2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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Tournament details
Dates22 December 2005 – 15 November 2006
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating.

For the first time, the defending champions (Japan), did not earn an automatic berth in the finals and had to compete in the qualification tournament. Twelve teams from top two of each groups joined with four host nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) qualify for the final tournament.

Teams that did not enter[]

16 national teams did not enter qualifying (The team's FIFA World Ranking was considered for November 2005):

Team excluded[]

  •  North Korea [82] were banned from qualifying after having been found guilty of improper conduct in the qualifying round for 2004.

Thus, out of 46 national teams, 29 entered the qualifying.

Preliminary round[]

In December 2005, Bangladesh and Pakistan played off in a home and away series (with Bangladesh hosting the first leg), to determine which team would progress to the final qualifying round. This was originally scheduled in November but the earthquake in Pakistan forced it to be postponed.

After a goalless first leg in Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22 December 2005, Bangladesh won the second leg thanks to the goal from at the 84-minute in People's Sports Complex, Karachi, Pakistan four days later. Bangladesh qualified with the 1–0 on aggregate.

Bangladesh 0–0 Pakistan
(Report)
Bangabandhu National Stadium
Pakistan 0–1 Bangladesh
(Report) Goal 84'

 Pakistan also qualified after  Sri Lanka withdrew.

Seedings[]

The seeding was based on the 2004 competition, including results during qualifying. The teams in their respective pots also are listed with respect to their performance. Note that Jordan and Uzbekistan were placed higher than South Korea and Iraq. For the tie-breaker here served the fact that Jordan and Uzbekistan were eliminated on penalty shootout, while the other two teams were clearly defeated. Uzbekistan precedes Jordan as it won its group, while Jordan placed second. The same principle is applied to the rest of the teams on the list. The Australian team which had just joined the Asian Football Confederation on 1 January 2006 and had not participated in previous tournaments was given the lowest rank.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 Japan
 China PR
 Iran
 Bahrain
 Uzbekistan
 Jordan

 South Korea
 Iraq
 Saudi Arabia
 Kuwait
 Qatar
 Oman

 United Arab Emirates
 Syria
 Yemen
 Lebanon
 Singapore
 Hong Kong

 Palestine
 Chinese Taipei
 Pakistan*
 Bangladesh
 India
 Australia

* = Replace Sri Lanka

Tie-breaking criteria[]

If two or more teams in a group are equal on points on completion of the group matches, their places shall be determined as follows:

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned.
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned.
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (Away Goals do not apply in this stage of the competition).
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches.
  5. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play.
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round[]

  • Pakistan is added back into the final qualifying round after Sri Lanka withdrew at the last minute.
  • 24 teams will be split into six groups of four, playing in a home and away format. The top two of each group will progress to the finals. Matches will start on 22 February 2006 and ends on 15 November 2006.
  • On 1 August 2006, Lebanon officially withdrew from the competition after having played only one match, due to their ongoing conflict with Israel.[2]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13 15
 Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 21 4 +17 15
 Yemen 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6
 India 6 0 0 6 2 24 −22 0
Source:[citation needed]

Note: Japan is ranked higher than Saudi Arabia by the two head-to-head game results (Japan 3–2 Saudi Arabia).

