2019_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
International football competition
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 12 March 2015 – 27 March 2018 |
| Teams | 46[note 1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 252 |
| Goals scored | 820 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,022,771 (11,995 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (14 goals) |
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The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two doubled as the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams.
The qualification structure was as follows:[1][2]
- First round: A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches.
- The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up including host UAE qualified for the AFC Asian Cup finals and advance to the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
- The next sixteen highest ranked teams (the remaining four group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams and the four best group fourth-placed teams) advanced directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification.
- The remaining twelve teams entered the play-off round to contest the remaining eight spots in the third round of Asian Cup qualification.[3]
- Play-off round: At a Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that a play-off round of qualifying would be introduced into the qualification procedure.[4] There were two rounds of home-and-away two-legged play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round.
- Third round: The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four to play home-and-away round-robin matches, and they competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
The play-off round represented a change from the initially announced qualification format – which saw the remaining fourth-placed teams and the four best group fifth-placed teams also advance to the third round.[1]
46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification.[5] In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses).[6]
More information Bye to second round (Ranked 1st to 34th), Competing in first round (Ranked 35th to 46th) ...
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Competing in first round (Ranked 35th to 46th) |
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Due to the joint format of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the hosts of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates also entered the second round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers despite having qualified automatically.
Northern Mariana Islands, which is not a FIFA member, were not eligible to enter.
The schedule of the qualification competition was as follows.[7][8][9][10]
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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[11]
The six teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.[12]
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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India  |
2–0 |  Nepal |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Yemen  |
3–1 |  Pakistan |
3–1 | 0–0 |
East Timor  |
0–6[N 1] |  Mongolia |
0–3[N 1] | 0–3[N 1] |
Cambodia  |
4–1 |  Macau |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Chinese Taipei  |
2–1 |  Brunei |
0–1 | 2–0 |
Sri Lanka  |
1–3 |  Bhutan |
0–1 | 1–2 |
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- Notes
- Timor-Leste won the first leg 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia due to Timor-Leste fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second round had been played, so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated.
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, 17:00 MST (UTC+8), at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[13][14]
Groups
More information 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers ...
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In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[15]
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Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 7–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 17 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Palestine |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 4 | Malaysia |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[lower-alpha 3] | 1–2 | 0–6 | — | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | East Timor[lower-alpha 1] |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | −44 | 0 | 0–10 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | — |
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Source: FIFA
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- Timor-Leste forfeited five group matches due to fielding numerous ineligible players.[18] The original results were: Malaysia 1–1 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 0–1 United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia 7–0 Timor-Leste; Timor-Leste 1–1 Palestine; Timor-Leste 0–1 Malaysia.
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Australia |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Jordan |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 16 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Tajikistan |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: FIFA
Group C
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| 1 | Qatar |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 15–0 | |
| 2 | China |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 17 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 | ||
| 3 | Hong Kong |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 4 | Maldives |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | |
| 5 | Bhutan |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 52 | −47 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–4 | — |
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Source: FIFA
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Iran |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Oman |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Guam |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 7 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | India |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
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Source: FIFA
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- FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[19] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.
Group E
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| 1 | Japan |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 22 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Syria |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 18 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Singapore |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 9 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Cambodia |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
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Source: FIFA
Group F
Indonesia was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference,[20] and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.[21]
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| 1 | Thailand |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | Iraq |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Vietnam |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: FIFA
Group G
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | South Korea |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 24 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Lebanon |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | |
| 3 | Kuwait |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 9–0 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Myanmar |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 8 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0[lower-alpha 1] | — | 3–1 | |
| 5 | Laos |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — |
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Source: FIFA
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- During this stage the Kuwait Football Association was suspended after the country had failed to comply with a decision from FIFA that its sports law had to be changed. The three remaining matches involving Kuwait – away v Myanmar, home v Laos, and away v South Korea – were not played as scheduled, and were eventually awarded as 3–0 wins for Kuwait's opponents. Kuwait was also unable to compete in the Third round of the Asian Cup qualifying, to which it would have advanced based on its ranking.
