2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualificationTournament details

Dates| 6 February 2013 – 5 March 2014
Teams| 20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 60
Goals scored| 161 (2.68 per match)
Attendance| 672,607 (11,210 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Reza Ghoochannejhad
Ali Mabkhout
(5 goals each)

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The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification was a qualification process organized by the AFC to determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2015 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, featured 16 teams.

In the initial scheme, ten places were determined by qualification matches, while six places were reserved for the following:

* Hosts (Australia)
* Top three finishers in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup (Japan, Australia, and South Korea)
* Winners of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup (North Korea)
* Winners of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup (Palestine)

As the host nation Australia also finished as runners-up in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the initial 6 automatic qualification spots were reduced to 5, with a total of 11 spots eventually determined by the qualification matches, in which 20 AFC members compete.[1]

## Qualified teams

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Qualification status

Country qualified for Asian Cup

Country failed to qualify

Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance

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Australia | Hosts | 5 January 2011 | 3rd | 2011 | Runners-up (2011)
Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners | 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 winners | 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 runners-up | 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 | Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)
Iraq | Group C runners-up | 5 March 2014 | 8th | 2011 | Winners (2007)
China | Best third-placed team | 5 March 2014 | 11th | 2011 | Runners-up (1984, 2004)
Palestine | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 30 May 2014 | 1st | Debut | None

## Qualification process

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

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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Uzbekistan
Qatar
Jordan
Iran
Iraq

China
Bahrain
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait

Saudi Arabia
Oman
Thailand
Yemen
Vietnam

Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Lebanon
Hong Kong

The following teams did not enter the main qualifying draw, as categorized as "emerging countries" they compete separately. The teams were eligible to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup by winning either the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup or the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

* Afghanistan † ‡
* Bangladesh † ‡
* Bhutan †
* Brunei ‡
* Cambodia † ‡
* Chinese Taipei † ‡
* Guam ‡
* India † ‡
* Kyrgyzstan † ‡
* Laos † ‡
* Macau † ‡
* Maldives † ‡
* Mongolia † ‡
* Myanmar † ‡
* Nepal † ‡
* North Korea †
* Northern Mariana Islands ‡
* Pakistan † ‡
* Palestine † ‡
* Philippines † ‡
* Sri Lanka † ‡
* Tajikistan † ‡
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan † ‡

† Entrants to 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
‡ Entrants to 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

## Schedule

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

Year  | Matchday  | Date

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2013  | Matchday 1  | 6 February
Matchday 2  | 22 March
Matchday 3  | 15 October
Matchday 4  | 15 November
Matchday 5  | 19 November
2014[5] | Alternative  | 11, 18, 25, 31 January
4 February
Matchday 6  | 5 March

## Groups

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Key to colours in group tables

Group winners, runners-up, and best third-placed team qualified for the finals

Tiebreakers

In each group, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers were in the following order:[6]

1. Greater number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned
2. Goal difference resulting from group matches between the teams concerned
3. Greater number of goals scored in group matches between the teams concerned (away goals not applicable)
4. Goal difference in all group matches
5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were involved and they were both on the field of play
7. Drawing of lots

## Group A

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

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Oman | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 7  | 1  | +6  | 14  |  | -- | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1
Jordan | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 3  | +7  | 12  |  | 0–0 | -- | 2–1 | 4–0
Syria | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 4  |  | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 4–0
Singapore | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 4  | 17  | −13  | 3  |  | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

6 February 2013

17:15 UTC+4

Oman | 1–0|  Syria

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* Al-Muqbali 39'

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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 15,252

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

6 February 2013

17:00 UTC+3

Jordan | 4–0|  Singapore

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* Abdallah Deeb 18'
* Bani Attiah 52'
* Hayel 55', 74'

| Report |

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,004

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

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14 August 2013[note 1]

19:30 UTC+8

Singapore | 0–2|  Oman

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* Said 15'
* Al-Farsi 45'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 5,849

Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

15 August 2013[note 1]

19:00 UTC+4:30

Syria | 1–1|  Jordan

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* Sahyouni 49'

