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Dates | 6 February 2013 – 5 March 2014 |
Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 161 (2.68 per match) |
Attendance | 672,607 (11,210 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Reza Ghoochannejhad Ali Mabkhout (5 goals each) |
AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification was a qualification process organized by the AFC to determine the participating teams for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2015 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by Australia, featured 16 teams.
In the initial scheme, ten places were determined by qualification matches, while six places were reserved for the following:
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]
Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Australia | Hosts | 5 January 2011 | 3rd | 2011 | Runners-up (2011) |
Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners | 25 January 2011 | 8th | 2011 | Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011) |
South Korea | 2011 AFC Asian Cup 3rd place | 28 January 2011 | 13th | 2011 | Winners (1956, 1960) |
North Korea | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 19 March 2012 | 4th | 2011 | Fourth place (1980) |
Bahrain | Group D winners | 15 November 2013 | 5th | 2011 | Fourth place (2004) |
United Arab Emirates | Group E winners | 15 November 2013 | 9th | 2011 | Runners-up (1996) |
Saudi Arabia | Group C winners | 15 November 2013 | 9th | 2011 | Winners (1984, 1988, 1996) |
Oman | Group A winners | 19 November 2013 | 3rd | 2007 | Group Stage (2004, 2007) |
Uzbekistan | Group E runners-up | 19 November 2013 | 6th | 2011 | Fourth place (2011) |
Qatar | Group D runners-up | 19 November 2013 | 9th | 2011 | Quarter-finals (2000, 2011) |
Iran | Group B winners | 19 November 2013 | 13th | 2011 | Winners (1968, 1972, 1976) |
Kuwait | Group B runners-up | 19 November 2013 | 10th | 2011 | Winners (1980) |
Jordan | Group A runners-up | 4 February 2014 | 3rd | 2011 | Quarter-finals (2004, 2011) |
Iraq | Group C runners-up | 5 March 2014 | 8th | 2011 | Winners (2007) |
China | Best third-placed team | 5 March 2014 | 11th | 2011 | Runners-up (1984, 2004) |
Palestine | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 30 May 2014 | 1st | Debut | None |
The preliminary draw was held in Melbourne on 9 October 2012, 18:00 UTC+11. [2] The twenty teams involved in the qualifiers were drawn into five groups of four teams each, with each group containing one team from each of the following seeding pots. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The top two teams from each group and the best third-placed team from among all the groups qualified for the finals. [3]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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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
The following matchdays were assigned by the AFC for 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. As 15 and 19 November 2013 were also the dates of the inter-confederation playoffs for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, [4] a number of alternative matchdays were allocated.
Year | Matchday | Date |
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2013 | Matchday 1 | 6 February |
Matchday 2 | 22 March | |
Matchday 3 | 15 October | |
Matchday 4 | 15 November | |
Matchday 5 | 19 November | |
2014 [5] | Alternative | 11, 18, 25, 31 January 4 February |
Matchday 6 | 5 March |
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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]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||||
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Oman | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 14 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
Jordan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
Syria | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | |
Singapore | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
Oman | 1–0 | Syria |
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Jordan | 4–0 | Singapore |
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Iran | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | — | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
Kuwait | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Lebanon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 8 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | |
Thailand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — |
Thailand | 0–3 | Iran |
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Kuwait | 0–0 | Lebanon |
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Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Iraq | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
China | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | |
Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | China |
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Indonesia | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Iraq | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Iraq |
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China | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Iraq | 3–1 | China |
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Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Indonesia |
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Bahrain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 14 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
Qatar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 13 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | |
Yemen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
Yemen | 0–2 | Bahrain |
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Malaysia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
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Yemen | 1–4 | Qatar |
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Bahrain | 1–0 | Malaysia |
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Yemen | 1–2 | Malaysia |
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United Arab Emirates | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 16 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
Uzbekistan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Hong Kong | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | |
Vietnam | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — |
Hong Kong | 1–0 | Vietnam |
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Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Vietnam |
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United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
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To determine the best third-placed team, the following criteria were used: [6]
Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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C | China | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
B | Lebanon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 8 |
D | Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
A | Syria | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
E | Hong Kong | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 |
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