2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC) | |
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File:2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Asian Qualifier logo.png | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 22–26 January |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (1st title) |
Runners-up | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
Third place | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
Fourth place | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 40 |
Goals scored | 325 (8.13 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Iran Moslem Mesigar (11 goals) |
Best player(s) | Japan Ozu (Osmar Moreira) |
Best goalkeeper | Australia Simon Jaeger |
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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] 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, Qatar. The subsequent fixtures were determined on 10 January 2013.[3][6] All kickoff times are listed as Qatar local time (UTC+3).
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Group winners advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 |
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 3 |
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0 |
Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg | 7 – 3 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar |
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Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 6 – 4 | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan |
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Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg | 1 – 3 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman |
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Group B
Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 |
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0 |
Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg | 3 – 5 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
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Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg | 1 – 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
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Penalties | ||
soccer ball with check mark | 1 – 0 | soccer ball with red X |
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 6 – 5 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
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Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg | 6 – 4 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
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Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 5 – 2 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
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Group C
Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 |
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 5 |
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 3 |
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 3 – 6 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
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Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | 5 – 6 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
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United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 5 – 2 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
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Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | 6 – 8 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
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Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg | 8 – 2 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
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United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 7 – 1 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan |
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Group D
Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 9 |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 6 |
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 3 |
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 |
Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines.svg | 0 – 20 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
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China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 8 – 3 | File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq |
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Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 10 – 3 | File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq |
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China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 11 – 1 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
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Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg | 6 – 0 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
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Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 4 – 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
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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 | ||||||
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 2 | |||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 8 | |||||
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 4 | |||||
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 2 | |||||
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 3 | |||||
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 8 |
Thirteenth place semifinals
Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines.svg | 2 – 8 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan |
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Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg | 2 – 5 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
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Fifteenth place final
Philippines File:Flag of the Philippines.svg | 3 – 8 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar |
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Thirteenth place final
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | 3 – 4 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
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9th Place Playoff
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 3 | |||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 1 | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 2 | |||||
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan | 2 | |||||
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | 3 |
Ninth place semifinals
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg | 3 – 0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
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Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg | 2 – 5 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
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Eleventh place final
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 0 – 3 | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan |
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Ninth place final
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
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5th Place Playoff
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | |||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 5 | |||||
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 3 | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 6 | |||||
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 1 | |||||
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 10 | |||||
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 5 |
Fifth place semifinals
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 2 – 5 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
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Oman File:Flag of Oman.svg | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
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Al-Alawi File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' | Report |
Seventh place final
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 10 – 5 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
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Fifth place final
Championship playoff
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | |||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (a.e.t.) | 6 (5) | |||||
25 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 6 (4) | |||||
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1 | |||||
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January 2013 | ||||||
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 3 | |||||
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2 |
Semifinals
Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 3 – 2 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
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Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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Third place play off
United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 3 – 2 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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Final
Champion
2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners |
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Iran Iran 1st 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: Brazil Marco Octavio |
Awards
Best Player (MVP) | ||
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Japan Ozu (Osmar Moreira) | ||
Top Scorer(s) | ||
Iran Moslem Mesigar | ||
(11 goals) | ||
Best Goalkeeper | ||
Australia Simon Jaeger |
Top scorers
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Final standings
References
- ↑ "The Asian Qualifier flies to Qatar!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2012-11-13.
- ↑ "Qatar Football Association - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qatar drawn with Oman, Australia in Doha qualifiers". QFA. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "13 teams to vie in Doha for World Cup ticket". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2012-12-19.
- ↑ jonny (2013-01-08). "Filipino Football: Philippines in Asian Beach Soccer qualifiers in Qatar". Filipinofootball.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Beach Soccer Thailand". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Beach Soccer Worldwide". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-10-20.