2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชายหาดเอเชียนคัพ 2025
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityPattaya
Dates20–30 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Jomtien Beach Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (4th title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Japan
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored242 (7.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ali Mirshekari (12 goals)
Best player(s) Ali Mirshekari
Best goalkeeper Seyed mahdi Mirjalili
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The 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup is the eleventh edition (4th official) of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (previously the AFC Beach Soccer Championship, before rebranding in 2021[1]), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The tournament is taking place in Pattaya, Thailand. The championship also acts as the qualification tournament for Asian teams for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in Seychelles. The top three teams qualify for the World Cup.

Iran are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament.[2]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 5th Group stage (2013, 2017, 2019, 2023)
 Bahrain 10th Champions (2006)
 China 11th 4th place (2006, 2008)
 Iran 11th Champions (2013, 2017, 2023)
 India 2nd Group stage (2007)
 Indonesia 3rd Group stage (2011, 2023)
 Iraq 6th Group stage (2011, 2017)
 Japan 11th Champions (2009, 2011, 2019)
 Kuwait 5th Quarter-finals (2023)
 Lebanon 6th 4th place (2015, 2017)
 Malaysia 4th Quarter-finals (2019)
 Oman 8th Champions (2015)
 Saudi Arabia 3rd Group stage (2013, 2023)
 Thailand (hosts) 6th Quarter-finals (2023)
 Vietnam 2nd Group stage (2015)
 United Arab Emirates 10th Champions (2007, 2008)

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 19 December 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

Points are earned for the following results:

  • 3 points for a win in regulation time
  • 2 points for a win in extra time
  • 1 point for a win in a penalty shoot-out
  • no points for a loss.

The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.[5]

All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 2 1 0 0 12 7 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Lebanon 3 2 0 0 1 15 10 +5 6
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3
4  India 3 0 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Kuwait 4–5 Lebanon
  • Hajeyah 7', 14'
  • Al-Salem 14'
  • Al-Sabea 21'
 Report
  • Al-Saleh 1'
  • Haidar 7'
  • El Khatib 7', 23'
  • Al-Zein 21'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Thailand 3–0 India
  • Stoten 21'
  • Ratthaphong 29'
  • Komkrit 33'
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Javad Fallahi (Iran)
India 2–4 Kuwait
  • Satish 10'
  • Rohith 27'
 Report
  • Hajeyah 10', 30', 36'
  • Al-Shammari 20'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Muhammad Syahir Shaharul (Malaysia)
Lebanon 4–5 Thailand
  • Al-Saleh 6', 17', 21'
  • Haidar 31'
 Report
  • Komkrit 4', 11', 35'
  • Ratthaphong 22'
  • Natee 23'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Lebanon 6–1 India
  • Al-Saleh 9'
  • Haidar 10'
  • El Khatib 22'
  • Ossman 23'
  • Choker 32'
  • Merhi 34'
 Report Godara 18'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Timur Gulmyradov (Turkmenistan)
Thailand 4–3 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
  • Natee 1'
  • Komkrit 3'
  • Ratthaphong 9'
  • Suriya 39' (e.t.)
 Report
  • Al-Failakawi 28'
  • Hajeyah 30' (pen.)
  • Shafei 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Nawaf Hussein (United Arab Emirates)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 0 15 6 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 0 1 10 12 −2 6
3  China 3 0 1 0 2 7 11 −4 2
4  Iraq 3 0 0 0 3 7 10 −3 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan 4–3 Iraq
 Report
  • Murtadha Qasim 3'
  • Hayder Abbas 4'
  • Sajjad Sahal 28'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Waleed Abdulkarim (Bahrain)
China 3–5 Saudi Arabia
  • Wang Jun 6'
  • Guo Wei 17'
  • Liu Yisi 24'
 Report
  • Al-Youbi 10'
  • Dibaji 16'
  • Shamhani 24', 33'
  • Kark 36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Zukri Nasser Al Hinai (Oman)
Iraq 2–3 (a.e.t.) China
  • Sajjad Sahal 4'
  • Hayder Abbas 23'
 Report
  • Wang Jun 12'
  • Hao Minhui 25'
  • Liu Yisi 38' (e.t.)
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Waleed Abdulkarim (Bahrain)
Saudi Arabia 2–7 Japan
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
Saudi Arabia 3–2 Iraq
  • Majed 12'
  • Alhamami 20'
  • Waleed 28'
 Report
  • Hayder 19'
  • Hussein 33'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)
Japan 4–1 China
 Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 0 30 5 +25 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 0 1 16 6 +10 6
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 0 2 9 22 −13 3
4  Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 3 5 27 −22 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Iran 12–2 Indonesia
  • Sudiartawan 2' (o.g.), 36' (o.g.)
  • Masoumizadeh 14'
  • Mirjalili 16'
  • Mohammadpour 24'
  • Shirmohammadi 25', 30'
  • Mokhtari 31', 33'
  • Nazarzadeh 31', 34'
  • Dastan 35'
 Report
  • Kurniawan 22'
  • Angga 36'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
United Arab Emirates 7–1 Afghanistan
  • Abdulla Abbas 10', 12'
  • Waleed Beshr 17', 36'
  • Mohammad Obaid 19'
  • Mohammadi 19'
  • Abbas Ali 32'
 Report Haidari 9'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Referee: Abdulla Saleh Qasim Saleh (Bahrain)
Indonesia 1–6 United Arab Emirates
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Afghanistan 0–14 Iran
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Afghanistan 4–6 Indonesia
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Iran 4–3 United Arab Emirates
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya

