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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 the 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
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)Iran Moslem Mesigar (11 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Ozu (Osmar Moreira)
Best goalkeeperAustralia Simon Jaeger
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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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  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 edit

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  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 edit

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  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 edit

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  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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

Philippines  2 – 8  Uzbekistan
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha
Qatar  2 – 5  Thailand
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Fifteenth place final edit

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

Thirteenth place final edit

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

9th Place Playoff edit

 
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 edit

Iraq  3 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Report
Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha
Afghanistan  2 – 5  Bahrain
Report
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Eleventh place final edit

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

Ninth place final edit

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

5th Place Playoff edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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

Fifth place final edit

Palestine  3 – 6  Oman
Report Al-Sinani  
Al-Oraimi  
Al-Oraimi  
Al-Rajhi  
Al-Sinani  
Al-Sinani  
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Championship playoff edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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

Final edit

Iran  6 – 6 (a.e.t.)  Japan
Report
Penalties
 
 
 
 
 		 5 – 4  
 
 
 
 
Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

Champion edit

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 edit

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

Top scorers edit

Final standings edit

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 edit

  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. ^ a b "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 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
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