Some 10 teams are taking part in the sixth edition of Katara – the Cultural Village beach football championship, which kicked off on Friday.
Organised by the Beach Management of Katara, the tournament gathers some of the best teams including last year’s winners: Al-Wajbah team (champion), Jou'an team (first runner-up), and the teams of Katara and Al Ezeiziyeh who ranked third and fourth respectively.
The Al Furjan Football Committee's qualifying draw took place last Wednesday in the presence of organising committee members and representatives of participating teams.
The draw has put the teams of Katara, Umm Al Afa'ie, Al Matar, Al Udeid and Sharq in the first group while the second group includes Al Wajbah, Jou'an, Ben Emran, Mbeerik and Al Khor teams.
The championship will open with two matches, the first will take place at 9:45pm when Katara team faces Umm Al Afa'ie team while the second match will bring together the Al Matar team and Al-Udeid team who will play at 10:45pm.
The matches will have three half-time periods each, and be 12 minutes long. A five-minute break will separate each of the three half-time periods. The tournament will run until June 23.