2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA.[2] Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships.[3] Overall, this was the fifteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995.[4] It took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates between 16 November and 22 November 2009. It was the second tournament to take place outside Brazil, first to be played in Asia, and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis.[1] The winners of the tournament were Brazil, who won their fourth consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their thirteenth title overall.

2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
كأس العالم لكرة القدم الشاطئية 2009
The official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates16–22 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2[1] (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (13th title)
Runners-up  Switzerland
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored284 (8.88 per match)
Attendance97,500 (3,047 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dejan Stankovic
(16 goals)
Best player(s) Dejan Stankovic
Best goalkeeper Mao
Fair play award Japan
 Russia

Qualifying Rounds

African Zone
Main article: 2009 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the fourth year running between 1 July and 5 July. Nine nations took part in the competition, which eventually saw Nigeria claim their second title, qualifying for the first time since 2007, with the Ivory Coast finishing in second place, qualifying for the first time.

Asian Zone
Main article: 2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The Asian qualifiers were held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from 7 to 11 November. With only seven teams attending the qualifiers, the United Arab Emirates stepped in as the eighth side to even the two groups in the group stage. Japan qualified for the fourth time after beating Bahrain in the final of the championship, who qualified for their second World Cup.

European Zone
Main article: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

UEFA held the second European tournament dedicated to World Cup qualification in Castellón, Spain, between, 7 June and 14 June. Hosts Spain won the championship, with Russia finishing second. Switzerland beat Portugal in the third place play off, but regardless of the result, both teams qualified to the World Cup, along with the finalists. Italy beat France in the fifth place play off to qualify as the fifth European nation.

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
Main article: 2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The North, Central America and the Caribbean Zone qualifiers took place between 17 June and 21 June, after being postponed in May due to the 2009 swine flu pandemic, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the second year running. El Salvador and Costa Rica were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup; El Salvador for the second time and Costa Rica for the first. El Salvador defeated Costa Rica in the final to win their first title.

Oceanian Zone
Main article: 2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

The qualifiers to decide the one nation from Oceania that would be competing in the World Cup took place in Moorea, Tahiti, between 27 July and 31 July. Despite Vanuatu winning the group stage, they lost in the final to the Solomon Islands, who claimed their third title and qualification for a fourth year in a row.

South American Zone

The South American qualifiers took place between 11 March and 15 March, in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. Brazil and hosts Uruguay were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Brazil defeated Uruguay in the final to win the title. Argentina and Ecuador were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Argentina beat Ecuador to claim the third berth at the World Cup.

Host

United Arab Emirates qualified automatically as the hosts.

Teams

These are the teams that qualified for the World Cup:

Players

[5]

Venues

Two venues were used in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Jumeirah Beach during the World Cup with matches split between them as follows.[6]

Dubai (1)
2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (United Arab Emirates)
 Dubai (2)
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch) Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
25°21′N 55°25′E 25°21′N 55°25′E
Capacity: 5,700 Capacity: 1,200

Groups

The 16 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into 4 groups of 4 teams. Each team played the other 3 teams in its group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter finals. The quarter finals, semi finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament.

All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4)

Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3201128+46
 Portugal 3201148+66
 United Arab Emirates 3102121203
 Solomon Islands 3102919-103
  • Uruguay and Portugal are ranked based on their head-to-head result.
Uruguay 6–7 Solomon Islands
Ricar  3',  32'
Martin  10',  29'
Pampero  29'
Fabian  31'		 Report  6',  15',  15' Laua
 8' Hosea
 9' Makaa
 11' Wale
 22' Omo
Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fabio Polito (Italy)


United Arab Emirates 5–7 Portugal
Al Mesaabi  1'
Sadeqi  6'
Alabadla  8'
K. Albalooshi  25'
I. Albalooshi  28'		 Report  20' Ze Maria
 24' Belchior
 27',  31',  33' Madjer
 27' Alan
 28' Bilro
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Serdar Akcer (Turkey)


Portugal 1–2 Uruguay
Belchior  18' Report  7',  35' Coco
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 900
Referee: Tasuku Onodera (Japan)


Solomon Islands 1–7 United Arab Emirates
Hale  1' Report  1',  6' K. Albalooshi
 13' I. Albalooshi
 22' Alabadla
 24' Al Mesaabi
 30' Sadeqi
 31' Ranjbar
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sylvain Palhies (France)


Portugal 6–1 Solomon Islands
Madjer  1',  6'
Ze Maria  10'
Belchior  29',  32'
Bruno Novo  36'		 Report  12' Hosea
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Afgan Hamzayev (Azerbaijan)


United Arab Emirates 0–4 Uruguay
Report  2',  34' Ricar
 10' Pampero
 28' Martin
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alexander Berezkin (Russia)


Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3210159+68
 Spain 32012114+76
 Ivory Coast 31021518-33
 El Salvador 30031121-100
Ivory Coast 7–6 El Salvador
Enounou  1',  21',  26',  27',  36'
Daniel  12'
Aka  23'		 Report  7',  29' Hernández
 7' Ruiz
 8' Torres
 11',  11' Velásquez
Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Istvan Meszaros (Hungary)


