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2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
| ฟุตบอลชายหาดเอเชียนคัพ 2025 |
|---|
| Thailand |
| Pattaya |
| 20–30 March |
| 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Jomtien Beach Arena (in 1 host city) |
| Iran (4th title) |
| Oman |
| Japan |
| Saudi Arabia |
| 32 |
| 242 (7.56 per match) |
| Ali Mirshekari (12 goals) |
| Ali Mirshekari |
| Seyed mahdi Mirjalili |
| ← 2023 2026 → |
The 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup is the eleventh edition (4th official) of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (previously the AFC Beach Soccer Championship, before rebranding in 2021), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The tournament is taking place in Pattaya, Thailand. The championship also acts as the qualification tournament for Asian teams for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in Seychelles. The top three teams qualify for the World Cup.
Iran are the defending champions.
A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 5th | Group stage (2013, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
| Bahrain | 10th | Champions (2006) |
| China | 11th | 4th place (2006, 2008) |
| Iran | 11th | Champions (2013, 2017, 2023) |
| India | 2nd | Group stage (2007) |
| Indonesia | 3rd | Group stage (2011, 2023) |
| Iraq | 6th | Group stage (2011, 2017) |
| Japan | 11th | Champions (2009, 2011, 2019) |
| Kuwait | 5th | Quarter-finals (2023) |
| Lebanon | 6th | 4th place (2015, 2017) |
| Malaysia | 4th | Quarter-finals (2019) |
| Oman | 8th | Champions (2015) |
| Saudi Arabia | 3rd | Group stage (2013, 2023) |
| Thailand (hosts) | 6th | Quarter-finals (2023) |
| Vietnam | 2nd | Group stage (2015) |
| United Arab Emirates | 10th | Champions (2007, 2008) |
The draw of the tournament was held on 19 December 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Points are earned for the following results:
- 3 points for a win in regulation time
- 2 points for a win in extra time
- 1 point for a win in a penalty shoot-out
- no points for a loss.
The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria |
|---|
| The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: |
| Points in all group matches; |
| Points amongst tied teams; |
| Goal difference amongst tied teams; |
| Goals scored amongst tied teams; |
| If at least one team is ranked and two or more teams remain tied, reapply above criteria to exclusively tied teams; |
| Goal difference in all group matches; |
| Penalty shoot-out if last match is between two tied teams; |
| Fair play points; |
| Drawing of lots. |
All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).
Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
There were 242 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 7.56 goals per match.
12 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: AFC
- Most Valuable Player: Ali Mirshekari
- Best Goalkeeper: Seyed mahdi Mirjalili
| 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners |
|---|
| Iran4th title |
The following teams qualified for the world cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cuponly FIFA era (since 2005) |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 29 March 2025 | 8 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2024) |
| Oman | 29 March 2025 | 5 (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2024) |
| Japan | 30 March 2025 | 12 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024) |
• Bold indicates champions for that year. • Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
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