The men's football tournament at the 2023 Arab Games was held from 2 to 14 July 2023 in Algeria,[1] following an 11-year hiatus.

[2] Matches will be played in Annaba and Constantine.

[5] Bahrain were the defending champions, having beat Jordan in the final of the 2011 edition.

[10] Host Algeria was automatically seeded in Pot 1.

The remaining teams were seeded based on the FIFA ranking.