Group H
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| 1 | Uzbekistan |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 21 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | North Korea |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Philippines |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 10 | 1–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Bahrain |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Yemen |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round | 1–3 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–4 | — |
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Source: FIFA
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- FIFA awarded North Korea a 3–0 win as a result of Yemen fielding the ineligible player Mudir Al-Radaei, after North Korea had defeated Yemen 1–0. Al-Radaei failed to serve an automatic one match suspension for receiving two yellow cards earlier in the First round of the competition.[22]
Ranking of runner-up teams
To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria are used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.[23]
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Iraq |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup |
| 2 | E | Syria |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | A | United Arab Emirates[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 11 | |
| 4 | C | China |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 11 | |
| 5 | H | North Korea |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 6 | B | Jordan |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
| 7 | D | Oman |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 | G | Lebanon |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 |
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Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
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Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
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Ranking of fourth-placed teams
To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Fair play points
- Drawing of lots
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.[23]
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | D | Guam |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 4 | Asian Cup qualifying third round |
| 2 | G | Myanmar |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 4 | |
| 3 | H | Bahrain |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | E | Afghanistan |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | Tajikistan |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | Asian Cup qualifying play-off round |
| 6 | F | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | |
| 7 | C | Maldives |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | |
| 8 | A | Malaysia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: Counting only matches against teams ranked first to fourth in the group, 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round
At an AFC Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that two rounds of play-off matches would be introduced into the qualification procedure to determine the final eight teams for the main qualifying round.[4][24]
A total of eight slots for the third round were available from this round (five from round 1, three from round 2).[24] The three teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.[12]
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 April 2016, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[25]
Round 1
The lowest seeded team, Bhutan, received a bye, and the remaining ten teams were drawn into five pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round.[24]
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Chinese Taipei |
2–4 | Cambodia |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| Maldives |
0–4 | Yemen |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Tajikistan |
6–0 | Bangladesh |
5–0 | 1–0 |
| Malaysia |
6–0 | East Timor |
3–0 (Forfeited)[26] |
3–0 (Forfeited)[26] |
| Laos |
1–7 | India |
0–1 | 1–6 |
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Note: Timor-Leste were ordered by the AFC to forfeit both matches against Malaysia due to the use of falsified documents for their players.[26] Both matches originally ended as 3–0 wins to Malaysia.
Round 2
The five losers from round 1 joined Bhutan in this round. The six teams were drawn into three pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round.[24]
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| Maldives |
5–1 | Laos |
4–0 | 1–1 |
| Bangladesh |
1–3 | Bhutan |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| East Timor |
2–4 | Chinese Taipei |
1–2 | 1–2 |
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Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
A total of 24 teams competed in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the 2019 hosts United Arab Emirates advanced to the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the automatic slot for the hosts was no longer necessary, and a total of 12 slots for the AFC Asian Cup were available from this round.
Due to the withdrawal of Guam and the suspension of Kuwait, the AFC decided to invite both Nepal and Macau, the top two teams of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, to re-enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification as replacements in order to maintain 24 teams in the third round of the competition.[27]
The draw for the third round was held on 23 January 2017, 16:00 GST, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[27] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.[28]
Groups
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The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 9.3):[29]
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Group A
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| 1 | India |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Myanmar |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Macau |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | — |
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Group B
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| 1 | Lebanon |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 16 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | North Korea |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Hong Kong |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Malaysia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |
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Group C
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| 1 | Jordan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 12 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Vietnam |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Afghanistan |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Cambodia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
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Group D
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| 1 | Oman |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 14–0 | |
| 2 | Palestine |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | — | 8–1 | 10–0 | ||
| 3 | Maldives |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 7–0 | ||
| 4 | Bhutan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39 | −37 | 0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
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Source: AFC
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Group E
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| 1 | Bahrain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Turkmenistan |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Singapore |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: AFC
Group F
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| 1 | Philippines |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 12 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Yemen |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Tajikistan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | 3–4 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Nepal |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: AFC
Country qualified for Asian Cup
Country failed to qualify
Country disqualified or withdrew
The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.
