2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชายหาดเอเชียนคัพ 2023
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityPattaya
Dates16–26 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Jomtien Beach Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Oman
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored249 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takuya Akaguma (11 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Iran Moslem Mesigar[2]
Best goalkeeperIran Seyedmahdi Mirjajili[3]
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The 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup was the 10th edition (3rd official) of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (previously the AFC Beach Soccer Championship before rebranding from 2021),[4] the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The tournament took place in Pattaya, Thailand. The championship also acted as the qualification tournament for Asian teams for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates. The top three teams qualified for the World Cup, including the United Arab Emirates who qualified automatically as host.

Japan were the defending champions but lost to Iran in the final.[5][6]

Teams

A total of 16 teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 4th Group stage (2013, 2017, 2019)
 Bahrain 9th Champions (2006)
 China 10th 4th place (2006, 2008)
 Iran 10th Champions (2013, 2017)
 Indonesia 2nd Group stage (2011)
 Japan 10th Champions (2009, 2011, 2019)
 Kuwait 4th Group stage (2011, 2015, 2019)
 Kyrgyzstan 2nd Group stage (2019)
 Lebanon 5th 4th place (2015, 2017)
 Malaysia 3rd Quarter-finals (2019)
 Oman 7th Champions (2015)
 Palestine 3rd 4th place (2019)
 Saudi Arabia 2nd Group stage (2013)
 Thailand (hosts) 5th Group stage (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
 United Arab Emirates 9th Champions (2007, 2008)
 Uzbekistan 6th Quarter-finals (2011, 2015)

