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2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

The 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup was the 10th edition (3rd official) of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (previously the AFC Beach Soccer Championship before rebranding from 2021),[4] the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชายหาดเอเชียนคัพ 2023
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityPattaya
Dates16–26 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Jomtien Beach Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Uzbekistan
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored249 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takuya Akaguma (11 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Iran Moslem Mesigar[2]
Best goalkeeperIran Seyedmahdi Mirjajili[3]
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The tournament took place in Pattaya, Thailand. The championship also acted as the qualification tournament for Asian teams for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates. The top three teams qualified for the World Cup, including the United Arab Emirates who qualified automatically as host.

Japan were the defending champions but lost to Iran in the final.[5][6]

Teams edit

A total of 16 teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Afghanistan 4th Group stage (2013, 2017, 2019)
  Bahrain 9th Champions (2006)
  China 10th 4th place (2006, 2008)
  Iran 10th Champions (2013, 2017)
  Indonesia 2nd Group stage (2011)
  Japan 10th Champions (2009, 2011, 2019)
  Kuwait 4th Group stage (2011, 2015, 2019)
  Kyrgyzstan 2nd Group stage (2019)
  Lebanon 5th 4th place (2015, 2017)
  Malaysia 3rd Quarter-finals (2019)
  Oman 7th Champions (2015)
  Palestine 3rd 4th place (2019)
  Saudi Arabia 2nd Group stage (2013)
  Thailand (hosts) 5th Group stage (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
  United Arab Emirates 9th Champions (2007, 2008)
  Uzbekistan 6th Quarter-finals (2011, 2015)

