2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

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.

2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
CityDoha
Dates23–28 March 2015
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) Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
Takasuke Goto
Moreira Ozu
(8 goals each)
Best player(s) Moreira Ozu
Best goalkeeper Seyed Peyman Hosseini

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'
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'
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.)
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'
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'
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'
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 1 2 11 14 −3 1
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
Chen Xiaowei
Liu Yisi 		3–2 Phùng Ngọc Vĩnh Quý
Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
Nguyễn Thanh Đạt
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'
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'
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'
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'
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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Palestine Cancelled Uzbekistan
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'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Masahiro Sakurada (Japan)
Iraq Cancelled Palestine
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'
Attendance: 76
Referee: Akbarpour Ebrahim Asghar (Iran)
United Arab Emirates Cancelled Palestine

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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
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.)
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'
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'
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'
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'
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
Mundhar Al-Araimi
Abdullah Masoud Salim 		3–2 Ozu Moreira
Shinji Makino
Takasuke Goto
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Final ranking
Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
 Oman
 Japan
 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]
Moreira Ozu Takasuke Goto Seyed Peyman Hosseini

Note: Goto won top scorer award based on tiebreaker.

Top goalscorers
8 goals
  • Takasuke Goto
  • Moreira Ozu
  • Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
7 goals
  • Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  • Haitham Fattal
  • Yahya Al-Araimi
  • Ghaith Abdullah Subait
  • Ali Hassan Karim
6 goals
  • Rashed Jamal
  • Ali Al-Saif

Source: the-AFC.com[6]

References
  1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2015 Qatar Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "Oman become new Asian Champions!!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 March 2015.
  4. "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.
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