2011 AFC Asian Cup

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Tournament details
Host country| Qatar
Dates| 7–29 January
Teams| 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 5 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Japan (4th title)
Runners-up|  Australia
Third place|  South Korea
Fourth place|  Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 32
Goals scored| 90 (2.81 per match)
Attendance| 405,361 (12,668 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Koo Ja-cheol (5 goals)
Best player(s)|  Keisuke Honda
Fair play award|  South Korea

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Results of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

The 2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar from 7 to 29 January 2011.[1][2] It was the second time that the tournament was hosted by Qatar, the previous occasion being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup. Japan won the cup for the record-breaking fourth time after a 1–0 win against Australia, and earned the right to compete in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from AFC.[3][4]

A television viewing audience of 484 million in 80 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, North America and North Africa witnessed Japan defeat Australia 1–0 in the final.[5]

## Host selection

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Qatar, India and Iran all lodged interest in hosting the 2011 AFC Asian Cup,[6] while Australia also considered making a late bid.[7] Qatar officially submitted their bid on 19 June 2006,[8] while India withdrew their interest and Iran failed to submit proper documentation for their bid on time.[9]

Qatar was announced as host nation on 29 July 2007, during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. Due to FIFA regulations stating that confederation events can be hosted either in January or July, and July being peak summer heat in the Middle East, 2011 Asian Cup took place in January of that year.[1][2]

## Qualification

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2011 competition, received automatic byes to the finals. They were joined by the top two finishers in each of five qualifying groups. The AFC Challenge Cup acted 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 2008 and 2010 qualified automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals. These two winners were India and North Korea. It was India's first play for the Asian Cup since 1984, and North Korea's first since 1992.

The final day of qualification was 3 March 2010.

### List of qualified teams

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Final qualification status

Team qualified for Asian Cup

Team failed to qualify

Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1, 2

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Qatar | Hosts | 29 July 2007 | 7 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Iraq | 2007 AFC Asian Cup winner | 25 July 2007 | 6 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Saudi Arabia | 2007 AFC Asian Cup runner-up | 25 July 2007 | 7 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
South Korea | 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place | 28 July 2007 | 11 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
India | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winner | 13 August 2008 | 2 (1964, 1984)
Uzbekistan | Group C runner-up | 18 November 2009 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Syria | Group D winner | 18 November 2009 | 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
Iran | Group E winner | 6 January 2010 | 11 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
China | Group D runner-up | 6 January 2010 | 9 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Japan | Group A winner | 6 January 2010 | 6 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Bahrain | Group A runner-up | 6 January 2010 | 3 (1988, 2004, 2007)
United Arab Emirates | Group C winner | 6 January 2010 | 7 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2007)
North Korea | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup winner | 27 February 2010 | 2 (1980, 1992)
Australia | Group B winner | 3 March 2010 | 1 (2007)
Kuwait | Group B runner-up | 3 March 2010 | 8 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Jordan | Group E runner-up | 3 March 2010 | 1 (2004)

Notes:

1 Bold indicates champion for that year

2 Italic indicates host

## Draw

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The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 was held on 23 April 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar were seeded among the top group.[10][11]

### Seeding

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Seeding was announced on 22 April 2010. Qatar were automatically placed in Group A.[12] FIFA rankings of April 2010 are given in brackets.[13]

Pot 1 (Host and Seeds)  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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Qatar (96)
Iraq (81)
Saudi Arabia (66)
South Korea (47)  |  Japan (43)
Australia (20)
Iran (60)
Uzbekistan (93)  |  China (84)
United Arab Emirates (100)
Bahrain (69)
Jordan (103)  |  Syria (98)
Kuwait (97)
India (133)
North Korea (106)

## Venues

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Main article: List of football stadiums in Qatar

16km
9.9miles

Location of the stadiums of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Khalifa International Stadium

Thani bin Jassim Stadium

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

Members of the AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 have agreed the use of five stadiums for the 2011 tournament.[14]

Since the tournament, Ahmed bin Ali Stadium was demolished. Khalifa International Stadium have been heavily modified. The Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Thani bin Jassim Stadium and Suheim bin Hamad Stadium are the only largely unmodified stadium used for this tournament.

