# 2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF Beach Soccer Championship, the international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of WAFF. The tournament was held in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Initially, the competition was scheduled from May 16 to 21, 2022, but it was postponed by two days due to the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. as Saudi Arabia observed a three-day suspension of sports activities in Saudi Arabia as a mark of respect.
Iran won the previous edition in 2013 and would have been the defending champions. However, Iran has since left WAFF to join CAFA. The tournament was won by the United Arab Emirates, who secured their first WAFF Beach Soccer Championship title by defeating Oman in the final who finished as runners-up for the second consecutive time.

## Participation
### Teams

Out of 12 member associations, 7 entered the final tournament. with Host Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates making their debut in the competition.
| Team | App | Last | Best performance |
| Bahrain | 2nd | 2013 | Fourth Place (2013) |
| Kuwait | 1st | Debut | Debut |
| Lebanon | 2nd | 2013 | Group Stage (2013) |
| Oman | 2nd | 2013 | Runners-up (2013) |
| Saudi Arabia | 1st | Debut | Debut |
| Palestine | 2nd | 2013 | Third Place (2013) |
| United Arab Emirates | 1st | Debut | Debut |

#### Did not enter

* Iraq
* Jordan
* Qatar
* Syria
* Yemen

### Draw

The draw to divide the 7 teams into two groups took place at 16:00 SAST (UTC+3) on April 26, 2022, and was virtually streamed on the West Asian Football Federation's YouTube channel.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Group A :
| Group A PosTeam A1 United Arab Emirates A2 Kuwait A3 Lebanon A4 Oman | Group B PosTeam B1 Saudi Arabia B2 Bahrain B3 Palestine |

### Squads
## Group stage

The match schedule was released on April 26th, after the draw was conducted.
All times are local, SAST (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5th–7th places |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 | 5th–7th places |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Palestine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | 5th–7th places |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 May - Jazan | 22 May - Jazan |
| Oman | 6 |
| Oman | 6 | 23 May - Jazan | 23 May - Jazan |
| Palestine | 3 | 23 May - Jazan | 23 May - Jazan |
| Palestine | 3 | Oman | 2 |
| 22 May - Jazan | 22 May - Jazan | | Oman | 2 |
| 22 May - Jazan | 22 May - Jazan | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| Bahrain | 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 23 May - Jazan | 23 May - Jazan |
| | | Palestine | 2 |
| | | Bahrain (a.e.t.) | 5 |

### Final
## 5th-7th Matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | 5th Place |
| 2 | Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6th Place |
| 3 | Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 | 7th Place |

## Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.
6 goals
* Rashed Yaqoub
5 goals
* Mohamad Merhi
4 goals
* Mahran Matooq
* Mohammad Hajeyah
* Abdullah Al Sauti
* Sami Al Bulushi
* Maisara Al-Bawwab
* Hesham Al-Muntaser
3 goals
* Rashed Saleem
* Mohamed Ashoor
* Faisal Al-Manaye
* Sameh Jalal
* Mahmoud Matar
* Khalid Al-Oraimi
* Yahya Al Muraiki
* Alaa Atiya
* Faisal Al-Yami
* Mohammad Pooladi
2 goals
* Abdulla Al-Abdulla
* Mahdi Al-Qallaf
* Mohammad Al Saleh
* Mohammed Haidar
* Salim Al-Oraimi
* Mubarak Al-Duoasri
* Ramzi Dakman
* Khalid Mudhaya
* Yahya Tumayhi
1 goal
* Salman Al-Yaqoobi
* Mohamed Ebrahim
* Mohammad Darweesh
* Mohammad Al-Kandari
* Jasem Al-Harban
* Hassan Kadi
* Mohamed Choker
* Mushel Al Araimi
* Nooh Al Zadjali
* Mohammed Al-Sdudi
* Hazem Shakshak
* Mohammed Hassan
* Mahmoud Al-Neirab
* Ahmed Afana
* Naji Al-Nahhal
* Mohammed Al-Ajmi
* Ahmed Hijrini
* Majed Shamhani
* Abdulla Abbas
* Mohamed Al-Jasmi
* Waleed Sulaiman
Source: WAFF