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- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- 2 As South Vietnam
- 14 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Khaibar Amani
Nathan Burns
Ismail Abdullatif- Abdulla Yusuf Helal
Tshering Dorji
Chan Vathanaka
Jiang Ning
Jaimes McKee
Maya Yoshida
Yaseen Al-Bakhit- Odai Al-Saify
Khampheng Sayavutthi
Rabih Ataya- Hilal El-Helwe
Ahmad Hazwan Bakri
Ali Fasir
Aung Thu
Ri Hyok-chol
Misagh Bahadoran- Iain Ramsay
Ali Assadalla
Yahya Al-Shehri
Safuwan Baharudin- Fazrul Nawaz
Kwon Chang-hoon- Lee Jae-sung
Sanharib Malki- Mahmoud Maowas
Teerasil Dangda
Arslanmyrat Amanow- Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
Omar Abdulrahman
Odil Ahmedov
Lê Công Vinh- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
- 2 goals
- Norlla Amiri
- Jabar Sharza
- Mustafa Zazai
- Massimo Luongo
- Mark Milligan
- Aaron Mooy
- Abdulwahab Al-Malood
- Mohamed Al Romaihi
- Sayed Mohamed Adnan
- Abdulla Yaser
- Khoun Laboravy
- Prak Mony Udom
- Wang Yongpo
- Wu Lei
- Yu Hanchao
Chu En-le- Godfred Karikari
- Lam Ka Wai
Sandesh Jhingan- Balwant Singh
Ashkan Dejagah- Ehsan Hajsafi
Ali Adnan- Justin Meram
- Mu Kanazaki
- Ahmed Samir
Mirlan Murzaev- Khonesavanh Sihavong
- Hassan Chaito
- Mohammed Ghaddar
- Ali Hamam
Niki Torrão- Mohd Amri Yahyah
- Safawi Rasid
- Ahmed Nashid
- Sithu Aung
Sami Al-Hasani- Amad Al-Hosni
- Mohsin Al-Khaldi
- Raed Ibrahim Saleh
Jaka Ihbeisheh- Ahmad Maher Wridat
- Mahmoud Yousef
- Karim Boudiaf
- Mohammed Kasola
- Fahad Al-Muwallad
- Khairul Amri
- Jang Hyun-soo
- Ki Sung-yueng
- Koo Ja-cheol
- Suk Hyun-jun
- Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
- Raja Rafe
Jahongir Ergashev- Dilshod Vasiev
- Pokklaw Anan
- Theerathon Bunmathan
- Adisak Kraisorn
- Mongkol Tossakrai
Chiquito do Carmo- Ramon Saro
- Guwanç Abylow
- Ruslan Mingazow
- Wahyt Orazsähedow
- Myrat Ýagşyýew
- Alexander Geynrikh
- Anzur Ismailov
- Nguyễn Anh Đức
- Nguyễn Văn Quyết
Ahmed Al-Sarori- Ala Al-Sasi
- 1 goal
- Hassan Amin
- Zohib Islam Amiri
- Zubayr Amiri
- Faysal Shayesteh
- Josef Shirdel
- Mathew Leckie
- Tommy Oar
- Komail Al-Aswad
- Sami Al-Husaini
- Hussain Ali Baba
- Sayed Reda Issa
- Ali Jaafar Mohamed Madan
- Abdullah Omar
- Jamal Rashid
Jahid Hasan Ameli- Mamunul Islam
- Biren Basnet
- Jigme Dorji
- Karma Shedrup Tshering
Adi Said- Thierry Bin
- Chhin Chhoeun
- Hong Pheng
- Keo Sokpheng
- Sos Suhana
- Huang Bowen
- Mei Fang
- Zhang Linpeng
- Zhang Xizhe
- Chen Chao-an
- Xavier Chen
- Chen Hao-wei
- Chen Yi-wei
- Huang Wei-min
- Hung Kai-chun
- Wang Rui
- Wen Chih-hao
- Yaki Yen
Brandon McDonald- Travis Nicklaw
- Christian Annan
- Bai He
- Chan Siu Ki
- Ju Yingzhi
- Lo Kwan Yee
- Paulinho
- Sandro
- Tan Chun Lok
- Jordi Tarrés
- Xu Deshuai
- Fulganco Cardozo
- Sumit Passi
- Mohammed Rafique
- Robin Singh
- Rowllin Borges
- Karim Ansarifard
- Saeid Ezatolahi
- Jalal Hosseini
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- Kamal Kamyabinia
- Morteza Pouraliganji
- Ramin Rezaeian
- Masoud Shojaei
- Andranik Teymourian
- Mehdi Torabi
- Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
- Ali Hosni
- Dhurgham Ismail
- Mahdi Kamel
- Ahmed Yasin
- Genki Haraguchi
- Hiroshi Kiyotake
- Masato Morishige
- Takashi Usami
- Yousef Al-Naber
- Yousef Al-Rawashdeh
