2023 Arab Beach Soccer Cup
# 2023 Arab Beach Soccer Cup

The 2023 Arab Beach Soccer Cup is the fourth edition of the Arab Beach Soccer Cup, the premier beach soccer championship in Arab world contested by men's national teams who are members of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).

The tournament was due to take place in Saudi Arabia between 1 and 7 October 2022. But it was rescheduled to take place from 11 to 20 May 2023.

Egypt is the defending champions after defeating Lebanon 6–5 in the final to secure their first title.

## Teams

### Participating Nations

A total of 12 teams entered the tournament.

| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
| - | - | - | - |
| Comoros | 1st | – | debut |
| Egypt | 4th | 2014 | Champions (2014) |
| Kuwait | 2nd | 2008 | Group stage (2008) |
| Lebanon | 2nd | 2014 | Runners-up (2014) |
| Libya | 3rd | 2010 | Champions (2008) |
| Mauritania | 1st | – | debut |
| Morocco | 3rd | 2014 | Group stage (2008, 2014) |
| Oman | 4th | 2014 | Third place (2014) |
| Palestine | 1st | – | debut |
| Saudi Arabia | 3rd | 2014 | Champions (2010) |
| Sudan w/o | 2nd | 2014 | Group stage (2014) |
| United Arab Emirates | 4th | 2014 | Runners-up (2008, 2010) |
| Kyrgyzstan (invited) | 1st | | |

* ↑ Sudan's beach soccer team withdrew from the Arab Cup tournament, scheduled for May 11-20, due to the situation in the country.

**Did not enter**

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Djibouti
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Qatar
* Somalia
* Syria
* Tunisia
* Yemen

### Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 16 April 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their BSWW World Ranking, with the hosts Saudi Arabia automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Saudi Arabia (hosts) United Arab Emirates Oman | Morocco Egypt Kuwait | Palestine Lebanon Libya | Comoros Mauritania Sudan |

## Venues

Alhamra Beach Stadium, Jeddah

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Libya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 0 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | C | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 May | 18 May | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 19 May | 19 May | | |
| Palestine | 5 | 19 May | 19 May | |
| Palestine | 5 | Palestine | 3 | |
| 18 May | 18 May | | Palestine | 3 | |
| 18 May | 18 May | Egypt | 4 | |
| Egypt | 8 | Egypt | 4 | |
| Egypt | 8 | | | | 20 May | 20 May |
| Mauritania | 3 | | | | 20 May | 20 May |
| Mauritania | 3 | | | | Egypt | 4 |
| 18 May | 18 May | | | | | Egypt | 4 |
| 18 May | 18 May | | | | Oman | 2 |
| Oman | 5 | | | | Oman | 2 |
| Oman | 5 | 19 May | 19 May | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 19 May | 19 May | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | Oman | 4 | | | |
| 18 May | 18 May | | Oman | 4 | | | |
| 18 May | 18 May | Morocco | 2 | |
| Libya | 2 | Morocco | 2 | |
| Morocco | 5 | | | |
