2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification


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The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating.

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 December 2005 – 15 November 2006
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iraq Younis Mahmoud
South Korea Jung Jo-gook
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani
Saudi Arabia Saleh Bashir
Syria Firas Al-Khatib
Uzbekistan Maksim Shatskikh
(4 goals each)

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For the first time, the defending champions (Japan), did not earn an automatic berth in the finals and had to compete in the qualification tournament. Twelve teams from top two of each groups joined with four host nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) qualify for the final tournament.

Teams that did not enter

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16 national teams did not enter qualifying (The team's FIFA World Ranking was considered for November 2005):

Thus, out of 46 national teams, 25 entered the qualifying.

In December 2005, Bangladesh and Pakistan played off in a home and away series (with Bangladesh hosting the first leg), to determine which team would progress to the final qualifying round. This was originally scheduled in November but the earthquake in Pakistan forced it to be postponed.

After a goalless first leg in Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22 December 2005, Bangladesh won the second leg thanks to the goal from Firoz Mahmud Titu at the 84-minute in People's Sports Complex, Karachi, Pakistan four days later. Bangladesh qualified with the 1–0 on aggregate. However, Pakistan ended up also being qualified into the final qualifying round anyway, after Sri Lanka withdrew.

  Bangladesh qualified with the 1–0 on aggregate.   Pakistan also qualified after   Sri Lanka withdrew.

The draw was held on 4 January 2006.

The seeding was based on the 2004 competition, including results during qualifying. The teams in their respective pots also are listed with respect to their performance. Note that Jordan and Uzbekistan were placed higher than South Korea and Iraq. For the tie-breaker here served the fact that Jordan and Uzbekistan were eliminated on penalty shootout, while the other two teams were clearly defeated. Uzbekistan precedes Jordan as it won its group, while Jordan placed second. The same principle is applied to the rest of the teams on the list. The Australian team which had just joined the Asian Football Confederation on 1 January 2006 and had not participated in previous tournaments was given the lowest rank.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

  Japan
  China
  Iran
  Bahrain
  Uzbekistan
  Jordan

  South Korea
  Iraq
  Saudi Arabia
  Kuwait
  Qatar
  Oman

  United Arab Emirates
  Syria
  Yemen
  Lebanon
  Singapore
  Hong Kong

  Palestine
  Chinese Taipei
  Pakistan*
  Bangladesh
  India
  Australia

* = Replace Sri Lanka

Tie-breaking criteria

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If two or more teams in a group are equal on points on completion of the group matches, their places shall be determined as follows:

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned.
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned.
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (Away Goals do not apply in this stage of the competition).
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches.
  5. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play.
  6. Drawing of lots.
  • Pakistan is added back into the final qualifying round after Sri Lanka withdrew at the last minute.
  • 24 teams will be split into six groups of four, playing in a home and away format. The top two of each group will progress to the finals. Matches will start on 22 February 2006 and ends on 15 November 2006.
  • On 1 August 2006, Lebanon officially withdrew from the competition after having played only one match, due to their ongoing conflict with Israel.[2]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13 15[a]
  Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 21 4 +17 15[a]
  Yemen 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6
  India 6 0 0 6 2 24 −22 0
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Japan is ranked higher than Saudi Arabia by the two head-to-head game results (Japan 3–2 Saudi Arabia).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 6 4 2 0 12 2 +10 14
  South Korea 6 3 2 1 15 5 +10 11
  Syria 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8
  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 0 24 −24 0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United Arab Emirates 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
  Oman 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
  Jordan 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10
  Pakistan 6 0 0 6 4 22 −18 0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
  Bahrain 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
  Kuwait 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
  Lebanon 0 - - - - - — 0

Note: Bahrain is ranked higher than Kuwait by the two head-to-head game results (Bahrain 2 – 1 Kuwait).

1 On 1 August 2006, it was announced that the AFC had accepted a withdrawal request from the Federation Libanaise de Football due to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.[3] The results of the Lebanon-Kuwait game on 22 February 2006 have been declared null and void and do not count towards the group rankings.[4]

The following fixtures were also canceled:

  • against Bahrain, 16 August 2006 (in Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain)
  • against Australia, 31 August 2006 (in Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia)
  • against Bahrain, 6 September 2006 (in Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)
  • against Kuwait, 11 October 2006 (in National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait)
  • against Australia, 15 November 2006 (in Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
  China 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11
  Singapore 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4
  Palestine 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 4

Note: Iraq is ranked higher than China PR by the two head-to-head game results (Iraq 3 – 2 China PR).

1 All Iraq's home matches played in Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates.

2 All Palestine's home matches played in Amman, Jordan.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15
  Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 14 4 +10 11
  Hong Kong 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8
  Bangladesh 6 0 0 6 1 19 −18 0
Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
  Indonesia Co-hosts 7 August 2004 3 (1996, 2000, 2004)
  Malaysia 2 (1976, 1980)
  Thailand 5 (1972, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  Vietnam3 2 (19564, 19604)
  Australia Group D winner 16 August 2006 0 (debut)
  Qatar Group F winner 6 September 2006 6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004)
  Japan Group A winner 6 September 2006 5 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  Saudi Arabia Group A runner-up 6 September 2006 6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  Iran Group B winner 11 October 2006 10 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  South Korea Group B runner-up 11 October 2006 10 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  United Arab Emirates Group C winner 11 October 2006 6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)
  Oman Group C runner-up 11 October 2006 1 (2004)
  Iraq Group E winner 11 October 2006 5 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  China Group E runner-up 11 October 2006 8 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  Bahrain Group D runner-up 15 November 2006 2 (1988, 2004)
  Uzbekistan Group F runner-up 15 November 2006 3 (1996, 2000, 2004)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year

2 Italic indicates host

3 Vietnam's debut since the unification of Vietnam at 1975

4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
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  2. ^ "Lebanon pull out of Asian Cup". afcasiancup.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
  3. ^ "AFC confirms Lebanon withdrawal request". Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
  4. ^ "Asian Cup qualifiers – Group D". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
  5. ^ Asian Football Confederation (15 November 2006). "AFC Asian Cup 2007 qualifying: Singapore-Palestine match cancelled". Retrieved 4 February 2011.