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]

Afghanistan*  Australia  Bahrain  China  Iran  Iraq  Japan  Lebanon

Oman  Philippines*  Palestine  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Thailand*  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan

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	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

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Afghanistan  v  Qatar

22 January 2013 20:15

Afghanistan	7 – 3	Qatar
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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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

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Qatar  v  Australia

23 January 2013 20:15

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

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Australia  v  Afghanistan

24 January 2013 16:30

Australia	6 – 4	Afghanistan
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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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

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Thailand  v  Japan

22 January 2013 19:00

Thailand	1 – 4	Japan
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Bahrain  v  Thailand

23 January 2013 14:00

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

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Japan  v  Lebanon

23 January 2013 17:45

Japan	6 – 5	Lebanon
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Lebanon  v  Thailand

24 January 2013 14:00

Lebanon	6 – 4	Thailand
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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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

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Uzbekistan  v  Palestine

22 January 2013 14:00

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

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

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United Arab Emirates  v  Palestine

23 January 2013 15:15

United Arab Emirates	5 – 2	Palestine
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Uzbekistan  v  Saudi Arabia

23 January 2013 16:30

Uzbekistan	6 – 8	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Palestine  v  Saudi Arabia

24 January 2013 15:15

Palestine	8 – 2	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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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

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China  v  Iraq

22 January 2013 16:30

China	8 – 3	Iraq
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Iran  v  Iraq

23 January 2013 14:00

Iran	10 – 3	Iraq
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

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China  v  Philippines

23 January 2013 19:00

China	11 – 1	Philippines
	Report

Pitch 1, Katara Beach, Doha

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Iraq  v  Philippines

24 January 2013 14:00

Iraq	6 – 0	Philippines
	Report

Pitch 2, Katara Beach, Doha

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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. Retrieved 2013-10-20.