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* Al-Laham 57'

PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 2]

Attendance: 200

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

15 October 2013

19:30 UTC+8

Singapore | 2–1|  Syria

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* Khairul 62'
* Gabriel 82'

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* Rafe 89'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 3,012

Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

15 October 2013

18:00 UTC+3

Jordan | 0–0|  Oman

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King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 6,423

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

* * *

15 November 2013

14:00 UTC+3:30

Syria | 4–0|  Singapore

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* Malki 10'
* Al Douni 83'
* Jafal 86'
* Al Agha 90+1'

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PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 2]

Attendance: 50

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

* * *

19 November 2013

14:00 UTC+3:30

Syria | 0–1|  Oman

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* Al-Farsi 90+1'

PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran)[note 2]

Attendance: 200

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

* * *

31 January 2014[note 3]

18:30 UTC+4

Oman | 0–0|  Jordan

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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

4 February 2014[note 3]

19:30 UTC+8

Singapore | 1–3|  Jordan

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* Khairul 84' (pen.)

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* Bawab 44'
* Hayel 58'
* Al-Rawashdeh 90+2'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,371

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

* * *

5 March 2014

17:30 UTC+4

Oman | 3–1|  Singapore

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* Al Hosni 19'
* Said 51'
* Al-Hasani 69'

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* Shahril 78'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 6,700

Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (South Korea)

5 March 2014

16:00 UTC+2

Jordan | 2–1|  Syria

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* Bawab 24', 61'

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* Khribin 80'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 3,745

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

## Group B

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Iran | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 18  | 5  | +13  | 16  |  | -- | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1
Kuwait | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 9  |  | 1–1 | -- | 0–0 | 3–1
Lebanon | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 14  | −2  | 8  |  | 1–4 | 1–1 | -- | 5–2
Thailand | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 7  | 21  | −14  | 0  |  | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | --

Source: [citation needed]

6 February 2013

15:30 UTC+3:30

Iran | 5–0|  Lebanon

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* Ghoochannejhad 26', 62'
* Nekounam 45+1' (pen.), 61' (pen.), 80'

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Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 19,733

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

6 February 2013

19:00 UTC+7

Thailand | 1–3|  Kuwait

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* Chanathip 76'

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* Theeraton 25' (o.g.)
* Fadel 59'
* Aman 65'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

* * *

22 March 2013

17:30 UTC+2

Lebanon | 5–2|  Thailand

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* Chaito 6', 22'
* Haidar 31'
* Maatouk 72'
* Onika 90+1'

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* Thitipan 49', 85'

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

26 March 2013

19:35 UTC+3

Kuwait | 1–1|  Iran

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* Awadh 76' (pen.)

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* Shojaei 45'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 12,321

Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)

* * *

15 October 2013

17:30 UTC+3

Lebanon | 1–1|  Kuwait

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* Ghaddar 50'

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* Nasser 26'

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

15 October 2013

19:00 UTC+3:30

Iran | 2–1|  Thailand

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* Hosseini 67'
* Ghoochannejhad 70'

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* Teerasil 80'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 17,330

Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

* * *

15 November 2013

19:00 UTC+7

Thailand | 0–3|  Iran

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* Dejagah 28'
* Ghoochannejhad 42'
* Jahanbakhsh 90+5'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

15 November 2013

18:35 UTC+3

Kuwait | 0–0|  Lebanon

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| Report |

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 11,500

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

19 November 2013

17:30 UTC+2

Lebanon | 1–4|  Iran

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* Haidar 79'

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* Sadeghi 39'
* Dejagah 51'
* Nekounam 55' (pen.)
* Ghoochannejhad 65'

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 100

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

19 November 2013

18:35 UTC+3

Kuwait | 3–1|  Thailand

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* Nasser 19', 71'
* Awadh 56' (pen.)

