2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Malaysia |
City | Kuala Terengganu |
Dates | 4–11 March 2017 |
Teams | 13 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 198 (8.61 per match) |
Attendance | 6,720 (292 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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.
Afghanistan
Bahrain
China
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia (hosts)
Myanmar (withdrew)
Oman
Qatar
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
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) |
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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 |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | +32 | 12 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
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
Afghanistan ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Baran ![]() Sharifi ![]() Qaderi ![]() |
Report | Asaari ![]() Nizam ![]() |
Afghanistan ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Mohammadi ![]() Sharifi ![]() Qaderi ![]() Gulzar ![]() |
Report | Qiu ![]() Li ![]() |
Malaysia ![]() | 0–14 | ![]() |
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Report | Mesigar ![]() Mokhtari ![]() Boulokbashi ![]() Kiani ![]() Nazem ![]() Behzadpour ![]() Ahmadzadeh ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() |
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Almalki ![]() Jamal ![]() Mohamed ![]() Abdulla ![]() Salem ![]() Alabdulla ![]() |
Report | Huzair ![]() Yusof ![]() Mohamad ![]() Nizam ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Boulokbashi ![]() Nazem ![]() Mesigar ![]() Abdollahi ![]() |
Report | Qaderi ![]() |
Bahrain ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() |
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Jamal ![]() Ahmed ![]() Ashoor ![]() Almalki ![]() Alyaqoobi ![]() |
Report | Qaderi ![]() Jafari ![]() Alavi ![]() |
China ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() |
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Report | Mokhtari ![]() Boulokbashi ![]() Mesigar ![]() Hosseini ![]() Nazem ![]() Moradi ![]() Akbari ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
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]
Thailand ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Madtoha ![]() |
Report | Grada ![]() Jalal ![]() Merhi ![]() Abdullah ![]() Ma. Matar ![]() Sleiman ![]() |
Oman ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Al Araimi ![]() Al Zadjali ![]() Salim ![]() |
Report | Al Zein ![]() Merhi ![]() Grada ![]() |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
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 | ![]() |
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Karim ![]() Mohamed ![]() Ali ![]() W. Salem ![]() A. Salem ![]() |
Report |
Japan ![]() | 14–0 | ![]() |
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Oba ![]() Moreira ![]() Goto ![]() Akaguma ![]() Sakata ![]() Iino ![]() |
Report |
Qatar ![]() | 1–8 | ![]() |
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Daoud ![]() |
Report | W. Salem ![]() A. Mohammad ![]() Daryaei ![]() Al-Jassim ![]() Mohamed ![]() A. Salem ![]() W. Mohammad ![]() |
Iraq ![]() | 2–11 | ![]() |
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Ibrahim ![]() Mohammed ![]() |
Report | Oba ![]() Akaguma ![]() Goto ![]() Terukina ![]() Haraguchi ![]() Sakata ![]() Moreira ![]() |
Iraq ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Naji ![]() Al-Jassim ![]() |
Report | Daoud ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Hatem ![]() Naji ![]() Abdulzahra ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() |
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Moreira ![]() Goto ![]() Oba ![]() |
Report | Karim ![]() Almuntaser ![]() A. Mohammad ![]() Mohamed ![]() A. Salem ![]() |
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 |
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1 | C | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 3 | Knockout stage |
2 | B | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | A | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
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-finals | Final | |||||
10 March | ||||||
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11 March | ||||||
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10 March | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
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3rd place | ||||||
11 March | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
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Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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A. Salem ![]() Mohamed ![]() A. Mohammad ![]() |
Report | Grada ![]() Mo. Matar ![]() Merhi ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Mohamed ![]() Almuntaser ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 8–6 | ![]() |
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Ahmadzadeh ![]() Mesigar ![]() Mokhtari ![]() Abdollahi ![]() Nazem ![]() |
Report | Goto ![]() Akaguma ![]() Oba ![]() Moreira ![]() |
Third place match
Winner qualifies for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Lebanon ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() |
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Fattal ![]() Merhi ![]() |
Report | Goto ![]() Haraguchi ![]() Oba ![]() |
Final
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() |
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Jamal ![]() Mohamed ![]() |
Report | Mesigar ![]() Hosseini ![]() Mokhtari ![]() Akbari ![]() Nazem ![]() |
Awards
Winners
2017 AFC Beach Soccer Champions |
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![]() Iran Second title |
Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8][9]
Most valuable player |
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Top scorer |
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Fair play award |
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Top goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Source: AFC[10]
Final ranking
Qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
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Summary
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
7 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 3 |
9 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 1 |
10 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
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) |
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10 March 2017 | 6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
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10 March 2017 | 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2013) |
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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
- ^ "Asian Beach Soccer Games postponed from January to March". Afghanistan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b c d e "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 Competition Regulations". AFC.
- ^ "Stage set for AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 draw". the-AFC.com. 8 January 2017.
- ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship Malaysia 2017 draw concluded". AFC. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 Draw". YouTube. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "AFCビーチサッカー選手権 マレーシア2017" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association.
- ^ "Iran's Mokhtari wins MVP and Top Scorer accolades". AFC. 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Iran cruise to second Asian title on sand". FIFA.com. 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Top Goal Scorers – 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Iran, UAE and Japan claim Bahamas tickets". FIFA.com. 11 March 2017.
External links
- AFC Beach Soccer Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 at Beachsoccer.com
- AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017, stats.the-AFC.com