2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third roundTournament details

Dates| 26 March 2017 – 27 March 2018
Teams| 24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 72
Goals scored| 243 (3.38 per match)
Attendance| 544,730 (7,566 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Khalid Al-Hajri
(8 goals)

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The third round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was played from 26 March 2017 to 27 March 2018.

## Format[edit]

A total of 24 teams (16 teams which advanced from the second round and eight teams which advanced from the play-off round) compete in the third round to compete for the final 12 slots in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[1][2] Since the hosts United Arab Emirates advanced to the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, the automatic slot for the hosts is no longer necessary.

The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of each group qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where they were joined by the 12 teams which qualified directly from the second round.[3]

## Qualified teams[edit]

Teams qualified from second round
Group  | Runners-up (Worst 4)  | Third place  | Fourth place (Best 4)

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A | —  |  Palestine | —
B |  Jordan |  Kyrgyzstan | —
C | —  |  Hong Kong | —
D |  Oman |  Turkmenistan | ~~Guam~~[nb 1]
E | —  |  Singapore |  Afghanistan
F | —  |  Vietnam | —
G |  Lebanon | ~~Kuwait~~[nb 2] |  Myanmar
H |  North Korea |  Philippines |  Bahrain

Notes

1. ^ Guam withdrew from the tournament due to financial constraints.[4][5] The All Nepal Football Association announced on 27 December 2016 that they accepted an offer from the AFC to replace Guam.[6]
2. ^ The Kuwait Football Association was suspended by FIFA.[7] Kuwait had a deadline of 11 January 2017 for lifting of the suspension,[8][9] but they were unable to do so and were replaced by Macau.[10][11]

Teams qualified from play-off round
| Round 1 winners

Cambodia
Yemen
Tajikistan
Malaysia
India
| Round 2 winners

Maldives
Bhutan
Chinese Taipei

Teams qualified from Solidarity Cup

Due to the withdrawal of Guam and the suspension of Kuwait, the AFC invited both Nepal and Macau, the top two teams of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, to re-enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification as replacements in order to maintain 24 teams in the third round of the competition.[10]

Finalists

Nepal (replaced Guam)
Macau (replaced Kuwait)

## Draw[edit]

The draw for the third round was held on 23 January 2017, 16:00 GST (UTC+4), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[12] It was initially scheduled for 18 January 2017, but was delayed.[13][9]

The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.[12] They were seeded using the January 2017 FIFA World Rankings (indicated in parentheses below).[10][14][15]

The national teams which eventually qualified are presented in bold.

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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1. Jordan (107)
2. Oman (118)
3. Philippines (122)
4. Bahrain (123)
5. Kyrgyzstan (124)
6. North Korea (125)

7. India (129)
8. Palestine (131)
9. Tajikistan (132)
10. Vietnam (136)
11. Hong Kong (140)
12. Turkmenistan (143)

13. Maldives (145)
14. Lebanon (148)
15. Yemen (149)
16. Afghanistan (151)
17. Chinese Taipei (157)
18. Myanmar (159)

19. Malaysia (161)
20. Singapore (165)
21. Cambodia (172)
22. Nepal (175)
23. Bhutan (176)
24. Macau (184)

## Schedule[edit]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[15][16][17]

Matchday  | Dates  | Matches

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Matchday 1  | 28 March 2017  | 1 v 4, 3 v 2
Matchday 2  | 13 June 2017  | 4 v 3, 2 v 1
Matchday 3  | 5 September 2017  | 4 v 2, 1 v 3
Matchday 4  | 10 October 2017  | 2 v 4, 3 v 1
Matchday 5  | 14 November 2017  | 4 v 1, 2 v 3
Matchday 6  | 27 March 2018  | 1 v 2, 3 v 4

## Groups[edit]

The top two teams of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 9.3):[3]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying criteria 1 to 4, a subset of teams were still tied, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
6. Goal difference in all group matches;
7. Goals scored in all group matches;
8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
9. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
10. Drawing of lots.

