2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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The 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
, governed by FIFA
. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fifteenth edition of the World Cup since it's establishment in 1995. It took place in Dubai
, the United Arab Emirates
, the second tournament to take place outside Brazil and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis, between 16 November and 22 November, 2009. The winners of the tournament were Brazil
, who won their fourth consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their thirteenth title overall.
, South Africa
for the fourth year running between July 1 and July 5. Nine nations took part in the competition, which eventually saw Nigeria
claim their second title, qualifying for the first time since 2007, with the Ivory Coast
finishing in second place, qualifying for the first time.
, the United Arab Emirates
, from November 7 to November 11. With only seven teams attending the qualifiers, the United Arab Emirates
stepped in as the eighth side to even the two groups in the group stage. Japan
qualified for the fourth time after beating Bahrain
in the final of the championship, who qualified for their second World Cup.
, Spain
, between, June 7 and June 14. Russa
won the championship, with hosts Spain
finishing second. Switzerland
beat Portugal
in the third place play off, but regardless of the result, both teams qualified to the World Cup, along with the finalists. Italy
beat France
in the fifth place play off to qualify as the fifth European nation.
, Mexico
, for the second year running. El Salvador
and Costa Rica
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup; El Salvador for the second time and Costa Rica for the first. El Salvador defeated Costa Rica in the final to win their first title.
, Tahiti
, between July 27 and July 31. Despite Vanuatu
winning the group stage, they lost in the final to the Solomon Islands
, who claimed their third title and qualification for a fourth year in a row.
capital, Montevideo
. Brazil
and hosts Uruguay
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Brazil defeated Uruguay in the final to win the title. Argentina
and Ecuador were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Argentina beat Ecuador to claim the third berth at the World Cup.
in Dubai
were used:
Asian zone:
African zone:
European zone:
North, Central American and Caribbean zone:
Oceanian zone:
South American zone:
Host nation: (Asia)
.
All matches are listed as local time in Dubai
, (UTC+4
)
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13 goals Madjer
8 goals Ludovic Ehounou André Buru
7 goals Ricar
6 goals Bruno
5 goals Rashed Salem Benjamin
Daniel Sidney Belchior Roberto Pasquali
4 goals Federico Hilaire Betinho Teruki Tabata Ze Maria Amarelle Moritz Jäggy Sandro Spaccarotella Martin
3 goals Bartholomew Ibenegbu Tomas Hernandez Agustin Ruiz Paolo Palmacci Masahito Toma Isiaka Olawale Victor Tale Torres Robert Laua Christian Torres Javier Torres Juanma Nico Wayo Karim Albalooshi Pampero
2 goals Augustin Dallera Ezequiel Hilaire Bueno Daniel Souza Frederic Aka Didier Kabletchi Walter Torres Frank Velasquez Pasquale Carotenuto Masakiyo Maezono
Shinji Makino Hirofumi Oda Azeez Abu
2 goals (cont.) Gabriel Agu Victor Tale Alan Bilro Ze Maria Yury Krasheninnikov Ilya Leonov Rustam Shakhmelyan Dmitry Shishin Anton Shkarin Igor Shaykov Gibson Hosea Christian Torres Stephan Maier Michael Rodrigues Angelo Schirinzi Coco Fabian Matias Bakhit Alabadla Ibrahim Albalooshi Rami Al Mesaabi Qambar Sadeqi
32 others scored 1 goal each
Own goal Coulibaly (For Spain
) Hirofumi Oda (For Spain ) Alan (For Uruguay
) Miguel (For Portugal
)
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is a bi-annual international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every year since its establishment in 1995, when it was originally supervised...
, governed by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fifteenth edition of the World Cup since it's establishment in 1995. It took place 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...
, the 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...
, the second tournament to take place outside Brazil and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis, between 16 November and 22 November, 2009. The winners of the tournament were Brazil
Brazil national beach soccer team
The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...
, who won their fourth consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their thirteenth title overall.
