2008 Arab Futsal Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Arab Futsal Championship
Year:2008
Other Titles:بطولة العرب لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2008
Country:Egypt
Dates:23 − 29 December
Num Teams:10
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:2
Matches:20
Goals:173
Top Scorer: Khaled Takaji
(13 goals)
Nextseason:2021

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.

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
(1998, 2005, 2007)
(1998, 2005)
(2005)
(1998)
(2005, 2007)
(2007)
(2005, 2007)
Withdrew

Group stage

Group 1

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2008-12-23 8 - 0
2008-12-24 3 - 1
2008-12-25 3 - 5
2008-12-26 5 - 1
2008-12-26 4 - 9
2008-12-275 - 2

Group 2

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2008-12-2310 - 1
2008-12-23 1 - 7
2008-12-24 3 - 6
2008-12-2416 - 2
2008-12-25 2 - 5
2008-12-25 2 - 6
2008-12-26 4 - 5
2008-12-26 12 - 0
2008-12-274 - 14
2008-12-278 - 2

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
2008-12-28 3 - 2
2008-12-28 2 - 0

Final

Honors

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