2011 AFC Asian Cup

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2011 AFC Asian Cup
2011 كأس آسيا
File:2011 AFC Asian Cup full logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates7–29 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (4th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Third placeFile:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Attendance405,361 (12,668 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Koo Ja-cheol (5 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Keisuke Honda
Fair play awardFile:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
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2015 →
File:2011 AFC Asian Cup results.png
Results of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011.[1][2] It was the second time that the tournament was hosted by Qatar, the previous occasion being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup. Japan won the cup after a 1–0 win against Australia, and earned the right to compete in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from AFC.[3][4] A television viewing audience of 484 million in 80 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, North America and North Africa witnessed Japan defeat Australia 1–0 in the final.[5]

Host selection

Qatar, India and Iran all lodged interest in hosting the 2011 AFC Asian Cup,[6] while Australia also considered making a late bid.[7] Qatar officially submitted their bid on 19 June 2006,[8] while India withdrew their interest and Iran failed to submit proper documentation for their bid on time.[9]

Qatar was announced as host nation on 29 July 2007, during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. Due to FIFA regulations stating that confederation events can be hosted either in January or July, and July being peak summer heat in the Middle East, 2011 Asian Cup took place in January of that year.[1][2]

Qualification

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2011 competition, received automatic byes to the finals. They were joined by the top two finishers in each of five qualifying groups. The AFC Challenge Cup acted as a further qualification competition for eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in 2008 and 2010 qualified automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals. These two winners were India and North Korea. It was India's first play for the Asian Cup since 1984, and North Korea's first since 1992. The final day of qualification was 3 March 2010.

List of qualified teams

File:2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.PNG
Final qualification status
  Team qualified for Asian Cup
  Team failed to qualify
Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Hosts 29 July 2007 7 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 2007 AFC Asian Cup winner 25 July 2007 6 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 2007 AFC Asian Cup runner-up 25 July 2007 7 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place 28 July 2007 11 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of India.svg India 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winner 13 August 2008 2 (1964, 1984)
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Group C runner-up 18 November 2009 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria Group D winner 18 November 2009 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Group E winner 6 January 2010 11 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Group D runner-up 6 January 2010 9 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Group A winner 6 January 2010 6 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Group A runner-up 6 January 2010 3 (1988, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Group C winner 6 January 2010 7 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2007)
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 2010 AFC Challenge Cup winner 27 February 2010 2 (1980, 1992)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Group B winner 3 March 2010 1 (2007)
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Group B runner-up 3 March 2010 8 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Group E runner-up 3 March 2010 1 (2004)

Notes:

1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host

Draw

The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 was held on 23 April 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar were seeded among the top group.[10][11]

Seeding

Seeding was announced on 22 April 2010. Qatar were automatically placed in Group A.[12] FIFA rankings of April 2010 are given in brackets.[13]

Pot 1 (Host and Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (96)
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq (81)
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (66)
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea (47) 		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (43)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (20)
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (60)
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (93) 		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (84)
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (100)
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain (69)
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (103) 		File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria (98)
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (97)
File:Flag of India.svg India (133)
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea (106)

Venues

Main article: List of football stadiums in Qatar
Map
15km
10miles
5
4
3
2
1
Location of the stadiums of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
1
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
2
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
3
Khalifa International Stadium
4
Thani bin Jassim Stadium
5
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

Members of the AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 have agreed the use of five stadiums for the 2011 tournament.[14] Since the tournament, Ahmed bin Ali Stadium was demolished. Khalifa International Stadium have been heavily modified. The Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Thani bin Jassim Stadium and Suheim bin Hamad Stadium are the only largely unmodified stadium used for this tournament.

City Stadium Capacity
Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 21,282
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 12,946
Khalifa International Stadium 40,000
Thani bin Jassim Stadium 21,175
Doha Suheim bin Hamad Stadium 13,000

Officials

12 referees and 24 assistants were selected for the tournament, along with three stand-by referees:[15]