Spain 5–5
(a.e.t.)		 Japan
Oda  7' (o.g.)
Juanma  18'
Javier Torres  22'
Nico  24'
Wayo  39'		 Report  14' Toma
 15',  26' Tabata
 16' Higa
 38' Oda
Penalties
Nico
Juanma
Kuman 		2–3 Yamauchi
Makino
Higa
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Javier Bentancor (Uruguay)


Japan 3–2 Ivory Coast
Makino  11'
Toma  26'
Tabata  32'		 Report  10' Aka
 17' Ouattara
Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)


El Salvador 3–7 Spain
Ruiz  7',  14'
Garay  22'		 Report  7' Amarelle
 14',  31' J. Torres
 15' Nico
 22' C. Torres
 26' Wayo
 34' Millos
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Juan Rodríguez (Argentina)


Spain 9–6 Ivory Coast
Wayo  3'
Amarelle  11',  14'
Kuman  17'
Juanma  17',  28'
C.Torres  19'
Coulibaly  25' (o.g.)
Nico  28'		 Report  4',  25' Kabletchi
 10' Diomande
 10',  17',  36' Enounou
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rene de la Rosa (Chile)


Japan 7–2 El Salvador
Kawaharazuka  4'
Toma  6'
Maezono  7',  13'
Makino  8'
Oda  22'
Tabata  27'		 Report  22' Hernández
 36' Torres
Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Abbas Alshammari (Kuwait)


Group C
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 3201115+66
 Italy 311176+15
 Argentina 3111116+55
 Costa Rica 3003214-120
  • Italy and Argentina are ranked based on their head-to-head result.[7]
Argentina 2–3
(a.e.t.)		 Italy
E. Hilaire  15'
S. Hilaire  20'		 Report  19' Palmacci
 25' Pasquali
 37' Carotenuto
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Faisal Sallam (United Arab Emirates)


Russia 5–1 Costa Rica
Krasheninnikov  6'
Shkarin  10'
Leonov  13'
Shishin  17'
Shakhmelyan  18'		 Report  29' Cameron
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rene de la Rosa (Chile)


Costa Rica 0–6 Argentina
Report  14',  28' F. Hilaire
 15' E. Hilaire
 19',  36' Dallera
 30' Minici
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 550
Referee: Abbas Alshammari (Kuwait)


Italy 1–3 Russia
Palmacci  2' Report  25' Leonov
 28' Shkarin
 28' Krasheninnikov
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ruben Eiriz (Spain)


Costa Rica 1–3 Italy
Sterling  9' Report  8' Feudi
 10' Carotenuto
 35' Palmacci
Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Istvan Meszaros (Hungary)


Russia 3–3
(a.e.t.)		 Argentina
Shaykov  3',  13'
Shakhmelyan  5'		 Report  3' Franceschini
 26',  36' F. Hilaire
Penalties
Leonov
Shishin
Shkarin
Makarov 		3–4 E. Hilaire
Leguizamon
Galvan
Minici
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Serdar Akcer (Turkey)


Group D
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300238+159
  Switzerland 32011511+46
 Nigeria 31021621–53
 Bahrain 3003923–140
Switzerland  6–5 Bahrain
Stanković  7',  32'
Schirinzi  11'
Spaccarotella  12',  35'
Jäggy  34'		 Report  2',  16',  34' Salem
 17' Abdulla
 27' Mubarak
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Erick Chavarria (Costa Rica)


Brazil 11–5 Nigeria
Sidney  1',  23'
Bueno  2'
Benjamin  7'
André  9'
Daniel  12',  26'
Bruno  15',  26',  27'
Betinho  28'		 Report  1',  30' Olawale
 5',  30' Tale
 35' Ibenegbu
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Petro Ivanov (Ukraine)


Nigeria 2–7  Switzerland
Olawale  14'
Abu  17'		 Report  1' Spaccarotella
 1',  7',  14',  16' Stanković
 3',  7'Jaeggy
Jumeirah Beach (Pitch 2)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rene de la Rosa (Chile)


Bahrain 1–8 Brazil
Almughawi  36' Report  1',  3',  4',  29'Buru
 10' Bruno
 22' Daniel Souza
 31' Andre
 36' Daniel
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alexander Berezkin (Russia)


Nigeria 9–3 Bahrain
Ezimorah  4'
Tale  8'
Agu  8',  9'
Ibenegbu  12',  21'
Abu  16'
Usman  30'
Okemmiri  34'		 Report  6',  35' Salem
 22' Aldoseri
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Geng Zhiwei (China)


Brazil 4–2  Switzerland
Benjamin  10',  31'
Andre  29'
Bruno  35'		 Report  1',  26' Stanković
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Faisal Sallam (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
20 November 2009
 
