The 2013
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
The AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup is the main championship for beach soccer in Asia, contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the sport's version of the better known AFC Asian C ...
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
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...
,
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
. 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
The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Overall, this was the 17th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' which ran from ...
in
Papeete,
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...
.
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:
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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. The subsequent fixtures were determined on 10 January 2013.
All kickoff times are listed as Qatar local time (
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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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
Thirteenth place semifinals
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Fifteenth place final
Thirteenth place final
9th Place Playoff
Ninth place semifinals
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Eleventh place final
Ninth place final
5th Place Playoff
Fifth place semifinals
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Seventh place final
Fifth place final
Championship Playoff
Semifinals
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Third place play off
Final
Champion
Awards
Top scorers
Final standings
References
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Beach Soccer Championship
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Qualification Afc
International association football competitions hosted by Qatar
2013 in beach soccer
2012–13 in Qatari football