2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates12 March 2015 – 27 March 2018
Teams46 [note 1]  (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played252
Goals scored820 (3.25 per match)
Attendance3,022,771 (11,995 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (14 goals)
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The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015. [1]

Contents

The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two doubled as the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams.

Format

The qualification structure was as follows: [1] [2]

The play-off round represented a change from the initially announced qualification format – which saw the remaining fourth-placed teams and the four best group fifth-placed teams also advance to the third round. [1]

Entrants

46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification. [5] In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses). [6]

Bye to second round
(Ranked 1st to 34th)		Competing in first round
(Ranked 35th to 46th)
  1. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (51)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (54)
  3. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (69)
  4. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (71)
  5. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (80)
  6. Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (92)
  7. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman (93)
  8. Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (93)
  9. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (96)
  10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (100)
  11. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (102)
  12. Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (110)
  13. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (114)
  14. Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine (115)
  15. Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (122)
  16. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (125)
  17. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (129)
  18. Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives (131)
  19. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (133)
  20. Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (136)
  21. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (141)
  22. Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan (142)
  23. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (144)
  24. Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan (147)
  25. Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (150)
  26. Flag of Syria.svg  Syria (151)
  27. Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (152)
  28. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (154)
  29. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (156)
  30. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (157)
  31. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (159)
  32. Flag of Laos.svg  Laos (160)
  33. Flag of Guam.svg  Guam (161)
  34. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (165)
  1. Flag of India.svg  India (171)
  2. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (172)
  3. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen (176)
  4. Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (179)
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei (182)
  6. Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor (185)
  7. Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (186)
  8. Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (186)
  9. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (188)
  10. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (194)
  11. Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei (198)
  12. Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan (209)

Due to the joint format of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the hosts of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates also entered the second round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers despite having qualified automatically.

Northern Mariana Islands, which is not a FIFA member, were not eligible to enter.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualification competition was as follows. [7] [8] [9] [10]

RoundMatchdayDate
First round First leg12 March 2015
Second leg17 March 2015
Second round Matchday 111 June 2015
Matchday 216 June 2015
Matchday 33 September 2015
Matchday 48 September 2015
Matchday 58 October 2015
Matchday 613 October 2015
Matchday 712 November 2015
Matchday 817 November 2015
Matchday 924 March 2016
Matchday 1029 March 2016
RoundMatchdayDate
Play-off round Round 1 First leg2 June 2016
Round 1 Second leg7 June 2016
Round 2 First leg6 September 2016
Round 2 Second leg11 October 2016
Third round Matchday 128 March 2017
Matchday 213 June 2017
Matchday 35 September 2017
Matchday 410 October 2017
Matchday 514 November 2017
Matchday 627 March 2018

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [11]

The six teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup. [12]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
India  Flag of India.svg2–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2–0 0–0
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg3–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3–1 0–0
East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg0–6 [N 1] Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0–3 [N 1] 0–3 [N 1]
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg4–1Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 3–0 1–1
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg2–1Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 0–1 2–0
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg1–3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0–1 1–2
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Timor-Leste won the first leg 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia due to Timor-Leste fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second round had been played, so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated.

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [13] [14]

Groups

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7): [15]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Saudi Arabia.svgFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svgFlag of Palestine.svgFlag of Malaysia.svgFlag of East Timor.svg
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 8620284+2420 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 3–2 2–0 7–0 [lower-alpha 1]
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [lower-alpha 2] 8521274+2317 1–1 — 2–0 10–0 8–0
3Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 8422245+1914 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–0 0–0 — 6–0 7–0
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 8206729−226 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 [lower-alpha 3] 1–2 0–6 — 3–0 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor [lower-alpha 1] 8008044−440 0–10 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players. [18] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
  2. ↑ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.
  3. ↑ The Malaysia v Saudi Arabia match was awarded as 0–3, after being abandoned at 1–2 after a group of supporters threw objects onto the pitch. [16] [17]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Jordan.svgFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svgFlag of Tajikistan.svgFlag of Bangladesh.svg
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8701294+2521 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 5–1 3–0 7–0 5–0
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 8512217+1416 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–0 — 0–0 3–0 8–0
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 8422108+214 1–2 1–0 — 2–2 2–0
4Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 8125920−115 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 1–3 0–1 — 5–0
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8017232−301 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Qatar.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svgFlag of Maldives.svgFlag of Bhutan.svg
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 8701294+2521 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 2–0 4–0 15–0
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8521271+2617 2–0 — 0–0 4–0 12–0
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 8422135+814 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–3 0–0 — 2–0 7–0
4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 8206820−126 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–1 0–3 0–1 — 4–2
5Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 8008552−470 0–3 0–6 0–1 3–4 —
Source: FIFA

