2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host country  Qatar
City Doha
Dates 23–28 March 2015
Teams 15 (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 played 30
Goals scored 228 (7.6 per match)
Attendance 11,131 (371 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vietnam Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
Japan Takasuke Goto
Japan Moreira Ozu
(8 goals each)
Best player Japan Moreira Ozu
Best goalkeeper Iran Seyed Peyman Hosseini

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]

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.

23 March 2015
15:00
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)

23 March 2015
18:45
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)

24 March 2015
15:00
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)

24 March 2015
18:45
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)

25 March 2015
15:00
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)

25 March 2015
18:45
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]

23 March 2015
16:15
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
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 350
Referee: Akbarpour Asghar (Iran)

23 March 2015
17:30
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)

24 March 2015
16:15
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)

24 March 2015
17:30
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)

25 March 2015
13:45
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)

25 March 2015
17:30
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[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]

23 March 2015
12:30
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)

23 March 2015
13:45
Palestine  Cancelled  Uzbekistan

24 March 2015
12:30
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)

24 March 2015
13:45
Iraq  Cancelled  Palestine

25 March 2015
12:30
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)

25 March 2015
16:15
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]

23 March 2015
20:00
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)

24 March 2015
20:00
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)

25 March 2015
20:00
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

26 March 2015
16:15
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)

26 March 2015
17:30
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)

26 March 2015
18:45
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)

26 March 2015
20:00
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

27 March 2015
16:15
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)

27 March 2015
17:30
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

27 March 2015
18:45
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)

27 March 2015
20:00
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

28 March 2015
16:15
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

28 March 2015
15:00
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

28 March 2015
17:30
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

28 March 2015
20:00
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
Katara Beach, Doha
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Final ranking

Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
1st  Oman
2nd  Japan
3rd  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 Seyed Peyman Hosseini

Note: Goto won top scorer award based on tiebreaker.

Top goalscorers

8 goals
  • Japan Takasuke Goto
  • Japan Moreira Ozu
  • Vietnam Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh
7 goals
  • Iran Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  • Lebanon Haitham Fattal
  • Oman Yahya Al-Araimi
  • Oman Ghaith Abdullah Subait
  • United Arab Emirates Ali Hassan Karim
6 goals
  • Bahrain Rashed Jamal
  • Kuwait Ali Al-Saif

Source: the-AFC.com[6]

References

External links

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