Draw edit

The draw of the tournament was held on 19 January 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship final tournament, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand (H) 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6 Knockout stage
2   Bahrain 3 2 0 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 1 1 10 10 0 4
4   Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 3 10 13 −3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host
Bahrain  4–2  Afghanistan
  • Jamal   1'
  • Yaqoob   19', 24'
  • Abdulrasool   27'
 Report
  • T. Haidari   18', 25'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Thailand  2–3  Saudi Arabia
  • Komkrit   3'
  • Suriya   17'
 Report
  • Bawdah   2'
  • Al-Hamami   10'
  • Mo. Al-Shammari   24'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
Saudi Arabia  3–4  Bahrain
  • Yakl   27'
  • Safhi   32'
  • Bawdah   34'
 Report
  • Al-Yaqoobi   8'
  • Ashoor   10'
  • Jamal   36'
  • Yaqoob   36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Afghanistan  4–5  Thailand
  • T. Haidari   11'
  • Himat   21'
  • Chalermchai   24' (o.g.)
  • Homauni   35'
 Report
  • Suriya   5'
  • Komkrit   2', 8'
  • Natee   9'
  • Ratthaphong   19'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Afghanistan  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Saudi Arabia
  • Farooq   16'
  • Rabani   17'
  • Mohammadi   21'
  • Jafari   24'
 Report
  • Mo. Al-Shammari   2', 3'
  • Al-Hamami   6'
  • Al-Youbi   26'
Penalties
  • Mohammadi  
  • Homauni  
  • Farooq  
  • T. Haidari  
 2–4
  •   Bawdah
  •   Al-Hamami
  •   Tumayhi
  •   Dakman
  •   Al-Askah
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Thailand  2–0  Bahrain
  • Tanandon   19'
  • Watchara   36'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 0 32 9 +23 9 Knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 0 1 11 10 +1 6
3   Uzbekistan 3 1 0 0 2 8 17 −9 3
4   Malaysia 3 0 0 0 3 10 25 −15 0
Source: AFC
Iran  14–5  Malaysia
  • Mesigar   1', 12'
  • Akbari   2'
  • Mirshekari   3' (pen.), 24'
  • Rezaei   5', 16'
  • Amiri   7'
  • Shirmohammadi   13', 29'
  • Baltork   14', 36'
  • Mokhtari   28'
  • Khosravi   36'
 Report
  • Norazman   1'
  • Faisal   6'
  • Hasrol   18'
  • Qushairie   20'
  • Ridhwan   35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Makoto Sato (Japan)
United Arab Emirates  4–0  Uzbekistan
  • W. Beshr   9'
  • A. Beshr   16' (pen.), 21' (pen.)
  • A. Mohammadi   24'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)
Uzbekistan  2–11  Iran
  • Rasulov   18'
  • Mallaev   23'
 Report
  • Mirshekari   2', 22'
  • Baltork   12', 15'
  • Mokhtari   13', 25', 35'
  • Amiri   19'
  • Mesigar   24', 32'
  • Shirmohammadi   34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Li Qibin (China)
Malaysia  3–5  United Arab Emirates
  • Norazman   25'
  • Hafizam   27'
  • Hasrol   33'
 Report
  • A. Mohammadi   5', 28' (pen.)
  • A. Beshr   7'
  • W. Beshr   20'
  • Al-Blooshi   31'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Malaysia  2–6  Uzbekistan
  • Qushairie   9'
  • Zulhairi   16'
 Report
  • Mallaev   3'
  • Khalimov   9', 21'
  • Kodirov   15'
  • Rasulov   20', 21'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Timur Gulmyradow (Turkmenistan)
United Arab Emirates  2–7  Iran
  • W. Mohammadi   16', 18'
 Report
  • Mirshekari   3'
  • Shirmohammadi   15', 24'
  • Baltork   19'
  • Mirjajili   20'
  • Moradi   26'
  • Mokhtari   32'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 0 0 22 4 +18 9 Knockout stage
2   China 3 2 0 0 1 10 11 −1 6
3   Lebanon 3 1 0 0 2 16 13 +3 3
4   Indonesia 3 0 0 0 3 4 24 −20 0
Source: AFC
Lebanon  1–4  China
  • Haidar   4'
 Report
  • Cai Weiming   28'
  • Li Yueming   30'
  • Liu Haoran   33', 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Japan  7–0  Indonesia
  • Akaguma   2', 18'
  • Yamada   12', 23'
  • Moreira   21', 29'
  • Yamauchi   28'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Indonesia  0–12  Lebanon
Report
  • Merhi   10', 18', 26'
  • El Khatib   12'
  • Bate   18' (o.g.)
  • Al Saleh   19'
  • Mi. Matar   25'
  • Haidar   26'
  • Grada   27', 33'
  • Abdullah   30'
  • Me. Matar   36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Nayim Kosimov (Uzbekistan)
China  1–6  Japan
  • Han Xuegeng   7'
 Report
  • Yamauchi   9'
  • Shibamoto   9'
  • Oba   16'
  • Akaguma   23', 23'
  • Ito   36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)
China  5–4  Indonesia
  • Bai Fan   13', 18'
  • Cai Weiming   21'
  • Han Xuegeng   24'
  • Liu Haoran   24'
 Report
  • Bate   6', 28'
  • Widnyana   9'
  • Dwipayudha   34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Japan  9–3  Lebanon
 Report
  • Al Saleh   28' (pen.), 36'
  • Haidar   34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Waleed Abdulkarim (Bahrain)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Oman 3 3 0 0 0 17 2 +15 9 Knockout stage
2   Kuwait 3 1 0 1 1 10 9 +1 4
3   Palestine 3 1 0 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4   Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: AFC
Palestine  0–5  Kuwait
Report
  • Mo. Al-Shafei   5'
  • Al-Enezi   21', 36'
  • Darweesh   24'
  • Al-Manaye   35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Oman  7–0  Kyrgyzstan
  • Al Bulushi   14', 32'
  • Y. Al Owaisi   28'
  • Al Muraiki   29', 30'
  • K. Al Oraimi   34'
  • Al Hindasi   36'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Hassan Abed (Lebanon)
Kyrgyzstan  2–3  Palestine
  • Omorov   6'
  • Dordoshev   22'
 Report
  • Hassan   6'
  • Atiya   16'
  • Al-Qaddi   31'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suparith Udma (Thailand)
Kuwait  1–5  Oman
  • Al-Rouqi   5'
 Report
  • Al Muraiki   1'
  • Al Bulushi   8'
  • K. Al Oraimi   13', 14'
  • Al Sauti   28'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Kyrgyzstan
  • Al-Enezi   1', 15'
  • Al-Rouqi   17' (pen.)
  • Darweesh   36'
 Report
  • Dzhailoobaev   11'
  • Usenbaev   14'
  • Ke. Mukaev   24'
  • Sodaliev   33'
Penalties
  • Al-Manaye  
  • Mo. Al-Shafei  
  • Al-Kandari  
  • Al-Rouqi  
  • Darweesh  
 3–2
  •   Diushenov
  •   Muktarbekov
  •   Dzhailoobaev
  •   Kaiykbik Uulu
  •   Ke. Mukaev
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulla Saleh (Bahrain)
Oman  5–1  Palestine
  • Al Sauti   14'
  • Mu. Al Araimi   17'
  • Ma. Al Araimi   21'
  • Al Hindasi   22'
  • Y. Al Owaisi   23'
 Report
  • Jaber   3'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Syahir Shaharul (Malaysia)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 March
 