Group D

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 3 3 0 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 0 0 2 7 12 −5 3[a]
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 0 2 9 11 −2 3[a]
4  Vietnam 3 0 1 0 2 6 12 −6 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Bahrain 4–3 Malaysia
Oman 7–1 Vietnam
  • Al-Sauti 1', 20'
  • Al-Bulushi 6'
  • Mush. Al-Araimi 14'
  • Al-Owaisi 30'
  • Musa. Al-Araimi 36', 36'
 Report Phan Đạt 25'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Bahrain 4–3 Malaysia
  • Samoul Elsir Abdulla 11'
  • Sayed Mohamed Hameed 19'
  • Faris 22' (o.g.)
  • Isa Ghaleb 36'
 Report
  • Hafizal 12'
  • Norazman 24'
  • Ridhwan 32'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Vietnam 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Malaysia 3–6 Oman
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Malaysia 3–1 Vietnam
  • Hafizal 21', 36'
  • Iman 27'
 Report
  • Phạm Trường Dũ Anh 34'
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Oman 5–1 Bahrain
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Pattaya
 
 
 Thailand3
 
29 March – Pattaya
 
 Saudi Arabia4
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
27 March – Pattaya
 
 Iran6
 
 Iran11
 
30 March – Pattaya
 
 Bahrain0
 
 Iran8
 
27 March – Pattaya
 
 Oman1
 
 Oman7
 
29 March – Pattaya
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 
 Oman3
 
26 March – Pattaya
 
 Japan2 Third place
 
 Japan8
 
30 March – Pattaya
 
 Lebanon3
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Japan3
 

Quarter-finals

Thailand 3–4 Saudi Arabia
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Japan 8–3 Lebanon
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Iran 11–0 Bahrain
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Oman 7–2 United Arab Emirates
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Saudi Arabia 0–6 Iran
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya
Oman 3–2 Japan
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya

Third-place match

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Saudi Arabia 1–3 Japan
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya

Final

Iran 8–1 Oman
Report
Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya

Goalscorers

There were 242 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 7.56 goals per match. Source: AFC

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iran 6 6 0 0 0 55 6 +49 18
2  Oman 6 5 0 0 1 29 17 +12 15
3  Japan 6 5 0 0 1 28 13 +15 15
4  Saudi Arabia 6 3 0 0 3 15 24 −9 9
5  Thailand (H) 4 2 1 0 1 15 11 +4 8
6  Lebanon 4 2 0 0 2 18 18 0 6
7  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 0 2 18 13 +5 6
8  Bahrain 4 1 0 0 3 7 23 −16 3
9  Kuwait 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3
10  Malaysia 3 1 0 0 2 9 11 −2 3
11  Indonesia 3 1 0 0 2 9 22 −13 3
12  China 3 0 1 0 2 7 11 −4 2
13  Vietnam 3 0 1 0 2 6 12 −6 2
14  Iraq 3 0 0 0 3 7 10 −3 0
15  India 3 0 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
16  Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 3 5 27 −22 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 5th-8th: 1) Goal difference in quarter-finals; 2) Goals scored in quarter-finals. 9th-16th: 1) Position in group, 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(H) Host

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player:[6] Ali Mirshekari
  • Best Goalkeeper:[7] Seyed mahdi Mirjalili
2025 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners

Iran
4th title

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following teams qualified for the world cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
only FIFA era (since 2005)
 Iran 29 March 2025 8 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2024)
 Oman 29 March 2025 5 (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024)
 Japan 30 March 2025 12 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024)
• Bold indicates champions for that year.
• Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". the-AFC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025: Know Your Teams". the-AFC. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup™ draw to set stage for Thailand 2025". the-AFC. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup: Teams learn Thailand 2025 challengers". the-AFC. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-AFC. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup - Mirshekari scoops MVP, Top Scorer awards". the-AFC. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  7. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup - Mirjalili anointed Best Goalkeeper". the-AFC. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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