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2015 AFC Asian Cup
File:2015 AFC Asian Cup crest.png
2015 AFC Asian Cup logo
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates9 – 31 January (23 days)
Teams16
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
← 2011
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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

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup 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
 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 winners 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)
 Jordan Group A runners-up 4 February 2014 3rd 2011 Quarterfinals (2004, 2011)
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
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

 Australia (hosts)










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:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. 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:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  5. number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  6. drawing of lots by the AFC Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage

Group A

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Australia Match 1A4
A2Match 2A3
A4Match 9A2
A3Match 10 Australia
Australia Match 17A2
A3Match 18A4

Group B

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B1Match 3B4
B2Match 4B3
B4Match 11B2
B3Match 12B1
B1Match 19B2
B3Match 20B4

Group C

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C1Match 5C4
C2Match 6C3
C4Match 13C2
C3Match 14C1
C1Match 21C2
C3Match 22C4

Group D

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D1Match 7D4
D2Match 8D3
D4Match 15D2
D3Match 16D1
D1Match 23D2
D3Match 24D4

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 AMatch 25Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BMatch 26Runner-up Group A
Winner Group CMatch 27Runner-up Group D
Winner Group DMatch 28Runner-up Group C

Semi-finals

Winner Match 25Match 29Winner Match 27
Winner Match 26Match 30Winner Match 28

Third place match

Loser Match 29Match 31Loser Match 30

Final

Winner Match 29Match 32Winner Match 30

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

Sydney's central business district.
Brisbane'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. 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
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]

Therme Song

Tina Arena and japanese singer Shota Shimizu Has song in following of asia.

References

  1. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2015 venues and schedule unveiled". the-afc.com.
  2. ^ "Australia to host 2015 AFC Asian Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 5 January 2011.
  3. ^ Automatic bye to 2015 Finals for top-three
  4. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ "AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™ preliminary draw results". the-afc.com. 9 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Venues and Match Schedule" (PDF). footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  7. ^ "AFC Asian Cup draw set for March 26 at Sydney Opera House". AFC. 6 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Match Schedule AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015". AFC.
  9. ^ "A-League break likely for Asian Cup". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Delays over qualifying routes among state bodies thwarting the launch of FFA Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  11. ^ Perth's sport stadium shame sends Soccer Cup east news.com.au, published: 31 July 2010, accessed: 25 October 2013
  12. ^ "Brisbane". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Melbourne Regional Office". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  15. ^ "Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Sydney Olympic Park". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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