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 19 January 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship final tournament, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 2 0 0 1 9 7 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 2 0 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 1 1 10 10 0 4
4  Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 3 10 13 −3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Host
Bahrain 4–2 Afghanistan
  • Jamal 1'
  • Yaqoob 19', 24'
  • Abdulrasool 27'
 Report
  • T. Haidari 18', 25'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Thailand 2–3 Saudi Arabia
  • Komkrit 3'
  • Suriya 17'
 Report
  • Bawdah 2'
  • Al-Hamami 10'
  • Mo. Al-Shammari 24'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
Saudi Arabia 3–4 Bahrain
  • Yakl 27'
  • Safhi 32'
  • Bawdah 34'
 Report
  • Al-Yaqoobi 8'
  • Ashoor 10'
  • Jamal 36'
  • Yaqoob 36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Afghanistan 4–5 Thailand
  • T. Haidari 11'
  • Himat 21'
  • Chalermchai 24' (o.g.)
  • Homauni 35'
 Report
  • Suriya 5'
  • Komkrit 2', 8'
  • Natee 9'
  • Ratthaphong 19'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Afghanistan 4–4 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
  • Farooq 16'
  • Rabani 17'
  • Mohammadi 21'
  • Jafari 24'
 Report
  • Mo. Al-Shammari 2', 3'
  • Al-Hamami 6'
  • Al-Youbi 26'
Penalties
  • Mohammadi soccer ball with check mark
  • Homauni soccer ball with red X
  • Farooq soccer ball with check mark
  • T. Haidari soccer ball with red X
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Bawdah
  • soccer ball with check mark Al-Hamami
  • soccer ball with red X Tumayhi
  • soccer ball with check mark Dakman
  • soccer ball with check mark Al-Askah
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Thailand 2–0 Bahrain
  • Tanandon 19'
  • Watchara 36'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 0 32 9 +23 9 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 0 1 11 10 +1 6
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 0 0 2 8 17 −9 3
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 0 3 10 25 −15 0
Source: AFC
Iran 14–5 Malaysia
  • Mesigar 1', 12'
  • Akbari 2'
  • Mirshekari 3' (pen.), 24'
  • Rezaei 5', 16'
  • Amiri 7'
  • Shirmohammadi 13', 29'
  • Baltork 14', 36'
  • Mokhtari 28'
  • Khosravi 36'
 Report
  • Norazman 1'
  • Faisal 6'
  • Hasrol 18'
  • Qushairie 20'
  • Ridhwan 35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Makoto Sato (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 4–0 Uzbekistan
  • W. Beshr 9'
  • A. Beshr 16' (pen.), 21' (pen.)
  • A. Mohammadi 24'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)
Uzbekistan 2–11 Iran
  • Rasulov 18'
  • Mallaev 23'
 Report
  • Mirshekari 2', 22'
  • Baltork 12', 15'
  • Mokhtari 13', 25', 35'
  • Amiri 19'
  • Mesigar 24', 32'
  • Shirmohammadi 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Li Qibin (China)
Malaysia 3–5 United Arab Emirates
  • Norazman 25'
  • Hafizam 27'
  • Hasrol 33'
 Report
  • A. Mohammadi 5', 28' (pen.)
  • A. Beshr 7'
  • W. Beshr 20'
  • Al-Blooshi 31'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Malaysia 2–6 Uzbekistan
  • Qushairie 9'
  • Zulhairi 16'
 Report
  • Mallaev 3'
  • Khalimov 9', 21'
  • Kodirov 15'
  • Rasulov 20', 21'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Timur Gulmyradow (Turkmenistan)
United Arab Emirates 2–7 Iran
  • W. Mohammadi 16', 18'
 Report
  • Mirshekari 3'
  • Shirmohammadi 15', 24'
  • Baltork 19'
  • Mirjajili 20'
  • Moradi 26'
  • Mokhtari 32'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 0 22 4 +18 9 Knockout stage
2  China 3 2 0 0 1 10 11 −1 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 0 2 16 13 +3 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 0 3 4 24 −20 0
Source: AFC
Lebanon 1–4 China
  • Haidar 4'
 Report
  • Cai Weiming 28'
  • Li Yueming 30'
  • Liu Haoran 33', 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Japan 7–0 Indonesia
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Indonesia 0–12 Lebanon
Report
  • Merhi 10', 18', 26'
  • El Khatib 12'
  • Bate 18' (o.g.)
  • Al Saleh 19'
  • Mi. Matar 25'
  • Haidar 26'
  • Grada 27', 33'
  • Abdullah 30'
  • Me. Matar 36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Nayim Kosimov (Uzbekistan)
China 1–6 Japan
  • Han Xuegeng 7'
 Report
  • Yamauchi 9'
  • Shibamoto 9'
  • Oba 16'
  • Akaguma 23', 23'
  • Ito 36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)
China 5–4 Indonesia
  • Bai Fan 13', 18'
  • Cai Weiming 21'
  • Han Xuegeng 24'
  • Liu Haoran 24'
 Report
  • Bate 6', 28'
  • Widnyana 9'
  • Dwipayudha 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Japan 9–3 Lebanon
 Report
  • Al Saleh 28' (pen.), 36'
  • Haidar 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Waleed Abdulkarim (Bahrain)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 3 3 0 0 0 17 2 +15 9 Knockout stage
2  Kuwait 3 1 0 1 1 10 9 +1 4
3  Palestine 3 1 0 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: AFC
Palestine 0–5 Kuwait
Report
  • Mo. Al-Shafei 5'
  • Al-Enezi 21', 36'
  • Darweesh 24'
  • Al-Manaye 35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Oman 7–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Al Bulushi 14', 32'
  • Y. Al Owaisi 28'
  • Al Muraiki 29', 30'
  • K. Al Oraimi 34'
  • Al Hindasi 36'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Hassan Abed (Lebanon)
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Palestine
  • Omorov 6'
  • Dordoshev 22'
 Report
  • Hassan 6'
  • Atiya 16'
  • Al-Qaddi 31'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suparith Udma (Thailand)
Kuwait 1–5 Oman
  • Al-Rouqi 5'
 Report
  • Al Muraiki 1'
  • Al Bulushi 8'
  • K. Al Oraimi 13', 14'
  • Al Sauti 28'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Kuwait 4–4 (a.e.t.) Kyrgyzstan
  • Al-Enezi 1', 15'
  • Al-Rouqi 17' (pen.)
  • Darweesh 36'
 Report
  • Dzhailoobaev 11'
  • Usenbaev 14'
  • Ke. Mukaev 24'
  • Sodaliev 33'
Penalties
  • Al-Manaye soccer ball with red X
  • Mo. Al-Shafei soccer ball with red X
  • Al-Kandari soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Rouqi soccer ball with check mark
  • Darweesh soccer ball with check mark
 3–2
  • soccer ball with red X Diushenov
  • soccer ball with check mark Muktarbekov
  • soccer ball with red X Dzhailoobaev
  • soccer ball with red X Kaiykbik Uulu
  • soccer ball with check mark Ke. Mukaev
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulla Saleh (Bahrain)
Oman 5–1 Palestine
  • Al Sauti 14'
  • Mu. Al Araimi 17'
  • Ma. Al Araimi 21'
  • Al Hindasi 22'
  • Y. Al Owaisi 23'
 Report
  • Jaber 3'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Syahir Shaharul (Malaysia)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 March
 
