2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
ฟุตบอลชายหาดชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2019
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityPattaya
Dates7–17 March
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place Oman
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored211 (7.28 per match)
Attendance7,810 (269 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Ozu Moreira (9 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Ozu Moreira
Fair play award United Arab Emirates
2017

The 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was the ninth edition of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship (second official edition),[1] the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[2]

The tournament took place in Pattaya, Thailand between 7–17 March 2019.[3][4] The championship also acts as the qualification tournament for Asian teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the top three teams qualify.[5]

Iran were the defending champions but failed to defend the title after losing Japan in the quarter-final. Japan becomes the champion after beating UAE in final, becoming the first team to win the tournament three times.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference teams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2019 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Key decisions made on Futsal and Beach Soccer competition formats". AFC. 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup goes to Paraguay!". beachsoccer.com. 26 October 2018.