2021 Arab Futsal Cup
# 2021 Arab Futsal Cup

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 | 6th of October City |
| Capacity: 4,500 | 6th of October City |

29.953885°N 30.916967°E

## 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 | |

### 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

### Bracket

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

## 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 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 7 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 8 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