### Group A[edit]

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

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1  |  India | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 13[a] | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1
2  |  Kyrgyzstan | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 14  | 8  | +6  | 13[a] |  | 2–1 | -- | 5–1 | 1–0
3  |  Myanmar | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 8  |  |  | 0–1 | 2–2 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Macau | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 4  | 16  | −12  | 0  |  | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: India 1–0 Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan 2–1 India (India are ahead of Kyrgyzstan on head to head away goals).

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

18:00 UTC+6:30

Myanmar | 0–1|  India

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* Chhetri 90+1'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 21,025

Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

19:30 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan | 1–0|  Macau

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* Baymatov 70'

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Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 10,600

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

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13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

19:30 UTC+8

Macau | 0–4|  Myanmar

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* Sithu Aung 4', 62'
* Kyaw Ko Ko 30'
* Min Min Thu 74'

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

20:00 UTC+5:30

India | 1–0|  Kyrgyzstan

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* Chhetri 69'

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Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 6,213

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:30 UTC+8

Macau | 0–2|  India

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* B. Singh 57', 82'

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 600

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

* * *

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

19:00 UTC+6:30

Myanmar | 2–2|  Kyrgyzstan

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* Aung Thu 52'
* Kyaw Ko Ko 90+2'

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* Zemlianukhin 9' (pen.)
* Maier 49'

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 2,886

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

11 October 2017 (2017-10-11)

19:30 UTC+5:30

India | 4–1|  Macau

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* Borges 28'
* Chhetri 60'
* Lam Ka Seng 70' (o.g.)
* Lalpekhlua 90+2'

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* Torrão 37'

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 4,113

Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

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14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

19:30 UTC+8

Macau | 3–4|  Kyrgyzstan

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* Chan Pak Chun 72'
* Torrão 79' (pen.)
* Leonel 87'

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* Zemlianukhin 25' (pen.), 55'
* Lux 36'
* Murzaev 84'

Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau

Attendance: 353

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

20:00 UTC+5:30

India | 2–2|  Myanmar

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* Chhetri 13' (pen.)
* Lalpekhlua 69'

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* Yan Naing Oo 1'
* Kyaw Ko Ko 19'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Attendance: 5,546

Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

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22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)[note 1]

15:00 UTC+9

Kyrgyzstan | 5–1|  Myanmar

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* Shamshiev 2'
* Zemlianukhin 5', 63'
* Lux 74'
* Sagynbaev 87'

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* Kyaw Ko Ko 83'

Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon (South Korea)[note 1]

Attendance: 1,068

Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

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27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

18:00 UTC+6:30

Myanmar | 1–0|  Macau

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* Kyi Lin 74'

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Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 4,638

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

20:00 UTC+6

Kyrgyzstan | 2–1|  India

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* Zemlianukhin 2'
* Murzaev 72'

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* Lalpekhlua 88'

Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Attendance: 9,588

Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

### Group B[edit]

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

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1  |  Lebanon | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 14  | 4  | +10  | 16  | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |  | -- | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1
2  |  North Korea | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 10  | +3  | 11  |  | 2–2 | -- | 2–0 | 4–1
3  |  Hong Kong | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 5  |  |  | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Malaysia | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 15  | −10  | 1  |  | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | --

Source: AFC

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

18:00 UTC+3

Lebanon | 2–0|  Hong Kong

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* Ghaddar 27'
* Maatouk 34'

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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 14,672

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

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13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong | 1–1|  North Korea

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* Tan Chun Lok 45+1'

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* Kim Yu-song 46'

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 8,194

Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

21:45 UTC+8

Malaysia | 1–2|  Lebanon

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* Mahali 43'

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* Ataya 79', 90+4'

Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 6,850

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

* * *

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

17:00 UTC+8:30

North Korea | 2–2|  Lebanon

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* Kim Yu-song 23'
* Ri Yong-jik 87'

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* Mansour 47'
* Maatouk 90+4'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia | 1–1|  Hong Kong

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* Syazwan 56'

