2011 AFC Asian Cup

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2011 AFC Asian Cup
2011 كأس آسيا
2011 AFC Asian Cup full logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates7–29 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Third placeFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Attendance405,361 (12,668 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Koo Ja-cheol (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Honda
Fair play awardFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2007
2015
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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 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]

Contents

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

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

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

Final qualification status
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Final qualification status
  Team qualified for Asian Cup
  Team failed to qualify
CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament 1, 2
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Hosts29 July 20077 (1980, 1984, 1988 , 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2007 AFC Asian Cup winner25 July 20076 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 )
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2007 AFC Asian Cup runner-up25 July 20077 ( 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004, 2007)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place28 July 200711 ( 1956 , 1960 , 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Flag of India.svg  India 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winner13 August 20082 (1964, 1984)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Group C runner-up18 November 20094 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Group D winner18 November 20094 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group E winner6 January 201011 ( 1968 , 1972 , 1976 , 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Group D runner-up6 January 20109 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 , 2007)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group A winner6 January 20106 (1988, 1992 , 1996, 2000 , 2004 , 2007)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Group A runner-up6 January 20103 (1988, 2004, 2007)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group C winner6 January 20107 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 , 2004, 2007)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2010 AFC Challenge Cup winner27 February 20102 (1980, 1992)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Group B winner3 March 20101 (2007)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Group B runner-up3 March 20108 (1972, 1976, 1980 , 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Group E runner-up3 March 20101 (2004)

Notes:

1Bold indicates champion for that year
2Italic indicates host

Draw

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

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 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (96)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (81)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (66)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (47)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (43)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (20)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (60)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (93)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (84)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (100)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (69)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (103)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria (98)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (97)
Flag of India.svg  India (133)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (106)

Venues

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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.

CityStadiumCapacity
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

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

RefereeAssistants
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hakan Anaz
Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Nishimura Flag of Japan.svg Toru Sagara Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Nagi
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Dong-jin Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeong Hae-sang Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jang Jun-mo
Flag of Malaysia.svg Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Mu Yuxin Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud
Flag of Oman.svg Abdullah Al Hilali Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Bakhadyr Kochkarov Flag of Oman.svg Hamed Al Mayahi
Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulrahman Abdou Flag of Qatar.svg Mohammad Darman Flag of Qatar.svg Hassan Al Thawadi
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Torky Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Kamranifar Flag of Iran.svg Reza Sokhandan
Flag of Singapore.svg Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir Flag of Singapore.svg Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng Flag of Singapore.svg Haja Maidin
Flag of Bahrain.svg Nawaf Shukralla Flag of Bahrain.svg Khaled Al Alan Flag of Syria.svg Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Al Badwawi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saleh Al Marzouqi Flag of Kuwait.svg Yaser Marad
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ravshan Irmatov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Abdukhamidullo Rasulov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rafael Ilyasov

Standby referees

Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Faghani
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Valentin Kovalenko
Flag of Qatar.svg Abdullah Balideh

Squads

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

Group stage

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

Tie-breaking criteria

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 321063+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)320152+36
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31114404
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 30031760
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Ahmedov Soccerball shade.svg59'
Djeparov Soccerball shade.svg77'
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report Zhang Linpeng Soccerball shade.svg58'
Deng Zhuoxiang Soccerball shade.svg67'

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Shatskikh Soccerball shade.svg41'
Djeparov Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report Al-Mutwa Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg27', 45+1'

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
B. Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg12'
El-Sayed Soccerball shade.svg16'
Fábio César Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Yu Hai Soccerball shade.svg6'
Hao Junmin Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report Ahmedov Soccerball shade.svg30'
Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg46'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 321082+67Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 321042+27
3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 31024513
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 30031870
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Yoshida Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Abdel Fattah Soccerball shade.svg45'
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Al-Jassim Soccerball shade.svg60' Report A. Al Hussain Soccerball shade.svg38', 63'

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Abdul-Rahman Soccerball shade.svg42' Report
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 17,349
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Al Khatib Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.) Report Hasebe Soccerball shade.svg35'
Honda Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 10,453
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Okazaki Soccerball shade.svg8', 13', 80'
Maeda Soccerball shade.svg19', 51'
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Diab Soccerball shade.svg30' (o.g.)
Al-Saify Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report Al Zeno Soccerball shade.svg15'

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321061+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 321073+47
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 310265+13
4Flag of India.svg  India 3003313100
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
India  Flag of India.svg0–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Cahill Soccerball shade.svg11', 65'
Kewell Soccerball shade.svg25'
Holman Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg2–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Koo Ja-cheol Soccerball shade.svg41', 56' Report Aaish Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Koo Ja-cheol Soccerball shade.svg24'
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg5–2Flag of India.svg  India
Aaish Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Abdullatif Soccerball shade.svg16', 19', 35', 77'
Report Gouramangi Soccerball shade.svg9'
Chhetri [lower-alpha 1] Soccerball shade.svg52'

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg4–1Flag of India.svg  India
Ji Dong-won Soccerball shade.svg6', 23'
Koo Ja-cheol Soccerball shade.svg9'
Son Heung-min Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Jedinak Soccerball shade.svg37' Report

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 330061+59Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 320132+16
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 30120221
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 30120441
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Rezaei Soccerball shade.svg42'
Mobali Soccerball shade.svg84'

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Ansarifard Soccerball shade.svg63' Report
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report W. Abbas Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (o.g.)

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Jassim Soccerball shade.svg22' Report
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Afshin Soccerball shade.svg67'
M. Nouri Soccerball shade.svg83'
W. Abbas Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (o.g.)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
21 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2
 
25 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0
 
22 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (a.e.t.) 1
 
29 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
21 January – Al Rayyan (TBJS)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (a.e.t.) 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
25 January – Al Rayyan (TBJS)
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (pen.) 2 (3)
 
22 January – Doha
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2 (0) Third place
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0
 
28 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (a.e.t.) 1
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 3
 

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

Quarter-finals

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 3–2 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Kagawa Soccerball shade.svg29', 71'
Inoha Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Soria Soccerball shade.svg13'
Fábio César Soccerball shade.svg63'


Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Kewell Soccerball shade.svg118' Report

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg 0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Report Yoon Bit-garam Soccerball shade.svg105'

Semi-finals


Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 0–6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Kewell Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ognenovski Soccerball shade.svg35'
Carney Soccerball shade.svg65'
Emerton Soccerball shade.svg73'
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg82'
Kruse Soccerball shade.svg83'

Third place playoff

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.), 53' Report Koo Ja-cheol Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ji Dong-won Soccerball shade.svg28', 39'

Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report T. Lee Soccerball shade.svg109'

Statistics

Goalscorers

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:

4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

1 own goal:

2 own goals:

Awards

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

Top Goalscorer

Fair Play Award

Quality Players

Final standings

Pos.TeamGPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan B 642014146+8
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia C 641113132+11
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea C 642014137+6
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan A 6312101013−3
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran D 4301962+4
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar A 4202675+2
7Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan B 4211754+1
8Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq D 42026330
Eliminated in group stage
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China A 31114440
10Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain C 3102365+1
11Flag of Syria.svg  Syria B 3102345−1
12Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea D 3012102−2
13Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates D 3012104−4
14Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait A 3003017−6
15Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia B 3003018−7
16Flag of India.svg  India C 30030313−10

Source: AFC Technical Report

Marketing

Official match ball

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

Official mascot

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

"Yalla Asia"
Single by Jay Sean featuring Karl Wolf and Radhika Vekaria
Released9 January 2011
Length3:21
Songwriter(s)
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

Official Sponsors

Official Supporters

Controversies

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

  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.

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