 
  Thailand2
 
25 March
 
  United Arab Emirates4
 
  United Arab Emirates1
 
23 March
 
  Japan5
 
  Japan8
 
26 March
 
  Kuwait0
 
  Japan0
 
22 March
 
  Iran6
 
  Iran10
 
25 March
 
  Bahrain0
 
  Iran6
 
23 March
 
  Oman3 Third place
 
  Oman11
 
26 March
 
  China0
 
  United Arab Emirates4
 
 
  Oman2
 

Quarter-finals edit

Thailand  2–4  United Arab Emirates
  • Komkrit   19'
  • Tanandon   30' (pen.)
 Report
  • Al-Blooshi   2'
  • Atus   18' (o.g.)
  • A. Mohammadi   23', 35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulla Saleh (Bahrain)
Iran  10–0  Bahrain
  • Mesigar   7', 14'
  • Moradi   9'
  • Mirjajili   15', 26'
  • Mokhtari   20'
  • Akbari   26'
  • Mirshekari   31'
  • Rezaei   32'
  • Al-Abdulla   35' (o.g.)
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Japan  8–0  Kuwait
  • Akaguma   4', 11'
  • Kibune   5', 18'
  • Moreira   15', 32'
  • Shibamoto   28'
  • Matsuo   34'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)
Oman  11–0  China
  • Mu. Al Araimi   2', 9'
  • Al Sauti   3', 23'
  • Al Bulushi   14', 34'
  • A. Al Owaisi   18', 20', 30'
  • Al Hindasi   29'
  • Ma. Al Araimi   32'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Makoto Sato (Japan)

Semi-finals edit

United Arab Emirates  1–5  Japan
  • Yaqoub   16' (pen.)
 Report
  • Oba   2'
  • Yamada   10'
  • Akaguma   27', 32'
  • Yamauchi   35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Iran  6–3  Oman
  • Mokhtari   4' (pen.), 18'
  • Moradi   7'
  • Rezaei   20'
  • Mirshekari   21'
  • Akbari   30'
 Report
  • Al Bulushi   4'
  • K. Al Oraimi   11'
  • Mesigar   22' (o.g.)
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Hassan Abed (Lebanon)

Third-place match edit

United Arab Emirates  2–4  Oman
  • Yaqoub   1', 24'
 Report
  • K. Al Oraimi   13'
  • Al Muraiki   21' (pen.)
  • Al Bulushi   25', 26'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)

Final edit

Japan  0–6  Iran
Report
  • Baltork   3'
  • Mirshekari   7', 36'
  • Mesigar   18'
  • Mokhtari   28'
  • Uesato   34' (o.g.)
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)

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Goalscorers edit

There were 249 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 7.78 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