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* Sandro 53'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca City

Attendance: 3,646

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

* * *

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong | 2–0|  Malaysia

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* Jordi 44'
* McKee 49'

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Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 7,920

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

17:30 UTC+3

Lebanon | 5–0|  North Korea

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* El-Helwe 21'
* Maatouk 25'
* Ayass 50'
* Hamam 80'
* Ataya 90+1'

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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

* * *

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)[note 2]

20:00 UTC+7

North Korea | 4–1|  Malaysia

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* Pak Kwang-ryong 12' (pen.)
* Kim Yu-song 42'
* Kim Yong-il 48'
* Jong Il-gwan 59'

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* Safawi 67'

Buriram Stadium, Buriram (Thailand)[note 3]

Attendance: 287

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)[note 2]

19:00 UTC+7

Malaysia | 1–4|  North Korea

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* Safawi 85'

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* Kim Yu-song 15', 20', 44'
* Pak Kwang-ryong 79'

Buriram Stadium, Buriram (Thailand)[note 3]

Attendance: 504

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong | 0–1|  Lebanon

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* Maatouk 43' (pen.)

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 10,109

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

* * *

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

17:00 UTC+8:30

North Korea | 2–0|  Hong Kong

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* Jong Il-gwan 19'
* Pak Kwang-ryong 25'

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Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

18:00 UTC+3

Lebanon | 2–1|  Malaysia

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* Maatouk 19' (pen.)
* El-Helwe 90+4'

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* Syafiq 72'

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

### Group C[edit]

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

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1  |  Jordan | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 16  | 5  | +11  | 12  | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–1 | 4–1 | 7–0
2  |  Vietnam | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 10  |  | 0–0 | -- | 0–0 | 5–0
3  |  Afghanistan | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 6  |  |  | 3–3 | 1–1 | -- | 2–1
4  |  Cambodia | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | 17  | −14  | 3  |  | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | --

Source: AFC

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

19:00 UTC+5

Afghanistan | 1–1|  Vietnam

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* Amin 69'

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* Nguyễn Văn Toàn 64'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 4]

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

18:00 UTC+2

Jordan | 7–0|  Cambodia

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* Al-Dardour 12', 21', 87'
* Al-Bakhit 47'
* Al-Saify 61'
* Samir 62'
* Al-Taamari 90'

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King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

* * *

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

18:30 UTC+7

Cambodia | 1–0|  Afghanistan

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* Mony Udom 59'

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Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam | 0–0|  Jordan

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Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

* * *

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

18:30 UTC+7

Cambodia | 1–2|  Vietnam

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* Vathanaka 10'

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* Nguyễn Văn Quyết 4'
* Nguyễn Quang Hải 81'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 34,587

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

20:00 UTC+3

Jordan | 4–1|  Afghanistan

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* Murjan 24'
* Al-Saify 33'
* Al-Bakhit 45' (pen.)
* Al-Dardour 89'

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* Amiri 73' (pen.)

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 1,036

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

* * *

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

15:00 UTC+5

Afghanistan | 3–3|  Jordan

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* Al-Souliman 15' (o.g.)
* Islam Amiri 64'
* Amani 81'

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* Abu Amarah 40'
* Al-Saify 43' (pen.)
* Al-Souliman 86'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 4]

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam | 5–0|  Cambodia

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* Đinh Thanh Trung 13'
* Nguyễn Văn Quyết 56'
* Nguyễn Anh Đức 60'
* Nguyễn Công Phượng 76'
* Mạc Hồng Quân 90+2'

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Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

18:30 UTC+7

Cambodia | 0–1|  Jordan

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* Abu Amarah 17'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 18,369

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

19:00 UTC+7

Vietnam | 0–0|  Afghanistan

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Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 28,580

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

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27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

16:00 UTC+5

Afghanistan | 2–1|  Cambodia

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* Sharza 26', 45'

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* Laboravy 70'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)[note 4]

Attendance: 3,011

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

17:00 UTC+2

Jordan | 1–1|  Vietnam

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* Abu Amarah 71'

