2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
# 2009 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

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

* Australia
* Bahrain
* China
* Iran
* Japan
* Oman
* Uzbekistan

## Format

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

### Group A

| 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 |

### Group B

| 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 |

## Knockout stage

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

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## Winners

* 2009 AFC Beach Soccer winners
* Japan First title

## Qualified Teams

* Bahrain
* Japan

## Final standing

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