2006 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
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The 2006 AFC
Beach Soccer
championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (AFC) was the first beach soccer championship for Asia
, held in May 2006, in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
.
Bahrain
won the championship, with Japan
finishing second and Iran
winning the third place-play off, to claim third. The three teams moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.
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Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
Beach Soccer
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (AFC) was the first beach soccer championship for Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, held in May 2006, in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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Bahrain
Bahrain national beach soccer team
Bahrain national beach soccer team represents Bahrain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the BHR Football Association , the governing body for football in the Bahrain....
won the championship, with Japan
Japan national beach soccer team
The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011.Head coach: Ruy Ramos...
finishing second and Iran
Iran national beach soccer team
The Iran national beach soccer team represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the I.R.I.F.F., the governing body for football in Iran.-Current squad:*Head Coach: Behzad Dadashzadeh...
winning the third place-play off, to claim third. The three teams moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||
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Knockout stage
Winners
Final standings
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