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The 2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF Beach Soccer Championship, the international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of WAFF. The tournament was held in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.[1] Initially, the competition was scheduled from May 16 to 21, 2022, but it was postponed by two days due to the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. as Saudi Arabia observed a three-day suspension of sports activities in Saudi Arabia as a mark of respect.[2]

2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم الشاطئية
السعودية 2022
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityJazan
Dates18–23 May 2022
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored104 (6.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Rashed Yaqoub
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Oman Younis Al Owaisi
Best goalkeeperUnited Arab Emirates Waleed Salem
← 2013
2024 →

Iran won the previous edition in 2013 and would have been the defending champions. However, Iran has since left WAFF to join CAFA. The tournament was won by the United Arab Emirates, who secured their first WAFF Beach Soccer Championship title by defeating Oman in the final who finished as runners-up for the second consecutive time.[3][4][5]

Participation

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Teams

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Out of 12 member associations, 7 entered the final tournament. with Host Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates making their debut in the competition.[6][7]

Team App Last Best performance
  Bahrain 2nd 2013 Fourth Place (2013)
  Kuwait 1st Debut
  Lebanon 2nd 2013 Group Stage (2013)
  Oman 2nd 2013 Runners-up (2013)
  Saudi Arabia 1st Debut
  Palestine 2nd 2013 Third Place (2013)
  United Arab Emirates 1st Debut
Did not enter

Draw

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The draw to divide the 7 teams into two groups took place at 16:00 SAST (UTC+3) on April 26, 2022, and was virtually streamed on the West Asian Football Federation's YouTube channel.[8]

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
Pos Team
A1   United Arab Emirates
A2   Kuwait
A3   Lebanon
A4   Oman
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Saudi Arabia
B2   Bahrain
B3   Palestine

Squads

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Main article: 2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship squads

Group stage

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The match schedule was released on April 26th, after the draw was conducted.[9][10]

All times are local, SAST (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Oman 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6 Knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 6
3   Lebanon 3 1 0 0 2 12 12 0 3 5th–7th places
4   Kuwait 3 0 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Oman  4–2  United Arab Emirates
  • S. Al Bulushi   6', 34'
  • K. Al-Oraimi   15'
  • A. Al Sauti   35'
 Report (WAFF)
  • Pooladi   17'
  • A. Abbas   24'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Kuwait  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Lebanon
  • M. Darweesh   16'
  • Hajeyah   19', 27', 29'
 Report (WAFF)
  • M. Matar   18', 24' (p)
  • Al Saleh   23'
  • Merhi   27'
Penalties
  • Hajeyah  
  • Al-Kandari  
  • J. Al-Harban  
  • F. Al-Manaye  
 4–1
  •   Al Saleh
  •   M. Haidar
  •   Kadi
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Turki Al Salhi (Oman)
Oman  3–1  Kuwait
  • M. Al Araimi   9'
  • S. Al Bulushi   18'
  • K. Al-Oraimi   22'
 Report (WAFF)
  • F. Al-Manaye   32'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon  4–5  United Arab Emirates
  • S. Jalal   9', 24', 25'
  • M. Haidar   26'
 Report (WAFF)
  • R. Yaqoub   2', 7', 10', 24'
  • Pooladi   8'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates  2–1  Kuwait
  • R. Yaqoub   14'
  • M. Al-Jasmi   18'
 Report (WAFF)
  • Hajeyah   35'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)
Lebanon  4–3  Oman
  • M. Matar   23'
  • Kadi   23'
  • Merhi   27'
  • Choker   32'
 Report (LFA)
Report (WAFF)
  • A. Al Sauti   3'
  • K. Al-Oraimi   24'
  • S. Al-Oraimi   26'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Waleed Abdulkareem (Bahrain)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain 2 2 0 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Knockout stage
2   Palestine 2 1 0 0 1 8 8 0 3
3   Saudi Arabia (H) 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 −4 0 5th–7th places
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Palestine  6–4  Saudi Arabia
  • Al-Bawwab   10', 11'
  • Al-Sdudi   12'
  • Shakshak   14'
  • Atiya   29'
  • M. Hassan   35'
 Report (SAFF)
Report (WAFF)
  • F. Al-Yami   1'
  • Dakman   4'
  • M. Al-Ajmi   13'
  • Tumayhi   25'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)
Bahrain  4–2  Palestine
  • M. Matooq   3', 4', 32'
  • Al-Yaqoobi   21'
 Report (WAFF)
  • Al-Neirab   11'
  • Atiya   14'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)
Saudi Arabia  1–3  Bahrain
  • Mudhaya   29'
 Report (SAFF)
Report (WAFF)
  • M. Ashoor   14'
  • M.Ebrahim   17'
  • R. Saleem   34'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Falah Al Baloushi (Oman)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 May - Jazan
 
