2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's futsal championship of Asia.[2] A total of 15 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, excluding Kuwait - who automatically qualified as a host. The qualification process was divided into four zones: ASEAN Zone, where the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship served as the qualifying competition, Central & South Zone, East Zone, and West Zone. Qualification processOf the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 31 teams entered the competition. Sixteen spots in the final tournament were distributed as follows:
Draw
FormatThe qualifiers took place between April 1 to 15 in centralized venues. In the West Zone, the United Arab Emirates were the hosts. Top two teams from each group and the winner of the play-off match between the third placed teams qualified. In the Central and South Zone, the matches were played in the Kyrgyz Republic where top two teams from each group advanced to the final tournament. The host for the East Zone were Malaysia. The top three teams from the five team group qualified for the tournament. The 2022 AFF Futsal Championship acts as the qualifiers for the ASEAN Zone, in which the top three teams (e.g. the two finalists and the winners of the third-place playoff) qualified. West ZoneTop two teams of each group, and the winner of the play-off between the group third-placed team, qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Group A
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Zari Fathi (Iran)
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Jargalsaikhan Rentsenkhand (Mongolia)
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei) Group B
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran) Play-offThe winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan) Central and South ZoneTop two teams of each group qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Group A
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Kim Jong-hee (South Korea)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Jo Young-ha (South Korea)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Panadda Khotsenaphattra (Thailand)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand) Group B
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Yuttakon Maiket (Thailand)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Tsubasa Oya (Japan)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek Referee: Kumi Hiruma (Japan) East ZoneThe top three teams qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. China withdrew from the tournament on 20 April 2022 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country following the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak.[4][3] Before they withdrew, the qualification was to be staged between six teams which were drawn into two groups of three teams, with the group winners and a play-off winner between the group runner-ups to qualify for the final tournament.
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Hasan Al-Gburi (Iraq)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq) ASEAN ZoneTop three teams of the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Group A
Group B
Semi-finalsThe winners qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Third place matchThe winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Final
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain) Qualified teamsThe following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]
GoalscorersThere were 377 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 7.25 goals per match. 11 goals 9 goals 8 goals 6 goals
5 goals
4 goals 3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
2 own goals References
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