 
 Uruguay3
 
21 November 2009
 
 Spain2
 
 Uruguay4
 
20 November 2009
 
  Switzerland7
 
 Russia2
 
22 November 2009
 
  Switzerland4
 
  Switzerland5
 
20 November 2009
 
 Brazil10
 
 Japan1
 
21 November 2009
 
 Portugal2
 
 Portugal2
 
20 November 2009
 
 Brazil8 Third place
 
 Brazil6
 
22 November 2009
 
 Italy4
 
 Uruguay7
 
 
 Portugal14
 

Quarter finals
Japan 1–2 Portugal
Uehara  26' Report  17' Madjer
 36' Belchior
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Javier Bentancor (Uruguay)


Russia 2–4  Switzerland
Makarov  13'
Shishin  23'		 Report  4',  13',  24' Stanković
 33' Meier
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ivo De Moraes (Brazil)


Brazil 6–4 Italy
Sidney  6'
André  11',  17',  31'
Bruno  25'
Buru  36'		 Report  17',  26',  26',  31' Pasquali
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ruben Eiriz (Spain)


Uruguay 3–2
(a.e.t)		 Spain
Martin  18'
Ricar  27',  37'		 Report Amarelle  28'
C.Torres  32'
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tasuku Onodera (Japan)


Semi-finals
Portugal 2–8 Brazil
Bilro  13'
Alan  34'		 Report  6' Sidney
 8' Benjamin
 12',  12' Bruno
 19' Daniel
 24' Betinho
 26' Buru
 34' Daniel Souza
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tasuku Onodera (Japan)


Switzerland  7–4 Uruguay
Stanković  3',  12',  26',  29'
Spaccarotella  20'
Leu  30'
Rodrigues  36'		 Report  24',  31' Martin
 27' Coco
 36' Matias
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania)


Third Place Play-off
 Portugal14–7 Uruguay
Torres  3',  5',  26'
Madjer  6',  13',  22',  24',  30',  36',  36'
Jose Maria  11',  21'
Miguel  16' (o.g.)
Coimbra  20'		 Report  6' Coco
 13' Pampero
 18' Matias
 22' (o.g.) Alan
 24' Ricar
 26' Fabian
 32' Oli
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Faisal Sallam (United Arab Emirates)


Final
Main article: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
 Brazil10–5  Switzerland
André  6',  23'
Betinho  8',  23'
Buru  8',  15'
Daniel  12'
Benjamin  18'
Sidney  31'
Bueno  36'		 Report  9' Jaeggy
 30' Meier
 31' Rodrigues
 34' Schirinzi
 36' Stanković
Jumeirah Beach (Main Pitch)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ruben Eiriz (Spain)

Winners
 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winners 

Brazil
Fourth (13th overall) title

Awards
Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Dejan Stankovic Madjer Benjamin
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Dejan Stankovic Madjer Buru
16 goals 13 goals 8 goals
Golden Glove
Mao
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Japan
 Russia

Top scorers

There were 284 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 8.88 goals per match.

16 goals

13 goals

8 goals

  • Ludovic Ehounou
  • André
  • Buru

7 goals

  • Ricar

6 goals

  • Bruno

5 goals

  • Rashed Salem
  • Benjamin
  • Daniel
  • Sidney
  • Belchior
  • Roberto Pasquali

4 goals

  • Federico Hilaire
  • Betinho
  • Teruki Tabata
  • Ze Maria
  • Amarelle
  • Moritz Jäggy
  • Sandro Spaccarotella
  • Martin

3 goals

  • Bartholomew Ibenegbu
  • Tomas Hernandez
  • Agustin Ruiz
  • Paolo Palmacci
  • Masahito Toma
  • Isiaka Olawale
  • Victor Tale
  • Torres
  • Robert Laua
  • Christian Torres
  • Javier Torres
  • Juanma
  • Nico
  • Wayo
  • Karim Albalooshi
  • Pampero

2 goals

  • Augustin Dallera
  • Ezequiel Hilaire
  • Bueno
  • Daniel Souza
  • Frederic Aka
  • Didier Kabletchi
  • Walter Torres
  • Frank Velasquez
  • Pasquale Carotenuto
  • Masakiyo Maezono
  • Shinji Makino
  • Hirofumi Oda
  • Azeez Abu
  • Gabriel Agu
  • Victor Tale
  • Alan
  • Bilro
  • Ze Maria
  • Yury Krasheninnikov
  • Ilya Leonov
  • Rustam Shakhmelyan
  • Dmitry Shishin
  • Anton Shkarin
  • Egor Shaykov
  • Gibson Hosea
  • Christian Torres
  • Stephan Maier
  • Michael Rodrigues
  • Angelo Schirinzi
  • Coco
  • Fabian
  • Matias
  • Bakhit Alabadla
  • Ibrahim Albalooshi
  • Rami Al Mesaabi
  • Qambar Sadeqi

1 goal

  • 32 others scored 1 goal each

1 own goal

  • Coulibaly (against Spain)
  • Hirofumi Oda (against Spain)
  • Alan (against Uruguay)
  • Miguel (against Portugal)

Final standings
Position Team
1 Brazil
2  Switzerland
3 Portugal
4 Uruguay
5 Japan
6 Spain
7 Russia
8 Italy
9 Argentina
10 United Arab Emirates
11 Ivory Coast
12 Nigeria
13 Solomon Islands
14 El Salvador
15 Costa Rica
16 Bahrain

References
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