Referee Assistants
Australia Ben Williams Australia Ben Wilson Australia Hakan Anaz
Japan Yuichi Nishimura Japan Toru Sagara Japan Toshiyuki Nagi
South Korea Kim Dong-jin South Korea Jeong Hae-sang South Korea Jang Jun-mo
Malaysia Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh China Mu Yuxin Malaysia Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud
Oman Abdullah Al Hilali Kyrgyzstan Bakhadyr Kochkarov Oman Hamed Al Mayahi
Qatar Abdulrahman Abdou Qatar Mohammad Darman Qatar Hassan Al Thawadi
Iran Mohsen Torky Iran Hassan Kamranifar Iran Reza Sokhandan
Singapore Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir Singapore Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng Singapore Haja Maidin
Bahrain Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain Khaled Al Alan Syria Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi
United Arab Emirates Ali Al Badwawi United Arab Emirates Saleh Al Marzouqi Kuwait Yaser Marad
Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan Abdukhamidullo Rasulov Uzbekistan Rafael Ilyasov

Standby referees

Iran Alireza Faghani
Uzbekistan Valentin Kovalenko
Qatar Abdullah Balideh

Squads

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup squads

Each country's final squad of 23 players was submitted by 28 December 2010.[16]

Group stage

All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3

Tie-breaking criteria

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:[16]

  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;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score 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)
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg0–2File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Report Ahmedov File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Djeparov File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Attendance: 37,143
Kuwait File:Flag of Kuwait.svg0–2File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Report Zhang Linpeng File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Deng Zhuoxiang File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Attendance: 7,423
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–1File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
Shatskikh File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Djeparov File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'		 Report Al-Mutwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,481
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–2File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Report Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 45+1'
Attendance: 30,778
Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg3–0File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
B. Mohammed File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
El-Sayed File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Fábio César File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report
Attendance: 28,339
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–2File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Yu Hai File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Hao Junmin File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'		 Report Ahmedov File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Geynrikh File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Attendance: 3,529

Group B

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg1–1File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Yoshida File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' Report Abdel Fattah File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Attendance: 6,255
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–2File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Al-Jassim File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Report A. Al Hussain File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 63'
Attendance: 15,768
Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg1–0File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Rahman File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Report
Attendance: 17,349
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg1–2File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Al Khatib File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (pen.) Report Hasebe File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,453
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–5File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Report Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 13', 80'
Maeda File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 51'
Attendance: 2,022
Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg2–1File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Diab File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (o.g.)
Al-Saify File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'		 Report Al Zeno File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Attendance: 9,849

Group C

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 File:Flag of India.svg India 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
India File:Flag of India.svg0–4File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Report Cahill File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 65'
Kewell File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
Holman File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2'
Attendance: 9,783
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg2–1File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Koo Ja-cheol File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', 56' Report Aaish File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,669
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
Jedinak File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Report Koo Ja-cheol File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Attendance: 15,526
Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg5–2File:Flag of India.svg India
Aaish File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (pen.)
Abdullatif File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 19', 35', 77'		 Report Gouramangi File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Chhetri[lower-alpha 1] File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Attendance: 11,032
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg4–1File:Flag of India.svg India
Ji Dong-won File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 23'
Koo Ja-cheol File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Son Heung-min File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Chhetri File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,366
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Jedinak File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Report
Attendance: 3,919

Group D

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
4 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg0–0File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 3,639
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg1–2File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Mahmoud File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Report Rezaei File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Mobali File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Attendance: 10,478
Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg1–0File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Ansarifard File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Report
Attendance: 6,488
United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–1File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Report W. Abbas File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,233
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg1–0File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Jassim File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Report
Attendance: 4,111
United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Report Afshin File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
M. Nouri File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
W. Abbas File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,012

Knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan2
 
25 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan1
 
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan0
 
22 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia6
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (a.e.t.)1
 
29 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq0
 
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia0
 
21 January – Al Rayyan (TBJS)
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (a.e.t.)1
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
 
25 January – Al Rayyan (TBJS)
 
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar2
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (pen.)2 (3)
 
22 January – Doha
 
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea2 (0) Third place
 
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran0
 
28 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea (a.e.t.)1
 
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan2
 
 
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea3
 

All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3

Quarter-finals

Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg3–2File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 71'
Inoha File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Report Soria File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Fábio César File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Attendance: 19,479
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–1File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Bakayev File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 49' Report B. Bani Yaseen File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 16,073
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Kewell File:Soccerball shade.svg 118' Report
Attendance: 7,889
Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
Report Yoon Bit-garam File:Soccerball shade.svg 105'
Attendance: 7,111

