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2021 Arab Futsal Cup

كأس العرب لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2021
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	20 − 29 May
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	89 (5.93 per match)
Attendance	0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Achraf Saoud (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Anás El Ayyane
Best goalkeeper	Reda Khiyari
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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.

Qualification

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Bahrain	1st	Debut
Comoros	1st	Debut
Egypt (hosts)	5th	Champions (1998, 2005)
Kuwait	1st	Debut
Mauritania	1st	Debut
Morocco	4th	Runners-up (1998, 2005)
Saudi Arabia	1st	Debut
United Arab Emirates	1st	Debut

Venue

6th of October City	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.

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

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

Morocco	5–1	United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia	4–1	Comoros

Comoros	1–3	Morocco

United Arab Emirates	6–3	Saudi Arabia

Morocco	8–0	Saudi Arabia

Comoros	1–3	United Arab Emirates

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
	Egypt	4
					29 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
	United Arab Emirates	3
					Egypt	0
	27 May – Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October City
					Morocco	4
	Morocco	6
	Bahrain	0

Semi-finals

Egypt	4–3 (a.e.t.)	United Arab Emirates

Morocco	6–0	Bahrain

Final

Egypt	0–4	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

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

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.

External links

• Arab Futsal Cup - news.in-24.com

• Arab Futsal Cup
• International futsal competitions hosted by Egypt
• 2021 in futsal
• 2021 in African football
• 2021 in Asian futsal
• Sports competitions in Cairo
• May 2021 sports events in Africa
• 2020–21 in Egyptian football