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* Mongkol 68'

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

* * *

3 March 2014

17:30 UTC+3:30

Iran | 3–2|  Kuwait

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* Karimi 2'
* Fadel 61' (o.g.)
* Ansarifard 90+1'

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* Ali 18'
* Al-Rashidi 89'

Enghelab Stadium, Karaj

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

5 March 2014

21:00 UTC+7

Thailand | 2–5|  Lebanon

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* Teeratep 23' (pen.)
* Adisak 76'

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* Ghaddar 2'
* Maatouk 18', 46'
* Saad 45+1'
* Antar 63'

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

## Group C

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Saudi Arabia | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 16  |  | -- | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0
Iraq | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 9  |  | 0–2 | -- | 3–1 | 1–0
China | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 8  |  | 0–0 | 1–0 | -- | 1–0
Indonesia | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 1  |  | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

6 February 2013

17:30 UTC+4

Iraq | 1–0|  Indonesia

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* Mahmoud 66'

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Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)[note 4]

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

6 February 2013

20:15 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  China

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* Al-Muwallad 23'
* Hazazi 77'

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* Zhao Xuri 29'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* * *

22 March 2013

19:35 UTC+8

China | 1–0|  Iraq

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* Yu Dabao 90+3'

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Helong Stadium, Changsha

Attendance: 31,621

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

23 March 2013

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia | 1–2|  Saudi Arabia

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* Boaz 5'

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* Al-Salem 14', 55'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

* * *

15 October 2013

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia | 1–1|  China

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* Boaz 67'

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* Wu Xi 36'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 500

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

15 October 2013

19:30 UTC+3

Iraq | 0–2|  Saudi Arabia

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* Hawsawi 34'
* Al-Shamrani 78'

Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)[note 4]

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

* * *

15 November 2013

19:35 UTC+8

China | 1–0|  Indonesia

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* Wu Lei 45+1'

| Report |

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an

Attendance: 33,217

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

15 November 2013

19:30 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Iraq

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* Al-Jassim 18'
* Al-Shamrani 60'

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* Mahmoud 45+1'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 21,600

Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

* * *

19 November 2013

19:35 UTC+8

China | 0–0|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an

Attendance: 36,016

Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

19 November 2013

19:00 UTC+7

Indonesia | 0–2|  Iraq

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* Ahmed 27'
* Jassim 32' (pen.)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* * *

5 March 2014

18:00 UTC+4

Iraq | 3–1|  China

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* Mahmoud 23', 43'
* Adnan 58'

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* Zhang Xizhe 73' (pen.)

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 4]

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

5 March 2014

20:30 UTC+3

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Indonesia

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* Al-Muwallad 87'

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

## Group D

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Bahrain | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 7  | 1  | +6  | 14  |  | -- | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0
Qatar | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 2  | +11  | 13  |  | 0–0 | -- | 1–0 | 6–0
Malaysia | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 7  |  | 1–1 | 0–1 | -- | 2–1
Yemen | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3  | 18  | −15  | 0  |  | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | --

Source: [citation needed]

6 February 2013

19:15 UTC+4

Yemen | 0–2|  Bahrain

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* Aaish 49'
* Al Amer 85'

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)[note 5]

Attendance: 450

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

6 February 2013

18:30 UTC+3

Qatar | 2–0|  Malaysia

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* Ibrahim 55'
* Ahmed 90+3'

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Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,320

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

* * *

22 March 2013

20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia | 2–1|  Yemen

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* Azamuddin 27'
* Khyril 80'

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* Al-Hagri 12'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

22 March 2013

18:45 UTC+3

Bahrain | 1–0|  Qatar

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* Aaish 20'

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Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 1,950

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

* * *

13 October 2013

19:30 UTC+3

Qatar | 6–0|  Yemen

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* Ibrahim 4' (pen.), 61', 76'
* Al-Haydos 24'
* Soria 70'
* Afif 90+1'

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Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 11,920

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

15 October 2013

20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia | 1–1|  Bahrain

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* Norshahrul 70'

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* Saleh 45+1'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

* * *

15 November 2013

16:00 UTC+4

Yemen | 1–4|  Qatar

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* Al-Sasi 26'

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* Soria 3'
* Hassan 32'
* Kasola 54'
* Jeddo 68'

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)[note 5]

Attendance: 350

Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

15 November 2013

17:45 UTC+3

Bahrain | 1–0|  Malaysia

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* Abdul-Latif 72'

