2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
CityDoha
Dates23–28 March
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Oman (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Iran
Fourth place Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored228 (7.6 per match)
Attendance11,131 (371 per match)
Top scorer(s)Vietnam Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
Japan Takasuke Goto
Japan Moreira Ozu
(8 goals each)
Best player(s)Japan Moreira Ozu
Best goalkeeperIran Seyed Peyman Hosseini
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The 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Doha, Qatar on 23–28 March 2015.[1] This was the second consecutive time that the AFC Beach Soccer Championship was held in Doha. All matches were played at the Katara Beach.

The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from Asia which are members of AFC, where the top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal.[2] In the final, Oman defeated Japan to be crowned champions, and both teams together with third place Iran qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3]

Participating teams and draw

The following 15 teams entered the tournament.[4] Palestine initially entered but then had to withdraw.

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 February 2015 at Doha.[4] The 15 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams and one group of three teams.

Group stage

Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.

Legend
The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals

All times are local, Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 3 3 0 0 0 19 5 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 2 0 0 1 16 6 +10 6
3  Laos 3 1 0 0 2 11 21 −10 3
4  Qatar (H) 3 0 0 0 3 6 20 −14 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
(H) Host
Oman 3–2 Bahrain
Hani Al-Dhabit 11'
Jalal Al-Sinani 18'
Yahya Al-Araimi 36'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Naseeb Salem 21'
Mohamed Alabdulla 31'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 135
Referee: Abdulaziz M A Abdullah (Kuwait)
Qatar 5–6 Laos
Hamad Ali Al-Sharqi 5', 20'
Jafal Rashid M Al-Kuwari 17'
Mohamed Hashim Idrees 19'
Nanthaly Savatdy 21' (o.g.)		 Report 1
Report 2		 Chiew Nonmany 3', 16', 31'
Souksakhone Bountathip 7', 29'
Tona Bounmalay 29'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suhaimi Bin Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
Laos 3–8 Oman
Chiew Nonmany 16'
Nanthaly Savatdy 29', 30'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Yahya Al-Araimi 2', 15'
Abdullah Masoud Salim 18'
Hani Al-Dhabit 20'
Ghaith Abdullah Subait 23', 35'
Tona Bounmalay 23' (o.g.)
Mundhar Al-Araimi 33' (pen.)
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 212
Referee: Seyed Ramin Haghighizade (Iran)
Bahrain 6–1 Qatar
Abdulla Abdullatif Mohamed Alabdulla 6', 29'
Rashed Jamal 17', 25', 30'
Jasim Rashed Mubarak 24'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Jafal Rashid M Al-Kuwari 30'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Bahrain 8–2 Laos
Rashed Jamal 5', 17'
Thani Salem Thani 9'
Ayoob Naseeb Salem 27', 29', 31'
Ebrahim Hasan Ali Naser 34'
Abdulla Abdullatif Mohamed Alabdulla 34'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Tona Bounmalay 9'
Vatsana Sisoulath 34'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 137
Referee: Masahiro Sakurada (Japan)
Qatar 0–8 Oman
Report 1
Report 2		 Yahya Al-Araimi 8'
Ghaith Abdullah Subait 12', 15', 34', 34'
Abdullah Masoud Salim 16'
Hani Al-Dhabit 26'
Yaqoob Al-Alawi 29'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 165
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 0 13 5 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  China 3 1 0 1 1 9 13 −4 4
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 −1 3
4  Vietnam 3 0 0 0 3 11 14 −3 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
China 5–5 (a.e.t.) Vietnam
Liu Yisi 1', 24'
Chen Xiaowei 7'
Wan Chao 25', 32'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh 3', 4' (pen.), 11', 23', 26' (pen.)
Penalties
Wan Chao soccer ball with check mark
Chen Xiaowei soccer ball with check mark
Liu Yisi soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with check mark Phùng Ngọc Vĩnh Quý
soccer ball with check mark Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
soccer ball with red X Nguyễn Thanh Đạt
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 350
Referee: Akbarpour Asghar (Iran)
Japan 5–3 Kuwait
Takasuke Goto 5', 13' (pen.)
Ozu Moreira 11', 12', 21'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ali Al-Saif 8', 12'
Abdulatif Al-Hamad 12'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 157
Referee: Ebrahim Al-Mansoori (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait 3–4 China
Mohammad Bu-Abbas 2'
Ali Al-Saif 18'
Mohammed Hajeyah 31'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Wan Chao 2'
Liu Yisi 24'
Cai Weiming 25', 33'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 300
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Vietnam 2–3 Japan
Lê Ngọc Phước 27'
Trần Vĩnh Phong 30'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Takasuke Goto 2'
Ozu Moreira 4'
Takuya Akaguma 11'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 208
Referee: Ahmed Mohamed Obaid (United Arab Emirates)
Vietnam 4–6 Kuwait
Trần Vĩnh Phong 9'
Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh 16', 17', 35'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ali Al-Saif 8', 19', 26'
Abdulatif Al-Hamad 10', 23'
Mohammad Bu-Abbas 14'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 200
Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Bin Wan Ibrahim (Malaysia)
Japan 5–0 China
Takuya Akaguma 2'
Takasuke Goto 15', 34', 36'
Ozu Moreira 33'		 Report 1
Report 2
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulla Saleh Qasim Saleh (Bahrain)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 0 12 6 +6 6 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 0 1 12 11 +1 3
3  Iraq 2 0 0 0 2 6 13 −7 0
4  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Palestine were not able to take part in the competition due to "administrative issues outside of the event".[5]
United Arab Emirates 7–5 Iraq
Hasan Ali 2', 4', 12'
Adel Ali 5'
Ali Hassan Karim 13', 17', 29'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ali Joudah Habeeb 3'
Abdullah Suhail 19', 21'
Hussein Jabar 27', 32' (pen.)
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 200
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Palestine Cancelled Uzbekistan
Katara Beach, Doha
Uzbekistan 6–5 United Arab Emirates
Haitham Mohamed 20' (o.g.)
Jafar Irismetov 21', 33', 33'
Tokhir Abdurazzakov 24'
Sarvar Kholmurodov 31'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ali Mohammad 10', 31'
Mohamed Muftah 24'
Ali Hassan Karim 25'
Haitham Mohamed 30'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 150
Referee: Masahiro Sakurada (Japan)
Iraq Cancelled Palestine
Katara Beach, Doha
Uzbekistan 6–1 Iraq
Feruz Fakhriddinov 2'
Jamoliddin Sharipov 4', 15'
Sarvar Kholmurodov 11', 16'
Jafar Irismetov 22'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Hussein Jabar 33'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 76
Referee: Akbarpour Ebrahim Asghar (Iran)
United Arab Emirates Cancelled Palestine
Katara Beach, Doha