African Zone
The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in DurbanDurban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
for the fourth year running between July 1 and July 5. Nine nations took part in the competition, which eventually saw Nigeria
Nigeria national beach soccer team
The Nigerian national beach soccer team represents Nigeria in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation, the governing body for football in Nigeria.-Current squad:Coach: Audu Adamu...
claim their second title, qualifying for the first time since 2007, with the Ivory Coast
Côte d'Ivoire national beach soccer team
The Côte d'Ivoire national beach soccer team represents Côte d'Ivoire , in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, the governing body for football in Côte d'Ivoire.-Achievements:*FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Best: Eleventh place**2009*CAF...
finishing in second place, qualifying for the first time.
Asian Zone
The Asian qualifiers were held in DubaiDubai
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...
, the 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...
, from November 7 to November 11. With only seven teams attending the qualifiers, the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team
The United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team represents the United Arab Emirates in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the UAE Football Association , the governing body for football in the United Arab Emirates.-Current squad:...
stepped in as the eighth side to even the two groups in the group stage. Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
qualified for the fourth time after beating 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....
in the final of the championship, who qualified for their second World Cup.
European Zone
UEFA held the second European tournament dedicated to World Cup qualification in CastellónCastellón
-Places:*Castelló de la Plana, the capital city of the province of Castellón, in Valencian Community, Spain*Castelló , a province in Valencian Community, Spain-People:...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, between, June 7 and June 14. Russa
Russia national beach soccer team
The Russia national beach soccer team represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011. Coach: Mikhail Likhachev-Achievements:* 2007 Season...
won the championship, with hosts Spain
Spain national beach soccer team
The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.-Current squad:As of 6, August 2011 Coach: Joaquin Alonso...
finishing second. Switzerland
Switzerland national beach soccer team
The Switzerland national beach soccer team represents Switzerland in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Swiss Beach Soccer Association which is an official partner of the Swiss Football Association ....
beat Portugal
Portugal national beach soccer team
The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. They are the only team to put Brazil out of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, having done it...
in the third place play off, but regardless of the result, both teams qualified to the World Cup, along with the finalists. Italy
Italy national beach soccer team
The Italy national beach soccer team represents Italy in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, the governing body for football in Italy.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011...
beat France
France national beach soccer team
The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011:...
in the fifth place play off to qualify as the fifth European nation.
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
The North, Central America and the Caribbean Zone qualifiers took place between June 17 and June 21, after being postponed in May due to the 2009 swine flu outbreak, in Puerto VallartaPuerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, for the second year running. El Salvador
El Salvador national beach soccer team
The El Salvador national beach soccer team represents El Salvador in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol, the governing body for football in El Salvador.-History:...
and Costa Rica
Costa Rica national beach soccer team
Costa Rica national beach soccer team represents Costa Rica in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation, the governing body for football in Costa Rica.-Current squad:Correct as of November 2009...
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup; El Salvador for the second time and Costa Rica for the first. El Salvador defeated Costa Rica in the final to win their first title.
Oceanian Zone
The qualifiers to decide the one nation from Oceania that would be competing in the World Cup took place in MooreaMoorea
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti. Its position is . Moʻorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian...
, Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
, between July 27 and July 31. Despite Vanuatu
Vanuatu national beach soccer team
Vanuatu national beach soccer team represents Vanuatu in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation, the governing body for football in Vanuatu.-Current squad:Correct as of February 2011...
winning the group stage, they lost in the final to the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands national beach soccer team
The Solomon Islands national beach soccer team represents Solomon Islands in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by S.I.F.F, the governing body for football in Solomon Islands....
, who claimed their third title and qualification for a fourth year in a row.
South American Zone
The South American qualifiers took place between March 11 and March 15, in the UruguayanUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
capital, Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. Brazil
Brazil national beach soccer team
The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...
and hosts Uruguay
Uruguay national beach soccer team
Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Brazil defeated Uruguay in the final to win the title. Argentina
Argentina national beach soccer team
The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Correct as of September 2011:...
and Ecuador were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Argentina beat Ecuador to claim the third berth at the World Cup.
Venues
Two stadiums on Jumeirah BeachJumeirah Beach
Jumeira Beach, named after the Jumeirah district of Dubai, is a stretch of beach ten miles south of Dubai where developers are creating large hotel resorts and luxury housing. Also built here is the Burj Al Arab hotel. There is many other activities for tourists to partake in...
