2015 AFC Asian Cup

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2015 AFC Asian Cup

2015 AFC Asian Cup logo
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates 9 – 31 January (23 days)
Teams 16
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
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The 2015 AFC Asian Cup will be the 16th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, an international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament will be hosted for the first time by Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia.

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Host selection [edit]

Australia was the sole bidder for the hosting rights and was officially named host on 5 January 2011.

“Considering the efforts of the Football Federation Australia in developing the game on their territory and considering also all the achievements that have been made towards the development of football in Australia and to encourage Australia to take steps towards developing the game, I am happy and honoured to announce that the executive committee of the Asian Football Confederation has approved Australia as the host nation of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup,” said then-AFC President, Mohammed Bin Hammam.[1]

Qualification [edit]

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Current qualification status
  Country qualified for Asian Cup
  Country failed to qualify
  Country may qualify

The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2015 competition, receive automatic byes to finals. Should the host nation finish in the top three of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the fourth-placed team will not receive an automatic bye.[2] The AFC Challenge Cup acts 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 2012 and 2014 qualify automatically to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup finals.[3] The remaining spots will be available for the teams competing in the main Asian Cup preliminaries. The AFC decided that the 20 teams involved in the qualifiers would be drawn into five groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group and one third best-placed team from among all the groups would qualify for the Finals.[4]

Qualified teams [edit]

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
 Australia Hosts2 5 January 2011 2 (2007, 2011)
 Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup Champions 25 January 2011 7 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011)
 South Korea 2011 AFC Asian Cup 3rd place 28 January 2011 12 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011)
 North Korea 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winner 19 March 2012 3 (1980, 1992, 2011)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Australia also obtained 2011 AFC Asian Cup runner-up qualifying position

Organisation [edit]

Date [edit]

The tournament will be held from 9 to 31 January, midway through the major football leagues seasons, and during Australia's summer.

The 2014–15 season of the A-League, the national league of Australia, is expected to be suspended for three weeks during the tournament.[5]

Venues [edit]

The five host cities for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle, were announced on 27 March 2013, with a total five venues to be used.[6]

Sydney Newcastle Brisbane
Stadium Australia Newcastle Stadium Brisbane Stadium
Capacity: 84,000 Capacity: 33,000 Capacity: 52,500
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Canberra
Canberra Stadium
Capacity: 25,011
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Melbourne
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Capacity: 30,050
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Group stage [edit]

The match schedule was announced on 27 March 2013.[6][7]

Group A [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 January 2015
 Australia  Match 1 A4 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
10 January 2015
 A2 Match 2 A3 Canberra Stadium, Canberra
13 January 2015
 A4 Match 9 A2 Canberra Stadium, Canberra
13 January 2015
 A3 Match 10  Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney
17 January 2015
 Australia  Match 17 A2 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
17 January 2015
 A3 Match 18 A4 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Group B [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 January 2015
 B1 Match 3 B4 Stadium Australia, Sydney
10 January 2015
 B2 Match 4 B3 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
14 January 2015
 B4 Match 11 B2 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
14 January 2015
 B3 Match 12 B1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
18 January 2015
 B1 Match 19 B2 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
18 January 2015
 B3 Match 20 B4 Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Group C [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 January 2015
 C1 Match 5 C4 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
11 January 2015
 C2 Match 6 C3 Canberra Stadium, Canberra
15 January 2015
 C4 Match 13 C2 Canberra Stadium, Canberra
15 January 2015
 C3 Match 14 C1 Stadium Australia, Sydney
19 January 2015
 C1 Match 21 C2 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
19 January 2015
 C3 Match 22 C4 Stadium Australia, Sydney

Group D [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 January 2015
 D1 Match 7 D4 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle
12 January 2015
 D2 Match 8 D3 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
16 January 2015
 D4 Match 15 D2 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
16 January 2015
 D3 Match 16 D1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
20 January 2015
 D1 Match 23 D2 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
20 January 2015
 D3 Match 24 D4 Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Knockout phase [edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
22 January – Melbourne        
 Winner Group A   
26 January – Sydney
 Runner-up Group B     
 Winner Match 25   
23 January – Sydney
   Winner Match 27     
 Winner Group C   
31 January – Sydney
 Runner-up Group D     
 Winner Match 29   
22 January – Brisbane
   Winner Match 30   
 Winner Group B   
27 January – Newcastle
 Runner-up Group A     
 Winner Match 26    Third place
23 January – Canberra
   Winner Match 28     
 Winner Group D     Loser Match 29   
 Runner-up Group C       Loser Match 30   
30 January – Newcastle

Quarter-finals [edit]

22 January 2015
 Winner Group A Match 25 Runner-up Group B Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
22 January 2015
 Winner Group B Match 26 Runner-up Group A Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
23 January 2015
 Winner Group C Match 27 Runner-up Group D Stadium Australia, Sydney
23 January 2015
 Winner Group D Match 28 Runner-up Group C Canberra Stadium, Canberra

Semi-finals [edit]

26 January 2015
 Winner Match 25 Match 29 Winner Match 27 Stadium Australia, Sydney
27 January 2015
 Winner Match 26 Match 30 Winner Match 28 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Third place match [edit]

30 January 2015
 Loser Match 29 Match 31 Loser Match 30 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Final [edit]

31 January 2015
 Winner Match 29 Match 32 Winner Match 30 Stadium Australia, Sydney

Host cities [edit]

Sydney's central business district.

The five host cities for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup include the federal capital, Canberra, the three largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and also Newcastle, the second largest non-capital city in the country. All host cities are located on the east coast of Australia, which is home to more than 80% of the Australian population.

Climate [edit]

In terms of climate, the area in which the host cities are located is dominated by a humid subtropical climate and an oceanic climate.

January climate data
City Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Newcastle Sydney
Average high °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)		 28.0
(82.4)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.9
(78.6)
Average low °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)		 13.2
(55.8)		 14.3
(57.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.7
(65.7)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[8][9][10][11][12]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Australia to host 2015 AFC Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 5 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Automatic bye to 2015 Finals for top-three
  3. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™ preliminary draw results". the-afc.com. 9 October 2012. 
  5. ^ "A-League break likely for Asian Cup". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  6. ^ a b "Venues and Match Schedule". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2013. 
  7. ^ "Match Schedule AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015". AFC. 
  8. ^ "Brisbane". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 March 2013. 
  9. ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  10. ^ "Melbourne Regional Office". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 November 2010. 
  11. ^ "Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 April 2013. 
  12. ^ "Sydney (Observatory Hill)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 

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