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The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches will determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

A total of 16 teams will compete in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The following five spots are determined outside of the qualification matches.

Since Australia also finished as runner-up of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, one of the automatic qualification spot is unused.[1] Therefore, a total of 11 spots will be determined by the qualification matches.

Qualified teams

Current qualification status
  Country qualified for Asian Cup
  Country failed to qualify
  Country may qualify
Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
 Australia Hosts2 5 January 2011 2 (2007, 2011)
 Indonesia 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

Format

The preliminary draw was held in Melbourne on 9 October 2012, 18:00 UTC+11:00.[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. Teams in each group will play a home-and-away round-robin. The top two teams from each group and one third best-placed team from among all the groups will qualify for the finals.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Uzbekistan
 Qatar
 Jordan
 Iran
 Iraq

 China
 Bahrain
 Syria
 United Arab Emirates
 Kuwait

 Saudi Arabia
 Oman
 Thailand
 Hong Kong
 Vietnam

 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Indonesia
 Lebanon
 Yemen

The following teams did not enter the main qualifying draw, but as qualifying entrants to either the 2012 or 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, they were eligible to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup by winning either tournament:

Notes

Schedule

The following matchdays have been assigned by the AFC for 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[4] As 15 October and 19 November 2013 are also the dates of the inter-confederation playoffs for 2014 FIFA World Cup,[5] a number of alternative matchdays have been allocated.

Year Matchday Date
2013[6] Matchday 1 6 February
Matchday 2 22 March
Matchday 3 15 October
Matchday 4 15 November
Matchday 5 19 November
2014[7] 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 qualify for the finals
Tiebreakers

In each group, 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:[8]

  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; (Away goals do not apply)
  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. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
 Oman 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
 Syria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
 Singapore 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
  Jordan Oman Singapore Syria
Jordan  — 15 Oct '13 4–0 5 Mar '14
Oman  15 Nov '13 — 5 Mar '14 1–0
Singapore  19 Nov '13 14 Aug '13 — 15 Oct '13
Syria  15 Aug '13 19 Nov '13 15 Nov '13 —
Oman 1–0 Syria
Al-Muqbali 39' Report
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Jordan 4–0 Singapore
Abdallah Deeb 18'
Bani Attiah 52'
Hayel 55', 74'		 Report
Attendance: 2,004
Singapore v Oman
Syria v Jordan
Singapore v Syria
TBC
Jordan v Oman
TBC
Syria v Singapore
TBC (Iran)2
Oman v Jordan
TBC
Singapore v Jordan
TBC
Syria v Oman
TBC (Iran)2
Jordan v Syria
TBC
Oman v Singapore
TBC
Notes
  • Note 1: The Singapore v Oman and Syria v Jordan matches 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.[9][10]
  • Note 2: Syria will play their home matches at Iran due to security concerns.[11]

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
 Thailand 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0
  Iran Kuwait Lebanon Thailand
Iran  — 5 Mar '14 5–0 15 Oct '13
Kuwait  26 Mar '13 — 15 Nov '13 19 Nov '13
Lebanon  19 Nov '13 15 Oct '13 — 22 Mar '13
Thailand  15 Nov '13 1–3 5 Mar '14 —
Iran 5–0 Lebanon
Ghoochannejhad 26', 62'
Nekounam 45+1' (pen.), 61' (pen.), 80'		 Report
Attendance: 19,733
Thailand 1–3 Kuwait
Chanathip 76' Report Theeraton 25' (o.g.)
Fadel 59'
Aman 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Lebanon v Thailand
Kuwait v Iran
Lebanon v Kuwait
TBC
Iran v Thailand
TBC
Kuwait v Lebanon
TBC
Thailand v Iran
TBC
Lebanon v Iran
TBC
Kuwait v Thailand
TBC
Iran v Kuwait
TBC
Thailand v Lebanon
TBC