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Iran.svgFlag of Oman.svgFlag of Turkmenistan.svgFlag of Guam.svgFlag of India.svg
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 8620263+2320 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 2–0 3–1 6–0 4–0
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 8422117+414 Asian Cup qualifying third round 1–1 — 3–1 1–0 3–0
3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 84131011−113 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 2–1
4Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 8215316−137 0–6 0–0 1–0 — 2–1
5Flag of India.svg  India 8107518−133 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–2 1–0 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. [19] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Japan.svgFlag of Syria.svgFlag of Singapore.svgFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svgFlag of Cambodia.svg
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8710270+2722 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 5–0 0–0 5–0 3–0
2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 86022611+1518 0–3 — 1–0 5–2 6–0
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 831499010 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–2 — 1–0 2–1
4Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 8305824−169 0–6 0–6 2–1 — 3–0
5Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 8008127−260 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–6 0–4 0–1 —
Source: FIFA

Group F

Indonesia was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference, [20] and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled. [21]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Thailand.svgFlag of Iraq.svgFlag of Vietnam.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6420146+814 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 2–2 1–0 4–2
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 6330136+712 2–2 — 1–0 5–1
3Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 621378−17 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 1–1 — 4–1
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 6006519−140 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: FIFA

Group G

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of South Korea.svgFlag of Lebanon.svgFlag of Kuwait.svgFlag of Myanmar.svgFlag of Laos.svg
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8800270+2724 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 1–0 3–0 [lower-alpha 1] 4–0 8–0
2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 8323126+611 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–3 — 0–1 1–1 7–0
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 83141210+210Disqualified [lower-alpha 1] 0–1 0–0 — 9–0 0–3 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 8224921−128 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 0–2 3–0 [lower-alpha 1] — 3–1
5Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 8116629−234 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–2 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 During this stage the Kuwait Football Association was suspended after the country had failed to comply with a decision from FIFA that its sports law had to be changed. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait – away v Myanmar, home v Laos, and away v South Korea – were not played as scheduled, and were eventually awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents. Kuwait was also unable to compete in the Third round of the Asian Cup qualifying, to which it would have advanced based on its ranking.

Group H

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Uzbekistan.svgFlag of North Korea.svgFlag of the Philippines.svgFlag of Bahrain.svgFlag of Yemen.svg
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 8701207+1321 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 8512148+616 Asian Cup qualifying third round 4–2 — 0–0 2–0 1–0
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8314812−410 1–5 3–2 — 2–1 0–1
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 8305101009 0–4 0–1 2–0 — 3–0
5Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 8107217−153 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 1–3 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–4 —
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ↑ FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First round of the competition. [22]

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria are used:

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Fair play points
  5. Drawing of lots

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams. [23]

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 F Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 6330136+712 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup
2 E Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 64021411+312
3 A Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [lower-alpha 1] 6321164+1211
4 C Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 632191+811
5 H Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 6312108+210 Asian Cup qualifying third round
6 B Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 631297+210
7 D Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 62226608
8 G Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 612336−35
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ↑ United Arab Emirates already qualified for the Asian Cup as the host nation.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Fair play points
  5. Drawing of lots

As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams. [23]

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 D Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 6114114−134 Asian Cup qualifying third round
2 G Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6114418−144
3 H Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 6105310−73
4 E Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 6105424−203
5 B Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 6015319−161 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round
6 F Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 6006519−140
7 C Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 6006015−150
8 A Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6006129−280
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Play-off round

At an AFC Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that two rounds of play-off matches would be introduced into the qualification procedure to determine the final eight teams for the main qualifying round. [4] [24]

A total of eight slots for the third round were available from this round (five from round 1, three from round 2). [24] The three teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup. [12]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 April 2016, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [25]

Round 1

The lowest seeded team, Bhutan, received a bye, and the remaining ten teams were drawn into five pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round. [24]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg2–4Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–2 0–2
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg0–4Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0–2 0–2
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg6–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5–0 1–0
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg6–0Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 3–0
(Forfeited) [26] 		3–0
(Forfeited) [26]
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg1–7Flag of India.svg  India 0–1 1–6

Note: Timor-Leste were ordered by the AFC to forfeit both matches against Malaysia due to the use of falsified documents for their players. [26] Both matches originally ended as 3–0 wins to Malaysia.

Round 2

The five losers from round 1 joined Bhutan in this round. The six teams were drawn into three pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round. [24]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg5–1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4–0 1–1
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 0–0 1–3
East Timor  Flag of East Timor.svg2–4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–2 1–2

Third round

A total of 24 teams competed in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the 2019 hosts United Arab Emirates advanced to the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the automatic slot for the hosts was no longer necessary, and a total of 12 slots for the AFC Asian Cup were available from this round.

