The AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025 is underway in the beautiful beach resort of Pattaya in Thailand.
Previously known as the AFC Beach Soccer Championship, the 11th edition of the Beach Soccer Asian Cup, is hosting some of the best athletes from the continent.
The championship also serves as the qualification tournament for Asian teams for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in Seychelles. The top three teams will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Iran are the defending champions of AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025: Teams and Groups
A total of 16 teams will compete in the beach soccer tournament. They are as follows:
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- China
- Iran
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand (hosts)
- Vietnam
- United Arab Emirates
The 16 teams have been divided equally into four groups as follows:
Group A
- Thailand
- Lebanon
- Kuwait
- India
Group B
- Saudi Arabia
- Japan
- Iraq
- China
Group C
- Iran
- UAE
- Afghanistan
- Indonesia
Group D
- Oman
- Bahrain
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025: Format
The group phase will be played in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.
How are the points awarded
Points are earned for the following results:
- 3 points for a win in regulation time
- 2 points for a win in extra time
- 1 point for a win in a penalty shoot-out
- no points for a loss.
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025: Schedule
Group Stage: 20-25 March
Quarter-finals: 26 March 2025, 27 March 2025
Semi-finals: 29 March 2025
Third-place match: 30 March 2025
Final: 30 March 2025
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup: List of Winners
| Year | Location | Final | Third place play-off | ||||||
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2006 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Bahrain | 5–3 | Japan | Iran | 6–4 | China | ||
| 2007 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 | Japan | Iran | 6–0 | Bahrain | ||
| 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 | Japan | Iran | 4–1 | China | ||
| 2009 | Dubai United Arab Emirates | Japan | 4–2 | Bahrain | Oman | 1–1 | Iran | ||
| 2011 | Muscat, Oman | Japan | 2–1 | Oman | Iran | 6–2 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2013 | Doha, Qatar | Iran | 6–6 | Japan | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Australia | ||
| 2015 | Doha, Qatar | Oman | 1–1 | Japan | Iran | 8–3 | Lebanon | ||
| 2017 | Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia | Iran | 7–2 | United Arab Emirates | Japan | 6–3 | Lebanon | ||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | Japan | 2–2 | United Arab Emirates | Oman | 2–2 | Palestine | ||
| 2021 | Phuket, Thailand | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.. | |||||||
| 2023 | Pattaya, Thailand | Iran | 6–0 | Japan | Oman | 4–2 | United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2025 | Pattaya, Thailand | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
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