2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	22–26 January 2013
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	United Arab Emirates
Fourth place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	325 (8.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Moslem Mesigar (11 goals)
Best player	Ozu (Osmar Moreira)
Best goalkeeper	Simon Jaeger

The 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament which took place from 22 to 26 January 2013, at a temporary stadium and adjacent pitch on Katara Beach in Doha, Qatar. The stadium will have a capacity of 3,000 spectators.^[1]

The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Papeete, Tahiti.

Participating teams

Sixteen teams have been confirmed to be taking part in the tournament, a record number, surpassing that of the eleven teams that competed in the 2011 qualifiers.^[2] The first 13 participating teams are as follows: ^[3]

The organizers left three slots available and would announce who the three teams would be inside of two weeks after the draw. It was learned on 8 January 2013 that the Philippines have fielded a team to participate in the Asian qualifier.^[4] It was also learned that Afghanistan and Thailand will also participate.^[5] These newly-known entries have been indicated with a *.

Group stage

The draw to divide the teams into the following four groups was conducted on December 20, 2012 in Doha. The subsequent fixtures were determined on 10 January 2013. ^[3][6]

All kickoff times are listed as Qatar local time (UTC+3).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	3	2	1	0	15	11	+4	8
Oman	3	2	0	1	14	7	+7	6
Afghanistan	3	1	0	2	11	16	−5	3
Qatar	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6	0

Oman  v  Australia

22 January 2013 17:45

Oman	4 – 6	Australia
Al-Oraimi Al-Oraimi Ishaq Al-Balushi	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Afghanistan  v  Qatar

22 January 2013 20:15

Afghanistan	7 – 3	Qatar
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Oman  v  Afghanistan

23 January 2013 15:15

Oman	7 – 0	Afghanistan
Al-Oraimi Al-Rajhi Al-Dhabit Ishaq Al-Sinani Al-Oraimi Al-Busaidi	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Qatar  v  Australia

23 January 2013 20:15

Qatar	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Australia
	Report
	Penalties
	3 – 4

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Australia  v  Afghanistan

24 January 2013 16:30

Australia	6 – 4	Afghanistan
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Qatar  v  Oman

24 January 2013 20:15

Qatar	1 – 3	Oman
	Report	Al-Dhabit Al-Oraimi Ishaq

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Group B

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	15	8	+7	9
Lebanon	3	2	0	1	16	13	+3	6
Bahrain	3	0	1	2	6	11	−5	2
Thailand	3	0	0	3	6	11	−5	0

Bahrain  v  Lebanon

22 January 2013 15:15

Bahrain	3 – 5	Lebanon
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Thailand  v  Japan

22 January 2013 19:00

Thailand	1 – 4	Japan
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Bahrain  v  Thailand

23 January 2013 14:00

Bahrain	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Thailand
	Report
	Penalties
	1 – 0

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Japan  v  Lebanon

23 January 2013 17:45

Japan	6 – 5	Lebanon
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Lebanon  v  Thailand

24 January 2013 14:00

Lebanon	6 – 4	Thailand
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Japan  v  Bahrain

24 January 2013 17:45

Japan	5 – 2	Bahrain
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Group C

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	18	6	+12	9
Palestine	3	1	1	1	16	12	+4	5
Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	13	20	−7	3
Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	12	21	−9	0

Saudi Arabia  v  United Arab Emirates

22 January 2013 14:00

Saudi Arabia	3 – 6	United Arab Emirates
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Uzbekistan  v  Palestine

22 January 2013 14:00

Uzbekistan	5 – 6 (a.e.t.)	Palestine
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

United Arab Emirates  v  Palestine

23 January 2013 15:15

United Arab Emirates	5 – 2	Palestine
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Uzbekistan  v  Saudi Arabia

23 January 2013 16:30

Uzbekistan	6 – 8	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Palestine  v  Saudi Arabia

24 January 2013 15:15

Palestine	8 – 2	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

United Arab Emirates  v  Uzbekistan

24 January 2013 15:15

United Arab Emirates	7 – 1	Uzbekistan
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Group D

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	34	5	+29	9
China	3	2	0	1	21	8	+13	6
Iraq	3	1	0	2	12	18	−6	3
Philippines	3	0	0	3	1	37	−36	0

Philippines  v  Iran

22 January 2013 15:15

Philippines	0 – 20	Iran
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

China  v  Iraq

22 January 2013 16:30

China	8 – 3	Iraq
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Iran  v  Iraq

23 January 2013 14:00

Iran	10 – 3	Iraq
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

China  v  Philippines

23 January 2013 19:00

China	11 – 1	Philippines
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Iraq  v  Philippines

24 January 2013 14:00

Iraq	6 – 0	Philippines
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Iran  v  China

24 January 2013 19:00

Iran	4 – 2	China
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Playoff stage

After the group stage had concluded, a draw was held at 21:30 to determine the match-ups for all 16 teams, including the group winners, based on where the teams place.