Japan 6–0 India
Ono Goal 32'
Maki Goal 58'
Fukunishi Goal 68'
Kubo Goal 78', 90'
Satō Goal 82'		 (Report)
Yokohama International Stadium
Yokohama
Attendance: 38,025
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Yemen 0–4 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Goal 14', 89'
Al-Shalhoub Goal 77', 90+2'
Ali Mohsen Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
India 0–3 Yemen
(Report) S. Abdullah Goal 6'
Al-Hubaishi Goal 43'
Al Nono Goal 56' (pen.)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
India 0–3 Saudi Arabia
(Report) Al-Qahtani Goal 2', 19', 50'
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Japan 2–0 Yemen
Abe Goal 70'
Satō Goal 90+1'		 (Report)
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 40,913
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Japan
Bashir Goal 73' (Report)
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Saudi Arabia 7–1 India
Bashir Goal 30', 46'
Al Mahyani Goal 33'
Ameen Goal 57'
Goal 61'
Goal 78', 86'		 (Report) Manju Goal 22'
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
Yemen 0–1 Japan
(Report) Ganaha Goal 90'
Ali Mohsen Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Oman)
India 0–3 Japan
(Report) Bando Goal 23', 44'
Nakamura Goal 83'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Yemen
Bashir Goal 22'
Ameen Goal 27'
Fallatah Goal 65'
Al Mahyani Goal 68', 90+2'		 (Report)
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Iraq)
Japan 3–1 Saudi Arabia
Tulio Goal 20'
Ganaha Goal 29', 49'		 (Report) Al-Qahtani Goal 33' (pen.)
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 40,965
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Yemen 2–1 India
Goal 60'
Al-Nono Goal 82'		 (Report) Pradeep Goal 52'
Ali Mohsen Stadium, Sana'a
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: (Jordan)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 4 2 0 12 2 +10 14
 South Korea 6 3 2 1 15 5 +10 11
 Syria 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8
 Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 0 24 −24 0
Source:[citation needed]
Iran 4–0 Chinese Taipei
Teymourian Goal 35'
Madanchi Goal 47', 60'
Daei Goal 82'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (Iraq)
Syria 1–2 South Korea
Al Khatib Goal 49' (Report) Goal 5'
Lee Chun-soo Goal 50'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Chinese Taipei 0–4 Syria
(Report) Chabbo Goal 29', 58'
Al Hussain Goal 45'
Al Khatib Goal 64'
Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 700
Referee: (Korea DPR)
Chinese Taipei 0–3 South Korea
(Report) Ahn Jung-hwan Goal 31'
Jung Jo-gook Goal 53'
Goal 80'
Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
Iran 1–1 Syria
Nekounam Goal 71' (Report) Chaabo Goal 88'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
South Korea 1–1 Iran
Seol Ki-hyeon Goal 45' (Report) Hashemian Goal 90'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
South Korea 8–0 Chinese Taipei
Seol Ki-hyeon Goal 3', 52'
Jung Jo-gook Goal 4', 45', 88'
Cho Jae-jin Goal 19', 82'
Kim Do-heon Goal 77'		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: (Sri Lanka)
Syria 0–2 Iran
(Report) Nosrati Goal 20'
Nekounam Goal 56'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Japan)
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Iran
(Report) Karimi Goal 10', 56'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
South Korea 1–1 Syria
Cho Jae-jin Goal 9' (Report) Al Sayed Goal 18'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Thailand)
Iran 2–0 South Korea
Enayati Goal 48'
Badamaki Goal 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Bahrain)
Syria 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Al Jaban Goal 51'
Al Khatib Goal 62', 79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
 Oman 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
 Jordan 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10
 Pakistan 6 0 0 6 4 22 −18 0
Source:[citation needed]
Jordan 3–0 Pakistan
Aqel Goal 30' (pen.)
Shelbaieh Goal 38'
Al-Shagran Goal 41'		 (Report)
International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Oman
Matar Goal 15' (Report)
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Oman 3–0 Jordan
Saleh Goal 7'
Sulaiman Goal 18'
Zaher Goal 54'		 (Report)
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Pakistan 1–4 United Arab Emirates
Essa Goal 60' (Report) Qassim Goal 68'
Matar Goal 78'
Saad Goal 81'
Goal 88'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Pakistan 1–4 Oman
Essa Goal 79' (pen.) (Report) Al-Maimani Goal 15' (pen.), 35'
Al Hosni Goal 27'
Sulaiman Goal 90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Jordan 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Ra'fat Ali Goal 88' (Report) Omer Goal 52'
Khater Goal 67'
International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Jordan
(Report)
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Oman 5–0 Pakistan
Al Hosni Goal 7'
Bashir Goal 35', 85'
Sulaiman Goal 45'
Al-Touqi Goal 88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Iraq)
Pakistan 0–3 Jordan
(Report) Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh Goal 16'
Ra'fat Ali Goal 37'
Khaled Saad Goal 85'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: (Tajikistan)
Oman 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Mudhafar Goal 24'
Sulaiman Goal 28'		 (Report) Omer Goal 57'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Jordan 3–0 Oman
Amer Deeb Goal 80'
Ra'fat Ali Goal 84'
Al-Sheikh Goal 90'		 (Report)
International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Pakistan
Goal 54'
Omer Goal 58', 73'		 (Report) Akram Goal 23'
Ahmed Goal 67'
Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
 Bahrain 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
 Kuwait 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
 Lebanon 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:[citation needed]

