2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 February 2013 – 5 March 2014
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored161 (2.68 per match)
Attendance672,607 (11,210 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Reza Ghoochannejhad
United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout
(5 goals each)
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The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification was a qualification process organized by the AFC to determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2015 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, featured 16 teams.

In the initial scheme, ten places were determined by qualification matches, while six places were reserved for the following:

  • Hosts (Australia)
  • Top three finishers in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup (Japan, Australia, and South Korea)
  • Winners of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup (North Korea)
  • Winners of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup (Palestine)

As the host nation Australia also finished as runners-up in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the initial 6 automatic qualification spots were reduced to 5, with a total of 11 spots eventually determined by the qualification matches, in which 20 AFC members compete.[1]

Qualified teams[]

Qualification status
  Country qualified for Asian Cup
  Country failed to qualify
Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 Australia Hosts 5 January 2011 3rd 2011 Runners-up (2011)
 Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners 25 January 2011 8th 2011 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
 South Korea 2011 AFC Asian Cup 3rd place 28 January 2011 13th 2011 Winners (1956, 1960)
 North Korea 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners 19 March 2012 4th 2011 Fourth place (1980)
 Bahrain Group D winners 15 November 2013 5th 2011 Fourth place (2004)
 United Arab Emirates Group E winners 15 November 2013 9th 2011 Runners-up (1996)
 Saudi Arabia Group C winners 15 November 2013 9th 2011 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
 Oman Group A winners 19 November 2013 3rd 2007 Group Stage (2004, 2007)
 Uzbekistan Group E runners-up 19 November 2013 6th 2011 Fourth place (2011)
 Qatar Group D runners-up 19 November 2013 9th 2011 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011)
 Iran Group B winners 19 November 2013 13th 2011 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
 Kuwait Group B runners-up 19 November 2013 10th 2011 Winners (1980)
 Jordan Group A runners-up 4 February 2014 3rd 2011 Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)
 Iraq Group C runners-up 5 March 2014 8th 2011 Winners (2007)
 China PR Best third-placed team 5 March 2014 11th 2011 Runners-up (1984, 2004)
 Palestine 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners 30 May 2014 1st N/A N/A


Qualification process[]

The preliminary draw was held in Melbourne on 9 October 2012, 18:00 UTC+11.[2] The twenty teams involved in the qualifiers were drawn into five groups of four teams each, with each group containing one team from each of the following seeding pots. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams from each group and the best third-placed team from among all the groups qualified for the finals.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Uzbekistan
 Qatar
 Jordan
 Iran
 Iraq

 China PR
 Bahrain
 Syria
 United Arab Emirates
 Kuwait

 Saudi Arabia
 Oman
 Thailand
 Yemen
 Vietnam

 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Indonesia
 Lebanon
 Hong Kong

The following teams did not enter the main qualifying draw, as categorized as "emerging countries" they compete separately. The teams were eligible to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup by winning either the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup or the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

† Entrants to 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
‡ Entrants to 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Schedule[]

The following matchdays were assigned by the AFC for 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. As 15 and 19 November 2013 were also the dates of the inter-confederation playoffs for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[4] a number of alternative matchdays were allocated.

Year Matchday Date
2013 Matchday 1 6 February
Matchday 2 22 March
Matchday 3 15 October
Matchday 4 15 November
Matchday 5 19 November
2014[5] Alternative 11, 18, 25, 31 January
4 February
Matchday 6 5 March

Groups[]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best third-placed team qualified for the finals
Tiebreakers

In each group, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers were in the following order:[6]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference resulting from group matches between the teams concerned
  3. Greater number of goals scored in group matches between the teams concerned (away goals not applicable)
  4. Goal difference in all group matches
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were involved and they were both on the field of play
  7. Drawing of lots

