2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai AFC 2017
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Terengganu
Dates4–11 March
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place Japan
Fourth place Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored198 (8.61 per match)
Attendance6,720 (292 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari (12 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
Fair play award Iran
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The 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place between 4–11 March 2017 in Malaysia.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled for 21–29 January 2017, but was postponed.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas.[3]

Participating teams and draw

The following 14 teams entered the tournament.[4] Myanmar initially entered but decided to withdraw prior to the draw.

The draw of the tournament was held on 10 January 2017, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6] The 13 teams were drawn into one group of five teams and two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their results in the 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)

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. The winners from each group and the best runner-up advance to the semi-finals.

Uzbekistan withdrew in the days prior to the start of the group stage.

All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 4 0 0 0 35 3 +32 12 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 4 3 0 0 1 19 14 +5 9
3  Afghanistan 4 2 0 0 2 17 17 0 6
4  Malaysia (H) 4 1 0 0 3 10 26 −16 3
5  China 4 0 0 0 4 3 24 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Re-apply 2–4 if possible; 6) Total goal difference; 7) Total goals scored; 8) Penalty kicks if both teams on pitch; 9) Disciplinary points; 10) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 10.5).[3]
(H) Host
China 0–5 Bahrain
Report Jamal 1', 17'
Ahmed 31'
Abdulla 31'
Salem 35'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Afghanistan 5–3 Malaysia
Baran 5'
Sharifi 11'
Qaderi 28', 30', 31'		 Report Asaari 5', 31'
Nizam 34'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 750
Referee: Turki' Abdullah Said Al Salehi (Oman)
Afghanistan 7–2 China
Mohammadi 3', 17'
Sharifi 16'
Qaderi 11', 20', 28'
Gulzar 35'		 Report Qiu 11'
Li 16'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ebrahim Yousef Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)
Malaysia 0–14 Iran
Report Mesigar 3', 7'
Mokhtari 7', 12', 17', 30'
Boulokbashi 11', 17', 23', 30'
Kiani 12'
Nazem 14'
Behzadpour 17'
Ahmadzadeh 21'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 800
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Bahrain 6–5 Malaysia
Almalki 11'
Jamal 12'
Mohamed 13'
Abdulla 17'
Salem 19'
Alabdulla 32'		 Report Huzair 11'
Yusof 19', 35'
Mohamad 23'
Nizam 28'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 720
Referee: Ahmed Mohamed Obaid (United Arab Emirates)
Iran 6–1 Afghanistan
Boulokbashi 7', 18' (pen.), 34'
Nazem 10'
Mesigar 19'
Abdollahi 36'		 Report Qaderi 7'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 150
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Bahrain 6–4 Afghanistan
Jamal 6', 15'
Ahmed 10'
Ashoor 14'
Almalki 22'
Alyaqoobi 32'		 Report Qaderi 21', 31'
Jafari 24'
Alavi 27'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Makoto Sato (Japan)
China 0–10 Iran
Report Mokhtari 1', 8', 13'
Boulokbashi 6', 31'
Mesigar 6'
Hosseini 10'
Nazem 13'
Moradi 14'
Akbari 19'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fallah Hassan Al Balushi (Oman)
Malaysia 2–1 China
Yusof 2'
Mohamad 12'		 Report Liu 16'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 715
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Iran 5–2 Bahrain
Ahmadzadeh 12', 15'
Behzadpour 14'
Nazem 23'
Mokhtari 28'		 Report Alabdulla 4'
Ahmed 6'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 150
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 2 2 0 0 0 10 4 +6 6 Knockout stage
2  Oman 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 3
3  Thailand 2 0 0 0 2 3 9 −6 0
4  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Re-apply 2–4 if possible; 6) Total goal difference; 7) Total goals scored; 8) Penalty kicks if both teams on pitch; 9) Disciplinary points; 10) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 10.5).[3]
Oman 3–2 Thailand
Aloraimi 29', 35' (pen.)
Al Araimi 30'		 Report Nanan 6'
Pinkaew 27'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 50
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
Thailand 1–6 Lebanon
Madtoha 29' Report Grada 1'
Jalal 3'
Merhi 13'
Abdullah 26' (pen.)
Ma. Matar 27'
Sleiman 33'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 120
Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi (Malaysia)
Oman 3–4 Lebanon
Al Araimi 11'
Al Zadjali 22'
Salim 28'		 Report Al Zein 16'
Merhi 28', 36'
Grada 36'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ebrahim Yousef Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 19 5 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 0 1 29 7 +22 6
3  Iraq 3 0 0 1 2 4 19 −15 1
4  Qatar 3 0 0 0 3 3 24 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Re-apply 2–4 if possible; 6) Total goal difference; 7) Total goals scored; 8) Penalty kicks if both teams on pitch; 9) Disciplinary points; 10) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 10.5).[3]
United Arab Emirates 6–0 Iraq
Karim 2'
Mohamed 9'
Ali 12', 19'
W. Salem 16'
A. Salem 32'		 Report
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 75
Referee: Waleed Mohamed Abdulkarim (Bahrain)
Japan 14–0 Qatar
Oba 5'
Moreira 7', 11', 13', 25'
Goto 16', 24'
Akaguma 19', 19' (pen.), 25' (pen.)
Sakata 20', 27'
Iino 29', 31'		 Report
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Suhaimi Bin Mat Hussan (Malaysia)
Qatar 1–8 United Arab Emirates
Daoud 22' Report W. Salem 3', 12'
A. Mohammad 3'
Daryaei 7'
Al-Jassim 8' (o.g.)
Mohamed 13'
A. Salem 26'
W. Mohammad 33'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 50
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq 2–11 Japan
Ibrahim 16'
Mohammed 28'		 Report Oba 1', 5', 26', 35'
Akaguma 6', 9'
Goto 12'
Terukina 15'
Haraguchi 23'
Sakata 27'
Moreira 28'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 50
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)
Iraq 2–2 (a.e.t.) Qatar
Naji 8'
Al-Jassim 11' (o.g.)		 Report Daoud 14', 28'
Penalties
Hatem soccer ball with check mark
Naji soccer ball with check mark
Abdulzahra soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with check mark Al-Romaihi
soccer ball with check mark Jafar
soccer ball with red X Al-Enazi
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 70
Referee: Li Qibin (China)
Japan 4–5 United Arab Emirates
Moreira 6'
Goto 21', 29' (pen.)
Oba 36'		 Report Karim 23'
Almuntaser 24'
A. Mohammad 25'
Mohamed 31'
A. Salem 36'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 80
Referee: Suhaimi Bin Mat Hassan (Malaysia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