Note: Bahrain is ranked higher than Kuwait by the two head-to-head game results (Bahrain 2 – 1 Kuwait).

Bahrain 1–3 Australia
Ali Goal 35' (Report) Thompson Goal 53'
Skoko Goal 79'
Elrich Goal 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Lebanon 1–1
Annulled1		 Kuwait
A. Nasseredine Goal 70' (Report) F. Al Hamad Goal 25'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Kuwait 0–0 Bahrain
(Report)
National Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Australia 2–0 Kuwait
Dodd Goal 75'
Petrovski Goal 86'		 (Report)
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 32,622
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
Kuwait 2–0 Australia
Goal 56'
Al-Mutawa Goal 59'		 (Report)
National Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Australia 2–0 Bahrain
Aloisi Goal 17'
Bresciano Goal 24'		 (Report)
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 36,606
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 2–1 Kuwait
Yousef Goal 35' (pen.)
Ghuloom Goal 43'		 (Report) Laheeb Goal 70'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

1 On 1 August 2006, it was announced that the AFC had accepted a withdrawal request from the Federation Libanaise de Football due to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. [3] The results of the Lebanon-Kuwait game on 22 February 2006 have been declared null and void and do not count towards the group rankings.[4]

The following fixtures were also canceled:

  • against Bahrain, 16 August 2006 (in Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain)
  • against Australia, 31 August 2006 (in Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia)
  • against Bahrain, 6 September 2006 (in Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)
  • against Kuwait, 11 October 2006 (in National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait)
  • against Australia, 15 November 2006 (in Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)

Group E[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
 China PR 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
 Singapore 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4
 Palestine 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 4
Source:[citation needed]

Note: Iraq is ranked higher than China PR by the two head-to-head game results (Iraq 3 – 2 China PR).

China PR 2–0 Palestine
Du Wei Goal 23'
Li Weifeng Goal 62'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)
Singapore 2–0 Iraq
Amri Goal 24'
Alam Shah Goal 83'		 (Report)
Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
Palestine 1–0 Singapore
Attal Goal 75' (Report)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Iraq 2–1 China PR
Karim Goal 16'
Mulla Mohammed Goal 67'		 (Report) Tao Wei Goal 54'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
China PR 1–0 Singapore
Shao Jiayi Goal 90+5' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: (Bahrain)
Palestine 0–3 Iraq
(Report) Mahmoud Goal 59', 62'
Nasser Goal 90'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Singapore 0–0 China PR
(Report)
Singapore National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
Iraq 2–2 Palestine
Sadir Goal 70'
Mulla Mohammed Goal 75'		 (Report) Goal 13'
Al Amour Goal 78'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Iraq 4–2 Singapore
Mahmoud Goal 35', 68'
Karim Goal 60'
Mulla Mohammed Goal 90+3'		 (Report) Goncalves Goal 9'
Amri Goal 62'
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Turkmenistan)
Palestine 0–2 China PR
(Report) Mao Jianqing Goal 27'
Sun Xiang Goal 65'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
China PR 1–1 Iraq
Han Peng Goal 40' (Report) Salah Goal 65'
Helong Stadium, Changsha
Attendance: 0
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Singapore Cancelled[5] Palestine
(Report)