List of host cities and stadiums  City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 21,282
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 12,946
Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000
Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 21,175
Doha | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000

## Officials

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12 referees and 24 assistants were selected for the tournament, along with three stand-by referees:[15]

Referee  | Assistants

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Ben Williams |  Ben Wilson |  Hakan Anaz
Yuichi Nishimura |  Toru Sagara  |  Toshiyuki Nagi
Kim Dong-jin |  Jeong Hae-sang  |  Jang Jun-mo
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh |  Mu Yuxin  |  Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud
Abdullah Al Hilali |  Bakhadyr Kochkarov  |  Hamed Al Mayahi
Abdulrahman Abdou |  Mohammad Darman  |  Hassan Al Thawadi
Mohsen Torky |  Hassan Kamranifar  |  Reza Sokhandan
Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir |  Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng  |  Haja Maidin
Nawaf Shukralla |  Khaled Al Alan  |  Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi
Ali Al Badwawi |  Saleh Al Marzouqi  |  Yaser Marad
Ravshan Irmatov |  Abdukhamidullo Rasulov |  Rafael Ilyasov

### Standby referees

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Alireza Faghani

Valentin Kovalenko
Abdullah Balideh

## Squads

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup squads

Each country's final squad of 23 players was submitted by 28 December 2010.[16]

## Group stage

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All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3

### Tie-breaking criteria

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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:[16]

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;
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. 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)
8. Drawing of lots.

### Group A

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Qatar (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 6
3  |  China | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4  |
4  |  Kuwait | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 7  | −6  | 0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

7 January 2011

19:15

Qatar | 0–2|  Uzbekistan

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| Report | Ahmedov 59'
Djeparov 77'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 37,143

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

8 January 2011

16:15

Kuwait | 0–2|  China

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| Report | Zhang Linpeng 58'
Deng Zhuoxiang 67'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,423

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

* * *

12 January 2011

16:15

Uzbekistan | 2–1|  Kuwait

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Shatskikh 41'
Djeparov 65' | Report | Al-Mutwa 49' (pen.)

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 3,481

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

12 January 2011

19:15

China | 0–2|  Qatar

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| Report | Ahmed 27', 45+1'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 30,778

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

* * *

16 January 2011

19:15

Qatar | 3–0|  Kuwait

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Bilal 12'
El-Sayed 16'
Fábio César 86' | Report |

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 28,339

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

16 January 2011

19:15

China | 2–2|  Uzbekistan

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Yu Hai 6'
Hao Junmin 56' | Report | Ahmedov 30'
Geynrikh 46'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 3,529

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

### Group B

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Japan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Jordan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 7
3  |  Syria | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3  |
4  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 8  | −7  | 0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

9 January 2011

16:15

Japan | 1–1|  Jordan

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Yoshida 90+2' | Report | Abdel Fattah 45'

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 6,255

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

9 January 2011

19:15

Saudi Arabia | 1–2|  Syria

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Al-Jassim 60' | Report | A. Al Hussain 38', 63'

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 15,768

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

* * *

13 January 2011

16:15

Jordan | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Abdul-Rahman 42' | Report |

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 17,349

Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

13 January 2011

19:15

Syria | 1–2|  Japan

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Al Khatib 76' (pen.) | Report | Hasebe 35'
Honda 82' (pen.)

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 10,453

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

* * *

17 January 2011

16:15

Saudi Arabia | 0–5|  Japan

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| Report | Okazaki 8', 13', 80'
Maeda 19', 51'

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 2,022

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

17 January 2011

16:15

Jordan | 2–1|  Syria

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A. Diab 30' (o.g.)
Al-Saify 59' | Report | Al Zeno 15'

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 9,849

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

### Group C

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  South Korea | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 7
3  |  Bahrain | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 3  |
4  |  India | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

10 January 2011

16:15

India | 0–4|  Australia

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| Report | Cahill 11', 65'
Kewell 25'
Holman 45+2'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 9,783

Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

10 January 2011

19:15

South Korea | 2–1|  Bahrain

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Koo Ja-cheol 41', 56' | Report | Aaish 85' (pen.)

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 6,669

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

* * *

14 January 2011

16:15

Australia | 1–1|  South Korea

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Jedinak 62' | Report | Koo Ja-cheol 24'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 15,526

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

14 January 2011

19:15

Bahrain | 5–2|  India

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Aaish 8' (pen.)
Abdullatif 16', 19', 35', 77' | Report | Gouramangi 9'
Chhetri[a] 52'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 11,032

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

* * *

18 January 2011

16:15

South Korea | 4–1|  India

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Ji Dong-won 6', 23'
Koo Ja-cheol 9'
Son Heung-min 81' | Report | Chhetri 12' (pen.)

