2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

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2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates27 February – 4 March 2011
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Iran
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored163 (7.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takeshi Kawaharazuka
Oman Ishaq Al-Mas
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Oman Yahya Al-Araimi
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The 2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place from February 27 to March 4, 2011, in Muscat, Oman, seeing the tournament leave Dubai for the first time. Beach Soccer Worldwide and FIFA decided to move the location of the championship to the Al-Musannah Sports City complex in Muscat, due to the success of the 2010 Asian Beach Games held there.[1]

The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy being Japan, who won the championship for a second consecutive time, Oman who finished in second place, qualifying to the world cup for the first time and Iran who beat the United Arab Emirates in the third place play off, to qualify by finishing in third place for the fourth time.[2]

Participating teams[]

A tournament record 11 teams, an increase of four teams following the seven that participated in the 2009 qualifiers confirmed their participation in the competition, with many newcomers, showing the ever growing popularity of the sport.[3]

Originally, 15 teams were going to take part, which included Afghanistan, Palestine, Qatar and Yemen.[4] However, the four countries pulled out of the tournament because of an undisclosed reason.[5]

Group stage[]

The draw to divide the eleven teams into the following three groups was conducted on 24 February 2011. The group stage commenced on 27 February 2011 and consisted of each nation playing each other once in a single round-robin format. To qualify for the quarter finals, a team must have finished in the top two of each group or have one of the two best records of the third placed group finishers.

All kickoff times are listed as Omani local time (UTC+4).

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third placed teams advance to the Quarter finals

Group A[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 3 0 0 20 9 +11 9
 China 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 10 20 −10 2
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 11 17 −6 0
China 5 – 2 Iraq
Han Xue Goal 6', 17'
Gui Qixuan Goal 15', 33'
Qiu Hao Goal 36'		 Report Sadeq Jabr Goal 2'
Hussein Jabbar Goal 8'
Kuwait 6 – 8 Oman
Al-Safi Goal 9', 13'
Al-Saqer Goal 11', 29'
Al-Mas Goal 26' (o.g.)
Al-Eid Goal 28'		 Report Al-Sinani Goal 3', 7'
Al-Mas Goal 4'
H. Al-Araimi Goal 10'
Al-Alawi Goal 20'
Al-Zaabi Goal 21'
Y. Al-Araimi Goal 33', 35'
China 4 – 1 Kuwait
Yilihanmu Aihaiti Goal 17'
Han Xue Goal 25', 26'
Gui Qixuan Goal 28'		 Report Al-Saqer Goal 15'
Oman 11 – 3 Iraq
Al-Mas Goal 1', 19', 36', 36'
H. Al-Araimi Goal 15'
Y. Al-Araimi Goal 24', 32'
Al-Alawi Goal 26', 35'
Al-Zaabi Goal 28', 29'		 Report Hussein Jabbar Goal 5', 36'
Moshtak Kadhim Goal 32'
Iraq 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Hussein Jabbar Goal 7', 14', 18', 39'
Sadeq Jabr Goal 27'		 Report Al-Jaser Goal 6', 12', 35'
Al-Safi Goal 17'
Oman 1 – 0 China
Al-Dhabit Goal 2' Report

Group B[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2 1 1 0 10 4 +6 5
 Japan 2 1 0 1 13 9 +4 3
 Syria 2 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
Japan 9 – 4 Syria
Kawaharazuka Goal 2', 17', 22'
Yamauchi Goal 5', 30', 35'
Oda Goal 29'
Tabata Goal 33', 33'		 Report Akil Goal 10'
Arnaout Goal 17'
Shatta Goal 26'
Nassif Goal 33'
Iran 5 – 0 Syria
Boloukbashi Goal 6', 21'
Mesigar Goal 18'
Naderi Goal 23'
Ahmadzadeh Goal 35'		 Report
Japan 4 – 5 (a.e.t.) Iran
Yamauchi Goal 4'
Kawaharazuka Goal 20', 24'
Wakabayashi Goal 38'		 Report Ahmadzadeh Goal 9'
Naderi Goal 12', 18'
Abdollahi Goal 37'
Hassani Goal 39'

