2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai AFC 2017
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Terengganu
Dates4–11 March
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place Japan
Fourth place Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored198 (8.61 per match)
Attendance6,720 (292 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari (12 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
Fair play award Iran
2015
2019

The 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place between 4–11 March 2017 in Malaysia.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled for 21–29 January 2017, but was postponed.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas.[3]

  1. ^ "Asian Beach Soccer Games postponed from January to March". Afghanistan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018.