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 11,366

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

18 January 2011

16:15

Australia | 1–0|  Bahrain

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Jedinak 37' | Report |

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 3,919

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

### Group D

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D

Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Iran | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Iraq | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 6
3  |  North Korea | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 1  |
4  |  United Arab Emirates | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | −4  | 1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

11 January 2011

16:15

North Korea | 0–0|  United Arab Emirates

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| Report |

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,639

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

11 January 2011

19:15

Iraq | 1–2|  Iran

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Mahmoud 13' | Report | Rezaei 42'
Mobali 84'

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 10,478

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* * *

15 January 2011

16:15

Iran | 1–0|  North Korea

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Ansarifard 63' | Report |

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 6,488

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

15 January 2011

19:15

United Arab Emirates | 0–1|  Iraq

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| Report | W. Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,233

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

* * *

19 January 2011

19:15

Iraq | 1–0|  North Korea

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Jassim 22' | Report |

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,111

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

19 January 2011

19:15

United Arab Emirates | 0–3|  Iran

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| Report | Afshin 67'
M. Nouri 83'
W. Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,012

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 21 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)| | | | |

|  Uzbekistan| 2

| 25 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)

|  Jordan| 1 |

|  Uzbekistan| 0

| 22 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)

| |  Australia| 6 |

|  Australia (a.e.t.)| 1

| | 29 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)

|  Iraq| 0 |

|  Australia| 0

| 21 January – Al Rayyan (TBJS)

| |  Japan (a.e.t.)| 1

|  Japan| 3

| 25 January – Al Rayyan (TBJS)|

|  Qatar| 2 |

|  Japan (pen.)| 2 (3)

| 22 January – Doha

| |  South Korea| 2 (0) | | Third place

|  Iran| 0

| | 28 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)

|  South Korea (a.e.t.)| 1 |

|  Uzbekistan| 2

|  South Korea| 3

All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – UTC+3

### Quarter-finals

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21 January 2011

16:30

Japan | 3–2|  Qatar

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Kagawa 29', 71'
Inoha 89' | Report | Soria 13'
Fábio César 63'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 19,479

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

* * *

21 January 2011

19:30

Uzbekistan | 2–1|  Jordan

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Bakayev 47', 49' | Report | B. Bani Yaseen 58'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 16,073

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

* * *

22 January 2011

16:30

Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  Iraq

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Kewell 118' | Report |

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 7,889

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

* * *

22 January 2011

19:30

Iran | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

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| Report | Yoon Bit-garam 105'

Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,111

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

### Semi-finals

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25 January 2011

16:30

Japan | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

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Maeda 36'
Hosogai 97' | Report | Ki Sung-yueng 23' (pen.)
Hwang Jae-won 120'
Penalties
K. Honda
Okazaki
Nagatomo
Konno | 3–0 |  Koo Ja-cheol
Lee Yong-rae
Hong Jeong-ho

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 16,171

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

25 January 2011

19:30

Uzbekistan | 0–6|  Australia

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| Report | Kewell 5'
Ognenovski 35'
Carney 65'
Emerton 73'
Valeri 82'
Kruse 83'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 24,826

Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

### Third place playoff

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28 January 2011

18:00

Uzbekistan | 2–3|  South Korea

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Geynrikh 45' (pen.), 53' | Report | Koo Ja-cheol 18'
Ji Dong-won 28', 39'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 8,199

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

### Final

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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup final

29 January 2011

18:00

Australia | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  Japan

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| Report | Lee 109'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 37,174

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

## Statistics

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### Goalscorers

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With five goals, Koo Ja-cheol was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 60 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.

5 goals:

* Koo Ja-cheol

4 goals:

* Ismail Abdul-Latif
* Ji Dong-won

3 goals:

* Harry Kewell
* Ryoichi Maeda
* Shinji Okazaki
* Alexander Geynrikh

2 goals:

* Tim Cahill
* Mile Jedinak
* Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
* Sunil Chhetri
* Shinji Kagawa
* Yusef Ahmed
* Fábio César Montezine
* Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
* Odil Ahmedov
* Ulugbek Bakayev
* Server Djeparov

1 goal:

* David Carney
* Brett Emerton
* Brett Holman
* Robbie Kruse
* Saša Ognenovski
* Carl Valeri
* Deng Zhuoxiang
* Hao Junmin
* Yu Hai
* Zhang Linpeng
* Gouramangi Singh
* Arash Afshin
* Karim Ansarifard
* Iman Mobali
* Mohammad Nouri
* Gholamreza Rezaei
* Karrar Jassim
* Younis Mahmoud
* Makoto Hasebe
* Keisuke Honda
* Hajime Hosogai
* Masahiko Inoha
* Tadanari Lee
* Maya Yoshida
* Hassan Abdel Fattah
* Baha'a Abdul-Rahman
* Odai Al-Saify
* Bashar Bani Yaseen
* Bader Al-Mutawa
* Mohamed El Sayed
* Bilal Mohammed
* Sebastián Soria
* Taisir Al-Jassim
* Hwang Jae-won
* Ki Sung-yueng
* Son Heung-min
* Yoon Bit-garam
* Firas Al-Khatib
* Mohamed Al Zeno
* Maksim Shatskikh

1 own goal:

* Ali Diab (for Jordan)

2 own goals:

* Walid Abbas (for Iraq and Iran)

### Awards

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The AFC selected the MVP, top goalscorer, fair play award and four quality players of the tournament.[17] They didn't officially announce the all-star team of this tournament.