Group D

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 0 11 3 +8 6 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 2 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 2
3  Thailand 2 0 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.[2]
Iran 3–2 Lebanon
Mohammadali Sadeghi 13'
Farid Boulokbashi 29' (pen.)
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 35'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ahmed Grada 8'
Mohamad Halawi 35'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 525
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Thailand 2–3 (a.e.t.) Lebanon
Komkrit Nanan 1', 18' Report 1
Report 2		 Haitham Fattal 1', 2'
Mohamad Halawi 37'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 253
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
Iran 8–1 Thailand
Seyed Peyman Hosseini 3'
Farid Boulokbashi 4', 17'
Hassan Abdollahi 8'
Mohammadali Sadeghi 8'
Mohammad Moradi Farahabadi 19', 33'
Naderi Hossein Abadi Ali 34'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Vitoon Tapinna 23'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 600
Referee: Abdullah Ali Mohamed (Oman)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March
 
 
 Uzbekistan 1
 
27 March
 
 Lebanon 6
 
 Lebanon 4
 
26 March
 
 Oman (a.e.t.)5
 
 Oman 7
 
28 March
 
 China 2
 
 Oman (p) 1 (3)
 
26 March
 
 Japan 1 (2)
 
 Iran 6
 
27 March
 
 United Arab Emirates 1
 
 Iran 4
 
26 March
 
 Japan 5 Third place
 
 Japan 5
 
28 March
 
 Bahrain 2
 
 Lebanon 3
 
 
 Iran 8
 
 
Fifth Place Semi-finalsFifth Place
 
      
 
