2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
The 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Doha, Qatar on 23–28 March 2015.[1] This was the second consecutive time that the AFC Beach Soccer Championship was held in Doha. All matches were played at the Katara Beach.
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
City | Doha |
Dates | 23–28 March 2015 |
Teams | 14 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 228 (7.6 per match) |
Attendance | 11,131 (371 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (8 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from Asia which are members of AFC, where the top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal.[2] In the final, Oman defeated Japan to be crowned champions, and both teams together with third place Iran qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3]
Participating teams and draw
The following 15 teams entered the tournament.[4] Palestine initially entered but then had to withdraw.
The draw of the tournament was held on 18 February 2015 at Doha.[4] The 15 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams.
Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.
Legend |
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The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals |
All times are local, Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
(H) Host.
Oman ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() Jalal Al-Sinani ![]() Yahya Al-Araimi ![]() |
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Naseeb Salem ![]() Mohamed Alabdulla ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 5–6 | ![]() |
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Hamad Ali Al-Sharqi ![]() Jafal Rashid M Al-Kuwari ![]() Mohamed Hashim Idrees ![]() Nanthaly Savatdy ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Chiew Nonmany ![]() Souksakhone Bountathip ![]() Tona Bounmalay ![]() |
Laos ![]() | 3–8 | ![]() |
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Chiew Nonmany ![]() Nanthaly Savatdy ![]() |
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Yahya Al-Araimi ![]() Abdullah Masoud Salim ![]() Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() Ghaith Abdullah Subait ![]() Tona Bounmalay ![]() Mundhar Al-Araimi ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Abdulla Abdullatif Mohamed Alabdulla ![]() Rashed Jamal ![]() Jasim Rashed Mubarak ![]() |
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Jafal Rashid M Al-Kuwari ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() |
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Rashed Jamal ![]() Thani Salem Thani ![]() Ayoob Naseeb Salem ![]() Ebrahim Hasan Ali Naser ![]() Abdulla Abdullatif Mohamed Alabdulla ![]() |
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Tona Bounmalay ![]() Vatsana Sisoulath ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() |
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Yahya Al-Araimi ![]() Ghaith Abdullah Subait ![]() Abdullah Masoud Salim ![]() Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() Yaqoob Al-Alawi ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
China ![]() | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Liu Yisi ![]() Chen Xiaowei ![]() Wan Chao ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Wan Chao ![]() Chen Xiaowei ![]() Liu Yisi ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Takasuke Goto ![]() Ozu Moreira ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ali Al-Saif ![]() Abdulatif Al-Hamad ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Mohammad Bu-Abbas ![]() Ali Al-Saif ![]() Mohammed Hajeyah ![]() |
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Wan Chao ![]() Liu Yisi ![]() Cai Weiming ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Lê Ngọc Phước ![]() Trần Vĩnh Phong ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Takasuke Goto ![]() Ozu Moreira ![]() Takuya Akaguma ![]() |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
Notes:
- Palestine were not able to take part in the competition due to "administrative issues outside of the event".[5]
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 7–5 | ![]() |
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Hasan Ali ![]() Adel Ali ![]() Ali Hassan Karim ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ali Joudah Habeeb ![]() Abdullah Suhail ![]() Hussein Jabar ![]() |
Palestine ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() |
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Haitham Mohamed ![]() Jafar Irismetov ![]() Tokhir Abdurazzakov ![]() Sarvar Kholmurodov ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ali Mohammad ![]() Mohamed Muftah ![]() Ali Hassan Karim ![]() Haitham Mohamed ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Feruz Fakhriddinov ![]() Jamoliddin Sharipov ![]() Sarvar Kholmurodov ![]() Jafar Irismetov ![]() |
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Hussein Jabar ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
Iran ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Mohammadali Sadeghi ![]() Farid Boulokbashi ![]() Mohammad Ahmadzadeh ![]() |
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Ahmed Grada ![]() Mohamad Halawi ![]() |
Thailand ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Komkrit Nanan ![]() |
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Haitham Fattal ![]() Mohamad Halawi ![]() |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
26 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
27 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
26 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
28 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||||||
26 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 (2) | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
27 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
26 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
28 March | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||
Fifth Place Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
27 March | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
28 March | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
27 March | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
28 March | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
Quarter-finals
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Ganisher Kholmurodov ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Mohamad Merhi ![]() Haitham Fattal ![]() Mohamed Choker ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Mehran Morshedizadeh ![]() Seyed Peyman Hosseini ![]() Amir Hosein Akbari ![]() Mohammad Ahmadzadeh ![]() Naderi Hossein Abadi Ali ![]() Farid Boulokbashi ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ali Hassan Karim ![]() |
Oman ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() Khalid Al-Oraimi ![]() Yahya Al-Araimi ![]() Jalal Al-Sinani ![]() Ghaith Abdullah Subait ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Cai Weiming ![]() Wan Chao ![]() |
Fifth place semi-finals
Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Jamoliddin Sharipov ![]() Sarvar Kholmurodov ![]() |
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Wan Chao ![]() Cai Weiming ![]() Hao Minhui ![]() Wen Tingyuan ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hasan Ali ![]() Ali Hassan Karim ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Salman Khaled ![]() |
Semi-finals
Seventh place match
Uzbekistan ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Jafar Irismetov ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Mohamed Ashoor ![]() Salman Khaled ![]() Thani Salem Thani ![]() |
Fifth place match
China ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Fu Xiaojun ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ali Hassan Karim ![]() Haitham Mohamed ![]() Mohamed Muftah ![]() |
Third place match
Final
Oman ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() |
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Ozu Moreira ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Hani Al-Dhabit ![]() Mundhar Al-Araimi ![]() Abdullah Masoud Salim ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final ranking
Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
Rank | Team |
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
9–14 | ![]() |
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Awards
Best Player (MVP)[3] | Top Scorer(s)[3] | Best Goalkeeper[3] |
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Note: Goto won top scorer award based on tiebreaker.
References
- "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
- "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2015 Qatar Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
- "Oman become new Asian Champions!!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 March 2015.
- "Groups drawn for AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2015". the-AFC.com. February 19, 2015.
- "Teams get ready for the fight in Doha". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 March 2015.
- "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship". AFC.com.
External links
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 - AFC Qualifier Qatar, beachsoccer.com
- AFC Beach Soccer Championship, the-AFC.com
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 – Qualifiers – Asia, FIFA.com
- Technical Report and Statistics, AFC