Due to the withdrawal of Guam and the suspension of Kuwait, the AFC decided to invite 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. [27]

The draw for the third round was held on 23 January 2017, 16:00 GST, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [27] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four. [28]

Groups

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of India.svgFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svgFlag of Myanmar.svgFlag of Macau.svg
1Flag of India.svg  India 6411115+613 [lower-alpha 1] 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 1–0 2–2 4–1
2Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 6411148+613 [lower-alpha 1] 2–1 — 5–1 1–0
3Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6222101008 0–1 2–2 — 1–0
4Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 6006416−120 0–2 3–4 0–4 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: India 1–0 Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan 2–1 India (India are ahead of Kyrgyzstan on head to head away goals).

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Lebanon.svgFlag of North Korea.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svgFlag of Malaysia.svg
1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 6510144+1016 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 5–0 2–0 2–1
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 63211310+311 2–2 — 2–0 4–1
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 612347−35 0–1 1–1 — 2–0
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6015515−101 1–2 1–4 1–1 —
Source: AFC

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Jordan.svgFlag of Vietnam.svgFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svgFlag of Cambodia.svg
1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 6330165+1112 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 1–1 4–1 7–0
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 624093+610 0–0 — 0–0 5–0
3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 6132710−36 3–3 1–1 — 2–1
4Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 6105317−143 0–1 1–2 1–0 —
Source: AFC

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Oman.svgFlag of Palestine.svgFlag of Maldives.svgFlag of Bhutan.svg
1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 6501285+2315 [lower-alpha 1] 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 1–0 5–0 14–0
2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 6501253+2215 [lower-alpha 1] 2–1 — 8–1 10–0
3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 62041119−86 1–3 0–3 — 7–0
4Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 6006239−370 2–4 0–2 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Palestine 2–1 Oman, Oman 1–0 Palestine (Oman are ahead of Palestine on away goals).

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Bahrain.svgFlag of Turkmenistan.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgFlag of Singapore.svg
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 6411153+1213 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 4–0 5–0 0–0
2Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 6312910−110 1–2 — 2–1 2–1
3Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 6303712−59 2–1 1–3 — 1–0
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 602439−62 0–3 1–1 1–2 —
Source: AFC

Group F

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Philippines.svgFlag of Yemen.svgFlag of Tajikistan.svgFlag of Nepal.svg
1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6330138+512 2019 AFC Asian Cup — 2–2 2–1 4–1
2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 624075+210 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 6213109+17 3–4 0–0 — 3–0
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 6024311−82 0–0 0–0 1–2 —
Source: AFC

Qualified teams

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Qualification status
  Country qualified for Asian Cup
  Country failed to qualify
  Country disqualified or withdrew

The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in AFC Asian Cup 1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Hosts9 March 20159 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 , 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Second round group A winners24 March 20169 ( 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Second round group B winners29 March 20163 (2007, 2011, 2015 )
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Second round group C winners17 November 20159 (1980, 1984, 1988 , 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011 , 2015)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Second round group D winners29 March 201613 ( 1968 , 1972 , 1976 , 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Second round group E winners24 March 20168 (1988, 1992 , 1996, 2000 , 2004 , 2007, 2011 , 2015)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Second round group F winners24 March 20166 ( 1972 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 )
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Second round group G winners13 January 201613 ( 1956 , 1960 , 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Second round group H winners29 March 20166 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Second round 1st best runners-up 29 March 20168 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 , 2011, 2015)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Second round 2nd best runners-up 29 March 20165 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Second round 4th best runners-up 29 March 201611 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 , 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of India.svg  India Third Round Group A winners11 October 20173 (1964, 1984, 2011)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Third Round Group A runners-up22 March 20180 (debut)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Third Round Group B winners10 November 20171 ( 2000 )
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Third Round Group B runners-up27 March 20184 (1980, 1992, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Third Round Group C winners14 November 20173 (2004, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Third Round Group C runners-up14 November 20173 (1956 2 , 1960 2 , 2007 )
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Third Round Group D runners-up10 October 20171 (2015)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Third Round Group D winners10 October 20173 (2004, 2007, 2015)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Third Round Group E winners14 November 20175 (1988, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Third Round Group E runners-up14 November 20171 (2004)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Third Round Group F winners27 March 20180 (debut)
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Third Round Group F runners-up27 March 20180 (debut)

Notes:

1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

14 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: the-afc.com

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Kuwait disqualified after playing five matches. Indonesia disqualified before playing. Guam withrew before playing third round. UAE participated to reach the World Cup.

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