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2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

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2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates7–11 November
Teams7
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runners-up Bahrain
Third place Oman
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored73 (5.62 per match)
2008
2011

The 2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a qualifying tournament held during 7–11 November 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that determined which two participants will represent the AFC region at the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Participating teams

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Format

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The seven nation tournament consisted of two groups. The teams played each other once in their group during the group stage. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. The semifinal winners qualified for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 2 2 0 0 4 3 +1 5
 Japan 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 3
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 4 7 −3 0
Bahrain 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Japan 5 – 3 Uzbekistan
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Japan 2 – 2 Bahrain
Penalties
2 – 3
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 16 6 +10 9
 Oman 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
 Australia 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
 China 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
China 1 – 2 Oman
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Australia 1 – 3 Iran
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Iran 5 – 3 Oman
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

China 1 – 4 Australia
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Oman 4 – 2 Australia
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Iran 8 – 2 China
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Beach Sports Stadium, Dubai

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
A1  Bahrain 6
B2  Oman 1
SF1  Bahrain 2
SF2  Japan 4
B1  Iran 3
A2  Japan 5 3rd/4th Place match
SF1  Oman 1(2)
SF2  Iran 1(1)

1–1 aet
(2–1) pen

Winners

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 2009 AFC Beach Soccer winners 

Japan
First title

Qualified Teams

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Final standing

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Rank Team
1  Japan
2  Bahrain
3  Oman
4  Iran
5  Australia
6  Uzbekistan
7  China