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Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

* * *

19 November 2013

20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia | 0–1|  Qatar

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* Al-Ali 65'

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 4,079

Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

19 November 2013

17:45 UTC+3

Bahrain | 2–0|  Yemen

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* Salmeen 2'
* Aaish 88'

| Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 600

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

* * *

5 March 2014

18:00 UTC+4

Yemen | 1–2|  Malaysia

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* Al-Sarori 60'

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* Amri 16'
* Fakri 77'

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)[note 5]

Attendance: 311

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

5 March 2014

18:25 UTC+3

Qatar | 0–0|  Bahrain

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| Report |

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 12,878

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

## Group E

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United Arab Emirates | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 18  | 3  | +15  | 16  |  | -- | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0
Uzbekistan | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 11  |  | 1–1 | -- | 0–0 | 3–1
Hong Kong | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 13  | −11  | 4  |  | 0–4 | 0–2 | -- | 1–0
Vietnam | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 15  | −10  | 3  |  | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | --

Source: [citation needed]

6 February 2013

16:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan | 0–0|  Hong Kong

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| Report |

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 16,287

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

6 February 2013

18:00 UTC+7

Vietnam | 1–2|  United Arab Emirates

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* Huỳnh Quốc Anh 59'

| Report |

* Khalil 6' (pen.)
* Fardan 67'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 7,200

Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

* * *

22 March 2013

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong | 1–0|  Vietnam

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* Chan Wai Ho 87'

| Report |

Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 6,639

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

22 March 2013

17:45 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates | 2–1|  Uzbekistan

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* Khalil 58'
* Mabkhout 61'

| Report |

* Gadoev 16'

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 21,357

Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

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15 October 2013

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong | 0–4|  United Arab Emirates

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* Mabkhout 30', 55', 90'
* Abbas 90+5'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 7,923

Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

15 October 2013

18:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan | 3–1|  Vietnam

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* Rashidov 69'
* Âu Văn Hoàn 74' (o.g.)
* Sergeev 90+2'

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* Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 77'

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 5,675

Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

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15 November 2013

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam | 0–3|  Uzbekistan

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* Shodiev 40'
* Sergeev 46'
* Rashidov 89'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

15 November 2013

19:30 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates | 4–0|  Hong Kong

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* Saleh 27'
* Abbas 40'
* Abdulrahman 80'
* Al Hammadi 88'

| Report |

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 10,871

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

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19 November 2013

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong | 0–2|  Uzbekistan

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| Report |

* Shodiev 84'
* Ahmedov 89'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 5,679

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

19 November 2013

19:30 UTC+4

United Arab Emirates | 5–0|  Vietnam

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* Abbas 19'
* Matar 25'
* Mabkhout 31'
* Fardan 37'
* Khalil 90+2'

| Report |

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 9,674

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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5 March 2014

17:00 UTC+5

Uzbekistan | 1–1|  United Arab Emirates

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* Sergeev 85'

| Report |

* Al Hammadi 67'

Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

5 March 2014

21:00 UTC+7

Vietnam | 3–1|  Hong Kong

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* Huỳnh Quốc Anh 24'
* Nguyễn Anh Đức 68'
* Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 83'

| Report |

* Lo Kwan Yee 81'

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 5,800

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

## Ranking of third-placed teams

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To determine the best third-placed team, the following criteria were used:[6]

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 points 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

Grp | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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C |  China | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 6  | −1  | 8
B |  Lebanon | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 12  | 14  | −2  | 8
D |  Malaysia | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 7
A |  Syria | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 4
E |  Hong Kong | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 13  | −11  | 4

Source: [citation needed]

## Goalscorers

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5 goals

* Reza Ghoochannejhad
* Ali Mabkhout

4 goals

* Javad Nekounam
* Younis Mahmoud
* Khalfan Ibrahim

3 goals

* Faouzi Aaish
* Tha'er Bawab
* Ahmad Hayel
* Yousef Nasser
* Hassan Maatouk
* Walid Abbas
* Ahmed Khalil
* Igor Sergeev

