2023 Arab Beach Soccer Championship

The 2023 Arab Beach Soccer Championship will be the fifth edition of the Arab Beach Soccer Championship, 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.[1][2][3] But it was rescheduled to take place from 11 to 20 May 2023.[4][5][6]

2023 Arab Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityJeddah
Dates11–20 May 2023
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

United Arab Emirates is the defending champions after defeating Morocco 3–2 in the final to secure their first title.

Teams

Participating Nations

A total of 12 teams entered the tournament.

TeamAppLastBest placement in the tournament
 Comoros
1st
 – debut
 Egypt
5th
2016
 Champions (2014)
 Kuwait
2nd
2008
 Group stage (2008)
 Lebanon
3rd
2016
 Runners-up (2014)
 Libya
3rd
2010
 Champions (2008)
 Mauritania
1st
 – debut
 Morocco
4th
2016
 Runners-up (2016)
 Oman
5th
2016
 Third place (2014)
 Palestine
1st
 – debut
 Saudi Arabia
3rd
2014
 Champions (2010)
 Sudan w/o[upper-alpha 1]
2nd
2014
 Group stage (2014)
 United Arab Emirates
5th
2016
 Champions (2016)
 Kyrgyzstan (invited)
1st
  1. Sudan's beach soccer team withdrew from the Arab Cup tournament, scheduled for May 11-20, due to the war situation in the country..[7]
Did not enter

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 16 April 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[8] 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
  1.  Saudi Arabia (hosts)
  2.  United Arab Emirates
  3.  Oman
  1.  Palestine
  2.  Lebanon
  3.  Libya
  1.  Comoros
  2.  Mauritania
  3.  Sudan

Venues

Alhamra Beach Stadium, Jeddah[9]

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
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 0 2 12 14 −2 3
4  Lebanon 3 1 0 0 2 14 18 −4 3
Source: UAFA
(H) Host
Saudi Arabia 7–3 Mauritania
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  • Siraj ?'
  • Elyami ?', ??', ??'
  • Chahmani ?'
  • Bouda ?'
 Report
  • Elimam ?'
  • Zwid ?'
  • Bilkhir ?'
Alhamra Beach Stadium, Jeddah
Morocco 9–5 Lebanon
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  • Lfrichi ?'
 Report
  • Khatib ?'
  • Miri ?', ?'
  • Haidar ?', ?'
Alhamra Beach Stadium, Jeddah
Mauritania 4–5 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Report
TBC, Jeddah
Saudi Arabia 4–7 Lebanon
Report
TBC, Jeddah
Morocco 3–4 Saudi Arabia
Report
TBC, Jeddah
Lebanon 2–5 Mauritania
Report
TBC, Jeddah

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
3  Palestine 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 −3 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 0 3 3 25 −22 0
Source: UAFA
Oman 7–1 Palestine
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  • Lhindassi ?'
 Report
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King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Kyrgyzstan 2–6 Egypt
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  • samat ?'
 Report
  • Chafi ?', ??'
  • Ali ?', ??'
  • Hsin ?'
  • Ali ?'
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Palestine 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Egypt 5–3 Oman
Report
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Kyrgyzstan 0–14 Oman
Report
TBC, Jeddah
Egypt 3–2 Palestine
TBC, Jeddah

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
3  Comoros 3 0 0 1 2 9 18 −9 1
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 0 3 7 11 −4 0
Source: UAFA
United Arab Emirates 5–2 Libya
  • Yakoub ?'
  • Bachir ?'
  • Bachir ?'
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  • mohamadi ?'
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Kuwait 1–1 (a.e.t.) Comoros
Penalties
2–4
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Libya 3–2 Kuwait
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
United Arab Emirates 11–3 Comoros
King Abdullah Al Jawhara International Stadium, Jeddah
Kuwait 4–7 United Arab Emirates
TBC, Jeddah
Comoros 5–6 Libya
TBC, Jeddah

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
3 C  Comoros 3 0 0 1 2 9 18 −9 1
First match(es) will be played on 16 May 2023. Source: UAFA

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 May
 
 
 Saudi Arabia
 
19 May
 
 Palestine
 
Quarter-final 1 winners
 
18 May
 
Quarter-final 2 winners
 
 Egypt
 
20 May
 
 Mauritania
 
Semi-final 1 winners
 
18 May
 
Semi-final 2 winners
 
 Oman
 
19 May
 
 United Arab Emirates
 
Quarter-final 3 winners
 
18 May
 
Quarter-final 4 winners
 
 Libya
 
 
 Morocco
 

Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia v Palestine
TBC, Jeddah
Egypt v Mauritania
TBC, Jeddah
Oman v United Arab Emirates
TBC, Jeddah
Libya v Morocco
TBC, Jeddah

Semi-finals
Quarter-final 1 winnersvQuarter-final 2 winners
TBC, Jeddah
Quarter-final 3 winnersvQuarter-final 4 winners
TBC, Jeddah

Final
Semi-final 1 winnersvSemi-final 2 winners
TBC, Jeddah

Notes

    References
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