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TECHNICAL REPORT AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP KUWAIT 2012 1 - 6 JULY CONTENT FOREWORD BY AFC PRESIDENT General Host City Information 8 Tournament overview 10 Tournament Analysis Technical Analysis 14 Story of the Tournament 18 Statistics and Data Results and Ranking 22 Awards 24 Match Data 28 8 16 25 36 Technical Statistics 42 Team Data and Analysis 60 Medical Report 62 Refereeing Report TOURNAMENT INFORMATION 70 Preliminary rounds 72 Venues 74 AFC Delegation 75 Referees 76 Technical Study Group 37 59 67 AFC Acting President’s Message Dear friends, Asian futsal has seen a rapid rise over the years and after watching the AFC Futsal Club Championship 2012 matches in Kuwait, I am proud that we are one of the fastest growing confederations in the shorter version of the game. I would like to congratulate Sanaye Giti Pasand who managed to bring Iranian futsal back into the limelight with their all-round performance by lifting the coveted trophy. Similar to football, clubs are the backbone of the national futsal sides and the Member Associations involved in the AFC Futsal Club Championship have been working hard to improve their domestic futsal leagues. The performances in this competition provided ample proof of the efforts exerted by our Member Associations to raise the level of futsal in their regions. And, to lend a helping hand to these efforts in improving the game from the technical perspective, AFC deployed a team of technical experts to analyse the matches in Kuwait City. This technical report is the outcome of the analyses and should prove to be useful in further developing the players, coaches, instructors and educators, based on solid and accurate data collected during the tournament. I would like to thank everyone involved in this competition, including the Kuwait Football Association, the Local Organising Committee, players, coaches, referees, fans and sponsors for their role in making this edition a memorable one. Sincerely, Zhang Jilong AFC Acting President FIFA Executive Committee member GENERAL ● HOST CITY INFORMATION - KUWAIT CITY 6 AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP KUWAIT 2012 General • Host City Information • Tournament Overview 7 GENERAL ● HOST CITY INFORMATION - KUWAIT CITY Country: Kuwait Population: 3,566,437 (as of 2010) Summer temperatures range from 38 to 46 degrees Celsius (100 to Capital: Kuwait City 115 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperatures over 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) are not uncommon in the summer, especially in Kuwait City has a population of 2.38 million in the metropolitan area heat waves. Winters are much cooler than summer. and serves as Kuwait’s political and economic capital. Summer rainfall is very rare, and normally non-existent. The wettest It is located at the heart of the country on the shores of the Persian month is January, typically with only five days of any rain. Rain may Gulf, and hosts Kuwait’s parliament (Majlis Al-Umma), governmental occur in the spring and its frequency increases around November. On offices, headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks. average, Kuwait City sees about 22 wet days, and 343 dry days. Kuwait’s official language is Modern Standard Arabic. Kuwaiti Arabic, a Dust storms occur at times during summer from the shamal wind. Dust Gulf Arabic sub-dialect, is Kuwait’s colloquial dialect. English is widely storms can occur anytime of year but occur mostly during summer, and understood and often used as a business language. less frequently during autumn. The Dinar is the currency of Kuwait and was introduced in 1961 Kuwait’s booming economy has allowed many international hotel to replace the Gulf rupee. It is sub-divided into 1000 fils and is the chains to enter agreements to open hotels in the country. By 2012, highest-valued currency unit in the world. over 3,000 rooms are expected to be added to Kuwait’s current hotel inventory. About 85% of the population in Kuwait identify themselves as Muslims. The city is also home to a large variety of shopping malls, which serve Among the non-Kuwaiti citizens, the country has a large community of as the basis of Kuwaiti social life. Christians (est. 300,000 to 400,000), Hindus (est. 300,000), Buddhists (est. 100,000), and Sikhs (est. 10,000). Hindus account for the largest In 2008, a railway network connecting Arab states of the Persian number of expatriates in Kuwait. Gulf was proposed, although work is yet to start. A metro network was designed, with four lines and stations across the entire city and As the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, Kuwait suburbs. Although it has faced considerable delays, the project is City’s trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International expected to commence construction sometime in 2011 and open parts Airport, Mina Al-Shuwaik (Shuwaik Port) and Mina Al Ahmadi (Ahmadi of the first two lines by July 2016. Port). Kuwait International Airport is the primary airport for the country serving With the discovery of oil in 1936, the city’s standard of living improved a wide variety of local and international destinations. dramatically, including health and education services. Kuwait has the world’s fifth largest oil reserves and petroleum products now account for nearly 95% of export revenues and 80% of government income. A world-class business hub, Kuwait City has an arid climate, with very hot summers, little rainfall, and frequent dust storms. 