2021 Arab Futsal Cup
كأس العرب لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2021
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates20 − 29 May
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored89 (5.93 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Achraf Saoud (7 goals)
Best player(s)Morocco Anás El Ayyane
Best goalkeeperMorocco Reda Khiyari

The 2021 Arab Futsal Cup hosted by the Egyptian city of 6th of October City was the fifth edition of the Arab Futsal Cup between 20 and 29 May 2021. Eight teams took part. Apart from Egypt and Morocco, all other participating teams (Bahrain, Comoros, Kuwait, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) made their tournament debut.

In this edition, the competition changed its name from Arab Futsal Championship to Arab Futsal Cup. It also marked the return of the competition after a 13-year hiatus.

Morocco defeated Egypt 4–0 in the final to win their first title.[1]

Qualification

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain1stDebut
 Comoros1stDebut
 Egypt (hosts)5thChampions (1998, 2005)
 Kuwait1stDebut
 Mauritania1stDebut
 Morocco4thRunners-up (1998, 2005)
 Saudi Arabia1stDebut
 United Arab Emirates1stDebut

Venue

6th of October City
Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Capacity: 4,500

29.953885°N 30.916967°E

Squads

Group stage

The teams are divided into two groups.[2]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7 Semi-finals
2  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 12 6 +6 4
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0
Source:
Egypt 8–1 Mauritania
Bahrain 3–2 Kuwait
Kuwait 2–2 Egypt
Mauritania 2–6 Bahrain
Egypt 1–0 Bahrain
Kuwait 8–1 Mauritania

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9 Semi-finals
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 7 15 −8 3
4  Comoros 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source:
Saudi Arabia 4–1 Comoros
Comoros 1–3 Morocco
Morocco 8–0 Saudi Arabia

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
 
 
 Egypt4
 
29 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
 Egypt0
 
27 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
 
 Morocco4
 
 Morocco6
 
 
 Bahrain0
 

Semi-finals

 Morocco6–0 Bahrain

Final

 Egypt0–4 Morocco

Honors

 2021 Arab Futsal Cup 

Morocco
First title
  • Best Player: Anás El Ayyane -  Morocco
  • Best Goalkeeper: Reda Khiyari -  Morocco
  • Top Goal Scorer: Achraf Saoud (7) -  Morocco

[3]

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 5 5 0 0 26 2 +24 15 Champions
2  Egypt 5 3 1 1 15 10 +5 10 Runners-up
3  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 13 13 0 6 Third place
4  Bahrain 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6 Fourth place
5  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 12 6 +6 4 Eliminated in
Group stage
6  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 7 15 −8 3
7  Comoros 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
8  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0
Source:

References

  1. ↑ "منتخب المغرب يتوج بطلا لكأس العرب لكرة قدم الصالات" [Morocco national team crowned champion of the Arab Futsal Cup]. uafaac.com. 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "الاتحاد العربي" يسحب قرعة "كأس العرب لكرة قدم الصالات"". UAFA. 4 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "منتخب المغرب يحصد جوائز الهداف وأفضل لاعب وحارس في كأس العرب لكرة قدم الصالات" [Morocco's national team wins top scorer, best player and goalkeeper awards in the Arab Futsal Cup]. uafaac.com. 29 May 2021.
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