- Mohannad Al-Souliman
- Musa Al-Taamari
- Baha' Faisal
- Saeed Murjan
Ali Maqseed- Aziz Mashaan
- Faisal Zayid
- Ildar Amirov
- Azamat Baymatov
- Edgar Bernhardt
- Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov
- Viktor Maier
- Almazbek Mirzaliev
- Bekzhan Sagynbaev
- Islam Shamshiev
- Roda Antar
- Abbas Ahmed Atwi
- Samir Ayass
- Nour Mansour
- Youssef Mohamad
- Joan Oumari
- Feiz Shamsin
- Chan Pak Chun
- Carlos Leonel
- Leong Ka Hang
- Baddrol Bakhtiar
- Chanturu Suppiah
- Khair Jones
- Mahali Jasuli
- Mohd Safiq Rahim
- Safee Sali
- Syafiq Ahmad
- Syazwan Zainon
- Ahmed Abdulla
- Asadhulla Abdulla
- Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
- Hamza Mohamed
- Hussain Niyaz Mohamed
- Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf
Batmönkhiin Erkhembayar- Kyaw Zayar Win
- Kyi Lin
- Min Min Thu
- Suan Lam Mang
- Yan Naing Oo
- Zaw Min Tun
Bimal Gharti Magar- Bishal Rai
- Nawayug Shrestha
- Jang Kuk-chol
- Kim Yong-il
- Ri Yong-jik
- Ro Hak-su
- So Hyon-uk
- So Kyong-jin
- Mohammed Al-Ghassani
- Saad Al-Mukhaini
- Said Al-Ruzaiqi
- Jameel Al-Yahmadi
- Salaah Al-Yahyaei
- Nadir Mabrook
- Qasim Said
Hassan Bashir- Mus'ab Al-Batat
- Ahmed Awad
- Abdullah Jaber
- Matías Jadue
- Mohammad Natour
- Khaled Salem
- Pablo Tamburrini
- Khader Yousef
- Kevin Ingreso
- Manuel Ott
- Mike Ott
- Daisuke Sato
- Stephan Schröck
- James Younghusband
- Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud
- Akram Afif
- Abdelkarim Hassan
- Ismaeel Mohammad
- Sebastián Soria
- Salman Al-Faraj
- Osama Hawsawi
- Naif Hazazi
- Irfan Fandi
- Hariss Harun
- Faris Ramli
- Shakir Hamzah
- Lee Chung-yong
- Lee Jeong-hyeop
- Nam Tae-hee
Subash Madushan- Moayad Ajan
- Oday Al-Jafal
- Ahmad Kallasi
- Omar Midani
- Nuriddin Davronov
- Davron Ergashev
- Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
- Umedzhon Sharipov
- Tana Chanabut
- Kroekrit Thaweekarn
- Patrick Fabiano
- Rufino Gama
- Jairo Neto
- José Oliveira
- Rodrigo Silva
- Serdaraly Ataýew
- Artur Geworkýan
- Süleýman Muhadow
- Mekan Saparow
- Mohamed Ahmed
- Ismail Al Hammadi
- Ahmed Al Hashmi
- Habib Fardan
- Abdullah Mousa
- Mohanad Salem
- Stanislav Andreev
- Server Djeparov
- Azizbek Haydarov
- Eldor Shomurodov
- Đinh Thanh Trung
- Đinh Tiến Thành
- Mạc Hồng Quân
- Nguyễn Công Phượng
- Nguyễn Quang Hải
- Trần Phi Sơn
- Ayman Al-Hagri
- Mudir Al-Radaei
- Akram Al-Worafi
- Mohammed Boqshan
- Tawfiq Ali Mansour
- 1 own goal
- Sharif Mukhammad (playing against Japan)
- Biren Basnet (playing against Oman)
- Khoun Laboravy (playing against Japan)
- Leng Makara (playing against Syria)
- Chen Chia-chun (playing against Turkmenistan)
- Mohannad Al-Souliman (playing against Afghanistan)
- Ildar Amirov (playing against Australia)
- Valery Kichin (playing against Bangladesh)
- Ali Hamam (playing against South Korea)
- Lam Ka Seng (playing against India)
- Amdhan Ali (playing against Oman)
- Mohamed Faisal (playing against Palestine)
- Ali Samooh (playing against Yemen)
- Zaw Min Tun (playing against Kuwait)
- Hamdi Al Masri (playing against Japan)
- Davron Ergashev (playing against Yemen)
- Serdar Annaorazow (playing against Guam)
- Mekan Saparow (playing against Oman)
- Đinh Tiến Thành (playing against Thailand)
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