  •   Ali Mirshekari
  •   Mohammadali Mokhtari

8 goals

  •   Sami Al Bulushi

7 goals

6 goals

  •   Movahed Baltork

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

  •   Tamim Haidari
  •   Mohamed Yaqoob
  •   Liu Haoran
  •   Amir Akbari
  •   Seyedmahdi Mirjajili
  •   Mohammad Moradi
  •   Yuki Kibune
  •   Shinya Shibamoto
  •   Takahito Yamada
  •   Mohamad Haidar
  •   Mohamad Merhi
  •   Mohammad Al Saleh
  •   Mushel Al Araimi
  •   Al Yaqdhan Al Hindasi
  •   Ahmed Al Owaisi
  •   Mohammed Al-Shammari
  •   Ahmed Beshr
  •   Rashed Yaqoub
  •   Jamshid Rasulov

2 goals

  •   Rashad Jamal
  •   Bai Fan
  •   Cai Weiming
  •   Han Xuegeng
  •   Junius R. Bate
  •   Reza Amiri
  •   Shusei Yamauchi
  •   Mohammad Darweesh
  •   Omar Al-Rouqi
  •   Ahmed Grada
  •   Hasrol Ali
  •   Norazman Bakar
  •   Qushairie Asaari
  •   Mandhar Al Araimi
  •   Younis Al Owaisi
  •   Belal Bawdah
  •   Ahmed Al-Hamami
  •   Suriya Boridet
  •   Tanandon Praracha
  •   Waleed Beshr
  •   Abdulla Al-Blooshi
  •   Walid Mohammadi
  •   Mamasharif Khalimov
  •   Ilyos Mallaev

1 goal

  •   Ramez Farooq
  •   Abdul Nafi Himat
  •   Omid Homauni
  •   Murtaza Jafari
  •   Sami Ullah Mohammadi
  •   Ahmad Rabani
  •   Ahmed Abdulrasool
  •   Mohamed Ashoor
  •   Salman Al-Yaqoobi
  •   Li Yueming
  •   Dewa Dwipayudha
  •   Nyoman Widnyana
  •   Javad Khosravi
  •   Ryunosuke Ito
  •   Naoya Matsuo
  •   Takumi Uesato
  •   Faisal Al-Manaye
  •   Mohammad Al-Shafei
  •   Erzhan Dordoshev
  •   Almaz Dzhailoobaev
  •   Keldibek Mukaev
  •   Beksultan Omorov
  •   Roman Sodaliev
  •   Beksultan Usenbaev
  •   Hussein Abdullah
  •   Ahmad El Khatib
  •   Mechleb Matar
  •   Michlib Matar
  •   Faisal Saharudin
  •   Hafizam Rahman
  •   Ridhwan Zainal
  •   Zulhairi Ismail
  •   Alaa Atiya
  •   Mohammed Hassan
  •   Fady Jaber
  •   Mohammed Al-Qaddi
  •   Al-Waleed Safhi
  •   Naif Yakl
  •   Waleed Al-Youbi
  •   Natee Jeepon
  •   Ratthaphong Nadee
  •   Watchara Lepaijit
  •   Farhod Kodirov

1 own goal

Source: AFC

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup edit

The following teams qualified for the world cup.[9][10][11]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
only FIFA era (since 2005)
  United Arab Emirates 16 December 2022 7 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  Iran 22 March 2023 7 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  Japan 23 March 2023 11 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  Oman 23 March 2023 4 (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
• Bold indicates champions for that year.
•• Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References edit

  1. ^ "Akaguma clinches Top Scorer award". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mesigar crowned Most Valuable Player". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Mirjajili named Best Goalkeeper". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ Mohammed, Ahmed. "Iran overpower Japan to win third AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup". Inside The Games. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "IR Iran clinch title with emphatic victory over Japan". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Draw sets up exciting Thailand 2023 group stage". AFC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Thais lead teams into AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2023 draw". AFC. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Exceptional Iran secure Emirati adventure". FIFA. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Oman goal spree secures Asia's last place at UAE 2023". FIFA. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Japan clinch UAE 2023 qualification". FIFA. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links edit

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