2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Dates	7–11 November
Teams	7
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	Oman
Fourth place	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	73 (5.62 per match)
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The 2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a qualifying tournament held during 7–11 November 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that determined which two participants will represent the AFC region at the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Participating teams

•  Australia
•  Bahrain
•  China
•  Iran
•  Japan
•  Oman
•  Uzbekistan

Format

The seven nation tournament consisted of two groups. The teams played each other once in their group during the group stage. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. The semifinal winners qualified for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	2	2	0	0	4	3	+1	5
Japan	2	1	0	1	7	5	+2	3
Uzbekistan	2	0	0	2	4	7	−3	0

7 November 2009

Bahrain	2 – 1	Uzbekistan

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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8 November 2009

Japan	5 – 3	Uzbekistan

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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9 November 2009

Japan	2 – 2	Bahrain
Penalties
	2 – 3

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	16	6	+10	9
Oman	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
Australia	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	3
China	3	0	0	3	4	14	−10	0

7 November 2009

China	1 – 2	Oman

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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7 November 2009

Australia	1 – 3	Iran

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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8 November 2009

Iran	5 – 3	Oman

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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8 November 2009

China	1 – 4	Australia

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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9 November 2009

Oman	4 – 2	Australia

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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9 November 2009

Iran	8 – 2	China

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Bahrain	6
	B2	Oman	1
						SF1	Bahrain	2
						SF2	Japan	4
	B1	Iran	3
	A2	Japan	5			3rd/4th Place match
						SF1	Oman	1(2)
						SF2	Iran	1(1)

1–1 aet
(2–1) pen

Winners

2009 AFC Beach Soccer winners
Japan First title

Qualified Teams

•  Bahrain
•  Japan

Final standing

Rank	Team
1	Japan
2	Bahrain
3	Oman
4	Iran
5	Australia
6	Uzbekistan
7	China