2022_AFC_Futsal_Asian_Cup
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
International futsal competition
The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup,[1] the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams compete in the tournament.[2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| كأس آسيا لكرة الصالات 2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 27 September – 8 October |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Iran |
| Third place |  Uzbekistan |
| Fourth place |  Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 193 (6.03 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hossein Tayyebi (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Moslem Oladghobad |
| Best goalkeeper | Guilherme Kuromoto |
| Fair play award | Uzbekistan |
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Kuwait was appointed as hosts of the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship, after replacing the original hosts Turkmenistan. However, AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament was scheduled to be played in Kuwait from 16 to 27 February 2022.[4] On 5 July 2021, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held between 27 September and 8 October 2022.
Japan defeated defending champions Iran in the final to claim their fourth title.
Main article: 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
Qualifiers were originally scheduled to be played from 13 to 24 October 2021.[5] However, on 5 July 2021, the AFC announced that it would be held from 1 to 15 April 2022.
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
More information Team, Qualified as ...
| Team | Qualified as | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Kuwait | Hosts | 12th | 2014 | Fourth place (2003, 2014) |
 Lebanon | West Zone Group A winners | 12th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
 Saudi Arabia | West Zone Group A runners-up | 2nd | 2016 | Group stage (2016) |
 Iraq | West Zone Group B winners | 12th | 2018 | Fourth place (2018) |
 Bahrain | West Zone Group B runners-up | 3rd | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2018) |
 Oman | West Zone playoff winner | 1st | Debut | None |
| Thailand | ASEAN Zone winners | 16th | 2018 | Runners-up (2008, 2012) |
 Indonesia | ASEAN Zone runners-up | 10th | 2014 | Group stage (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
 Vietnam | ASEAN Zone third place | 6th | 2018 | Fourth place (2016) |
| Iran | Central and South Zone Group A winners | 16th | 2018 | Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) |
 Turkmenistan | Central and South Zone Group A runners-up | 7th | 2012 | Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
| Uzbekistan | Central and South Zone Group B winners | 16th | 2018 | Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016) |
 Tajikistan | Central and South Zone Group B runners-up | 11th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2007) |
| Japan |
East Zone winners | 16th | 2018 | Champions (2006, 2012, 2014) |
 South Korea |
East Zone runner-up | 14th | 2018 | Runners-up (1999) |
 Chinese Taipei |
East Zone third place | 13th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2003) |
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- 1 Italic indicates hosts for that year.
The draw was held on 26 May 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6]
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Main article: 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.[2]
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 11.5):[2]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
More information Matchday, Matches ...
| Matchday | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 2 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 3 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Kuwait (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Oman |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
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More information Iraq, 2–3 ...
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
More information Kuwait, 7–2 ...
| Kuwait | 7–2 | Oman |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tajikistan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Turkmenistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 1 |
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More information Uzbekistan, 8–0 ...
| Uzbekistan | 8–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
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| Bahrain | 3–4 | Tajikistan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)
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| Turkmenistan | 4–4 | Bahrain |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)
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| Tajikistan | 2–3 | Uzbekistan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
More information Tajikistan, 8–5 ...
| Tajikistan | 8–5 | Turkmenistan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)
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| Uzbekistan | 6–1 | Bahrain |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |
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More information Iran, 5–0 ...
| Iran | 5–0 | Indonesia |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)
More information Lebanon, 1–1 ...
| Lebanon | 1–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia)
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| Indonesia | 7–2 | Lebanon |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
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| Chinese Taipei | 1–10 | Iran |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)
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| Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | Indonesia |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
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| Iran | 9–0 | Lebanon |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Vietnam |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
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More information Japan, 1–2 ...
| Japan | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
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| Vietnam | 5–1 | South Korea |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)
Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Zari Fathi (Iran)
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Vietnam |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Osama Idrees Sedaif (Bahrain)
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| South Korea | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)
Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 15.1).[2]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 2 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||||||
| Iran | 8 | |||||||||
| 8 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 October – Saad Al Abdullah Hall | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 8 | |||||||||
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| Iran | 8–1 | Vietnam |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)
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| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Kuwait |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
Semi-finals
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| Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Japan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
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| Thailand | 0–5 | Iran |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Third place match
More information Thailand, 2–8 ...
