2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup,[1] the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams compete in the tournament.[2]
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kuwait |
Dates | 27 September – 8 October |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 193 (6.03 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
Kuwait was appointed as hosts of the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship, after replacing the original hosts Turkmenistan. However, AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament was scheduled to be played in Kuwait from 16 to 27 February 2022.[4] On 5 July 2021, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held between 27 September and 8 October 2022.
Japan defeated defending champions Iran in the final to claim their fourth title.
Qualification
Qualifiers were originally scheduled to be played from 13 to 24 October 2021.[5] However, on 5 July 2021, the AFC announced that it would be held from 1 to 15 April 2022.
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | Hosts | 12th | 2014 | Fourth place (2003, 2014) |
![]() | West Zone Group A winners | 12th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
![]() | West Zone Group A runners-up | 2nd | 2016 | Group stage (2016) |
![]() | West Zone Group B winners | 12th | 2018 | Fourth place (2018) |
![]() | West Zone Group B runners-up | 3rd | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2018) |
![]() | West Zone playoff winner | 1st | Debut | None |
![]() | ASEAN Zone winners | 16th | 2018 | Runners-up (2008, 2012) |
![]() | ASEAN Zone runners-up | 10th | 2014 | Group stage (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
![]() | ASEAN Zone third place | 6th | 2018 | Fourth place (2016) |
![]() | Central and South Zone Group A winners | 16th | 2018 | Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) |
![]() | Central and South Zone Group A runners-up | 7th | 2012 | Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
![]() | Central and South Zone Group B winners | 16th | 2018 | Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016) |
![]() | Central and South Zone Group B runners-up | 11th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2007) |
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East Zone winners | 16th | 2018 | Champions (2006, 2012, 2014) |
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East Zone runner-up | 14th | 2018 | Runners-up (1999) |
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East Zone third place | 13th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2003) |
- 1 Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Venues
Kuwait City | |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall | |
Capacity: 6,000 | |
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Draw
The draw was held on 26 May 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.[2]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 11.5):[2]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Matchday | Matches |
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Matchday 1 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 |
Matchday 2 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 |
Matchday 3 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Iraq ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Oman ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 6 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 1 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 8–5 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 9 | Knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |
Iran ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–10 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
- Tied on head-to-head-points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Japan +1, Vietnam 0, Saudi Arabia −1.
Japan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 15.1).[2]
Bracket
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8 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
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4 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
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8 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Iran ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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Japan ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Third place match
Thailand ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() |
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Final
Iran ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[7]
Top Goalscorer | Best Goalkeeper | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Award |
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Goalscorers
There were 193 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 6.03 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
Idris Yorov
Gurbangeldi Sähedow
5 goals
Moslem Oladghobad
Salim Faisal
Fayzali Sardorov
4 goals
Muhammad Fajriyan
Salar Aghapour
Worasak Srirangpirot
Khusniddin Nishonov
Ikhtiyor Ropiev
3 goals
Mohammad Hossein Bazyar
Sora Kanazawa
Arthur Oliveira
Kazuya Shimizu
Jetsada Chudech
Sarawut Phalaphruek
Mashrab Adilov
Davron Choriev
Anaskhon Rakhmatov
Elbek Tulkinov
Akbar Usmonov
Phạm Đức Hòa
2 goals
Ahmed Antar
Ammar Hasan Mayhad
Dewa Rizki
Syauqi Saud
Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani
Alireza Javan
Mehdi Karimi
Soma Mizutani
Abdullatif Al-Abbasi
Abdulaziz Al-Basam
Saleh Al-Fadhel
Abdulrahman Al-Tawail
Farhan Ali
Fahad Rudayni
Narongsak Wingwon
Mülkaman Annagulyýew
Shakhram Fakhriddinov
Ilkhomjon Khamroev
Trần Thái Huy
1 goal
Mohamed Abdulla
Jassam Saleh
Mohamed Al-Sandi
Falah Abbas
He Chia-chen
Huang Wei-lun
Lin Chih-hung
Samuel Eko
Firman Adriansyah
Iqbal Rahmatullah
Rio Pangestu
Reza Gunawan
Mehdi Asadshir
Bahman Jafari
Alireza Rafieipour
Mohanad Abdulhadi
Mustafa Ihsan
Ghaith Riyadh
Tareq Zeyad
Vinícius Crepaldi
Kentaro Ishida
Higor Pires
Tomoki Yoshikawa
Yousef Al-Khalifah
Abdulrahman Al-Mosabehi
Abdulrahman Al-Wadi
Mouhammad Hammoud
Steve Koukezian
Hasan Zeitoun
Samer Al-Balushi
Khalfan Al-Maawali
Mohammed Taqi
Mohsen Fqihe
Nasser Al-Harthi
Shin Jong-hoon
Umed Kuziev
Muhamadjon Sharipov
Bakhtiyor Soliev
Iqboli Vositzoda
Krit Aransanyalak
Panat Kittipanuwong
Warut Wangsama-aeo
Narongsak Wingwon
Maksat Soltanow
Sunatulla Juraev
Dilshod Rakhmatov
Châu Đoàn Phát
Nguyễn Anh Duy
Nguyễn Minh Trí
1 own goal
Saeid Ahmadabbasi (against Japan)
Mustafa Rhyem (against Iran)
Seo Jung-woo (against Japan)
Shin Jong-hoon (against Vietnam)
Şiri Baýramdurdyýew (against Tajikistan)
Châu Đoàn Phát (against Saudi Arabia)
Final rankings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final results |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 15 | Champions |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | 15 | Runners-up |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 15 | Third place |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 10 | Fourth place |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 5 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Third place in group stage |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 1 | Fourth place in group stage |
14 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
References
- "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
- "AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021.
- "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". Asian Football Confederation official website. 25 January 2021.
- "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020.
- "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". AFC. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020.
- "AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022™ official draw heralds return of futsal in Asia". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 Technical Report" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "IR Iran's Tayebi wins Yili Top Scorer Award". the-afc.com. 8 October 2022.
- "Japan's Kuromoto lands Best Goalkeeper honour". the-afc.com. 8 October 2022.
- "IR Iran's Oladghobad scoops Most Valuable Player Award". the-afc.com. 8 October 2022.
External links
- AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the-AFC.com