27 March
 
 
 Uzbekistan 3
 
28 March
 
 China 4
 
 China 1
 
27 March
 
 United Arab Emirates 5
 
 United Arab Emirates 2
 
 
 Bahrain 1
 
Seventh Place
 
 
28 March
 
 
 Uzbekistan 2
 
 
 Bahrain (a.e.t.) 3

Quarter-finals

Uzbekistan 1–6 Lebanon
Ganisher Kholmurodov 20' Report 1
Report 2		 Mohamad Merhi 8', 13'
Haitham Fattal 24', 27', 33'
Mohamed Choker 26'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdulaziz M A Abdullah (Kuwait)
Iran 6–1 United Arab Emirates
Mehran Morshedizadeh 7'
Seyed Peyman Hosseini 15'
Amir Hosein Akbari 27'
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 28'
Naderi Hossein Abadi Ali 30'
Farid Boulokbashi 34' (pen.)		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ali Hassan Karim 4'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 475
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Oman 7–2 China
Hani Al-Dhabit 3'
Khalid Al-Oraimi 12', 29', 31'
Yahya Al-Araimi 15'
Jalal Al-Sinani 20'
Ghaith Abdullah Subait 24'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Cai Weiming 3'
Wan Chao 27'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 250
Referee: Suhaimi Bin Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
Japan 5–2 Bahrain
Takaaki Oba 13'
Ozu Moreira 23'
Hirofumi Oda 29'
Shinji Makino 30'
Salman Khaled 35' (o.g.)		 Report 1
Report 2		 Rashed Jamal 2'
Ayoob Naseeb Salem 33'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 237
Referee: Abdullah Ali Mohamed (Oman)

Fifth place semi-finals

Uzbekistan 3–4 China
Jamoliddin Sharipov 15', 17'
Sarvar Kholmurodov 18'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Wan Chao 12'
Cai Weiming 18'
Hao Minhui 22'
Wen Tingyuan 28'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 250
Referee: Abdullah Ali Mohamed (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Bahrain
Hasan Ali 16'
Ali Hassan Karim 35'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Salman Khaled 17'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 437
Referee: Akbarpour Ebrahim Asghar (Iran)

Semi-finals

Lebanon 4–5 (a.e.t.) Oman
Haitham Fattal 17'
Ahmed Grada 27', 34'
Mohamad Merhi 34'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Yahya Al-Araimi 16', 39'
Khalid Al-Oraimi 18'
Mundhar Al-Araimi 32'
Mohamad Merhi 34' (o.g.)
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Iran 4–5 Japan
Hassan Abdollahi 8', 20'
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 12'
Mostafa Kiani 35'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Hirofumi Oda 15'
Shusei Yamauchi 16'
Takasuke Goto 17', 20'
Ozu Moreira 32'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 521
Referee: Shao Liang (China)

Seventh place match

Uzbekistan 2–3 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Jafar Irismetov 6', 11' Report 1
Report 2		 Mohamed Ashoor 8'
Salman Khaled 30'
Thani Salem Thani 38'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 261
Referee: Abdulaziz M A Abdullah (Kuwait)

Fifth place match

China 1–5 United Arab Emirates
Fu Xiaojun 29' Report 1
Report 2		 Ali Hassan Karim 4'
Haitham Mohamed 6', 12', 25'
Mohamed Muftah 16'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulla Saleh Qasim Saleh (Bahrain)

Third place match

Lebanon 3–8 Iran
Mohamed Choker 17'
Haitham Fattal 20'
Mohamad Merhi 26'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Mohammad Moradi Farahabadi 9'
Mohammadali Mokhtari 12'
Naderi Hossein Abadi Ali 13', 29'
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 15', 21', 28', 33'
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 932
Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Bin Wan Ibrahim (Malaysia)

Final

Oman 1–1 (a.e.t.) Japan
Hani Al-Dhabit 2' Report 1
Report 2		 Ozu Moreira 23'
Penalties
Hani Al-Dhabit soccer ball with check mark
Mundhar Al-Araimi soccer ball with check mark
Abdullah Masoud Salim soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with check mark Ozu Moreira
soccer ball with check mark Shinji Makino
soccer ball with red X Takasuke Goto
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Final ranking

Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Oman
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Iran
4  Lebanon
5  United Arab Emirates
6  China
7  Bahrain
8  Uzbekistan
9–14  Iraq
 Kuwait
 Laos
 Qatar
 Thailand
 Vietnam

Awards

Best Player (MVP)[3] Top Scorer(s)[3] Best Goalkeeper[3]
Japan Moreira Ozu Japan Takasuke Goto Iran Peyman Hosseini

Note: Goto won top scorer award based on tiebreaker.

Top goalscorers

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals

Source: the-AFC.com[6]

References

  1. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2015 Qatar Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Oman become new Asian Champions!!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Groups drawn for AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2015". the-AFC.com. February 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Teams get ready for the fight in Doha". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship". AFC.com.

External links

International beach soccer
World championships in beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification
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