Founded | 2013 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Current champions | United Arab Emirates |
Most successful team(s) | Iran United Arab Emirates (1 title each) |
2022 WAFF Beach Soccer Championship |
The WAFF Beach Soccer Championship is an international beach soccer competition contested by West Asian men's national teams who are members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). [1]
First held in 2013, [2] the inaugural event is the only edition to have been held thus far. However, in 2021, WAFF announced a second edition would take place with a view to making the championship an annual occurrence. [3]
Editions | Years | Hosts | Finals | Third place playoff | Number of teams | |||||||
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Winners | Scores | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||||
1 | 2013 Details | Iran | Iran | 3–3(aet) (1–0 p) | Oman | Palestine | 4–3 | Bahrain | 7 | |||
2 [4] | 2022 Details | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Oman | Bahrain | 5–2 | Palestine | 7 |
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