 
  Oman6
 
23 May - Jazan
 
  Palestine3
 
  Oman2
 
22 May - Jazan
 
  United Arab Emirates3
 
  Bahrain2
 
 
  United Arab Emirates4
 
Third Place
 
 
23 May - Jazan
 
 
  Palestine2
 
 
  Bahrain (a.e.t.)5

Semi-finals

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Oman  6–3  Palestine
  • A. Al Sauti   3', 8'
  • S. Al Bulushi   25' (p)
  • S. Al-Oraimi   27'
  • Y. Al Muraiki   29', 36'
 Report (WAFF)
  • Al-Bawwab   9'
  • Atiya   21'
  • Afana   29'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Bahrain  2–4  United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Abdulla   16'
  • M. Ashoor   21'
 Report (WAFF)
  • Al-Muntaser   11', 20'
  • R. Yaqoub   18'
  • Pooladi   21'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

Third place match

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Palestine  2–5 (a.e.t.)  Bahrain
  • Al-Bawwab   11'
  • Al-Nahhal   2P'
 Report (BFA)
  • R. Saleem   27', 37' (e.t.)
  • M. Matooq   32'
  • Al-Abdulla   37' (e.t.)
  • M. Ashoor   38' (e.t.)
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Turki Al Salhi (Oman)

Final

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Oman  2–3  United Arab Emirates
  • Y. Al Muraiki   1'
  • N. Al Zadjali   30'
 Report (WAFF)
Al-Muntaser   27', 31'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

5th-7th Matches

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Saudi Arabia (H) 2 1 1 0 0 9 6 +3 5 5th Place
2   Kuwait 2 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 3 6th Place
3   Lebanon 2 0 0 0 2 5 8 −3 0 7th Place
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Saudi Arabia  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Kuwait
  • Hijrini   22'
  • F. Al-Yami   29' (p)
  • Shamhani   30'
  • Tumayhi   38' (e.t.)
 [ Report (WAFF)]
  • F. Al-Manaye   17'
  • J. Al-Harban   20' (p)
  • Al-Kandari   22'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Lebanon  2–3  Kuwait
  • Al Saleh   4'
  • M. Haidar   15'
 [ Report (WAFF)]
  • M. Al-Qallaf   9' (p), 26' (p)
  • F. Al-Manaye   16'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon  3–5  Saudi Arabia
  • Merhi   3', 9', 34'
 Report (SAFF)
  • Mudhaya   3'
  • Dakman   14'
  • M. Al-Duoasri   19', 36'
  • F. Al-Yami   34'
Jazan Beach Soccer Field
Referee: Falah Al Balushi (Oman)

Goalscorers

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There were 104 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.

6 goals

  •   Rashed Yaqoub

5 goals

  •   Mohamad Merhi

4 goals

  •   Mahran Matooq
  •   Mohammad Hajeyah
  •   Abdullah Al Sauti
  •   Sami Al Bulushi
  •   Maisara Al-Bawwab
  •   Hesham Al-Muntaser

3 goals

  •   Rashed Saleem
  •   Mohamed Ashoor
  •   Faisal Al-Manaye
  •   Sameh Jalal
  •   Mahmoud Matar
  •   Khalid Al-Oraimi
  •   Yahya Al Muraiki
  •   Alaa Atiya
  •   Faisal Al-Yami
  •   Mohammad Pooladi

2 goals

  •   Abdulla Al-Abdulla
  •   Mahdi Al-Qallaf
  •   Mohammad Al Saleh
  •   Mohammed Haidar
  •   Salim Al-Oraimi
  •   Mubarak Al-Duoasri
  •   Ramzi Dakman
  •   Khalid Mudhaya
  •   Yahya Tumayhi

1 goal

  •   Salman Al-Yaqoobi
  •   Mohamed Ebrahim
  •   Mohammad Darweesh
  •   Mohammad Al-Kandari
  •   Jasem Al-Harban
  •   Hassan Kadi
  •   Mohamed Choker
  •   Mushel Al Araimi
  •   Nooh Al Zadjali
  •   Mohammed Al-Sdudi
  •   Hazem Shakshak
  •   Mohammed Hassan
  •   Mahmoud Al-Neirab
  •   Ahmed Afana
  •   Naji Al-Nahhal
  •   Mohammed Al-Ajmi
  •   Ahmed Hijrini
  •   Majed Shamhani
  •   Abdulla Abbas
  •   Mohamed Al-Jasmi
  •   Waleed Sulaiman

Source: WAFF

References

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  1. ^ "جازان تستضيف بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم الشاطئية بمشاركة 7 منتخبات" [Jazan hosts the West Asian Football Federation Beach Soccer Championship with the participation of 7 teams.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "تأجيل بطولة غرب آسيا للكرة الشاطئية" [Postponement of the West Asian Beach Soccer Championship]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ "UAE claim WAFF Beach Soccer Championship glory". beachsoccer.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "منتخب الإمارات بطلا لكأس غرب آسيا للكرة الشاطئية" [The UAE national team are the champions of the West Asian Beach Soccer Cup.]. wam.ae (in Arabic). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "منتخب القدم الشاطئية يحل وصيفاً لبطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا" [The beach soccer national team finishes as runners-up in the West Asian Football Federation Championship.]. alwatan.om (in Arabic). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "مدربو الـ ٧ منتخبات: إعادة إحياء بطولة الكرة الشاطئية خطوة مثالية" [The coaches of the 7 teams: Reviving the beach soccer tournament is a perfect step]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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  10. ^ "سحب قرعة بطولة كرة القدم الشاطئية" [Draw conducted for the Beach Soccer Championship]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). west asian football federation. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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