2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was an international men's national futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
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Host countries | Thailand (Group A) Saudi Arabia (Group B) Kyrgyzstan (Group C) Mongolia (Group D) Tajikistan (Group E) Bahrain (Group F) Uzbekistan (Group G) Chinese Taipei (Group H) |
Dates | 7–13 October 2023 |
Teams | 30 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 43 |
Goals scored | 303 (7.05 per match) |
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament.
Format changes
The AFC Executive Committee had approved several strategic recommendations put forward by the AFC Competitions Committee, one of which was the removal of zoning principles in the AFC's Futsal & Beach Soccer competitions.[1]
Draw
31 team would participate in the qualifiers. The seedings is based on 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup performance and the teams that did not participate will be added as the lowest-ranked.[2] The draw was held on 22 June 2023 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
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- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw
- (H)*: Qualification group hosts determined after the draw
- (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
- (W): Withdrew after draw
- (X): Suspended
Groups
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:[4]
- 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 were 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 are playing each other 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.
Group A
- All matches will be held in Nong Chok, Thailand.
- Times listed are UTC+7.
- Thailand already qualified to the final tournament as host country, so their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |
3 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
China | 1–5 | Thailand |
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Hong Kong | 0–6 | China |
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Group B
- All matches will be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 4 | |
4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | −37 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan | 7–7 | Indonesia |
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Indonesia | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Afghanistan | 18–2 | Macau |
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Group C
- All matches will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Kyrgyzstan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 6 | |
3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 0 |
Iran | 18–2 | Maldives |
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Lebanon | 4–5 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Maldives | 1–6 | Lebanon |
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Kyrgyzstan | 2–10 | Iran |
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Iran | 6–0 | Lebanon |
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Kyrgyzstan | 8–3 | Maldives |
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Group D
- All matches will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
- Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |
4 | Mongolia (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Vietnam | 6–1 | Mongolia |
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South Korea | 5–1 | Nepal |
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Mongolia | 1–6 | South Korea |
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Nepal | 0–5 | Vietnam |
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Vietnam | 5–2 | South Korea |
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Group E
- All matches will be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tajikistan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 0 |
Tajikistan | 6–3 | India |
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India | 2–5 | Myanmar |
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Palestine | 1–6 | Tajikistan |
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Tajikistan | 3–0 | Myanmar |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Bahrain (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | East Timor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Kuwait | 4–2 | Brunei |
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Bahrain | 1–0 | East Timor |
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East Timor | 1–8 | Kuwait |
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Brunei | 1–6 | Bahrain |
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Kuwait | 5–3 | Bahrain |
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East Timor | 8–0 | Brunei |
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Group G
- All matches will be held in Fergana, Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uzbekistan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan | 6–1 | Cambodia |
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Cambodia | 0–7 | Iraq |
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Malaysia | 3–4 | Uzbekistan |
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Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Iraq |
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Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Australia |
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Huang Wei-Lun 33' Huang Po-Chun 36' |
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Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Hirata 7' Uchida 17', 33' |
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Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Qualified as | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Thailand | 5 September 2023[5] | Hosts | 17th | 2022 | Runners-up (2008, 2012) |
China | 13 October 2023 | Group A winners | 13th | 2018 | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
Afghanistan | 11 October 2023 | Group B winners | 1st | None | Debut |
Saudi Arabia | 11 October 2023 | Group B runners-up | 3rd | 2022 | Group Stage (2016, 2022) |
Iran | 11 October 2023 | Group C winners | 17th | 2022 | Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) |
Kyrgyzstan | 11 October 2023 | Group C runners-up | 16th | 2018 | Third place (2005) |
Vietnam | 9 October 2023 | Group D winners | 7th | 2022 | Fourth place (2016) |
South Korea | 9 October 2023 | Group D runners-up | 15th | 2022 | Fourth place (2002) |
Tajikistan | 9 October 2023 | Group E winners | 12th | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2007) |
Myanmar | 9 October 2023 | Group E runners-up | 2nd | 2018 | Group Stage (2018) |
Kuwait | 9 October 2023 | Group F winners | 13th | 2022 | Fourth place (2003, 2014) |
Bahrain | 9 October 2023 | Group F runners-up | 4th | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2018) |
Uzbekistan | 9 October 2023 | Group G winners | 17th | 2022 | Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016) |
Iraq | 9 October 2023 | Group G runners-up | 13th | 2022 | Fourth place (2018) |
Japan | 11 October 2023 | Group H winners | 17th | 2022 | Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022) |
Australia | 11 October 2023 | Group H runners-up | 8th | 2016 | Fourth place (2012) |
References
- "AFC Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee welcomes return of futsal in Asia". Asian Football Confederation. 7 October 2022.
- "Teams set to discover AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ 2024 Qualifiers journey". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "2024 Qualifiers groups finalised". the-AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "Competition Regulations AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- "Thailand recommended as host for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ 2024". Asian Football Confederation official website. 5 September 2023.
External links
- 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Fixtures & Standings, the-AFC.com