2008 Arab Futsal Championship
# 2008 Arab Futsal Championship

The 2008 Arab Futsal Championship hosted by the Egyptian city of Port Said was the fourth edition of the Arab Futsal Championship between December 23 and 29, 2008. Ten teams took part, with Yemen making their futsal debut, and Syria making their competitive futsal debut after having played only 2 friendly matches. Libya successfully defended their title from the 2007 Championship.

## Qualification

The following nine teams qualified for the final tournament. Palestine withdrew.

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Algeria | 4th | Group stage (1998, 2005, 2007) |
| Egypt (hosts) | 4th | Champions (1998, 2005) |
| Iraq | 2nd | Group stage (2005) |
| Jordan | 2nd | Group stage (1998) |
| Lebanon | 3rd | Third place (2005, 2007) |
| Libya | 4th | Champions (2007) |
| Syria | 1st | Debut |
| Tunisia | 3rd | Group stage (2005, 2007) |
| Yemen | 1st | Debut |

### Withdrew

* Palestine

## Venues

| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Port Said | Port Said Hall | 5 000 |

## Group stage

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 0 | |
| 5 | Palestine (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-12-23 | Egypt | 8 - 0 | Syria |
| 2008-12-24 | Jordan | 3 - 1 | Tunisia |
| 2008-12-25 | Syria | 3 - 5 | Tunisia |
| 2008-12-26 | Egypt | 5 - 1 | Tunisia |
| 2008-12-26 | Syria | 4 - 9 | Jordan |
| 2008-12-27 | Egypt | 5 - 2 | Jordan |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Libya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | +29 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Lebanon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Yemen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 46 | −41 | 0 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-12-23 | Algeria | 10 - 1 | Yemen |
| 2008-12-23 | Iraq | 1 - 7 | Lebanon |
| 2008-12-24 | Iraq | 3 - 6 | Libya |
| 2008-12-24 | Lebanon | 16 - 2 | Yemen |
| 2008-12-25 | Algeria | 2 - 5 | Iraq |
| 2008-12-25 | Lebanon | 2 - 6 | Libya |
| 2008-12-26 | Algeria | 4 - 5 | Lebanon |
| 2008-12-26 | Libya | 12 - 0 | Yemen |
| 2008-12-27 | Algeria | 4 - 14 | Libya |
| 2008-12-27 | Iraq | 8 - 2 | Yemen |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 28 December – Port Said | 28 December – Port Said |
| Egypt | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 29 December – Port Said | 29 December – Port Said |
| Lebanon | 2 | 29 December – Port Said | 29 December – Port Said |
| Lebanon | 2 | Egypt | 2 |
| 28 December – Port Said | 28 December – Port Said | | Egypt | 2 |
| 28 December – Port Said | 28 December – Port Said | Libya | 3 |
| Libya | 2 | Libya | 3 |
| Jordan | 0 | | |
| Jordan | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 29 December – Port Said | 29 December – Port Said |
| | | Lebanon | 1 |
| | | Jordan | 4 |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2008-12-28 | Egypt | 3 - 2 | Lebanon |
| 2008-12-28 | Libya | 2 - 0 | Jordan |

### Third place play-off

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2008-12-29 | Lebanon | 1 - 4 | Jordan |

## Honors

* 2008 Arab Futsal Championship
* Libya 2nd title
* Best Player: Rabie El-Hoti - Libya
* Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al-Sharif - Libya
* Top Goal Scorer: Khaled Takaji (13) - Lebanon
