2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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.
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
16 national teams did not enter qualifying (The team's FIFA World Ranking was considered for November 2005):
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Team excluded
North Korea [82] were banned from qualifying after having been found guilty of improper conduct in the qualifying round for 2004.
Thus, out of 46 national teams, 29 entered the qualifying.
Preliminary round
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 Firaj Mahmud Hossain at the 84 minute in People's Sports Complex, Karachi, Pakistan four days later. Bangladesh qualified with the 1–0 on aggregate.
Pakistan also qualified after 
Sri Lanka withdrew.
Seedings
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.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
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- * = Replace Sri Lanka
Tie-breaking criteria
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:
- 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 (Away Goals do not apply in this stage of the competition).
- Goal difference 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.
- Drawing of lots.
Qualifying round
- 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.[1]
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
 Saudi Arabia |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
 Yemen |
6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 |
 India |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 |
Note: Japan is ranked higher than Saudi Arabia by the two head-to-head game results (Japan 3 – 2 Saudi Arabia).
6 September 2006 20:30 |
| Saudi Arabia |
7–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
Bashir  30', 46' Al Mahyani 33' Ameen 57' Al Hagbani 61' Al Suwaileh 78', 86' |
(Report) | Manju 22' |
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) |
11 October 2006 22:15 |
| Saudi Arabia |
5–0 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Bashir 22' Ameen 27' Fallatah 65' Al Mahyani 68', 90+2' |
(Report) |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
 South Korea |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
 Syria |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
 Chinese Taipei |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | −24 |
22 February 2006 14:00 |
| Syria |
1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Al Khatib 49' |
(Report) | Kim Doo-Hyun 5' Lee Chun-Soo 50' |
| South Korea |
8–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Seol Ki-Hyeon 3', 52' Jung Jo-Gook 4', 45', 88' Cho Jae-Jin 19', 82' Kim Do-Heon 77' |
(Report) |
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Chandrasiri Deshapriya Arambakade Gedara (Sri Lanka) |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates |
13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
 Oman |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
 Jordan |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Pakistan |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | −18 |
1 March 2006 21:00 |
| Pakistan |
1–4 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Essa 60' |
(Report) | Qassim 68' Matar 78' Saad 81' Al Kas 88' |
16 August 2006 19:00 |
| Pakistan |
1–4 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Essa 79' (pen.) |
(Report) | Al-Maimani 15' (pen,), 35' Al Hosni 27' Sulaiman 90' |
6 September 2006 19:15 |
| United Arab Emirates |
0–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait) |
6 September 2006 20:00 |
| Oman |
5–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hosni 7' Bashir 35', 85' Sulaiman 45' Al-Touqi 88' |
(Report) |
11 October 2006 21:00 |
| Pakistan |
0–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 16' Rafat Ali 37' Khaled Saad 85' |
15 November 2006 18:15 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3–2 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Abbas 54' Omer 58', 73' |
(Report) | Akram 23' Ahmed 67' |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Bahrain |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
 Kuwait |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
 Lebanon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bahrain is ranked higher than Kuwait by the two head-to-head game results (Bahrain 2 – 1 Kuwait).
22 February 2006 18:35 |
| Bahrain |
1–3 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ali 35' |
(Report) | Thompson 53' Skoko 79' Elrich 87' (pen.) |
11 October 2006 19:30 |
| Australia |
2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Aloisi 17' Bresciano 24' |
(Report) |
Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 36,606 Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
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. [2] 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.[3]
The following fixtures were also canceled:
- against Bahrain, 16 August 2006
- against Australia, 31 August 2006
- against Bahrain, 6 September 2006
- against Kuwait, 11 October 2006
- against Australia, 15 November 2006
Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
 China PR |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Singapore |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
 Palestine |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Note: Iraq is ranked higher than China PR by the two head-to-head game results (Iraq 3 – 2 China PR).
1 March 2006 16:00 |
| Iraq |
2–1 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdi Karim 16' Hawar Mohamed 67' |
(Report) | Tao Wei 54' |
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1 Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) |
| Singapore |
0–0 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) |
6 September 2006 20:30 |
| Iraq |
2–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh Sader 70' Hawar Mohamed 75' |
(Report) | Amer 13' Al Amour 78' |
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1 Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan) |
11 October 2006 21:30 |
| Iraq |
4–2 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Younis Mahmoud 35', 68' Mahdi Karim 60' Hawar Mohamed 90+3' |
(Report) | Goncalves 9' Amri 62' |
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1 Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mamed Mamedov (Turkmenistan) |
Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qatar |
15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Uzbekistan |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Hong Kong |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
 Bangladesh |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 |
22 February 2006 16:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
5–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Geynrikh 10', 52' Djeparov 24' Shatskikh 34', 84' |
(Report) |
16 August 2006 16:00 |
| Bangladesh |
1–4 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Arman 23' |
(Report) | Rizik 7' (pen.) Adel Lamy 36' Ibrahim 38', 74' |
16 August 2006 19:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
2–2 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Soliev 18' Shatskikh 35' |
(Report) | Sham Kwok Keung 66', 87' |
11 October 2006 15:00 |
| Bangladesh |
0–4 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Zeytulaev 11' Bakaev 18' Djeparov 22' Shatskikh 39' (pen.) |
15 November 2006 16:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
2–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Koshelev 31' Zeytulaev 52' |
(Report) |
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) |
References
- ↑ "Lebanon pull out of Asian Cup". afcasiancup.com. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
- ↑ "AFC confirms Lebanon withdrawal request". Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
- ↑ "Asian Cup qualifiers – Group D". Retrieved 6 September 2006.
- ↑ Asian Football Confederation (15 November 2006). "AFC Asian Cup 2007 qualifying: Singapore-Palestine match cancelled". Retrieved 4 February 2011.