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Oman Jordan Syria Singapore
 Oman 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14 — 0–0 1–0 3–1
 Jordan 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 0–0 — 2–1 4–0
 Syria 6 1 1 4 7 7 0 4 0–1 1–1 — 4–0
 Singapore 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3 0–2 1–3 2–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Oman 1–0 Syria
  • Al-Muqbali Goal 39'
 Report
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Jordan 4–0 Singapore
 Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Singapore 0–2 Oman
Report
Attendance: 5,849
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Syria 1–1 Jordan
 Report
  • Goal 57'
PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 2]
Attendance: 200
Singapore 2–1 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Jordan 0–0 Oman
Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 6,423
Syria 4–0 Singapore
 Report
PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 2]
Attendance: 50
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Syria 0–1 Oman
Report
PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 2]
Attendance: 200
Oman 0–0 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Singapore 1–3 Jordan
 Report
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Oman 3–1 Singapore
 Report
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (South Korea)
Jordan 2–1 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Iran Kuwait Lebanon Thailand
 Iran 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 16 — 3–2 5–0 2–1
 Kuwait 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 1–1 — 0–0 3–1
 Lebanon 6 2 2 2 12 14 −2 8 1–4 1–1 — 5–2
 Thailand 6 0 0 6 7 21 −14 0 0–3 1–3 2–5 —
Source:[citation needed]
Iran 5–0 Lebanon
  • Ghoochannejhad Goal 26', 62'
  • Nekounam Goal 45+1' (pen.), 61' (pen.), 80'
 Report
Attendance: 19,733
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Thailand 1–3 Kuwait
  • Chanathip Goal 76'
 Report
  • Theeraton Goal 25' (o.g.)
  • Fadel Goal 59'
  • Aman Goal 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Lebanon 5–2 Thailand
  • Chaito Goal 6', 22'
  • Haidar Goal 31'
  • Maatouk Goal 72'
  • Onika Goal 90+1'
 Report
  • Thitipan Goal 49', 85'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Kuwait 1–1 Iran
 Report
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Lebanon 1–1 Kuwait
  • Ghaddar Goal 50'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iran 2–1 Thailand
 Report
  • Teerasil Goal 80'
Attendance: 17,330
Thailand 0–3 Iran
Report
  • Dejagah Goal 28'
  • Ghoochannejhad Goal 42'
  • Jahanbakhsh Goal 90+5'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Kuwait 0–0 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 11,500
Lebanon 1–4 Iran
  • Haidar Goal 79'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Kuwait 3–1 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Iran 3–2 Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Thailand 2–5 Lebanon
  • Teeratep Goal 23' (pen.)
  • Adisak Goal 76'
 Report
  • Ghaddar Goal 2'
  • Maatouk Goal 18', 46'
  • Saad Goal 45+1'
  • Antar Goal 63'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Saudi Arabia Iraq China Indonesia
 Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16 — 2–1 2–1 1–0
 Iraq 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 9 0–2 — 3–1 1–0
 China PR 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
 Indonesia 6 0 1 5 2 8 −6 1 1–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Iraq 1–0 Indonesia
 Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 4]
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
China PR 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Helong Stadium, Changsha
Attendance: 31,621
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Indonesia 1–2 Saudi Arabia
  • Boaz Goal 5'
 Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Indonesia 1–1 China PR
  • Boaz Goal 67'
 Report
  • Wu Xi Goal 36'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 500
Iraq 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 12,000
China PR 1–0 Indonesia
  • Wu Lei Goal 45+1'
 Report
Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
Attendance: 33,217
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 21,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
China PR 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
Attendance: 36,016
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Indonesia 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Ahmed Goal 27'
  • Jassim Goal 32' (pen.)
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq 3–1 China PR
 Report
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 4]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 9,500

