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2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

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2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم الشاطئية
السعودية 2022
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityJazan
Dates18–23 May 2022
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored104 (6.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Rashed Yaqoub
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Oman Younis Al Owaisi
Best goalkeeperUnited Arab Emirates Waleed Salem
2013
2024

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4][5]

Participation

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Teams

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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.[6][7]

Team App Last Best performance
 Bahrain 2nd 2013 Fourth Place (2013)
 Kuwait 1st Debut
 Lebanon 2nd 2013 Group Stage (2013)
 Oman 2nd 2013 Runners-up (2013)
 Saudi Arabia 1st Debut
 Palestine 2nd 2013 Third Place (2013)
 United Arab Emirates 1st Debut
Did not enter

Draw

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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.[8]

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
Pos Team
A1  United Arab Emirates
A2  Kuwait
A3  Lebanon
A4  Oman
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Saudi Arabia
B2  Bahrain
B3  Palestine

Squads

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Group stage

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The match schedule was released on April 26th, after the draw was conducted.[9][10]

All times are local, SAST (UTC+3).

Group A

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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
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
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Oman 4–2 United Arab Emirates
  • S. Al Bulushi 6', 34'
  • K. Al-Oraimi 15'
  • A. Al Sauti 35'
Report (WAFF)
  • Pooladi 17'
  • A. Abbas 24'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Kuwait 4–4 (a.e.t.) Lebanon
  • M. Darweesh 16'
  • Hajeyah 19', 27', 29'
Report (WAFF)
  • M. Matar 18', 24' (p)
  • Al Saleh 23'
  • Merhi 27'
Penalties
  • Hajeyah soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Kandari soccer ball with check mark
  • J. Al-Harban soccer ball with check mark
  • F. Al-Manaye soccer ball with check mark
4–1
  • soccer ball with red X Al Saleh
  • soccer ball with red X M. Haidar
  • soccer ball with check mark Kadi
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Turki Al Salhi (Oman)

Oman 3–1 Kuwait
  • M. Al Araimi 9'
  • S. Al Bulushi 18'
  • K. Al-Oraimi 22'
Report (WAFF)
  • F. Al-Manaye 32'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 4–5 United Arab Emirates
  • S. Jalal 9', 24', 25'
  • M. Haidar 26'
Report (WAFF)
  • R. Yaqoub 2', 7', 10', 24'
  • Pooladi 8'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

United Arab Emirates 2–1 Kuwait
  • R. Yaqoub 14'
  • M. Al-Jasmi 18'
Report (WAFF)
  • Hajeyah 35'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)
Lebanon 4–3 Oman
  • M. Matar 23'
  • Kadi 23'
  • Merhi 27'
  • Choker 32'
Report (LFA)
Report (WAFF)
  • A. Al Sauti 3'
  • K. Al-Oraimi 24'
  • S. Al-Oraimi 26'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Waleed Abdulkareem (Bahrain)

Group B

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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
3  Saudi Arabia (H) 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 −4 0 5th–7th places
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Palestine 6–4 Saudi Arabia
  • Al-Bawwab 10', 11'
  • Al-Sdudi 12'
  • Shakshak 14'
  • Atiya 29'
  • M. Hassan 35'
Report (SAFF)
Report (WAFF)
  • F. Al-Yami 1'
  • Dakman 4'
  • M. Al-Ajmi 13'
  • Tumayhi 25'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

Bahrain 4–2 Palestine
  • M. Matooq 3', 4', 32'
  • Al-Yaqoobi 21'
Report (WAFF)
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)

Saudi Arabia 1–3 Bahrain
  • Mudhaya 29'
Report (SAFF)
Report (WAFF)
  • M. Ashoor 14'
  • M.Ebrahim 17'
  • R. Saleem 34'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Falah Al Baloushi (Oman)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 May - Jazan
 
