1998 Arab Futsal Championship

1998 Arab Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	6 December - 12 December
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up	Morocco
Third place	Libya
Fourth place	Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	168 (12 per match)
	2005 →

The 1998 Arab Futsal Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 6 December to 12 December 1998. Mauritania were originally invited, but declined and were replaced by Palestine.

Egypt defeated Morocco in the final, 8-4.

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	3	3	0	34	9	+25	6
Palestine	3	2	1	17	11	+6	4
Sudan	3	1	2	8	21	−13	2
Somalia	3	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1998-12-06	Egypt	9 - 5	Palestine
1998-12-06	Sudan	3 - 0	Somalia
1998-12-07	Egypt	12 - 3	Sudan
1998-12-07	Palestine	3 - 0	Somalia
1998-12-08	Egypt	13 - 1	Somalia
1998-12-08	Palestine	9 - 2	Sudan

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Morocco	3	3	0	22	10	+12	6
Libya	3	2	1	21	14	+7	4
Jordan	3	1	2	24	19	+5	2
Algeria	3	0	3	12	32	−20	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1998-12-06	Morocco	6 - 3	Libya
1998-12-06	Algeria	6 - 15	Jordan
1998-12-07	Algeria	2 - 8	Morocco
1998-12-07	Libya	5 - 4	Jordan
1998-12-08	Morocco	8 - 5	Jordan
1998-12-08	Libya	11 - 4	Algeria

Semifinals

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1998-12-10	Egypt	7 - 3	Libya
1998-12-10	Morocco	4 - 1	Palestine

3rd Place

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1998-12-12	Palestine	2 - 6	Libya

Final

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1998-12-12	Egypt	8 - 4 (4-4) AET	Morocco

Honors

1998 Arab Futsal Championship
Egypt First title