Asian Cup – Qatar 2011
Groups ¦ Second Round ¦ Quarters ¦ Semis ¦ Final ¦ Top Scorers
The fifteenth Asian Cup takes place in Qatar in January 2011. The tournament is open to all 46 members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and there are several different ways to qualify for one of the 16 places in the finals.
Six teams secured their places by the following methods:
Qatar – hosts
Iraq – Asian Cup 2007 Winners
Saudi Arabia – Asian Cup 2007 Runners-up
South Korea – Asian Cup 2007 3rd place
India – AFC Challenge Cup 2008 winners
North Korea – AFC Challenge Cup 2010 winners
The main qualification tournament began on the 9th April 2008 with a preliminary round tie between Lebanon and the Maldives. Lebanon won comfortably over two legs to join the 19 top seeded Asian countries in the draw for the group stage. The teams were drawn into five groups of four and played the other group members twice each on a home and away basis between January 2009 and March 2010. The top two teams from each group qualified for the finals. NB: India withdrew following their qualification via the AFC Challenge Cup and left one group with only three teams).
Groups & Fixtures
| Group A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Qatar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kuwait |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uzbekistan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group A Fixtures |
| Qatar – Uzbekistan |
| Kuwait – China |
| Uzbekistan – Kuwait |
| China – Qatar |
| Qatar – Kuwait |
| China – Uzbekistan |
| Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Saudi Arabia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jordan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Syria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group B Fixtures |
| Japan – Jordan |
| Saudi Arabia – Syria |
| Jordan – Saudi Arabia |
| Syria – Japan |
| Saudi Arabia – Japan |
| Jordan – Syria |
| Group C |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Korea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| India |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bahrain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group C Fixtures |
| India – Australia |
| South Korea – Bahrain |
| Australia – South Korea |
| Bahrain – India |
| South Korea – India |
| Australia – Bahrain |
| Group D |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Iraq |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| North Korea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| United Arab Emirates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Iran |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Group D Fixtures |
| North Korea – United Arab Emirates |
| Iraq – Iran |
| Iran – North Korea |
| United Arab Emirates – Iraq |
| Iraq – North Korea |
| United Arab Emirates – Iran |
Quarter Finals
| Winners A – Second B |
Khalifa International Stadium |
| Winners B – Second A |
Al-Gharafa Stadium |
| Winners C – Second D |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| Winners D – Second C |
Qatar SC Stadium |
Semi Finals
| Semi 1 |
Khalifa International Stadium |
| Semi 2 |
Al-Gharafa Stadium |
Third Place Play-off – 28th January 2011
| Semi Loser 1 – Semi Loser 2 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
Final – Saturday 29th January 2011
| Semi Winner 1 |
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Semi Winner 2 |
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Khalifa International Stadium, Doha |
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Links
Qatar 2011 – official tournament website
Asian Cup 2011 Qualification Tournament
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