Group C[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
 Bahrain 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6
 Uzbekistan 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 3
 Indonesia 3 0 0 3 6 18 −12 0
Bahrain 4 – 3 Uzbekistan
Darwish Goal 17'
Yousef Goal 17', 18'
Jamal Goal 18'		 Report Elibaev Goal 7'
Sharipov Goal 9', 15'
Indonesia 1 – 6 United Arab Emirates
Dwipayudha Goal 1' Report W. Mohammed Goal 7'
Ranjabar Goal 9'
A. Karim Goal 13', 28'
R. Ahmed Goal 19'
H. Al-Balooshi Goal 32'
Bahrain 5 – 2 Indonesia
Jamal Goal 6', 10'
Darwish Goal 14'
Nesuf Goal 16'
Hasan Goal 25'		 Report Kariana Goal 5'
Jumada Goal 10'
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
R. Ahmed Goal 1'
Ranjabar Goal 2'		 Report Sharipov Goal 13'
Uzbekistan 7 – 3 Indonesia
Anorov Goal 4', 30'
Sattorov Goal 9', 22'
Sharipov Goal 26', 27', 36'		 Report Parimawan Goal 6'
Darmasuta Goal 16'
Metrajaya Goal 22'
United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 Bahrain
A. Karim Goal 4'
R. Ahmed Goal 13'
Al-Mesaabi Goal 24'
Ranjabar Goal 34'		 Report Hasan Goal 33'

Third placed teams[]

Because some groups contain four teams and some three, matches against the fourth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking.

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
 Syria 2 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
 Iraq 2 0 0 2 5 16 −11 0

Knockout stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 March 2011
 
 
 Iran5
 
3 March 2011
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 Iran2 (0)
 
2 March 2011
 
 Oman (pen.)2 (1)
 
 Oman5
 
4 March 2011
 
 Syria2
 
 Oman1
 
2 March 2011
 
 Japan2
 
 Japan6
 
3 March 2011
 
 Bahrain2
 
 Japan2
 
2 March 2011
 
 United Arab Emirates1 Third place
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
4 March 2011
 
 China1
 
 Iran6
 
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 

Quarter finals[]

Iran 5 – 3 Uzbekistan
Abdollahi Goal 15'
Ahmadzadeh Goal 28'
Mesigar Goal 29'
Hassani Goal 33', 36'		 Report Samegov Goal 13', 36'
Azizov Goal 26'
Japan 6 – 2 Bahrain
Yamauchi Goal 6', 36'
Arakaki Goal 13', 21'
Kawaharazuka Goal 17'
Oda Goal 22'		 Report Jamal Goal 25', 30'
United Arab Emirates 5 – 1 China
A. Karim Goal 1', 4', 7'
R. Ahmed Goal 3'
Ranjabar Goal 36'		 Report Qiu Hao Goal 13'
Oman 5 – 2 Syria
Y. Al-Araimi Goal 7', 20'
Al-Mas Goal 18'
Al-Sinani Goal 20', 27'		 Report Nassif Goal 7'
Al-Najjar Goal 34'

Semi finals[]

Japan 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Kawaharazuka Goal 12'
Yamauchi Goal 15'		 Report A. Karim Goal 35'
Iran 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Oman
Ahmadzadeh Goal 22'
Boloukbashi Goal 29'		 Report Al-Sinani Goal 5'
Al-Zaabi Goal 9'
Penalties
Mesigar Penalty missed 0 – 1 Penalty scored Al-Sinani

Third place play off[]

Iran 6 – 2 United Arab Emirates
Mesigar Goal 1', 25'
Dara Goal 11', 36'
Hassani Goal 35'
Ahmadzadeh Goal 35'		 Report R. Ahmed Goal 18'
Sadeqi Goal 29'

Final[]

Oman 1 – 2 Japan
Al-Mas Goal 1' Report Kawaharazuka Goal 26'
Arakaki Goal 35'

Winners[]

 (2011) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (AFC) Winners: 

Japan
Second title

Awards[]

Best Player (MVP)
Oman Yahya Al-Araimi
Top Scorer(s)
Japan Takeshi Kawaharazuka Oman Ishaq Al-Mas
8 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Japan Shingo Terukina

Top scorers[]

Final standings[]

Rank Team
1  Japan
2  Oman
3  Iran
4  United Arab Emirates
5  China
6  Bahrain
7  Uzbekistan
8  Syria
9  Iraq
10  Kuwait
11  Indonesia

References[]

  1. ^ "When and where already confirmed for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 - Asian Qualifier". beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  2. ^ "Japan are the new Asian Champions!". beachsoccer.com. 2011-03-04. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ "Eleven teams to fight for three tickets in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 – Asia Qualifier Muscat". beachsoccer.om. 2011-02-23. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  4. ^ "Oman beach soccer team to camp in Iran". omanobserver.om. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. ^ "Oman play Kuwait, Bahrain meet Uzbekistan in opener". omanobserver.om. 2011-02-25. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
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