2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

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]

2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
CityDoha
Dates22–26 January 2013
Teams16 (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 played40
Goals scored325 (8.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Moslem Mesigar (11 goals)
Best player(s) Ozu (Osmar Moreira)
Best goalkeeper Simon Jaeger

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).

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the semi finals

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 32101511+48
 Oman 3201147+76
 Afghanistan 31021116−53
 Qatar 3003713−60
Oman 4 – 6 Australia
Al-Oraimi
Al-Oraimi
Ishaq
Al-Balushi
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Afghanistan 7 – 3 Qatar
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Oman 7 – 0 Afghanistan
Al-Oraimi
Al-Rajhi
Al-Dhabit
Ishaq
Al-Sinani
Al-Oraimi
Al-Busaidi
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

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



3 – 4


Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Australia 6 – 4 Afghanistan
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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 3300158+79
 Lebanon 32011613+36
 Bahrain 3012611−52
 Thailand 3003611−50
Bahrain 3 – 5 Lebanon
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Thailand 1 – 4 Japan
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Bahrain 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Thailand
Report
Penalties
1 – 0
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Japan 6 – 5 Lebanon
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Lebanon 6 – 4 Thailand
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Japan 5 – 2 Bahrain
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Group C

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3300186+129
 Palestine 31111612+45
 Saudi Arabia 31021320−73
 Uzbekistan 30031221−90
Saudi Arabia 3 – 6 United Arab Emirates
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Uzbekistan 5 – 6 (a.e.t.) Palestine
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

United Arab Emirates 5 – 2 Palestine
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Uzbekistan 6 – 8 Saudi Arabia
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Palestine 8 – 2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

United Arab Emirates 7 – 1 Uzbekistan
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Group D

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3300345+299
 China 3201218+136
 Iraq 31021218−63
 Philippines 3003137−360
Philippines 0 – 20 Iran
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

China 8 – 3 Iraq
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Iran 10 – 3 Iraq
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

China 11 – 1 Philippines
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Iraq 6 – 0 Philippines
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 January 2013
 
 
 Philippines2
 
26 January 2013
 
 Uzbekistan8
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
25 January 2013
 
 Thailand4
 
 Qatar2
 
 
 Thailand5
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 2013
 
 
 Philippines3
 
 
 Qatar8

Thirteenth place semifinals

Philippines 2 – 8 Uzbekistan
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Qatar 2 – 5 Thailand
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Fifteenth place final

Philippines 3 – 8 Qatar
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Thirteenth place final

Uzbekistan 3 – 4 Thailand
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

9th Place Playoff

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 January 2013
 
 
 Iraq3
 
26 January 2013
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Iraq1
 
25 January 2013
 
 Bahrain2
 
 Afghanistan2
 
 
 Bahrain5
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 2013
 
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 
 Afghanistan3

Ninth place semifinals

Iraq 3 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Afghanistan 2 – 5 Bahrain
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Eleventh place final

Saudi Arabia 0 – 3 Afghanistan
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Ninth place final

Iraq 1 – 2 Bahrain
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

5th Place Playoff

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 January 2013
 
 
 China2
 
26 January 2013
 
 Palestine5
 
 Palestine3
 
25 January 2013
 
 Oman6
 
 Oman1
 
 
 Lebanon0
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 2013
 
 
 China10
 
 
 Lebanon5

Fifth place semifinals

China 2 – 5 Palestine
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Oman 1 – 0 Lebanon
Al-Alawi  6' Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Seventh place final

China 10 – 5 Lebanon
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

Fifth place final

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 January 2013
 
 
 Iran3
 
26 January 2013
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 
 Iran (a.e.t.)6 (5)
 
25 January 2013
 
 Japan6 (4)
 
 Australia1
 
 
 Japan2
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 2013
 
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
 
 Australia2

Semifinals

Iran 3 – 2 United Arab Emirates
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Australia 1 – 2 Japan
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Third place play off

United Arab Emirates 3 – 2 Australia
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Final

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




5 – 4



Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Champion

2013 AFC Beach Soccer Champions

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

  1. "The Asian Qualifier flies to Qatar!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2012-11-13.
  2. "Qatar Football Association - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qatar drawn with Oman, Australia in Doha qualifiers". QFA. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  3. "13 teams to vie in Doha for World Cup ticket". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2012-12-19.
  4. jonny (2013-01-08). "Filipino Football: Philippines in Asian Beach Soccer qualifiers in Qatar". Filipinofootball.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  5. "Beach Soccer Thailand". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  6. "Beach Soccer Worldwide". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
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