2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
The 2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place from 27 February to 4 March 2011, in Muscat, Oman, seeing the tournament leave Dubai for the first time. Beach Soccer Worldwide and FIFA decided to move the location of the championship to the Al-Musannah Sports City complex in Muscat, due to the success of the 2010 Asian Beach Games held there.
| 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Oman |
| City | Muscat |
| Dates | 27 February – 4 March |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Oman |
| Third place | Iran |
| Fourth place | United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 163 (7.09 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Takeshi Kawaharazuka Ishaq Al-Mas (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Yahya Al-Araimi |
The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy being Japan, who won the championship for a second consecutive time, Oman who finished in second place, qualifying to the world cup for the first time and Iran who beat the United Arab Emirates in the third place play off, to qualify by finishing in third place for the fourth time.