2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
ฟุตบอลชายหาดเอเชียนคัพ 2021
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
DatesCancelled
Teams16 (expected) (from 1 confederation)
← 2019
2023 →

The 2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup was originally to be the 10th edition (3rd official edition) of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (previously the AFC Beach Soccer Championship before rebranding from 2021),[1] the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The tournament would originally take place in Thailand.[2][3] It was originally scheduled to be played between 18–28 March 2021. On 10 November 2020, the AFC approved the proposal to move the tournament to between 28 April to 8 May 2021 to allow teams more time to prepare for the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] However, the tournament was eventually cancelled, with the official announcement made by the AFC on 25 January 2021, and Thailand would instead host the next edition in 2023.[5][6]

A total of 16 teams were originally expected to participate.[7] Japan were the defending champions.

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  4. ^ "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020.
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  6. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2021 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020.