Most Valuable Player

* Keisuke Honda

Top Goalscorer

* Koo Ja-cheol

Fair Play Award

*  South Korea

Quality Players

* Keisuke Honda
* Park Ji-sung
* Harry Kewell
* Server Djeparov

### Final standings

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Pos. | Team  | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD

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1  |  Japan | B | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 14  | 14  | 6  | +8
2  |  Australia | C | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 13  | 2  | +11
3  |  South Korea | C | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 14  | 13  | 7  | +6
4  |  Uzbekistan | A | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 13  | −3
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  |  Qatar | A | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 7  | 5  | +2
6  |  Jordan | B | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 5  | 4  | +1
7  |  Iran | D | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 6  | 2  | +4
8  |  Iraq | D | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0
Eliminated in group stage
9  |  China | A | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 0
10  |  Bahrain | C | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 5  | +1
11  |  Syria | B | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | −1
12  |  North Korea | D | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | −2
13  |  United Arab Emirates | D | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | −4
14  |  Kuwait | A | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | −6
15  |  Saudi Arabia | B | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 8  | −7
16  |  India | C | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 13  | −10

Source: AFC Technical Report

## Marketing

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### Official match ball

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The Nike Total 90 Tracer was the official match ball of the tournament.[18]

### Official mascot

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Official mascot were Saboog, Tmbki, Freha, Zkriti and Tranaa. They are a family of Jerboas, a rodent found in the deserts of Qatar. The characters are named after different locations in the north, south, east and west of Qatar.

### Official song

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"Yalla Asia"

Single by Jay Sean featuring Karl Wolf and Radhika Vekaria
Released| 9 January 2011
Length| 3:21
Songwriter(s)|

* Radhika Vekaria
* Max Herman
* Zoulikha El Fassi

Producer(s)| Max Herman

For marketing of the event, the organisers opted for the slogan "Yalla Asia" with a song sung by international artists Jay Sean and Karl Wolf, featuring Radhika Vekaria. Yalla Asia was composed and written by Radhika Vekaria, Max Herman and Zoulikha El Fassi. Max Herman produced the record for Zoul Projects 2011. The music video features Football Free Stylers Abbas Farid and Soufiane Touzani.

The music video was released on January 9, 2011.

### Sponsorship

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Official Sponsors

* Emirates
* Epson
* ING
* Konica Minolta
* Pocari Sweat
* Qatar Petroleum
* Qtel
* Samsung
* Toshiba
* The Asahi Shimbun

Official Supporters

* Alkass Sports Channels
* FamilyMart
* Hyundai Heavy Industries
* Makita
* Nike
* Nikon

## Controversies

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The 2011 Asian Cup was not without controversies as concerns were risen about the extremely low crowds at most games not featuring hosts Qatar. The average attendance was just 12,006, much lower than the previous AFC Asian Cup tournaments. North Korea and the United Arab Emirates both had the lowest attendance numbers with approximately 3,000 and 6,000 attendances respectively.[19] The final match between Japan and Australia saw as many as 3,000 to 10,000 fans with valid tickets denied entry to the stadium[20] which then allegedly sparked small skirmishes among fans, "It was just incredibly badly handled. There were kids and families, not causing any problem, being confronted by riot police and being told they weren't getting in", according to Andy Richardson, Al Jazeera's sports correspondent.[21] The AFC stated that the gates were closed early for security concerns and organisers did not anticipate an influx of Japanese and Australian fans. The organising committee has offered to refund all tickets not redeemed at the match.[22]

After staging the 2006 Asian Games,[23] this Asian Cup was being closely watched as an indicator to see how Qatar copes with hosting a major international football tournament[24] in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

## Notes

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1. ^ Clarification on goalscorers: the second Indian goal is credited to Sunil Chhetri, who headed in a rebound after a shot from Renedy Singh hit the underside of the bar and bounced behind the goal line. However, as the officials did not indicate a goal was scored at that earlier point but only after Chhetri headed into the net, Renedy cannot be credited with the goal.

## References

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3. ^ "Japan down Aussies to make history". FIFA.com. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
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22. ^ "Refund offer for Asian Cup final lockout". ABC News. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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24. ^ "Qatar: From obscure desert kingdom to World Cup host". cnn.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to AFC Asian Cup 2011.

* AFC Asian Cup 2011 Official Site (Archived)
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*[GF]: Total goals scored (goals for)
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*[Pts]: Total points accumulated (teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss)
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