2 goals

* Boaz Solossa
* Ashkan Dejagah
* Fahad Awadh
* Hassan Chaito
* Mohammed Ghaddar
* Mohamad Haidar
* Eid Al-Farsi
* Qasim Said
* Sebastián Soria
* Fahad Al-Muwallad
* Yousef Al-Salem
* Nasser Al-Shamrani
* Khairul Amri
* Thitipan Puangchan
* Ismail Al Hammadi
* Habib Fardan
* Sardor Rashidov
* Vokhid Shodiev
* Huỳnh Quốc Anh
* Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng

1 goal

* Ismail Abdul-Latif
* Saad Al Amer
* Abdulla Saleh
* Mohamed Salmeen
* Wu Lei
* Wu Xi
* Yu Dabao
* Zhang Xizhe
* Zhao Xuri
* Chan Wai Ho
* Lo Kwan Yee
* Karim Ansarifard
* Jalal Hosseini
* Alireza Jahanbakhsh
* Yaghoub Karimi
* Amir Hossein Sadeghi
* Masoud Shojaei
* Ali Adnan
* Hammadi Ahmad
* Karrar Jassim
* Mossab Al-Laham
* Yusuf Al-Rawashdeh
* Khalil Bani Attiah
* Abdallah Deeb
* Fahad Al-Rashidi
* Waleed Ali
* Hamad Aman
* Hussain Fadel
* Abbas Ali Atwi
* Roda Antar
* Soony Saad
* Azamuddin Akil
* Mohd Amri Yahyah
* Ahmad Fakri Saarani
* Khyril Muhymeen
* Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
* Sami Al-Hasani
* Amad Al Hosni
* Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
* Ali Afif
* Yusef Ahmed
* Abdulkarim Al-Ali
* Hassan Al-Haydos
* Abdelkarim Hassan
* Jeddo
* Mohammed Kasola
* Taisir Al-Jassim
* Osama Hawsawi
* Naif Hazazi
* Shahril Ishak
* Gabriel Quak
* Ahmad Al Douni
* Abdul Fattah Al Agha
* Oday Jafal
* Omar Khribin
* Sanharib Malki
* Raja Rafe
* Burhan Sahyouni
* Adisak Kraisorn
* Chanathip Songkrasin
* Mongkol Tossakrai
* Teerasil Dangda
* Teeratep Winothai
* Omar Abdulrahman
* Ismail Matar
* Salem Saleh
* Odil Ahmedov
* Shohruh Gadoev
* Nguyễn Anh Đức
* Ayman Al-Hagri
* Mohammed Al-Sarori
* Ala'a Al-Sasi

Own goals

* Hussain Fadel (playing against Iran)
* Theeraton Bunmathan (playing against Kuwait)
* Âu Văn Hoàn (playing against Uzbekistan)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b The Singapore v Oman and Syria v Jordan matches on Matchday 2 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.[7][8]
2. ^ a b c Syria played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.[9]
3. ^ a b The Oman v Jordan match on Matchday 4 and Singapore v Jordan match on Matchday 5 were rescheduled from the original dates of 15 and 19 November 2013 due to Jordan's qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-off matches on 14 and 20 November 2013.[10]
4. ^ a b c Iraq played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.
5. ^ a b c Yemen played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.[11]

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
4. ^ "2014 FWC Asian qualifiers format". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
5. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
6. ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup 2015 Qualifiers Regulations" (PDF). AFC.com.
7. ^ "FAS appoints caretaker national team coach". Football Association of Singapore. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
8. ^ المنتخب الوطني يلاقي اندونيسيا وديا والاتحاد الاسيوي يوافق على تأجيل مباراة الاردن وسوريا (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
9. ^ ایران میزبان بازی‌های سوریه شد (in Persian). روزنامه شرق. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
10. ^ "Jordan's AFC Asian Cup 2015 qualifiers to be rescheduled". Asian Football Confederation. 11 September 2013.
11. ^ رئيس الاتحاد: حظر اللعب في اليمن بسبب المخاوف الأمنية (in Arabic). Yemen Football Association. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013.

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