2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชายหาดเอเชียนคัพ 2023
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityPattaya
Dates16–26 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Jomtien Beach Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (3rd title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Oman
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored249 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takuya Akaguma (11 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Iran Moslem Mesigar[2]
Best goalkeeperIran Seyedmahdi Mirjajili[3]
2025

The 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup was the 10th edition (3rd official) of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (previously the AFC Beach Soccer Championship before rebranding in 2021),[4] the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The tournament took place in Pattaya, Thailand. The championship also acted as the qualification tournament for Asian teams for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in the United Arab Emirates. The top three teams qualified for the World Cup, including the United Arab Emirates who automatically qualified as the host.

Japan were the defending champions, but lost to Iran in the final.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Akaguma clinches Top Scorer award". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Mesigar crowned Most Valuable Player". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Mirjajili named Best Goalkeeper". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ Mohammed, Ahmed. "Iran overpower Japan to win third AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup". Inside The Games. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "IR Iran clinch title with emphatic victory over Japan". AFC. Retrieved 27 March 2023.