8 AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP KUWAIT 2012 9 GENERAL ● TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW 10 AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP KUWAIT 2012 The third edition of the AFC Futsal Club Championship was held in Son Nam beat Indonesia’s Pelindo in the semi-finals to qualify for the Kuwait City, Kuwait, from July 1-6, 2012. final. GH Bank ultimately won the tournament after beating Thai Son Nam 1-0. The venues for the tournament were Yarmouk SC Indoor Stadium and Al Arabi Indoor Stadium. Likewise, Ardus remained all conquering in the local futsal league with nine wins and one draw in 10 matches of the league to represent Eight teams - Yarmouk SC (Kuwait), Nagoya Oceans (Japan), Sanaye Uzbekistan in the Zone 1 qualifier where they once again remained Giti Pasand (Iran), All Sports (Lebanon), GH Bank RBAC (Thailand), undefeated accumulating 12 points from four matches. Al Rayyan was Thai Son Nam (Vietnam), Ardus (Uzbekistan) and Al Rayyan (Qatar) - the other team to join Ardus in Kuwait as they finished second behind qualified for the tournament proper. Ardus in the qualifiers which was played in a round-robin format. Being the host country’s club, Yarmouk SC qualified automatically while The inaugural edition of AFC Futsal Club Championship was held in the representatives from Japan, Iran and Lebanon also received direct 2010 and ran with nine teams, forming a group of four and five teams entry by virtue of clubs from those countries finishing in the top three each. The top two finishers from each group made it to the semi-finals. places at the previous edition of the tournament. Since 2011, the final tournament is played with eight teams. If more 2011 champions Nagoya Oceans edged Shriker Osaka by a point to national league champions wish to enter a team, all but the top three win the domestic futsal league to represent Japan in the continental finishers of the last tournament and the host nation, have to enter a competition. qualification stage. Sanaye Giti Pasand’s dramatic entry into the competition hinged on Iranian clubs have been a dominant force in the previous continental last-minute calculations, after last year’s finalists Shahid Mansouri and championships with Foolad Mahan Sepahan winning the inaugural Giti Pasand were tied equal on points from 26 matches in the league. edition in 2010 and Shahid Mansouri missing out the title after Giti Pasand overtook Shahid Mansouri’s healthy goal difference in the conceding an extra-time defeat to Japan’s Nagoya Oceans in 2011 in last match day as they thrashed Persepolis Tehran 11-2 while Shahid Doha. Mansouri could only manage a 7-3 win over 2010 champions Foolad Mahan Sepahan. Iranian players swooped all individual awards offered in the last two editions of the tournament. Asian futsal icon Vahid Shamsaee (Foolad All Sports also won the grueling best-of-five finals against Sadaka Mahan Sepahan) completed a double by winning the Most Valuable Beirut 3-2 to book a ticket for the finals in Kuwait. Player and Top scorer awards in 2010 while compatriot Mohammad Keshavarz (Shahid Mansouri) and Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (Al GH Bank RBAC and Thai Son Nam are the winners of Zone 2 qualifiers Rayyan) continued Iran’s domination in 2011. where GH Bank defeated China’s Guangzhou Baiyunshan and Thai 11 TOURNAMENT ANALYSIS ● TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 12 AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP KUWAIT 2012 Tournament Analysis • Technical Analysis • Story of the Tournament • Statistics and Data • Team Data and Analysis • Medical Report • Refereeing Report 13 TOURNAMENT ANALYSIS ● TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The teams involved in the AFC Futsal Club Championship 2012 exhibited the quality required to bridge the gap between the well- Recognition should also be given to the players on their timing, established national leagues of Europe and South America. perception and execution of successful set pieces. Football needs Futsal Technical genius Futsal is recognised and utilised by the strong footballing nations as Highly technical players in 1v1 situations have emerged from this a development tool for players as it improves decision-making, ball edition of the competition which has increased the quality of each mastery and movement. AFC Member Associations are working hard game. to compete at the continental futsal club competition and looking at the quality of this year championship, credit must be given to their vision No doubt that quality players and the beauty of futsal bring value to and understanding of the game.

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