1 All Iraq's home matches played in Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates.

2 All Palestine's home matches played in Amman, Jordan.

Group F[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15
 Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 14 4 +10 11
 Hong Kong 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
 Bangladesh 6 0 0 6 1 19 −18 0
Source:[citation needed]
Uzbekistan 5–0 Bangladesh
Geynrikh Goal 10', 52'
Djeparov Goal 24'
Shatskikh Goal 34', 84'		 (Report)
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Bahrain)
Hong Kong 0–3 Qatar
(Report) Yasser Goal 11'
Goal 44'
M. Mohamed Goal 90+5'
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Bangladesh 0–1 Hong Kong
(Report) Chan Siu Ki Goal 82'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
Qatar 2–1 Uzbekistan
Adel Lamy Goal 45'
Nasser Goal 49'		 (Report) B. Mohammed Goal 20' (o.g.)
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)
Bangladesh 1–4 Qatar
Goal 23' (Report) Rizik Goal 7' (pen.)
Adel Lamy Goal 36'
Ibrahim Goal 38', 74'
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Uzbekistan 2–2 Hong Kong
Soliev Goal 18'
Shatskikh Goal 35'		 (Report) Sham Kwok Keung Goal 66', 87'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Kuwait)
Hong Kong 0–0 Uzbekistan
(Report)
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)
Qatar 3–0 Bangladesh
Yasser Goal 25'
Adel Lamy Goal 30'
Shammari Goal 52'		 (Report)
Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 500
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Bangladesh 0–4 Uzbekistan
(Report) Zeytulaev Goal 11'
Bakaev Goal 18'
Djeparov Goal 22'
Shatskikh Goal 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 120
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 2–0 Hong Kong
B. Mohammed Goal 43'
Yasser Goal 53'		 (Report)
Al Gharrafa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Syria)
Hong Kong 2–0 Bangladesh
Ambassa Guy Goal 43', 74' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Uzbekistan 2–0 Qatar
Koshelev Goal 31'
Zeytulaev Goal 52'		 (Report)
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)

Qualified teams[]

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
 Indonesia 00Co-hosts 7 August 2004 3 (1996, 2000, 2004)
 Malaysia 2 (1976, 1980)
 Thailand 5 (1972, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Vietnam3 2 (19564, 19604)
 Australia Group D winner 16 August 2006 0 (debut)
 Qatar Group F winner 6 September 2006 6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004)
 Japan Group A winner 6 September 2006 5 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Saudi Arabia Group A runner-up 6 September 2006 6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Iran Group B winner 11 October 2006 10 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 South Korea Group B runner-up 11 October 2006 10 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 United Arab Emirates Group C winner 11 October 2006 6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)
 Oman Group C runner-up 11 October 2006 1 (2004)
 Iraq Group E winner 11 October 2006 5 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 China PR Group E runner-up 11 October 2006 8 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
 Bahrain Group D runner-up 15 November 2006 2 (1988, 2004)
 Uzbekistan Group F runner-up 15 November 2006 3 (1996, 2000, 2004)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host
3 Vietnam's debut since the unification of Vietnam at 1975

Goal scorers[]

4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References[]

  1. ^ "Australia must start at the bottom for Asian Cup". Times of Malta. 20 December 2005.
  2. ^ "Lebanon pull out of Asian Cup". afcasiancup.com. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
  3. ^ "AFC confirms Lebanon withdrawal request". Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
  4. ^ "Asian Cup qualifiers – Group D". Retrieved 6 September 2006.
  5. ^ Asian Football Confederation (15 November 2006). "AFC Asian Cup 2007 qualifying: Singapore-Palestine match cancelled". Retrieved 4 February 2011.

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