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2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place from 27 February to 4 March 2011, in Muscat, Oman, seeing the tournament leave Dubai for the first time. Beach Soccer Worldwide and FIFA decided to move the location of the championship to the Al-Musannah Sports City complex in Muscat, due to the success of the 2010 Asian Beach Games held there.[1]

2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates27 February – 4 March
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Iran
Fourth place Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored163 (7.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takeshi Kawaharazuka
Oman Ishaq Al-Mas
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Oman Yahya Al-Araimi
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The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy being Japan, who won the championship for a second consecutive time, Oman who finished in second place, qualifying to the world cup for the first time and Iran who beat the United Arab Emirates in the third place play off, to qualify by finishing in third place for the fourth time.[2]

Participating teams

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A tournament record 11 teams, an increase of four teams following the seven that participated in the 2009 qualifiers confirmed their participation in the competition, with many newcomers, showing the ever growing popularity of the sport.[3]

Originally, 15 teams were going to take part, which included Afghanistan, Palestine, Qatar and Yemen.[4] However, the four countries pulled out of the tournament because of an undisclosed reason.[5]

Group stage

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The draw to divide the eleven teams into the following three groups was conducted on 24 February 2011. The group stage commenced on 27 February 2011 and consisted of each nation playing each other once in a single round-robin format. To qualify for the quarter-finals, a team must have finished in the top two of each group or have one of the two best records of the third placed group finishers.

All kickoff times are listed as Omani local time (UTC+4).

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third placed teams advance to the quarter finals

Group A

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
  Oman 3 3 0 0 20 9 +11 9
  China 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
  Iraq 3 0 1 2 10 20 −10 2
  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 11 17 −6 0
China  5 – 2  Iraq
Han Xue   6', 17'
Gui Qixuan   15', 33'
Qiu Hao   36'		 Bericht Sadeq Jabr   2'
Hussein Jabbar   8'
Kuwait  6 – 8  Oman
Al-Safi   9', 13'
Al-Saqer   11', 29'
Al-Mas   26' (o.g.)
Al-Eid   28'		 Bericht Al-Sinani   3', 7'
Al-Mas   4'
H. Al-Araimi   10'
Al-Alawi   20'
Al-Zaabi   21'
Y. Al-Araimi   33', 35'
China  4 – 1  Kuwait
Yilihanmu Aihaiti   17'
Han Xue   25', 26'
Gui Qixuan   28'		 Bericht Al-Saqer   15'
Oman  11 – 3  Iraq
Al-Mas   1', 19', 36', 36'
H. Al-Araimi   15'
Y. Al-Araimi   24', 32'
Al-Alawi   26', 35'
Al-Zaabi   28', 29'		 Bericht Hussein Jabbar   5', 36'
Moshtak Kadhim   32'
Iraq  5 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Kuwait
Hussein Jabbar   7', 14', 18', 39'
Sadeq Jabr   27'		 Bericht Al-Jaser   6', 12', 35'
Al-Safi   17'
Oman  1 – 0  China
Al-Dhabit   2' Bericht

Group B

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 2 1 1 0 10 4 +6 5
  Japan 2 1 0 1 13 9 +4 3
  Syria 2 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
Japan  9 – 4  Syria
Kawaharazuka   2', 17', 22'
Yamauchi   5', 30', 35'
Oda   29'
Tabata   33', 33'		 Bericht Akil   10'
Arnaout   17'
Shatta   26'
Nassif   33'
Iran  5 – 0  Syria
Boloukbashi   6', 21'
Mesigar   18'
Naderi   23'
Ahmadzadeh   35'		 Bericht
Japan  4 – 5 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Yamauchi   4'
Kawaharazuka   20', 24'
Wakabayashi   38'		 Bericht Ahmadzadeh   9'
Naderi   12', 18'
Abdollahi   37'
Hassani   39'