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
 China 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
 Indonesia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
  China Indonesia Iraq Saudi Arabia
China  — 15 Nov '13 22 Mar '13 19 Nov '13
Indonesia  15 Oct '13 — 19 Nov '13 23 Mar '13
Iraq  5 Mar '14 1–0 — 15 Oct '13
Saudi Arabia  2–1 5 Mar '14 15 Nov '13 —
Iraq 1–0 Indonesia
Mahmoud 66' Report
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 2–1 China
Al-Muwallad 23'
Hazazi 77'		 Report Zhao Xuri 29'
Attendance: 20,000
China v Iraq
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
Indonesia v China
TBC
Iraq v Saudi Arabia
China v Indonesia
Saudi Arabia v Iraq
TBC
Indonesia v Iraq
TBC
China v Saudi Arabia
Iraq v China
Saudi Arabia v Indonesia
TBC
Notes

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
 Malaysia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
 Yemen 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
  Bahrain Malaysia Qatar Yemen
Bahrain  — 15 Nov '13 22 Mar '13 19 Nov '13
Malaysia  15 Oct '13 — 19 Nov '13 22 Mar '13
Qatar  5 Mar '14 2–0 — 15 Oct '13
Yemen  0–2 5 Mar '14 15 Nov '13 —
Yemen 0–2 Bahrain
Report Aaish 49'
Al Amer 85'
Attendance: 450
Qatar 2–0 Malaysia
Ibrahim 55'
Ali 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 7,320
Malaysia v Yemen
Bahrain v Qatar
Malaysia v Bahrain
TBC
Qatar v Yemen
TBC
Bahrain v Malaysia
TBC
Yemen v Qatar
Malaysia v Qatar
TBC
Bahrain v Yemen
TBC
Qatar v Bahrain
TBC
Yemen v Malaysia
Notes

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
 Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 Vietnam 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
  Hong Kong United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Hong Kong  — 15 Oct '13 19 Nov '13 22 Mar '13
United Arab Emirates  15 Nov '13 — 22 Mar '13 19 Nov '13
Uzbekistan  0–0 5 Mar '14 — 15 Oct '13
Vietnam  5 Mar '14 1–2 15 Nov '13 —
Uzbekistan 0–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 16,287
Vietnam 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Quốc Anh 59' Report Khalil 6' (pen.)
Fardan 67'
Attendance: 7,200
Hong Kong v Vietnam
United Arab Emirates v Uzbekistan
Hong Kong v United Arab Emirates
TBC
Uzbekistan v Vietnam
TBC
United Arab Emirates v Hong Kong
TBC
Vietnam v Uzbekistan
TBC
Hong Kong v Uzbekistan
TBC
United Arab Emirates v Vietnam
TBC
Uzbekistan v United Arab Emirates
TBC
Vietnam v Hong Kong
TBC

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-placed team, the following criteria are used:[8]

  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 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)
  5. Drawing of lots.
Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
E  Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
C  China 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
A  Syria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
B  Thailand 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
D  Malaysia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

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.
  4. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2015 Schedule & Results". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  5. ^ "2014 FWC Asian qualifiers format". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  6. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC.
  7. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
  8. ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup 2015 Qualifiers Regulations". AFC.com.
  9. ^ "FAS appoints caretaker national team coach". Football Association of Singapore. January 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "المنتخب الوطني يلاقي اندونيسيا وديا والاتحاد الاسيوي يوافق على تأجيل مباراة الاردن وسوريا" (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. January 7, 2013.
  11. ^ "Iran to Host Syria National Football Team for 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualification Matches". Mideast Times. November 6, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "国家队亚洲杯预选赛主场确定 长沙西安脱颖而出" (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 5 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Iraq chooses Dubai as home to face Indonesian football match". Iraqi News. January 12, 2013.
  14. ^ "رئيس الاتحاد: حظر اللعب في اليمن بسبب المخاوف الأمنية" (in Arabic). Yemen Football Association. January 23, 2013.

External links

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