Semi-finals

Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
Maeda File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Hosogai File:Soccerball shade.svg 97'		 Report Ki Sung-yueng File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (pen.)
Hwang Jae-won File:Soccerball shade.svg 120'
Penalties
K. Honda soccer ball with check mark
Okazaki soccer ball with check mark
Nagatomo soccer ball with red X
Konno soccer ball with check mark		 3–0 soccer ball with red X Koo Ja-cheol
soccer ball with red X Lee Yong-rae
soccer ball with red X Hong Jeong-ho
Attendance: 16,171
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–6File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Report Kewell File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Ognenovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Carney File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'
Emerton File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Valeri File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'
Kruse File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Third place playoff

Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–3File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea
Geynrikh File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.), 53' Report Koo Ja-cheol File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Ji Dong-won File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 39'
Attendance: 8,199

Final

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Report T. Lee File:Soccerball shade.svg 109'
Attendance: 37,174

Statistics

Goalscorers

With five goals, Koo Ja-cheol was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 60 different players, with three of them credited as own goals. 5 goals:

4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

1 own goal:

2 own goals:

Awards

The AFC selected the MVP, top goalscorer, fair play award and four quality players of the tournament.[17] They didn't officially announce the all-star team of this tournament. Most Valuable Player

Top Goalscorer

Fair Play Award

Quality Players

Final standings

Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan B 6 4 2 0 14 14 6 +8
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia C 6 4 1 1 13 13 2 +11
3 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea C 6 4 2 0 14 13 7 +6
4 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan A 6 3 1 2 10 10 13 −3
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran D 4 3 0 1 9 6 2 +4
6 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar A 4 2 0 2 6 7 5 +2
7 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan B 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 +1
8 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq D 4 2 0 2 6 3 3 0
Eliminated in group stage
9 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China A 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0
10 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain C 3 1 0 2 3 6 5 +1
11 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria B 3 1 0 2 3 4 5 −1
12 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea D 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 −2
13 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates D 3 0 1 2 1 0 4 −4
14 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait A 3 0 0 3 0 1 7 −6
15 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia B 3 0 0 3 0 1 8 −7
16 File:Flag of India.svg India C 3 0 0 3 0 3 13 −10

Source: AFC Technical Report

Marketing

Official match ball

The Nike Total 90 Tracer was the official match ball of the tournament.[18]

Official mascot

Official mascot were Saboog, Tmbki, Freha, Zkriti and Tranaa. They are a family of Jerboas, a rodent found in the deserts of Qatar. The characters are named after different locations in the north, south, east and west of Qatar.

Official song

"Yalla Asia"
Single by Jay Sean featuring Karl Wolf and Radhika Vekaria
Released9 January 2011
Length3:21
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Max Herman

For marketing of the event, the organisers opted for the slogan "Yalla Asia" with a song sung by international artists Jay Sean and Karl Wolf, featuring Radhika Vekaria. Yalla Asia was composed and written by Radhika Vekaria, Max Herman and Zoulikha El Fassi. Max Herman produced the record for Zoul Projects 2011. The music video features Football Free Stylers Abbas Farid and Soufiane Touzani. The music video was released on January 9, 2011.

Sponsorship

Official Sponsors

Official Supporters

Controversies

The 2011 Asian Cup was not without controversies as concerns were risen about the extremely low crowds at most games not featuring hosts Qatar. The average attendance was just 12,006, much lower than the previous AFC Asian Cup tournaments. North Korea and the United Arab Emirates both had the lowest attendance numbers with approximately 3,000 and 6,000 attendances respectively.[19] The final match between Japan and Australia saw as many as 3,000 to 10,000 fans with valid tickets denied entry to the stadium[20] which then allegedly sparked small skirmishes among fans, "It was just incredibly badly handled. There were kids and families, not causing any problem, being confronted by riot police and being told they weren't getting in", according to Andy Richardson, Al Jazeera's sports correspondent.[21] The AFC stated that the gates were closed early for security concerns and organisers did not anticipate an influx of Japanese and Australian fans. The organising committee has offered to refund all tickets not redeemed at the match.[22] After staging the 2006 Asian Games,[23] this Asian Cup was being closely watched as an indicator to see how Qatar copes with hosting a major international football tournament[24] in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Notes

  1. ↑ Clarification on goalscorers: the second Indian goal is credited to Sunil Chhetri, who headed in a rebound after a shot from Renedy Singh hit the underside of the bar and bounced behind the goal line. However, as the officials did not indicate a goal was scored at that earlier point but only after Chhetri headed into the net, Renedy cannot be credited with the goal.

References

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