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...
were used:
| Venue | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Main Pitch | 5,700 | 26 |
| Pitch 2 | 1,200 | 6 |
Teams
These are the teams that qualified for the world cup:Asian zone:
African zone:
European zone:
North, Central American and Caribbean zone:
Oceanian zone:
South American zone:
Host nation: (Asia)
Groups
The 16 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into 4 groups of 4 teams. Each team played the other 3 teams in its group in a round robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter finals. The quarter finals, semi finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournamentSingle-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
.
All matches are listed as local time 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...
, (UTC+4
UTC+4
UTC+04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +04. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:Gulf Standard Time uses UTC+04.-As standard time :...
)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | |||
| 3 |
- Uruguay and Portugal are ranked based on their head-to-head result.
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | |||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 0 |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 0 |
- Italy and Argentina are ranked based on their head-to-head result.
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | –5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | –14 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
Quarter finals
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Semi-Finals
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Third Place Play-off
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Final
Winners
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
 Dejan StankovicDejan Stankovic (beach soccer) Dejan Stankovic better known as Stankovic is a Swiss beach soccer player of Serbian origin. He plays in forward position.-National team: Switzerland**Euro Beach Soccer League fourth place: 2005... |
Madjer Madjer João Victor Saraiva , better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities.... |
 BenjaminBenjamin (beach soccer) Benjamin Pereira da Silva better known as Benjamin is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009... |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Dejan Stankovic Dejan Stankovic (beach soccer) Dejan Stankovic better known as Stankovic is a Swiss beach soccer player of Serbian origin. He plays in forward position.-National team: Switzerland**Euro Beach Soccer League fourth place: 2005... |
Madjer Madjer João Victor Saraiva , better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities.... |
Buru Buru (beach soccer) Venícius Ribeiro Mariane Fambre better known as Bruno is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in defender position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009... |
| 16 goals | 13 goals | 8 goals |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Mao |
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| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
Top scorers
16 goals Dejan Stankovic13 goals Madjer
Madjer
João Victor Saraiva , better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities....
8 goals Ludovic Ehounou André Buru
Buru (beach soccer)
Venícius Ribeiro Mariane Fambre better known as Bruno is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in defender position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009...
7 goals Ricar
6 goals Bruno
5 goals Rashed Salem Benjamin
Benjamin (beach soccer)
Benjamin Pereira da Silva better known as Benjamin is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009...
Daniel Sidney Belchior Roberto Pasquali
4 goals Federico Hilaire Betinho Teruki Tabata Ze Maria Amarelle Moritz Jäggy Sandro Spaccarotella Martin
3 goals Bartholomew Ibenegbu Tomas Hernandez Agustin Ruiz Paolo Palmacci Masahito Toma Isiaka Olawale Victor Tale Torres Robert Laua Christian Torres Javier Torres Juanma Nico Wayo Karim Albalooshi Pampero
2 goals Augustin Dallera Ezequiel Hilaire Bueno Daniel Souza Frederic Aka Didier Kabletchi Walter Torres Frank Velasquez Pasquale Carotenuto Masakiyo Maezono
Masakiyo Maezono
is a retired Japanese football player. and Beach Soccer player.-Career:Maezono was a member of the Japanese Squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 AFC Asian Cup. He played Starting with Yokohama Flügels afterSantos, Goiás. in Brazil...
Shinji Makino Hirofumi Oda Azeez Abu
2 goals (cont.) Gabriel Agu Victor Tale Alan Bilro Ze Maria Yury Krasheninnikov Ilya Leonov Rustam Shakhmelyan Dmitry Shishin Anton Shkarin Igor Shaykov Gibson Hosea Christian Torres Stephan Maier Michael Rodrigues Angelo Schirinzi Coco Fabian Matias Bakhit Alabadla Ibrahim Albalooshi Rami Al Mesaabi Qambar Sadeqi
32 others scored 1 goal each
Own goal Coulibaly (For Spain
) Hirofumi Oda (For Spain ) Alan (For Uruguay ) Miguel (For Portugal )Final standings
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