Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3

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This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Format[edit]

The 12 teams in this round were divided into three groups of four teams each and played on a home-and-away format. The group winners from each group will advance to the main tournament in London. Three second-placed teams from this round will play each other in a playoff at a centralised venue from 25 to 29 March 2012 and the winners of this group will meet the representatives of Africa for a berth in the Olympics.

Seeding[edit]

The group stage draw took place on 7 July 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 South Korea
 Australia
 Japan

 Iraq
 Bahrain
 Qatar

 Saudi Arabia
 Syria
 Uzbekistan

 Oman
 United Arab Emirates
 Malaysia

Groups[edit]

The matches were played between 21 September 2011 and 14 March 2012.[2]

Legend
Team qualify for the 2012 Olympics
Team advance to the Play-off round

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12
 Oman 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
 Qatar 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 7
 Saudi Arabia 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
South Korea 2 – 0 Oman
Yoon Bit-Garam 24'
Kim Bo-Kyung 74'		 Report
Attendance: 13,704
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Qatar
Dagriri 12' Report Al Nahoyi 89'
Attendance: 1,315
Oman 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Hardan 15'
Al Shamli 56'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
Qatar 1 – 1 South Korea
Majid 43' (pen.) Report Kim Hyun-Sung 68'
Attendance: 5,051
South Korea 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Cho Young-Cheol 33' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 27,224
Oman 3 – 0
(awarded1)		 Qatar
Al-Maqbali 11' Report Khalfan 88'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 2 – 2 Oman
Khalfan 26'
Al-Haidos 86'		 Report Al-Maqbali 34'
Farah 76'
Attendance: 2,707
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 South Korea
Khudari 60' Report Kim Bo-Kyung 90+1'
Attendance: 1,315
Oman 0 – 3 South Korea
Report Nam Tae-Hee 1'
Kim Hyun-Sung 68'
Baek Sung-Dong 72'
Attendance: 10,000
Qatar 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Haidos 44'
Nabeel 78'		 Report Walibi 12' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Oman
Al-Muwallad 57' Report Al-Hadhri 43'
Attendance: 150
South Korea 0 – 0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 23,327
  • 1 Qatar adjudged to have played Abdelaziz Hatem when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 1–1.[3]

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14
 Uzbekistan 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8
 Iraq 6 1 2 3 2 7 −5 5
 Australia 6 0 4 2 0 3 −3 4
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Iraq
Temurkhuja 71'
Turaev 78'		 Report
Attendance: 7,223
Australia 0 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Iraq 0 – 0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 200
Australia 0 – 0 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 2,604
United Arab Emirates 3 – 0
(awarded1)		 Iraq
Report Abdul-Raheem 21'
Sabah 77'
Attendance: 6,432
Iraq 0 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Report Ali 3'
Attendance: 420
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Australia
Turaev 27'
Zoteev 85'		 Report
Attendance: 4,527
Iraq 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
M. Abdullah 45+2' (pen.)
Ahmad 88'		 Report Musaev 23'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
United Arab Emirates 1 – 0 Australia
Abdulrahman 23' Report
Attendance: 28,734
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 2 – 3 United Arab Emirates
Zoteev 34'
Musaev 47'		 Report Khalil 51', 55'
Saleh 90+3'
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Australia 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 2,071
  • 1 Iraq adjudged to have played Jasim Faisal when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 2–0 to Iraq.[4]

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 15
 Syria 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12
 Bahrain 6 3 0 3 8 11 −3 9
 Malaysia 6 0 0 6 3 16 −13 0
Japan 2 – 0 Malaysia
Higashi 10'
Yamazaki 76'		 Report
Attendance: 22,504
Syria 3 – 1 Bahrain
Fares 15'
Mardigian 45', 54'		 Report Shubbar 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 200
Bahrain 0 – 2 Japan
Report Otsu 44'
Higashi 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia 0 – 2 Syria
Report Solaiman 50'
Nasouh 88'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Japan 2 – 1 Syria
Hamada 45'
Otsu 86'		 Report Al Soma 75'
Attendance: 25,482
Malaysia 2 – 3 Bahrain
Nazmi 28'
Mahali 69'		 Report Al Amer 80'
Ahmed 84', 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Syria 2 – 1 Japan
Osako 19' (o.g.)
Al Salih 90'		 Report Nagai 45'
Attendance: 500
Bahrain 2 – 1 Malaysia
Al Alawi 25'
Farhan 88'		 Report Hazwan 76'
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia 0 – 4 Japan
Report Sakai 35'
Osako 44'
Haraguchi 55'
Saito 60'
Attendance: 14,205
Bahrain 2 – 1 Syria
Al Alawi 12', 89' Report Al Douni 86'
Attendance: 600
Syria 3 – 0 Malaysia
Mardigian 48', 68'
Al Soma 80'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Japan 2 – 0 Bahrain
Ogihara 54'
Kiyotake 59'		 Report
Attendance: 36,233

Goalscorers[edit]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Koreans must bridge Gulf to London". the-afc.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Olympic final round qualifying draw on Thursday". the-afc.com. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "QFA | Qatar Football Association - QFA Press Release". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. ^ "UAE Olympic team awarded win after Fifa find Iraq guilty". The National. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Bahrain arrive for Olympic qualifier". 2011-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  6. ^ "Bahrain-Japan tie on Nov 22". 2011-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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