Group C

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6
  Usbekistan 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 3
  Indonesien 3 0 0 3 6 18 −12 0
Bahrain  4 – 3  Usbekistan
Darwish   17'
Yousef   17', 18'
Jamal   18'		 Bericht Elibaev   7'
Sharipov   9', 15'
Indonesien  1 – 6  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Dwipayudha   1' Bericht W. Mohammed   7'
Ranjabar   9'
A. Karim   13', 28'
R. Ahmed   19'
H. Al-Balooshi   32'
Bahrain  5 – 2  Indonesien
Jamal   6', 10'
Darwish   14'
Nesuf   16'
Hasan   25'		 Bericht Kariana   5'
Jumada   10'
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate  2 – 1  Usbekistan
R. Ahmed   1'
Ranjabar   2'		 Bericht Sharipov   13'
Usbekistan  7 – 3  Indonesien
Anorov   4', 30'
Sattorov   9', 22'
Sharipov   26', 27', 36'		 Bericht Parimawan   6'
Darmasuta   16'
Metrajaya   22'
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate  4 – 1  Bahrain
A. Karim   4'
R. Ahmed   13'
Al-Mesaabi   24'
Ranjabar   34'		 Bericht Hasan   33'

Third placed teams

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Because some groups contain four teams and some three, matches against the fourth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking.

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
  Usbekistan 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
  Syria 2 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
  Iraq 2 0 0 2 5 16 −11 0

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 March 2011
 
 
  Iran5
 
3 March 2011
 
  Usbekistan3
 
  Iran2 (0)
 
2 March 2011
 
  Oman (pen.)2 (1)
 
  Oman5
 
4 March 2011
 
  Syria2
 
  Oman1
 
2 March 2011
 
  Japan2
 
  Japan6
 
3 March 2011
 
  Bahrain2
 
  Japan2
 
2 March 2011
 
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate1 Third place
 
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate5
 
4 March 2011
 
  China1
 
  Iran6
 
 
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate2
 

Quarter finals

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Iran  5 – 3  Usbekistan
Abdollahi   15'
Ahmadzadeh   28'
Mesigar   29'
Hassani   33', 36'		 Bericht Samegov   13', 36'
Azizov   26'
Japan  6 – 2  Bahrain
Yamauchi   6', 36'
Arakaki   13', 21'
Kawaharazuka   17'
Oda   22'		 Bericht Jamal   25', 30'
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate  5 – 1  China
A. Karim   1', 4', 7'
R. Ahmed   3'
Ranjabar   36'		 Bericht Qiu Hao   13'
Oman  5 – 2  Syria
Y. Al-Araimi   7', 20'
Al-Mas   18'
Al-Sinani   20', 27'		 Bericht Nassif   7'
Al-Najjar   34'

Semi finals

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Japan  2 – 1  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Kawaharazuka   12'
Yamauchi   15'		 Bericht A. Karim   35'
Iran  2 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Oman
Ahmadzadeh   22'
Boloukbashi   29'		 Bericht Al-Sinani   5'
Al-Zaabi   9'
Penalties
Mesigar   0 – 1   Al-Sinani

Third place play off

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Iran  6 – 2  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Mesigar   1', 25'
Dara   11', 36'
Hassani   35'
Ahmadzadeh   35'		 Bericht R. Ahmed   18'
Sadeqi   29'

Final

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Oman  1 – 2  Japan
Al-Mas   1' Bericht Kawaharazuka   26'
Arakaki   35'

Winners

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 (2011) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (AFC) Winners: 
 
Japan
Second title

Awards

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Best Player (MVP)
  Yahya Al-Araimi
Top Scorer(s)
  Takeshi Kawaharazuka   Ishaq Al-Mas
8 goals
Best Goalkeeper
  Shingo Terukina

Top scorers

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Final standings

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Rank Team
1   Japan
2   Oman
3   Iran
4   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
5   China
6   Bahrain
7   Usbekistan
8   Syria
9   Iraq
10   Kuwait
11   Indonesien

References

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  1. ^ "When and where already confirmed for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 - Asian Qualifier". beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  2. ^ "Japan are the new Asian Champions!". beachsoccer.com. 2011-03-04. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ "Eleven teams to fight for three tickets in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 – Asia Qualifier Muscat". beachsoccer.om. 2011-02-23. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  4. ^ "Oman beach soccer team to camp in Iran". omanobserver.om. 2011-02-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. ^ "Oman play Kuwait, Bahrain meet Uzbekistan in opener". omanobserver.om. 2011-02-25. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
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