2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF Beach Soccer Championship, organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). The tournament was held from 18 to 23 May 2022.[1] Jordan, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Yemen didn't participate in the tournament.

2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
City	Jazan
Dates	18–23 May
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up	Oman
Third place	Bahrain
Fourth place	Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Top scorer(s)	Rashed Yaqoub (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Younis Al Owaisi
Best goalkeeper	Waleed Salem

Participating nations

Seven Teams entered the WAFF Beach Soccer Championship final tournament.[2]

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Bahrain	2nd	Fourth Place (2013)
Kuwait	1st	Debut
Lebanon	2nd	Group Stage (2013)
Oman	2nd	Runners-up (2013)
Saudi Arabia	1st	Debut
Palestine	2nd	Third Place (2013)
United Arab Emirates	1st	Debut

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oman	3	2	0	0	1	10	7	+3	6	Knockout stage
2	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	0	1	9	9	0	6	Knockout stage
3	Lebanon	3	1	0	0	2	12	12	0	3
4	Kuwait	3	0	0	1	2	6	9	−3	1

Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

18 May 2022

17:00

Oman	4–2	United Arab Emirates
Al Sauti AlOraimi Al Bulushi	Report	Abbas Pooladi

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Abdullah Saleh (Bahrain)

18 May 2022

17:00

Kuwait	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Lebanon
Hajeyah Darweesh	Report	Merhi Matar Al Saleh
Penalties
	4–1

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Turki Al Salhi (Oman)

19 May 2022

17:00

Oman	3–1	Kuwait
Al Bulushi Al Araimi AlOraimi	Report	AlManaye

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)

19 May 2022

20:00

Lebanon	4–5	United Arab Emirates
Jalal Haidar	Report	Yaqoub Pooladi

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

20 May 2022

17:00

United Arab Emirates	2–1	Kuwait
Yaqoub Al Jasmi		Hajeyah

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)

20 May 2022

18:30

Lebanon	4–3	Oman
Matar Kadi Merhi Choker	Report	Al Sauti AlOraimi AlOraimi

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Waleed Abdulkareem (Bahrain)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain	2	2	0	0	0	7	3	+4	6	Knockout stage
2	Palestine	2	1	0	0	1	8	8	0	3	Knockout stage
3	Saudi Arabia (H)	2	0	0	0	2	5	9	−4	0

Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

18 May 2022

Palestine	6–4	Saudi Arabia
AlBawwab AlSdudi Hassan Atiya Shakshak	Report	AlYami Dakman AlAjmi Tumayhi

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

19 May 2022

18:30

Bahrain	4–2	Palestine
Matooq AlYaqoobi		AlNeirab Atiya

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)

19 May 2022

20:00

Saudi Arabia	1–3	Bahrain
Mudhaya		Ashoor Ebrahim Saleem

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Falah Al Baloushi (Oman)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final

	22 May - Jazan Beach Soccer Field

	Oman	6
					23 May - Jazan Beach Soccer Field
	Palestine	3
					Oman	2
	22 May - Jazan Beach Soccer Field
					United Arab Emirates	3
	Bahrain	2

	United Arab Emirates	4
					Third Place

					23 May - Jazan Beach Soccer Field

					Palestine	2

					Bahrain	5

Semi-finals

22 May 2022

20:00

Oman	6–3	Palestine
Al Sauti Al Bulushi AlOraimi Al Muraiki		AlBawwab Atiya Afana

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

22 May 2022

18:30

Bahrain	2–4	United Arab Emirates
AlAbdulla Ashoor		AlMuntaser Pooladi Yaqoub

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

Third place match

24 June 2022

18:30

Palestine	2–5	Bahrain
AlBawwab AlNahhal	Report	Saleem AlAbdulla Matooq Ashoor

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Turki Al Salhi (Oman)

Final

24 June 2022

20:00

Oman	2–3	United Arab Emirates
Al Muraiki Al Zadjali	Report	Salem AlMuntaser

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Abdulaziz Aman (Kuwait)

5th-7th Matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Saudi Arabia (H)	2	1	1	0	0	9	6	+3	5	5th Place
2	Kuwait	2	1	0	0	1	6	6	0	3	6th Place
3	Lebanon	2	0	0	0	2	5	8	−3	0	7th Place

Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

21 May 2022

18:30

Saudi Arabia	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Kuwait
Hijrini AlYami Shamhani Tumayhi		AlManaye AlHarban AlKandari

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Abdulla Saleh (Bahrain)

22 May 2022

17:00

Lebanon	2–3	Kuwait
Al Saleh Haidar		AlQallaf AlManaye

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Ibrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)

23 May 2022

17:00

Lebanon	3–5	Saudi Arabia
Merhi		Mudhaya Dakman AlDuoasri AlYami

Jazan Beach Soccer Field

Referee: Falah Al Balushi (Oman)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.78 goals per match.

6 goals

Rashed Yaqoub

5 goals

Mohamad Merhi

4 goals

Mahran Matooq
Mohammed Hajeyah
Sami Al Bulushi
Abdullah Al Sauti
Maisara AlBawwab
Hesham AlMuntaser

3 goals

Mohamed Ashoor
Faisal AlManaye
Mohamed Matar
Khalid AlOraimi
Yahya Al Muraiki
Alaa Atiya
Faisal AlYami
Mohammad Pooladi

2 goals

Rashed Saleem
Abdulla AlAbdulla
Mahdi AlQallaf
Mohammad Al Saleh
Mohamad Haidar
Salim AlOraimi
Ramzi Dakman
Mubarak AlDuoasri
Yahya Tumayhi
Khalid Mudhaya

1 goal

Salman AlYaqoobi
Mohamed Ebrahim
Mohammed Darweesh
Jasem AlHarban
Mohammad AlKandari
Sameh Jalal
Hassan Kadi
Mohamed Choker
Mushel Al Araimi
Nooh Al Zadjali
Mohammed AlSdudi
Mohammed Hassan
Hazem Shakshak
Mahmoud AlNeirab
Ahmed Afana
Naji AlNahhal
Ahmed Hijrini
Majed Shamhani
Mohammed AlAjmi
Abdulla Abbas
Mohamed Al Jasmi
Waleed Salem

References

جدول بطولة غرب آسيا للكرة الشاطئية “جازان 2022” [Schedule of the West Asian Beach Soccer Championship “Jazan 2022”]. klma.org (in Arabic). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
"ar:مدربو الـ ٧ منتخبات: إعادة إحياء بطولة الكرة الشاطئية خطوة مثالية" [The coaches of the 7 teams: Reviving the beach soccer tournament is a perfect step]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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