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Bahrain National Beach Soccer Team
The Bahrain national beach soccer team represents Bahrain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the BHR Football Association, the governing body for football in the Bahrain. Bahrain qualified for the 2006 world cup as AFC Group winners. Subsequently, Bahrain participated in the 2006 World Cup tournament, ultimately reaching the quarterfinals before being eliminated by Portugal. Current squad Coach: Gustavo Zlocewick Achievements *AFC Beach Soccer Championship: 2006 Winners * FIFA World Beach Soccer Championship: 2006 Quarter Finalist's Tournament records FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup * 1995 – N/A * 1996 – N/A * 1997 – N/A * 1998 – N/A * 1999 – N/A * 2000 – N/A * 2001 – N/A * 2002 – N/A * 2003 – N/A * 2004 – N/A * 2005 – N/A * 2006 – Quarter-Finals * 2007 – Failed to Qualify * 2008 – Failed to Qualify * 2009 – Group Stage AFC Beach Soccer Championship The AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup is the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain Football Association
The Bahrain Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1968. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Office-holders and officials The Association's president is Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. The vice-president is Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa. The General Secretary is Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain. The National Men's Team Coach is Hélio Sousa (Portugal) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban. Address and website Bahrain Football Association Bahrain National Stadium, P.O. Box 5464, MANAMA, Bahrain Tel.: +973/17 689 569 Fax: +973/17 781 188 Official websiteBFAref name="FIFA.com Bahrain accessed 24 June 2011 Controversies In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the 2017 Qatar diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 2000 Beach Soccer World Championships was the sixth edition of the '' Beach Soccer World Championships'', the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known '' FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup''. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide). The tournament continued to take place in Rio de Janeiro, however for the first time the venue moved away from the sport's birthplace of Copacabana Beach, being staged around ten miles north at the Marina da Glória. Defending champions Brazil won their sixth consecutive title, after defeating first time finalists Peru 6–2 in the concluding match of the tournament. Spain and Japan both finished inside the top four for the first time, the latter becoming the first Asian nation to do so at a World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 15th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the '' Beach Soccer World Championships'' which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates between 16 November and 22 November 2009. It was the second tournament to take place outside Brazil, first to be played in Asia, and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis. The winners of the tournament were Brazil, who won their fourth consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their thirteenth title overall. Qualifying rounds African Zone The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the fourth year running between 1 July and 5 July. Nine nations took part in the competition, which eventually saw Nigeria claim their second tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 14th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Marseille, France, in the Plages du Prado from 17 to 27 July 2008. It was the first tournament to take place outside Brazil. The winners of the tournament were Brazil, who won their third consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their twelfth title overall. Qualifying rounds Africa The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the third year running between March 25 and March 30. Eight nations took part in the competition, all of whom participated in the 2007 Championship, which eventually saw Senegal claim their first title, qualifying for the second successive World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 13th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–11 November 2007. The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their second consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their eleventh title overall. Qualifying rounds African zone The qualifiers to determine the two Africa nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the second year running between July 3 and July 8. Eight nations took part in the competition, an increase on the six teams that participated in the 2006 Championship, which eventually saw Nigeria claim their first title, qualifying for the second successive World Cup and which saw Senegal finish in second pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 12th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–12 November 2006. The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their tenth world title overall. Major changes to format After the 2005 World Cup, beach soccer continued to grow and spread worldwide at a fast rate. Therefore, FIFA established the ''FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers'', to try to allow more nations to play in the World Cup, as well as getting more national teams involved in the sport. FIFA also increased the number of participating teams in the World Cup from 12 to a record-high 16 teams. This also meant that nations would no longer be invited t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, an international beach soccer competition contest by men's national teams and organized by FIFA. Overall, it was the 11th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since its establishment with the first ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' in 1995. It took place in at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 8 and 15 May. France defeated Portugal 1–0 in a penalty shootout, following a 3–3 draw after extra-time, to win their first title. Organisation The 12 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into four groups of three teams. Each team played the other two teams in its group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament. Teams Qualification European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2004 Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 2004 Beach Soccer World Championships was the tenth and final edition of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'', the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams; the following year, the competition was replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known ''FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup''. It was organized by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body. The tournament took place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, specifically at the purpose-built ''Copacabana Arena'' which had a capacity of 10,000. The main sponsor was McDonald's. Brazil successfully defended their title by again beating Spain, in consecutive finals. Organisation The format was changed back to how the tournament was played between 1999 and 2001. This meant increasing the number of participants back up to twelve teams and spl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 2003 Beach Soccer World Championships was the ninth edition of the '' Beach Soccer World Championships'', the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known '' FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup''. It was organized by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body. For the first time since 2000, the tournament returned to its native venue at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main sponsor was McDonald's. The tournament saw Brazil win their eighth title by beating first time finalists Spain. Organisation As like in the previous year, a record low of eight nations competed in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group after all the matches of the group stage had been play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 2002 Beach Soccer World Championships was the eighth edition of the '' Beach Soccer World Championships'', the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known '' FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup''. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide). The tournament continued to change its location, this time being staged for the first time at two venues, in Vitória, (Espírito Santo) and primarily Guarujá, (São Paulo), Brazil. In addition, the number of participating teams was reduced back to eight, as it was during the first three editions. Brazil narrowly beat defending champions Portugal 6–5 in the final to reclaim the title, winning their seventh crown in eight attempts. Organisation The format reverted to how the competition was organised dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 2001 Beach Soccer World Championships was the seventh edition of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'', the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known ''FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup''. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide). For the first time since its establishment in 1995, the tournament took place outside of the sport's native home of Rio de Janeiro and instead was hosted at the resort of Costa do Sauipe, in the state of Bahia, approximately 70km north of the major city of Salvador. It was also the first time that hosts and six-time defending champions Brazil did not win the championships, finishing in fourth, as Portugal beat France in the final to claim their first title. Organisation Having increased the number of partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 1999 Beach Soccer World Championships was the fifth edition of the '' Beach Soccer World Championships'', the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known '' FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup''. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide). The tournament continued to take place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Twelve teams (a record high at the time) took part for the first time, expanded for a second year running, from ten in 1998. This championship also saw an African nation participate for the first time (and only time pre- 2005) making this the single pre-FIFA era world cup with the most continental representation, with all but Oceania represented by at least one nation competing in Rio. Brazil won their fifth title in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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