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Revision as of 00:34, 2 February 2014
File:2015 AFC Asian Cup crest.png | |
Tournament details | |
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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.[1] The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia.
Host selection
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.[2]
Qualification
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.[3] 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.[4] 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 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[5]
Qualified teams
Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA ranking at start of event |
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Australia | Hosts1 | 5 January 2011 | 3rd | 2011 | Runners-up (2011) | |
Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup Champions | 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 top two | 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 top two | 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 top two | 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) |
- 1 Australia also obtained 2011 AFC Asian Cup runner-up qualifying position
Venues
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 |
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Stadium Australia | Newcastle Stadium | Brisbane Stadium |
Capacity: 84,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 52,500 |
Canberra | ||
Canberra Stadium | ||
Capacity: 25,011 | ||
Melbourne | ||
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | ||
Capacity: 30,050 | ||
Final draw
The draw for the final tournament will be held at the Sydney Opera House on 26 March 2014.[7] The 16 participating teams will to be drawn into the four groups of the group stage. In preparation for this, the teams will be organised into four pots with host nation Australia in Pot 1.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Australia (hosts) |
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Group stage
The match schedule was announced on 27 March 2013.[6][8] The winners and runners-up from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- drawing of lots by the AFC Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
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Australia | Match 1 | A4 |
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A2 | Match 2 | A3 |
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A4 | Match 9 | A2 |
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A3 | Match 10 | Australia |
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Australia | Match 17 | A2 |
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A3 | Match 18 | A4 |
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Group B
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B1 | Match 3 | B4 |
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B2 | Match 4 | B3 |
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B4 | Match 11 | B2 |
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B3 | Match 12 | B1 |
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B1 | Match 19 | B2 |
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B3 | Match 20 | B4 |
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Group C
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C1 | Match 5 | C4 |
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C2 | Match 6 | C3 |
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C4 | Match 13 | C2 |
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C3 | Match 14 | C1 |
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C1 | Match 21 | C2 |
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C3 | Match 22 | C4 |
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Group D
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D1 | Match 7 | D4 |
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D2 | Match 8 | D3 |
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D4 | Match 15 | D2 |
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D3 | Match 16 | D1 |
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D1 | Match 23 | D2 |
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D3 | Match 24 | D4 |
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Knockout stage
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 | ||||||||||
23 January – Canberra | ||||||||||
Winner Match 28 | Third place | |||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||
30 January – Newcastle | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||
Loser Match 29 | ||||||||||
Loser Match 30 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Winner Group A | Match 25 | Runner-up Group B |
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Winner Group B | Match 26 | Runner-up Group A |
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Winner Group C | Match 27 | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group D | Match 28 | Runner-up Group C |
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Semi-finals
Winner Match 25 | Match 29 | Winner Match 27 |
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Winner Match 26 | Match 30 | Winner Match 28 |
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Third place match
Loser Match 29 | Match 31 | Loser Match 30 |
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Final
Winner Match 29 | Match 32 | Winner Match 30 |
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Organisation
Date
The tournament will be held from 9 to 31 January, during Australia's summer. The 2014–15 season of the A-League, the national league competition of Australia, is expected to be suspended for three weeks during the tournament.[9] In addition, the inaugural season of the FFA Cup, the national cup tournament of Australia, was brought forward to avoid a clash with Asian Cup match dates played in January 2015.[10]
Host cities
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. Perth was originally considered as a host city but the lack of a suitbale or available stadium meant the capital of Western Australia was not selected.[11]
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 | |||||
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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) |
28.4 (83.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[12][13][14][15][16] |
References
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2015 venues and schedule unveiled". the-afc.com.
- ^ "Australia to host 2015 AFC Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 5 January 2011.
- ^ Automatic bye to 2015 Finals for top-three
- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™ preliminary draw results". the-afc.com. 9 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Venues and Match Schedule" (PDF). footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup draw set for March 26 at Sydney Opera House". AFC. 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Match Schedule AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015". AFC.
- ^ "A-League break likely for Asian Cup". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Delays over qualifying routes among state bodies thwarting the launch of FFA Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Perth's sport stadium shame sends Soccer Cup east news.com.au, published: 31 July 2010, accessed: 25 October 2013
- ^ "Brisbane". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Melbourne Regional Office". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney Olympic Park". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 June 2013.