2013 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

2013 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iran 26°59′7.9″N 56°13′27.2″E / 26.985528°N 56.224222°E / 26.985528; 56.224222
Dates	1–5 May
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Oman
Third place	Palestine
Fourth place	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	100 (7.69 per match)
Top scorer	Khalid al Araimi (9 goals)
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The 2013 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship was the first beach soccer championship for West Asia, held from 1–5 May 2013, in Qeshm, Iran. Seven teams from the WAFF participated in the inaugural event.

Participants

•  Qatar
•  Palestine
•  Iran (hosts)
•  Lebanon
•  Iraq
•  Oman
•  Bahrain

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Oman (A)	3	3	0	0	17	6	+11	9
Bahrain (A)	3	2	0	1	12	8	+4	6
Lebanon	3	1	0	2	10	13	−3	3
Qatar	3	0	0	3	7	19	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to the semi-finals

1 May 2013

14:30

Oman	5–2	Bahrain

1 May 2013

16:00

Lebanon	7–3	Qatar

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2 May 2013

14:30

Oman	5–3	Lebanon

2 May 2013

16:00

Bahrain	5–3	Qatar

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3 May 2013

14:30

Qatar	1–7	Oman

3 May 2013

16:00

Lebanon	0–5	Bahrain

Group B

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran (A)	2	2	0	0	11	3	+8	6
Palestine (A)	2	1	0	1	10	6	+4	3
Iraq	2	0	0	2	4	16	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(A) Advanced to the semi-finals

1 May 2013

17:30

Iran	8–1	Iraq

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2 May 2013

17:30

Iraq	3–8	Palestine

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3 May 2013

17:30

Palestine	2–3	Iran

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 October 2013
	Oman	6
					5 October 2013
	Palestine	1
					Oman	3
	4 October 2013
					Iran	4
	Iran	6
	Bahrain	2
					Third place
					5 October 2013
					Bahrain	3
					Palestine	4

Semi-finals

4 May 2013

Oman	6–1	Palestine

4 May 2013

Iran	6–2	Bahrain

Third-place

5 May 2013

Bahrain	3–4	Palestine

Final

5 May 2013

Iran	3–3 (1-0) Penalty	Oman

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Iran
2	Oman
3	Palestine
4	Bahrain
5	Lebanon
6	Qatar
7	Iraq

References

External links

• [1] (Official Website)
• http://www.the-waff.com/en/championships/24.html Retrieved 2015-04-22.
• http://www.beachsoccer.com/events/waff-beach-soccer-championship-2013 Retrieved 2015-04-22.
• http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Oman-finishes-runner-up-in-Iran-28nk Retrieved 2015-04-22.