The WAFF Beach Soccer Championship is an international
beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand.
Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
competition contested by
West Asian
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes An ...
men's national teams who are members of the
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members a ...
(WAFF).
First held in 2013, the inaugural event is the only edition to have been held thus far. However, in 2021, WAFF announced a second edition would take place with a view to making the championship an annual occurrence.
WAFF Seeks to Organize an Annual Beach Soccer Championship
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members a ...
. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
Results
See also
* AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
* AFF Beach Soccer Championship
*WAFF Futsal Championship
The WAFF Futsal Championship is a futsal competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.
Results
Medal summary
Participating nations
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
* – Semi-fi ...
External links
West Asian Football Federation
official website
References
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International beach soccer competitions
WAFF competitions