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bahrain Qatar Malaysia Yemen
 Bahrain 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14 — 1–0 1–0 2–0
 Qatar 6 4 1 1 13 2 +11 13 0–0 — 1–0 6–0
 Malaysia 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
 Yemen 6 0 0 6 3 18 −15 0 0–2 1–4 1–2 —
Source:[citation needed]
Yemen 0–2 Bahrain
Report
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 5]
Attendance: 450
Qatar 2–0 Malaysia
  • Ibrahim Goal 55'
  • Ahmed Goal 90+3'
 Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Malaysia 2–1 Yemen
  • Azamuddin Goal 27'
  • Khyril Muhymeen Goal 80'
 Report
  • Al-Hagri Goal 12'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Bahrain 1–0 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 1,950
Qatar 6–0 Yemen
 Report
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Malaysia 1–1 Bahrain
  • Norshahrul Goal 70'
 Report
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Yemen 1–4 Qatar
 Report
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)[note 5]
Attendance: 350
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain 1–0 Malaysia
  • Abdul-Latif Goal 72'
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Malaysia 0–1 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Bahrain 2–0 Yemen
 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Yemen 1–2 Malaysia
 Report
  • Amri Goal 16'
  • Fakri Goal 77'
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)[note 5]
Attendance: 311
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Qatar 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 12,878

Group E[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Hong Kong Vietnam
 United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 — 2–1 4–0 5–0
 Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 1–1 — 0–0 3–1
 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 2 13 −11 4 0–4 0–2 — 1–0
 Vietnam 6 1 0 5 5 15 −10 3 1–2 0–3 3–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Uzbekistan 0–0 Hong Kong
Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 16,287
Vietnam 1–2 United Arab Emirates
 Report
  • Khalil Goal 6' (pen.)
  • Fardan Goal 67'
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Hong Kong 1–0 Vietnam
  • Chan Wai Ho Goal 87'
 Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,639
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Uzbekistan
 Report
  • Gadoev Goal 16'
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 21,357
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Hong Kong 0–4 United Arab Emirates
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 3–1 Vietnam
 Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Vietnam 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
United Arab Emirates 4–0 Hong Kong
 Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 10,871
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Hong Kong 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 5,679
United Arab Emirates 5–0 Vietnam
 Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 9,674
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Uzbekistan 1–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Vietnam 3–1 Hong Kong
 Report
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

Ranking of third-placed teams[]

To determine the best third-placed team, the following criteria were used:[6]

  1. Number of points obtained in the group matches
  2. Goal difference in the group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches
  4. Fewer points calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  5. Drawing of lots
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C  China PR 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
B  Lebanon 6 2 2 2 12 14 −2 8
D  Malaysia 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
A  Syria 6 1 1 4 7 7 0 4
E  Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 2 13 −11 4
Source:[citation needed]

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Kuwait Hussain Fadel (playing against Iran)
  • Thailand Theeraton Bunmathan (playing against Kuwait)
  • Vietnam Âu Văn Hoàn (playing against Uzbekistan)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The Singapore v Oman and Syria v Jordan matches on Matchday 2 were rescheduled from the original date of 22 March 2013 on the request of the football associations of Oman and Jordan so that their respective national teams can prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC Fourth Round matches on 26 March 2013.[7][8]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Syria played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.[9]
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b The Oman v Jordan match on Matchday 4 and Singapore v Jordan match on Matchday 5 were rescheduled from the original dates of 15 and 19 November 2013 due to Jordan's qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-off matches on 14 and 20 November 2013.[10]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Iraq played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yemen played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Automatic bye to 2015 Finals for top-three". the-afc.com. 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Giants to know foes on Tuesday". the-afc.com. 8 October 2012.
  3. ^ "AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™ preliminary draw results". the-afc.com. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 FWC Asian qualifiers format". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  5. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "AFC Asian Cup 2015 Qualifiers Regulations" (PDF). AFC.com.
  7. ^ "FAS appoints caretaker national team coach". Football Association of Singapore. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  8. ^ المنتخب الوطني يلاقي اندونيسيا وديا والاتحاد الاسيوي يوافق على تأجيل مباراة الاردن وسوريا (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  9. ^ ایران میزبان بازی‌های سوریه شد (in Persian). روزنامه شرق. June 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "Jordan's AFC Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers to be rescheduled". Asian Football Confederation. 11 September 2013.
  11. ^ رئيس الاتحاد: حظر اللعب في اليمن بسبب المخاوف الأمنية (in Arabic). Yemen Football Association. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013.

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