2014 AFC Futsal Championship
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The 2014 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Vietnam from 30 April to 10 May 2014. 16 countries took part in the 13th edition of the tournament. Japan won the championship and successfully defended their title from the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship.
| Giải vô địch bóng đá trong nhà châu Á 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Vietnam |
| Dates | 30 April – 10 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Iran |
| Third place |  Uzbekistan |
| Fourth place |  Kuwait |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 221 (6.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hossein Tayyebi (15 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh[1] |
| Fair play award | Japan |
← 2012 2016 → | |
| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship Winners | 30 May 2012 | 13th |
| Thailand | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship Runners-up | 30 May 2012 | 13th |
| Iran | 2012 AFC Futsal Championship Third Place | 1 June 2012 | 13th |
| Vietnam | Hosts and ASEAN Zone Third Place |
31 August 2013 | 3rd |
| Chinese Taipei | East Zone Runners-Up | 6 October 2013 | 10th |
| China | East Zone Winner | 6 October 2013 | 10th |
| South Korea | East Zone Third Place | 7 October 2013 | 12th |
| Indonesia | ASEAN Zone Fourth Place | 22 October 2013 | 9th |
| Australia | ASEAN Zone Runners-up | 22 October 2013 | 6th |
| Malaysia | ASEAN Zone Fifth Place | 23 October 2013 | 10th |
| Uzbekistan | South & Central Group Winner | 6 November 2013 | 13th |
| Tajikistan | South & Central Group Runners-up | 7 November 2013 | 8th |
| Kyrgyzstan | South & Central Group Third Place | 7 November 2013 | 13th |
| Lebanon | West Group Winners | 11 December 2013 | 9th |
| Kuwait | West Group Runners-Up | 11 December 2013 | 11th |
| Iraq | West Group Third Place | 12 December 2013 | 9th |
| Ho Chi Minh City | |
|---|---|
| Phu Tho Gymnasium | Ton Duc Thang University Gymnasium |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 2,700 |
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2012.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[2]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 6 |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is used in the third place match).[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| May 7 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 5 | |||||||||
| May 8 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| Kuwait | 1 | |||||||||
| May 7 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||||||
| May 10 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2(3) | |||||||||
| May 7 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Iran | 2(0) | |||||||||
| Iran | 15 | |||||||||
| May 8 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 4 | |||||||||
| Iran | 10 | |||||||||
| May 7 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 6 | |||||||||
| May 10 – Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||||||
| Kuwait | 1 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||||
Third place play-off
- 15 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]
| Top Goalscorer | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play award |
|---|---|---|
| Hossein Tayyebi | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Japan |
- ^ "Tayebi and Hassanzadeh claim individual awards". AFC. 10 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC Futsal Championship 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Technical Report & Statistics AFC Futsal Championship Vietnam 2014" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- AFC Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com