 
 Thailand2
 
25 March
 
 United Arab Emirates4
 
 United Arab Emirates1
 
23 March
 
 Japan5
 
 Japan8
 
26 March
 
 Kuwait0
 
 Japan0
 
22 March
 
 Iran6
 
 Iran10
 
25 March
 
 Bahrain0
 
 Iran6
 
23 March
 
 Oman3 Third place
 
 Oman11
 
26 March
 
 China0
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 
 
 Oman4
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Thailand 2–4 United Arab Emirates
  • Komkrit 19'
  • Tanandon 30' (pen.)
 Report
  • Al-Blooshi 2'
  • Atus 18' (o.g.)
  • A. Mohammadi 23', 35'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulla Saleh (Bahrain)
Iran 10–0 Bahrain
  • Mesigar 7', 14'
  • Moradi 9'
  • Mirjajili 15', 26'
  • Mokhtari 20'
  • Akbari 26'
  • Mirshekari 31'
  • Rezaei 32'
  • Al-Abdulla 35' (o.g.)
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Japan 8–0 Kuwait
  • Akaguma 4', 11'
  • Kibune 5', 18'
  • Moreira 15', 32'
  • Shibamoto 28'
  • Matsuo 34'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)
Oman 11–0 China
  • Mu. Al Araimi 2', 9'
  • Al Sauti 3', 23'
  • Al Bulushi 14', 34'
  • A. Al Owaisi 18', 20', 30'
  • Al Hindasi 29'
  • Ma. Al Araimi 32'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Makoto Sato (Japan)

Semi-finals

United Arab Emirates 1–5 Japan
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Iran 6–3 Oman
  • Mokhtari 4' (pen.), 18'
  • Moradi 7'
  • Rezaei 20'
  • Mirshekari 21'
  • Akbari 30'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Hassan Abed (Lebanon)

Third-place match

United Arab Emirates 2–4 Oman
  • Yaqoub 1', 24'
 Report
  • K. Al Oraimi 13'
  • Al Muraiki 21' (pen.)
  • Al Bulushi 25', 26'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)

Final

Japan 0–6 Iran
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)

Goalscorers

There were 249 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 7.78 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: AFC

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following teams qualified for the world cup.[9][10][11]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
only FIFA era (since 2005)
 United Arab Emirates 16 December 2022 7 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Iran 22 March 2023 7 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
 Japan 23 March 2023 11 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Oman 23 March 2023 4 (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
• Bold indicates champions for that year.
•• Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ^ "Akaguma clinches Top Scorer award". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mesigar crowned Most Valuable Player". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Mirjajili named Best Goalkeeper". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ Mohammed, Ahmed. "Iran overpower Japan to win third AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup". Inside The Games. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "IR Iran clinch title with emphatic victory over Japan". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Draw sets up exciting Thailand 2023 group stage". AFC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Thais lead teams into AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2023 draw". AFC. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Exceptional Iran secure Emirati adventure". FIFA. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Oman goal spree secures Asia's last place at UAE 2023". FIFA. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Japan clinch UAE 2023 qualification". FIFA. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

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