To ensure equality in comparing the group runners-up, the matches against the fourth-placed and fifth-placed teams in Group A and the match against the fourth-placed team in Group C are discarded.

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Japan 2 1 0 0 1 15 7 +8 3 Knockout stage
2 B  Oman 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 3
3 A  Bahrain 2 1 0 0 1 8 9 −1 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Total goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 10.6).[3]

Knockout stage

Bracket

The semi-final matchups are determined by the identity of the best runner-up:[7]

  • If best runner-up from Group A: Winner Group A vs. Winner Group C; Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
  • If best runner-up from Group B: Winner Group A vs. Winner Group B; Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group B
  • If best runner-up from Group C: Winner Group C vs. Winner Group B; Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group C
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March
 
 
 United Arab Emirates (p)4 (2)
 
11 March
 
 Lebanon4 (1)
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 
10 March
 
 Iran7
 
 Iran8
 
 
 Japan6
 
3rd place
 
 
11 March
 
 
 Lebanon3
 
 
 Japan6

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

United Arab Emirates 4–4 (a.e.t.) Lebanon
A. Salem 5' (pen.)
Mohamed 20'
A. Mohammad 24', 27'		 Report Grada 5'
Mo. Matar 24'
Merhi 25', 25'
Penalties
Mohamed soccer ball with check mark
Almuntaser soccer ball with check mark		 2–1 soccer ball with red X Al Zein
soccer ball with check mark Merhi
soccer ball with red X Fattal
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 300
Referee: Turki' Abdullah Said Al Salehi (Oman)
Iran 8–6 Japan
Ahmadzadeh 4', 27'
Mesigar 11'
Mokhtari 12' (pen.), 23'
Abdollahi 14', 33'
Nazem 31'		 Report Goto 3', 36'
Akaguma 9', 29'
Oba 11'
Moreira 13'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 410
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Lebanon 3–6 Japan
Fattal 16', 28'
Merhi 25'		 Report Goto 2', 16', 27', 36'
Haraguchi 12'
Oba 31'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 340
Referee: Ebrahim Yousef Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)

Final

United Arab Emirates 2–7 Iran
Jamal 20'
Mohamed 22'		 Report Mesigar 2', 18'
Hosseini 3'
Mokhtari 10', 35'
Akbari 24'
Nazem 32'
Pantai Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu
Attendance: 640
Referee: Shao Liang (China)

Awards

Winners

 2017 AFC Beach Soccer
champions 

Iran
Second title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8][9]

Most valuable player
Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
Top scorer
Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari (12 goals)
Fair play award
 Iran

Top goalscorers

12 goals
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
11 goals
  • Japan Takasuke Goto
9 goals
  • Afghanistan Raof Qaderi
  • Iran Farid Boulokbashi
8 goals
  • Japan Takaaki Oba
7 goals
  • Iran Moslem Mesigar
  • Japan Takuya Akaguya
  • Japan Ozu Moreira
6 goals
  • Iran Ali Nazem
  • Lebanon Mohamad Merhi

Source: AFC[10]

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
4  Lebanon
5–12  Afghanistan
 Bahrain
 China
 Iraq
 Malaysia
 Oman
 Qatar
 Thailand

Summary

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA Dif Pts
1  Iran 6 6 0 0 0 50 11 +39 18
2  United Arab Emirates 5 3 0 1 1 25 16 +9 10
3  Japan 5 3 0 0 2 41 18 +23 9
4  Lebanon 4 2 0 0 2 17 14 +3 6
5  Bahrain 4 3 0 0 1 19 14 +5 9
6  Afghanistan 4 2 0 0 2 17 17 0 6
7  Oman 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 3
8  Malaysia 4 1 0 0 3 10 26 -16 3
9  Iraq 3 0 0 1 2 4 19 -15 1
10  Thailand 2 0 0 0 2 3 9 -6 0
11  Qatar 3 0 0 0 3 3 24 -21 0
12  China 4 0 0 0 4 3 24 -21 0

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following three teams from AFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[11]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only FIFA-sanctioned era (since 2005)
 Iran 10 March 2017 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 United Arab Emirates 10 March 2017 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2013)
 Japan 11 March 2017 8 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018.
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  5. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship Malaysia 2017 draw concluded". AFC. 10 January 2017.
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  7. ^ "AFCビーチサッカー選手権 マレーシア2017" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
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