13th Place Playoff

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 January 2013
	Philippines	2
	Uzbekistan	8
					26 January 2013
					Uzbekistan	3
					Thailand	4
					Third place
	25 January 2013			26 January 2013
	Qatar	2		Philippines	3
	Thailand	5			Qatar	8

Thirteenth place semifinals

Philippines  v  Uzbekistan

25 January 2013 14:00

Philippines	2 – 8	Uzbekistan
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Qatar  v  Thailand

25 January 2013 17:45

Qatar	2 – 5	Thailand
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Fifteenth place final

Philippines  v  Qatar

26 January 2013 15:15

Philippines	3 – 8	Qatar
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Thirteenth place final

Uzbekistan  v  Thailand

26 January 2013 14:00

Uzbekistan	3 – 4	Thailand
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

9th Place Playoff

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 January 2013
	Iraq	3
	Saudi Arabia	0
					26 January 2013
					Iraq	1
					Bahrain	2
					Third place
	25 January 2013			26 January 2013
	Afghanistan	2		Saudi Arabia	0
	Bahrain	5			Afghanistan	3

Ninth place semifinals

Iraq  v  Saudi Arabia

25 January 2013 14:00

Iraq	3 – 0	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Afghanistan  v  Bahrain

25 January 2013 15:15

Afghanistan	2 – 5	Bahrain
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Eleventh place final

Saudi Arabia  v  Afghanistan

26 January 2013 15:15

Saudi Arabia	0 – 3	Afghanistan
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Ninth place final

Iraq  v  Bahrain

26 January 2013 14:00

Iraq	1 – 2	Bahrain
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

5th Place Playoff

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 January 2013
	China	2
	Palestine	5
					26 January 2013
					Palestine	3
					Oman	6
					Third place
	25 January 2013			26 January 2013
	Oman	1		China	10
	Lebanon	0			Lebanon	5

Fifth place semifinals

China  v  Palestine

25 January 2013 15:15

China	2 – 5	Palestine
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Oman  v  Lebanon

25 January 2013 16:30

Oman	1 – 0	Lebanon
Al-Alawi  6'	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Seventh place final

China  v  Lebanon

26 January 2013 15:15

China	10 – 5	Lebanon
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Fifth place final

Palestine  v  Oman

26 January 2013 16:30

Palestine	3 – 6	Oman
	Report	Al-Sinani Al-Oraimi Al-Oraimi Al-Rajhi Al-Sinani Al-Sinani

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Championship Playoff

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 January 2013
	Iran	3
	United Arab Emirates	2
					26 January 2013
					Iran (a.e.t.)	6 (5)
					Japan	6 (4)
					Third place
	25 January 2013			26 January 2013
	Australia	1		United Arab Emirates	3
	Japan	2			Australia	2

Semifinals

Iran  v  United Arab Emirates

25 January 2013 19:00

Iran	3 – 2	United Arab Emirates
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Australia  v  Japan

25 January 2013 20:15

Australia	1 – 2	Japan
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Third place play off

United Arab Emirates  v  Australia

26 January 2013 17:45

United Arab Emirates	3 – 2	Australia
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Final

Iran  v  Japan

26 January 2013 20:15

Iran	6 – 6 (a.e.t.)	Japan
	Report
	Penalties
	5 – 4

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Champion

Asian Beach Soccer Championship(2013) and World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Iran First title
Seyed Peyman Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Hajipour, Mahadi Hassan Inozari, Ali Naderi, Hassan Abdollah Imobarhan, Mehran Morshedizadeh, Farid Bolokbashi, Mohammad Ahmadzadeh, Moslem Mesigar, Mohammad Ali Mokhtari, Mostafa Kiani, Amir Hossein Akbari
Coach: Marco Octavio

Awards

Best Player (MVP)
Ozu (Osmar Moreira)
Top Scorer(s)
Moslem Mesigar
(11 goals)
Best Goalkeeper
Simon Jaeger

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Iran
2	Japan
3	United Arab Emirates
4	Australia
5	Oman
6	Palestine
7	China
8	Lebanon
9	Bahrain
10	Iraq
11	Afghanistan
12	Saudi Arabia
13	Thailand
14	Uzbekistan
15	Qatar
16	Philippines

References

International beach soccer FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide World Cup Mundialito (clubs) Pro Beach Soccer Tour Intercontinental Cup Rankings Asian Beach Games European Games Asia AFC – Championship Africa CAF – Championship North America Central America and Caribbean CONCACAF – Championship South America CONMEBOL – Championship Oceania OFC – Championship Europe UEFA – FIFA Qualifiers Cup League Winners Cup