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:

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

File:2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualification.png
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
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Hosts 5 January 2011 3rd 2011 Runners-up (2011)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners 25 January 2011 8th 2011 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2011 AFC Asian Cup 3rd place 28 January 2011 13th 2011 Winners (1956, 1960)
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners 19 March 2012 4th 2011 Fourth place (1980)
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Group D winners 15 November 2013 5th 2011 Fourth place (2004)
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Group E winners 15 November 2013 9th 2011 Runners-up (1996)
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Group C winners 15 November 2013 9th 2011 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman Group A winners 19 November 2013 3rd 2007 Group Stage (2004, 2007)
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Group E runners-up 19 November 2013 6th 2011 Fourth place (2011)
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Group D runners-up 19 November 2013 9th 2011 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011)
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Group B winners 19 November 2013 13th 2011 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Group B runners-up 19 November 2013 10th 2011 Winners (1980)
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Group A runners-up 4 February 2014 3rd 2011 Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Group C runners-up 5 March 2014 8th 2011 Winners (2007)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Best third-placed team 5 March 2014 11th 2011 Runners-up (1984, 2004)
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners 30 May 2014 1st Debut None

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

File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq

File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait

File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam

File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg 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
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14 — 0–0 1–0 3–1
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 0–0 — 2–1 4–0
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 6 1 1 4 7 7 0 4 0–1 1–1 — 4–0
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3 0–2 1–3 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Oman File:Flag of Oman.svg1–0File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
 [1]
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Iran Kuwait Lebanon Thailand
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 16 — 3–2 5–0 2–1
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9 1–1 — 0–0 3–1
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6 2 2 2 12 14 −2 8 1–4 1–1 — 5–2
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 6 0 0 6 7 21 −14 0 0–3 1–3 2–5 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Saudi Arabia Iraq China Indonesia
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 16 — 2–1 2–1 1–0
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 9 0–2 — 3–1 1–0
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 6 0 1 5 2 8 −6 1 1–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bahrain Qatar Malaysia Yemen
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14 — 1–0 1–0 2–0
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 6 4 1 1 13 2 +11 13 0–0 — 1–0 6–0
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 6 0 0 6 3 18 −15 0 0–2 1–4 1–2 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Hong Kong Vietnam
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 6 5 1 0 18 3 +15 16 — 2–1 4–0 5–0
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 1–1 — 0–0 3–1
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 2 13 −11 4 0–4 0–2 — 1–0
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 6 1 0 5 5 15 −10 3 1–2 0–3 3–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

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 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
B File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 6 2 2 2 12 14 −2 8
D File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
A File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 6 1 1 4 7 7 0 4
E File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg 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

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Syria played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.[9]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Iraq played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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 العربية). 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 فارسی). روزنامه شرق. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved 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 العربية). Yemen Football Association. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013.

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