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* Nguyễn Anh Đức 24'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 1,562

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

### Group D[edit]

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

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1  |  Oman | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 28  | 5  | +23  | 15[a] | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |  | -- | 1–0 | 5–0 | 14–0
2  |  Palestine | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 25  | 3  | +22  | 15[a] |  | 2–1 | -- | 8–1 | 10–0
3  |  Maldives | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 11  | 19  | −8  | 6  |  |  | 1–3 | 0–3 | -- | 7–0
4  |  Bhutan | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 39  | −37  | 0  |  | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | --

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Palestine 2–1 Oman, Oman 1–0 Palestine (Oman are ahead of Palestine on away goals).

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

19:00 UTC+4

Oman | 14–0|  Bhutan

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* Al-Muqbali 2', 35', 40', 43', 68', 85'
* Al-Mahaijri 25'
* Al-Khaldi 30'
* Mabrook 44'
* Basnet 54' (o.g.)
* Al-Hajri 70', 74', 90+1' (pen.), 90+2'

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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

21:00 UTC+5

Maldives | 0–3|  Palestine

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* Maher 62', 65'
* Abu Nahyeh 90+2'

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

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13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan | 0–2|  Maldives

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* Fasir 42' (pen.)
* Ah. Abdulla 75'

Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

Attendance: 7,600

Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

23:00 UTC+3

Palestine | 2–1|  Oman

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* Cantillana 13'
* Pinto 21'

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* Al-Mahaijri 45'

Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

* * *

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan | 0–2|  Palestine

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* Pinto 51'
* Bahdari 90+5'

Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

Attendance: 7,800

Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:15 UTC+4

Oman | 5–0|  Maldives

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* Al-Khaldi 5'
* Al-Hajri 58'
* Al-Yahyaei 69'
* Al-Yahmadi 86'
* Al-Hasani 88'

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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 1,136

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

* * *

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

17:00 UTC+3

Palestine | 10–0|  Bhutan

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* Bahdari 4', 40', 44'
* Jaber 6'
* Seyam 22'
* Maraaba 29'
* Salem 48' (pen.)
* Natour 60'
* Cantillana 62', 69'

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Dora International Stadium, Hebron

Attendance: 7,250

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

21:00 UTC+5

Maldives | 1–3|  Oman

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* Fasir 24'

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* Al-Hajri 15'
* Ali 19' (o.g.)
* Al-Mahaijri 57'

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 2,884

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

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14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

18:00 UTC+6

Bhutan | 2–4|  Oman

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* Tshering 59'
* Gyeltshen 90+3'

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* Al-Hasani 48'
* Ibrahim 76'
* Al-Hajri 86'
* Al-Ruzaiqi 89'

Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

Attendance: 3,100

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

16:00 UTC+2

Palestine | 8–1|  Maldives

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* Yousef 6', 33'
* Faisal 16' (o.g.)
* Maraaba 30', 53', 54', 59'
* Cantillana 56'

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* N. Hassan 52'

Arab American University Stadium, Jenin

Attendance: 5,750

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

* * *

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

19:00 UTC+4

Oman | 1–0|  Palestine

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* Al-Hajri 87'

| Report |

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 9,700

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

21:00 UTC+5

Maldives | 7–0|  Bhutan

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* H. Mohamed 35'
* N. Hassan 66', 77', 80', 82'
* I. Hassan 69'
* Yoosuf 90+3'

| Report |

National Football Stadium, Malé

Attendance: 2,443

Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

### Group E[edit]

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

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1  |  Bahrain | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 15  | 3  | +12  | 13  | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |  | -- | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0
2  |  Turkmenistan | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 10  | −1  | 10  |  | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 2–1
3  |  Chinese Taipei | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 9  |  |  | 2–1 | 1–3 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Singapore | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 9  | −6  | 2  |  | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | --

Source: AFC

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)

18:07 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei | 1–3|  Turkmenistan

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* Chen Po-liang 45+2' (pen.)

