2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 February 2013 – 5 March 2014
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored161 (2.68 per match)
Attendance672,607 (11,210 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Reza Ghoochannejhad
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 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.

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

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
TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hosts5 January 20113rd 2011 Runners-up (2011)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners25 January 20118th 2011 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2011 AFC Asian Cup 3rd place28 January 201113th 2011 Winners (1956, 1960)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners19 March 20124th 2011 Fourth place (1980)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Group D winners15 November 20135th 2011 Fourth place (2004)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group E winners15 November 20139th 2011 Runners-up (1996)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Group C winners15 November 20139th 2011 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Group A winners19 November 20133rd 2007 Group Stage (2004, 2007)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Group E runners-up19 November 20136th 2011 Fourth place (2011)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Group D runners-up19 November 20139th 2011 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group B winners19 November 201313th 2011 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Group B runners-up19 November 201310th 2011 Winners (1980)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Group A runners-up4 February 20143rd 2011 Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Group C runners-up5 March 20148th 2011 Winners (2007)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Best third-placed team 5 March 201411th 2011 Runners-up (1984, 2004)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners30 May 20141stDebutNone

Qualification process

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 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  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.

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

Schedule

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.

YearMatchdayDate
2013Matchday 16 February
Matchday 222 March
Matchday 315 October
Matchday 415 November
Matchday 519 November
2014 [5] Alternative11, 18, 25, 31 January
4 February
Matchday 65 March

Groups

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Oman.svg Flag of Jordan.svg Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Flag of Singapore.svg
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 642071+614— 0–0 1–0 3–1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 6330103+712 0–0 — 2–1 4–0
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 61147704 0–1 1–1 — 4–0
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6105417−133 0–2 1–3 2–1 —
Source: [ citation needed ]
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg4–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,849
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran) [note 2]
Attendance: 200
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 6,423
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg4–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Report
PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran) [note 2]
Attendance: 50
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg0–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
PAS Stadium, Tehran (Iran) [note 2]
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg1–3Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg3–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (South Korea)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg Flag of Thailand.svg
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 6510185+1316— 3–2 5–0 2–1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 6231107+39 1–1 — 0–0 3–1
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 62221214−28 1–4 1–1 — 5–2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6006721−140 0–3 1–3 2–5 —
Source: [ citation needed ]
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 19,733
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg5–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 17,330
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Enghelab Stadium, Karaj
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–5Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Iraq.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 651093+616— 2–1 2–1 1–0
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 630376+19 0–2 — 3–1 1–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 622256−18 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 601528−61 1–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [ citation needed ]
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) [note 4]
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Helong Stadium, Changsha
Attendance: 31,621
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan) [note 4]
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
Attendance: 33,217
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 21,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
Attendance: 36,016
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) [note 4]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Yemen.svg
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 642071+614— 1–0 1–0 2–0
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 6411132+1113 0–0 — 1–0 6–0
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 621357−27 1–1 0–1 — 2–1
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 6006318−150 0–2 1–4 1–2 —
Source: [ citation needed ]
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) [note 5]
Attendance: 450
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg6–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 11,920
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) [note 5]
Attendance: 350
Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 4,079
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 600
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) [note 5]
Attendance: 311
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 12,878
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 6510183+1516— 2–1 4–0 5–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 6321104+611 1–1 — 0–0 3–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6114213−114 0–4 0–2 — 1–0
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 6105515−103 1–2 0–3 3–1 —
Source: [ citation needed ]
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,639
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 21,357
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg4–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 10,871
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg5–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 9,674
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg3–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Report
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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
GrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 622256−18
B Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 62221214−28
D Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 621357−27
A Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 61147704
E Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6114213−114
Source: [ citation needed ]

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Syria played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns. [9]
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Iraq played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns.
  5. 1 2 3 Yemen played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns. [11]

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