The 2008 Arab Futsal Championship hosted by the Egyptian city of

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was the fourth edition of the

Arab Futsal Championship The Arab Futsal Cup () is a futsal competition for Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic ...

between December 23 and 29 2008. Ten teams took part, with

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making their futsal debut, and

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

making their competitive futsal debut after having previously played only 2 friendly matches. And

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successfully defended their title from 2007 Championship.

Qualification

The following nine teams qualified for the final tournament. Palestine withdrew. ;Withdrew *

Venues

Squads

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Honors

*Best Player: Rabie El-Hoti - *Best Goalkeeper:

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- *Top Goal Scorer:

Khaled Takaji Khaled Mohamad Takaji ( ar, خالد محمد التكه جي; born 18 November 1986) is a Lebanese footballer and former futsal player who plays as a forward for club Safa. Club career Takaji signed for Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh ...

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External links

Futsal Planet
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2008 in futsal

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2008 in African football Sport in Port Said