2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place from 27 February to 4 March 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]

2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates27 February – 4 March
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

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 3300209+119
 China 320194+56
 Iraq 30121020−102
 Kuwait 30031117−60
China 5 – 2 Iraq
Han Xue 6', 17'
Gui Qixuan 15', 33'
Qiu Hao 36'		 Report Sadeq Jabr 2'
Hussein Jabbar 8'
Kuwait 6 – 8 Oman
Al-Safi 9', 13'
Al-Saqer 11', 29'
Al-Mas 26' (o.g.)
Al-Eid 28'		 Report Al-Sinani 3', 7'
Al-Mas 4'
H. Al-Araimi 10'
Al-Alawi 20'
Al-Zaabi 21'
Y. Al-Araimi 33', 35'
China 4 – 1 Kuwait
Yilihanmu Aihaiti 17'
Han Xue 25', 26'
Gui Qixuan 28'		 Report Al-Saqer 15'
Oman 11 – 3 Iraq
Al-Mas 1', 19', 36', 36'
H. Al-Araimi 15'
Y. Al-Araimi 24', 32'
Al-Alawi 26', 35'
Al-Zaabi 28', 29'		 Report Hussein Jabbar 5', 36'
Moshtak Kadhim 32'
Iraq 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Hussein Jabbar 7', 14', 18', 39'
Sadeq Jabr 27'		 Report Al-Jaser 6', 12', 35'
Al-Safi 17'
Oman 1 – 0 China
Al-Dhabit 2' Report

Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2110104+65
 Japan 2101139+43
 Syria 2002414−100
Japan 9 – 4 Syria
Kawaharazuka 2', 17', 22'
Yamauchi 5', 30', 35'
Oda 29'
Tabata 33', 33'		 Report Akil 10'
Arnaout 17'
Shatta 26'
Nassif 33'
Iran 5 – 0 Syria
Boloukbashi 6', 21'
Mesigar 18'
Naderi 23'
Ahmadzadeh 35'		 Report
Japan 4 – 5 (a.e.t.) Iran
Yamauchi 4'
Kawaharazuka 20', 24'
Wakabayashi 38'		 Report Ahmadzadeh 9'
Naderi 12', 18'
Abdollahi 37'
Hassani 39'

Group C
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3300123+99
 Bahrain 3201109+16
 Uzbekistan 3102119+23
 Indonesia 3003618−120
Bahrain 4 – 3 Uzbekistan
Darwish 17'
Yousef 17', 18'
Jamal 18'		 Report Elibaev 7'
Sharipov 9', 15'
Indonesia 1 – 6 United Arab Emirates
Dwipayudha 1' Report W. Mohammed 7'
Ranjabar 9'
A. Karim 13', 28'
R. Ahmed 19'
H. Al-Balooshi 32'
Bahrain 5 – 2 Indonesia
Jamal 6', 10'
Darwish 14'
Nesuf 16'
Hasan 25'		 Report Kariana 5'
Jumada 10'
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
R. Ahmed 1'
Ranjabar 2'		 Report Sharipov 13'
Uzbekistan 7 – 3 Indonesia
Anorov 4', 30'
Sattorov 9', 22'
Sharipov 26', 27', 36'		 Report Parimawan 6'
Darmasuta 16'
Metrajaya 22'
United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 Bahrain
A. Karim 4'
R. Ahmed 13'
Al-Mesaabi 24'
Ranjabar 34'		 Report Hasan 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 200246−20
 Syria 2002414−100
 Iraq 2002516−110

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

Semi finals
Japan 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Kawaharazuka 12'
Yamauchi 15'		 Report A. Karim 35'
Iran 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Oman
Ahmadzadeh 22'
Boloukbashi 29'		 Report Al-Sinani 5'
Al-Zaabi 9'
Penalties
Mesigar soccer ball with red X 0 – 1 soccer ball with check mark Al-Sinani

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

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