]] !! {{flagicon|LBY|1977}}<br>[[2007 Arab Futsal Championship|2007]] !! {{flagicon|EGY}}<br>[[2008 Arab Futsal Championship|2008]] !! {{flagicon|EGY}}<br>[[2021 Arab Futsal Cup|2021]] !! {{flagicon|KSA}}<br>[[2022 Arab Futsal Cup|2022]] !! {{flagicon|KSA}}<br>[[2023 Arab Futsal Cup|2023]] !!Years
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|ALG|size=20px}}
| GS || GS || GS || GS || || GS|| bgcolor=#81c846| SF
! 6
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|BHR|size=20px}}
|  ||  ||  ||  ||bgcolor=#81c846| SF ||  ||
! 1
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|COM|size=20px}}
|  ||  ||  ||  || GS || ||GS
! 2
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|EGY|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"| 1st ||bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"| 1st ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"| 2nd ||bgcolor=#81c846| SF||QF
! 7
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|IRQ|size=20px}}
| || GS || || GS || ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||QF
! 4
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|JOR|size=20px}}
| GS || || ||bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || || ||
! 2
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|KUW|size=20px}}
|  ||  ||  ||  || GS ||bgcolor=#81c846| SF||bgcolor=silver| 2nd
! 3
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|LBN|size=20px}}
| ||bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || ||QF
! 4
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|LBY|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th ||bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"| 1st ||bgcolor=gold| 1st || || QF|| bgcolor=#81c846| SF
! 6
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|MTN|size=20px}}
|  ||  ||  ||  || GS || QF||GS
! 3
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|MAR|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||bgcolor=gold| 1st||bgcolor=gold| 1st
! 6
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|PLE|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || || || || QF||GS
! 3
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|KSA|size=20px}}
|  ||  ||  ||  || GS || style="border:3px solid red"|QF|| style="border:3px solid red"|QF
! 3
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|SOM|size=20px}}
| GS || || || || || GS||
! 2
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|SDN|size=20px}}
| GS || || || || ||   ||
! 1
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|SYR|size=20px}}
| || || || GS || ||   ||
! 1
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|TJK|size=20px}}
| || || ||  || ||   || GS
! 1
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|TUN|size=20px}}
| || GS || GS || GS || ||  ||
! 3
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|UAE|size=20px}}
|  ||  ||  ||  ||bgcolor=#81c846| SF ||   ||
! 1
|-
|align=left|{{futsal|YEM|size=20px}}
| || || || GS || ||   ||
! 1
|-
!Total || 8 || 7 || 6 || 9 || 8 || 10 || 12 ||
|}

;Legend
{|border="0" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|
*{{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
*{{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runner-up
*{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
*{{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place
*{{bg|#81c846|SF}} – Semi-final (no third place match)
|
*QF – Quarter-final
*GS – Group stage
*Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp;&nbsp;}} – Hosts
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=43 Arab Futsal Cup - ''goalzz.com'']
* {{in lang|ar}} [http://www.uafaonline.com/index.php?page_id=75 Arab Futsal Cup - ''uafaonline.com'']

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