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* Annadurdyýew 23'
* Mingazow 24'
* Chen Chia-chun 83' (o.g.)

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 5,898

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain | 0–0|  Singapore

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| Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 225

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

* * *

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)[note 5]

21:00 UTC+8

Singapore | 1–2|  Chinese Taipei

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* Hariss 6'

| Report |

* Xavier Chen 31'
* Chen Chao-an 60'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore[note 5]

Attendance: 5,234

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

18:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan | 1–2|  Bahrain

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* Ýagşyýew 86'

| Report |

* Al Romaihi 55'
* Yaser 80'

Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

* * *

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:30 UTC+8

Singapore | 1–1|  Turkmenistan

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* Shakir 63'

| Report |

* Annadurdyýew 82'

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 3,712

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain | 5–0|  Chinese Taipei

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* Al-Aswad 11'
* Madan 45+4'
* Abduljabbar 56', 89'
* Helal 74'

| Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 362

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

* * *

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

18:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei | 2–1|  Bahrain

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* Chen Po-liang 90'
* Chu En-le 90+2'

| Report |

* Abdullatif 17' (pen.)

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 7,908

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

16:30 UTC+5

Turkmenistan | 2–1|  Singapore

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* Orazsähedow 18', 90+3'

| Report |

* Irfan 27'

Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 15,400

Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

* * *

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

15:00 UTC+5

Turkmenistan | 2–1|  Chinese Taipei

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* Ýagşyýew 22'
* Annadurdyýew 40'

| Report |

* Chen Po-liang 88' (pen.)

Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

19:30 UTC+8

Singapore | 0–3|  Bahrain

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| Report |

* Abduljabbar 65', 84'
* Rashid 81'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,628

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

* * *

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

19:00 UTC+8

Chinese Taipei | 1–0|  Singapore

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* Chen Po-liang 37'

| Report |

Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 8,139

Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

19:00 UTC+3

Bahrain | 4–0|  Turkmenistan

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* Helal 12', 24'
* Issa 64'
* Yaser 67'

| Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 100

Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

### Group F[edit]

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

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1  |  Philippines | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 13  | 8  | +5  | 12  | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |  | -- | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1
2  |  Yemen | 6  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 7  | 5  | +2  | 10  |  | 1–1 | -- | 2–1 | 2–1
3  |  Tajikistan | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 7  |  |  | 3–4 | 0–0 | -- | 3–0
4  |  Nepal | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 11  | −8  | 2  |  | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | --

Source: AFC

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

20:00 UTC+8

Philippines | 4–1|  Nepal

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* P. Younghusband 21' (pen.), 23'
* Ramsay 27'
* Patiño 73'

| Report |

* Rai 45+1'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 1,715

Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)

19:00 UTC+3

Yemen | 2–1|  Tajikistan

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* D. Ergashev 41' (o.g.)
* Al-Sasi 63'

| Report |

* Umarbayev 9'

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]

Attendance: 380

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

* * *

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

15:00 UTC+5:45

Nepal | 0–0|  Yemen

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| Report |

Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu

Attendance: 700

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)

21:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan | 3–4|  Philippines

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* Umarbayev 57' (pen.)
* Vasiev 61'
* Dzhalilov 90'

| Report |

* P. Younghusband 28'
* Patiño 41', 48'
* Sato 79'

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

* * *

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

15:00 UTC+5:45

Nepal | 1–2|  Tajikistan

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* Magar 61'

| Report |

* Dzhalilov 25'
* Vasiev 29'

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

19:30 UTC+8

Philippines | 2–2|  Yemen

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* P. Younghusband 30'
* J. Younghusband 71'

| Report |

* Al-Radaei 27'
* Al-Matari 55'

Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod

Attendance: 2,911

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

* * *

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

18:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan | 3–0|  Nepal

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* Davronov 20' (pen.)
* Umarbayev 60' (pen.)
* Dzhalilov 87' (pen.)

| Report |

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

18:00 UTC+3

Yemen | 1–1|  Philippines

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* Mansour 63'

| Report |

* Mi. Ott 89'

Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah (Qatar)[note 6]

Attendance: 2,169

Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

* * *

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

14:00 UTC+5:45

Nepal | 0–0|  Philippines

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| Report |

ANFA Complex, Lalitpur

Attendance: 1,023

Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

16:00 UTC+5

Tajikistan | 0–0|  Yemen

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| Report |

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

* * *

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

19:30 UTC+8

Philippines | 2–1|  Tajikistan

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* Ingreso 74'
* P. Younghusband 90+1' (pen.)

| Report |

* Nazarov 64' (pen.)

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

Attendance: 4,671

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

18:15 UTC+3

Yemen | 2–1|  Nepal

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* Al-Matari 24', 84' (pen.)

| Report |

* N. Shrestha 45+1'

Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 6]

Attendance: 7,535

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

## Goalscorers[edit]

There were 243 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.

8 goals

* Khalid Al-Hajri

6 goals

* Anton Zemlianukhin
* Kim Yu-song
* Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali

5 goals

* Hassan Maatouk
* Naiz Hassan
* Sameh Maraaba
* Phil Younghusband

4 goals

* Mahdi Abduljabbar
* Chen Po-liang
* Hamza Al-Dardour
* Kyaw Ko Ko
* Abdelatif Bahdari
* Jonathan Cantillana
* Sunil Chhetri

3 goals

* Abdulla Yusuf Helal
* Jeje Lalpekhlua
* Munther Abu Amarah
* Odai Al-Saify
* Rabih Ataya
* Pak Kwang-ryong
* Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
* Javier Patiño
* Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
* Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
* Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
* Abdulwasea Al-Matari

2 goals

* Jabar Sharza
* Abdulla Yaser
* Hilal El-Helwe
* Balwant Singh
* Yaseen Al-Bakhit
* Mirlan Murzaev
* Vitalij Lux
* Niki Torrão
* Safawi Rasid
* Ali Fasir
* Sithu Aung
* Jong Il-gwan
* Sami Al-Hasani
* Mohsin Al-Khaldi
* Ahmad Maher Wridat
* Yashir Pinto
* Mahmoud Yousef
* Dilshod Vasiev
* Myrat Ýagşyýew
* Wahyt Orazsähedow
* Nguyễn Anh Đức
* Nguyễn Văn Quyết

1 goal

* Hassan Amin
* Khaibar Amani
* Zohib Islam Amiri
* Zubayr Amiri
* Ali Jaafar Mohamed Madan
* Ismail Abdullatif
* Komail Al-Aswad
* Mohamed Al Romaihi
* Sayed Reda Issa
* Jamal Rashid
* Chencho Gyeltshen
* Karma Shedrup Tshering
* Prak Mony Udom
* Chan Vathanaka
* Khoun Laboravy
* Chen Chao-an
* Chu En-le
* Xavier Chen
* Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo
* Jaimes McKee
* Tan Chun Lok
* Jordi Tarrés
* Rowllin Borges
* Mohannad Khairullah
* Musa Al-Taamari
* Saeed Murjan
* Ahmed Samir
* Azamat Baymatov
* Viktor Maier
* Bekzhan Sagynbaev
* Islam Shamshiev
* Ali Hamam
* Mohammed Ghaddar
* Nour Mansour
* Samir Ayass
* Chan Pak Chun
* Carlos Fernandes
* Mahali Jasuli
* Syafiq Ahmad
* Syazwan Zainon
* Ahmed Abdulla
* Hamza Mohamed
* Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf
* Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
* Aung Thu
* Min Min Thu
* Kyi Lin
* Yan Naing Oo
* Bimal Gharti Magar
* Bishal Rai
* Nawayug Shrestha
* Kim Yong-il
* Ri Yong-jik
* Said Al-Ruzaiqi
* Jameel Al-Yahmadi
* Salaah Al-Yahyaei
* Raed Ibrahim Saleh
* Nadir Mabrook
* Ahmad Abu Nahyeh
* Abdullah Jaber
* Mohammad Natour
* Khaled Salem
* Tamer Seyam
* Kevin Ingreso
* Mike Ott
* Iain Ramsay
* Daisuke Sato
* James Younghusband
* Irfan Fandi
* Shakir Hamzah
* Hariss Harun
* Nuriddin Davronov
* Akhtam Nazarov
* Ruslan Mingazow
* Đinh Thanh Trung
* Mạc Hồng Quân
* Nguyễn Công Phượng
* Nguyễn Quang Hải
* Nguyễn Văn Toàn
* Ala Al-Sasi
* Mudir Al-Radaei
* Tawfiq Ali Mansour