 
 Oman6
 
23 May - Jazan
 
 Palestine3
 
 Oman2
 
22 May - Jazan
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
 Bahrain2
 
 
 United Arab Emirates4
 
Third Place
 
 
23 May - Jazan
 
 
 Palestine2
 
 
 Bahrain (a.e.t.)5

Semi-finals

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Oman 6–3 Palestine
  • A. Al Sauti 3', 8'
  • S. Al Bulushi 25' (p)
  • S. Al-Oraimi 27'
  • Y. Al Muraiki 29', 36'
Report (WAFF)
  • Al-Bawwab 9'
  • Atiya 21'
  • Afana 29'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Bahrain 2–4 United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Abdulla 16'
  • M. Ashoor 21'
Report (WAFF)
  • Al-Muntaser 11', 20'
  • R. Yaqoub 18'
  • Pooladi 21'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

Third place match

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Palestine 2–5 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
  • Al-Bawwab 11'
  • Al-Nahhal 2P'
Report (BFA)
  • R. Saleem 27', 37' (e.t.)
  • M. Matooq 32'
  • Al-Abdulla 37' (e.t.)
  • M. Ashoor 38' (e.t.)
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Turki Al Salhi (Oman)

Final

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Oman 2–3 United Arab Emirates
  • Y. Al Muraiki 1'
  • N. Al Zadjali 30'
Report (WAFF)
Al-Muntaser 27', 31'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

5th-7th Matches

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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
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Saudi Arabia 4–3 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
  • Hijrini 22'
  • F. Al-Yami 29' (p)
  • Shamhani 30'
  • Tumayhi 38' (e.t.)
[ Report (WAFF)]
  • F. Al-Manaye 17'
  • J. Al-Harban 20' (p)
  • Al-Kandari 22'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Lebanon 2–3 Kuwait
  • Al Saleh 4'
  • M. Haidar 15'
[ Report (WAFF)]
  • M. Al-Qallaf 9' (p), 26' (p)
  • F. Al-Manaye 16'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)

Lebanon 3–5 Saudi Arabia
  • Merhi 3', 9', 34'
Report (SAFF)
  • Mudhaya 3'
  • Dakman 14'
  • M. Al-Duoasri 19', 36'
  • F. Al-Yami 34'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Falah Al Balushi (Oman)

Goalscorers

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There were 104 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.

6 goals

  • United Arab Emirates Rashed Yaqoub

5 goals

  • Lebanon Mohamad Merhi

4 goals

  • Bahrain Mahran Matooq
  • Kuwait Mohammad Hajeyah
  • Oman Abdullah Al Sauti
  • Oman Sami Al Bulushi
  • State of Palestine Maisara Al-Bawwab
  • United Arab Emirates Hesham Al-Muntaser

3 goals

  • Bahrain Rashed Saleem
  • Bahrain Mohamed Ashoor
  • Kuwait Faisal Al-Manaye
  • Lebanon Sameh Jalal
  • Lebanon Mahmoud Matar
  • Oman Khalid Al-Oraimi
  • Oman Yahya Al Muraiki
  • State of Palestine Alaa Atiya
  • Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Yami
  • United Arab Emirates Mohammad Pooladi

2 goals

  • Bahrain Abdulla Al-Abdulla
  • Kuwait Mahdi Al-Qallaf
  • Lebanon Mohammad Al Saleh
  • Lebanon Mohammed Haidar
  • Oman Salim Al-Oraimi
  • Saudi Arabia Mubarak Al-Duoasri
  • Saudi Arabia Ramzi Dakman
  • Saudi Arabia Khalid Mudhaya
  • Saudi Arabia Yahya Tumayhi

1 goal

  • Bahrain Salman Al-Yaqoobi
  • Bahrain Mohamed Ebrahim
  • Kuwait Mohammad Darweesh
  • Kuwait Mohammad Al-Kandari
  • Kuwait Jasem Al-Harban
  • Lebanon Hassan Kadi
  • Lebanon Mohamed Choker
  • Oman Mushel Al Araimi
  • Oman Nooh Al Zadjali
  • State of Palestine Mohammed Al-Sdudi
  • State of Palestine Hazem Shakshak
  • State of Palestine Mohammed Hassan
  • State of Palestine Mahmoud Al-Neirab
  • State of Palestine Ahmed Afana
  • State of Palestine Naji Al-Nahhal
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Ajmi
  • Saudi Arabia Ahmed Hijrini
  • Saudi Arabia Majed Shamhani
  • United Arab Emirates Abdulla Abbas
  • United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Jasmi
  • United Arab Emirates Waleed Sulaiman

Source: WAFF

References

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