| Thailand | 2–8 | Uzbekistan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
Final
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| Iran | 2–3 | Japan |
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Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[7]
More information Top Goalscorer, Best Goalkeeper ...
| Top Goalscorer | Best Goalkeeper | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Award |
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| Hossein Tayyebi[8] |
Guilherme Kuromoto[9] |
Moslem Oladghobad[10] |
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There were 193 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 6.03 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
6 goals
Idris Yorov
Gurbangeldi Sähedow
5 goals
Moslem Oladghobad
Salim Faisal- Fayzali Sardorov
4 goals
Muhammad Fajriyan- Salar Aghapour
Worasak Srirangpirot
Khusniddin Nishonov- Ikhtiyor Ropiev
3 goals
- Mohammad Hossein Bazyar
Sora Kanazawa- Arthur Oliveira
- Kazuya Shimizu
- Jetsada Chudech
- Sarawut Phalaphruek
- Mashrab Adilov
- Davron Choriev
- Anaskhon Rakhmatov
- Elbek Tulkinov
- Akbar Usmonov
Phạm Đức Hòa
2 goals
Ahmed Antar- Ammar Hasan Mayhad
- Dewa Rizki
- Syauqi Saud
- Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani
- Alireza Javan
- Mehdi Karimi
- Soma Mizutani
Abdullatif Al-Abbasi- Abdulaziz Al-Basam
- Saleh Al-Fadhel
- Abdulrahman Al-Tawail
Farhan Ali- Fahad Rudayni
- Narongsak Wingwon
- Mülkaman Annagulyýew
- Shakhram Fakhriddinov
- Ilkhomjon Khamroev
- Trần Thái Huy
1 goal
- Mohamed Abdulla
- Jassam Saleh
- Mohamed Al-Sandi
- Falah Abbas
He Chia-chen- Huang Wei-lun
- Lin Chih-hung
- Samuel Eko
- Firman Adriansyah
- Iqbal Rahmatullah
- Rio Pangestu
- Reza Gunawan
- Mehdi Asadshir
- Bahman Jafari
- Alireza Rafieipour
- Mohanad Abdulhadi
- Mustafa Ihsan
- Ghaith Riyadh
- Tareq Zeyad
- Vinícius Crepaldi
- Kentaro Ishida
- Higor Pires
- Tomoki Yoshikawa
- Yousef Al-Khalifah
- Abdulrahman Al-Mosabehi
- Abdulrahman Al-Wadi
Mouhammad Hammoud- Steve Koukezian
- Hasan Zeitoun
Samer Al-Balushi- Khalfan Al-Maawali
- Mohammed Taqi
- Mohsen Fqihe
- Nasser Al-Harthi
Shin Jong-hoon- Umed Kuziev
- Muhamadjon Sharipov
- Bakhtiyor Soliev
- Iqboli Vositzoda
- Krit Aransanyalak
- Panat Kittipanuwong
- Warut Wangsama-aeo
- Narongsak Wingwon
- Maksat Soltanow
- Sunatulla Juraev
- Dilshod Rakhmatov
- Châu Đoàn Phát
- Nguyễn Anh Duy
- Nguyễn Minh Trí
1 own goal
- Saeid Ahmadabbasi (against Japan)
- Mustafa Rhyem (against Iran)
- Seo Jung-woo (against Japan)
- Shin Jong-hoon (against Vietnam)
- Şiri Baýramdurdyýew (against Tajikistan)
- Châu Đoàn Phát (against Saudi Arabia)
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final results |
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| 1 | Japan |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Iran |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | Thailand |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Tajikistan |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Indonesia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Vietnam |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
| 8 | Kuwait |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Third place in group stage |
| 10 | Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 11 | Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | |
| 13 | Turkmenistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 1 | Fourth place in group stage |
| 14 | Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 | |
| 15 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |
| 16 | Oman |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
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