1 own goal

* Biren Basnet (playing against Oman)
* Chen Chia-chun (playing against Turkmenistan)
* Mohannad Khairullah (playing against Afghanistan)
* Lam Ka Seng (playing against India)
* Amdhan Ali (playing against Oman)
* Mohamed Faisal (playing against Palestine)
* Davron Ergashev (playing against Yemen)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Since the Government of Kyrgyzstan had advised them that the AFC Asian Cup 2019 Final Round Group A qualifying match between Kyrgyz Republic and Myanmar should not take place in Bishkek as scheduled on 5 September 2017 due to increased security concerns following Myanmar military clearance operations against Rohingya in August-September 2017,[18] the AFC decided to postpone the match.[19] On 24 November 2017, the AFC announced that the match will be played on 22 March 2018 at a neutral venue, with the Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic covering all the costs of the Myanmar team and of the match organisation, including airfares and accommodation.[20] The two Member Associations will be requested to agree on the neutral venue, and if they fail to reach a consensus the AFC will make the appointment. On 12 February 2018, the Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic announced that the match is to be played in Incheon, South Korea.[21]
2. ^ a b Due to the death of Kim Jong-nam that led to a diplomatic crisis between Malaysia and North Korea, the Malaysian government decided to disallow the Malaysian football team from playing in North Korea for safety reasons. On 10 March 2017, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that North Korea's home match against Malaysia, originally scheduled for 28 March at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, would be postponed,[22] with the AFC announcing on 15 March 2017 that the match would be played on 8 June.[23] On 17 May 2017, the AFC announced that the match was postponed for a second time, to 5 October, due to "geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula".[24] On 28 September 2017, the AFC announced that the match was again postponed after the Malaysian government announced a travel ban on Malaysian nationals visiting North Korea.[25] On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017.[26]
3. ^ a b On 15 March 2017, the AFC announced that should diplomatic relations between the two countries not return to normal, the match between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue, and Malaysia's home match against North Korea would also be moved to a neutral venue to preserve sporting values and the spirit of fair play.[23] After the AFC received confirmation that Malaysians were allowed to travel to North Korea, the AFC agreed that the match would be played in Pyongyang.[27] However, at the announcement of the second postponement, the AFC said the venue would be decided after monitoring the safety and security of the AFC Cup and AFC U-23 Championship qualifying matches taking place in North Korea in the coming months.[24] On 20 October 2017, the AFC announced that both matches between North Korea and Malaysia would be played at a neutral venue in the interests of competition fairness, with North Korea's "home" match played on 10 November 2017 and Malaysia's "home" match played on 13 November 2017,[26] which were later confirmed to be played at Thailand.[28]
4. ^ a b c Afghanistan played their home matches in Tajikistan due to security concerns from the war in Afghanistan.
5. ^ a b The Singapore - Chinese Taipei match, originally scheduled for 13 June 2017 at the Singapore National Stadium, was brought forward at the request of the Football Association of Singapore to accommodate a possible Singapore - Argentina friendly at the same location on 13 June. In addition, the game will be held away from the Singapore National Stadium due to the venue hosting a rugby test match between Scotland and Italy on the new date.[29]
6. ^ a b c Yemen played their home matches in Qatar due to security concerns from the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.

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## External links[edit]

* AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
* AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, stats.the-AFC.com

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