The Arab Beach Soccer Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب لكرة القدم الشاطئية) is the main championship for beach soccer in the Arab world. The first championship was held in 2008 in Marsa Alam, Egypt.[1] The most successful nations are Egypt
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Founded | 2008 |
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Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() (2 title each) |
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History
editStarted on 2008, the competition changed the name from Championship to Cup on the 2023 edition.
Tournaments
editYear | Location | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2008 details[2] |
Marsa Alam, Egypt | Libya |
5–3 | United Arab Emirates |
Egypt |
8–2 | Oman | ||
2010 details[3] |
Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
6–4 aet |
United Arab Emirates |
Bahrain |
3–1 | Egypt | ||
2014 details[4] |
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Egypt |
6–5 | Lebanon |
Oman |
7–3 | United Arab Emirates | ||
2023 details |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Egypt |
4–2 | Oman |
Morocco and Palestine[a] |
- Notes
- ^ No third place match was played.
Successful nations
editTeam | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth Place | Semi-final | Total |
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Egypt | 2 (2014, 2023) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2010) | 4 | ||
Libya | 1 (2008) | 1 | ||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 (2010) | 1 | ||||
United Arab Emirates | 2 (2008, 2010) | 1 (2014) | 3 | |||
Oman | 1 (2023) | 1 (2014) | 1 (2008) | 3 | ||
Lebanon | 1 (2014) | 1 | ||||
Bahrain | 1 (2010) | 1 | ||||
Morocco | 1 (2023) | 1 | ||||
Palestine | 1 (2023) | 1 |
Participating nations
editTeam | 2008 |
2010 |
2014 |
2023 |
Years |
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Algeria | GS | × | × | × | 1 |
Bahrain | × | 3rd | × | × | 1 |
Comoros | × | × | × | GS | 1 |
Egypt | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 4 |
Kuwait | GS | GS | × | GS | 3 |
Kyrgyzstan | × | × | × | GS | 1 |
Lebanon | × | × | 2nd | GS | 2 |
Libya | 1st | GS | × | QF | 3 |
Mauritania | × | × | × | QF | 1 |
Morocco | GS | × | GS | SF | 3 |
Oman | 4th | GS | 3rd | 2nd | 4 |
Palestine | × | × | × | SF | 1 |
Qatar | × | GS | × | × | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | × | 1st | GS | QF | 3 |
Sudan | × | × | GS | × | 1 |
Syria | × | GS | × | × | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | QF | 4 |
Yemen | GS | GS | × | × | 2 |
Total | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
- Red Border: Host nation.
- Blank: Did not enter.
- GS: Group Stage.
Related tournament
editIn 2016 was held in Egypt a Sharm el-Sheik International Beach Soccer Championship. United Arab Emirates wons the tournament beating Morocco on the final. Egypt finished third and Oman fourth.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "International Beach Soccer Results 2008 for Men". theroonba.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Arab Championship First Beach Soccer - Marsa Alam - Egypt 2008". goalzz.com.
- ^ "Arab Championship Second Beach Soccer - Dammam - Saudi Arabia 2010". goalzz.com.
- ^ "Arab Championship Third Beach Soccer - Sharm el Sheikh - Egypt 2014". goalzz.com.
- ^ "بطولة شرم الشيخ الدولية للكرة الشاطئية 2016". kooora.com. 2016.
External links
edit- Third Arab Beach Soccer Championship - goalzz.com
- (in French) Results & Schedule (PDF)