# 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament which took place from 22 to 26 January 2013, at a temporary stadium and adjacent pitch on the Katara Beach in Doha, Qatar. The stadium will have a capacity of 3,000 spectators.
The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Papeete, Tahiti.

## Participating teams

Sixteen teams have been confirmed to be taking part in the tournament, a record number, surpassing that of the eleven teams that competed in the 2011 qualifiers. The first 13 participating teams are as follows:
The organizers left three slots available and would announce who the three teams would be inside of two weeks after the draw. It was learned on 8 January 2013 that the Philippines have fielded a team to participate in the Asian qualifier. It was also learned that Afghanistan and Thailand will also participate. These newly-known entries have been indicated with a *.

## Group stage

The draw to divide the teams into the following four groups was conducted on December 20, 2012, in Doha, Qatar. The subsequent fixtures were determined on 10 January 2013.
All kickoff times are listed as Qatar local time (UTC+3).
Key to colours in group tables :
* Group winners advance to the semi-finals

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 8 |
| Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 3 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 6 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | −36 | 0 |

## Playoff stage

After the group stage had concluded, a draw was held at 21:30 to determine the match-ups for all 16 teams, including the group winners, based on where the teams place.

### 13th Place Playoff

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 |
| Philippines | 2 |
| Philippines | 2 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | Thailand | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 | Thailand | 4 |
| Thailand | 5 | | |
| Thailand | 5 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| | | Philippines | 3 |
| | | Qatar | 8 |

#### Thirteenth place final
### 9th Place Playoff

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 |
| Iraq | 3 |
| Iraq | 3 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | Iraq | 1 |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | | Iraq | 1 |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | Bahrain | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | Bahrain | 2 |
| Bahrain | 5 | | |
| Bahrain | 5 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| | | Afghanistan | 3 |

#### Ninth place final
### 5th Place Playoff

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 |
| China | 2 |
| China | 2 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| Palestine | 5 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| Palestine | 5 | Palestine | 3 |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | | Palestine | 3 |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | Oman | 6 |
| Oman | 1 | Oman | 6 |
| Lebanon | 0 | | |
| Lebanon | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| | | China | 10 |
| | | Lebanon | 5 |

#### Fifth place final
### Championship playoff

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 |
| Iran | 3 |
| Iran | 3 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | Iran (a.e.t.) | 6 (5) |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | | Iran (a.e.t.) | 6 (5) |
| 25 January 2013 | 25 January 2013 | Japan | 6 (4) |
| Australia | 1 | Japan | 6 (4) |
| Japan | 2 | | |
| Japan | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 |
| | | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| | | Australia | 2 |

#### Final
## Champion

* 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners
* Iran 1st title
* Seyed Peyman Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Hajipour, Mahadi Hassan Inozari, Ali Naderi, Hassan Abdollah Imobarhan, Mehran Morshedizadeh, Farid Bolokbashi, Mohammad Ahmadzadeh, Moslem Mesigar, Mohammad Ali Mokhtari, Mostafa Kiani, Amir Hossein Akbari
* Coach: Marco Octavio

## Awards

Best Player (MVP) :
* Ozu (Osmar Moreira) ||
* Top Scorer(s) ||
* Moslem Mesigar ||
* (11 goals) ||
* Best Goalkeeper ||
* Simon Jaeger ||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Iran |
| 2 | Japan |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | Oman |
| 6 | Palestine |
| 7 | China |
| 8 | Lebanon |
| 9 | Bahrain |
| 10 | Iraq |
| 11 | Afghanistan |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 14 | Uzbekistan |
| 15 | Qatar |
| 16 | Philippines |