2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification

2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification

Tournament details
Host countries	Malaysia (West)  Thailand (ASEAN)  Tajikistan (Central)  Mongolia (East)
Dates	1–3 October 2015 (West) 8–16 October 2015 (ASEAN) 14–16 November 2015 (Central) 14–19 November 2015 (East)
Teams	26 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	414 (8.45 per match)
Attendance	78,651 (1,605 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Abdelalrhman (West) (4 goals)[1] Daniel Fogarty Jetsada Chudech (ASEAN) (12 goals each)[2] Akbar Kazemi (Central) (4 goals)[3] Oh Hyun-jong (East) (8 goals)[4]

The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification was a men's futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan (hosts), who qualified directly as the top three finishers of the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship. Since third-placed Uzbekistan qualified automatically as hosts, Kuwait, who finished fourth, would have also qualified as the next best-ranked team,^[5] but they were later replaced due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.^[6]

The top five teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.^[7]

Teams

A total of 26 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage, split into zones according to their regional affiliations.^[5][8]

• West Asia had seven entrants, where they were drawn into one group of four teams and one group of three teams.
• Central Asia had four entrants, where they were all placed in one group.
• South Asia had no entrants.
• ASEAN had ten entrants, with the 2015 AFF Futsal Championship doubling as the ASEAN qualifiers, where they were drawn into two groups of five teams.
• East Asia had five entrants, where they were all placed in one group.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 2 September 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[8] Only the groups in West Asia were drawn, as no draw was necessary for Central Asia and East Asia, and the draw for the 2015 AFF Futsal Championship had already been held on 16 June 2015 in Singapore.^[9]

Apart from the four direct qualifiers, the remaining twelve slots in the final tournament were allocated as follows:

• Each zone (except South Asia) was allocated a minimum of two slots.
• Additional slots were allocated based on the technical standard team ranking from fourth to seventh placing in the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship, with West Asia (4th and 7th) and ASEAN (5th and 6th) each allocated two additional slots.^[8]

	Slots + Direct qualifiers	Teams entering qualification	Did not enter
West Zone	4 slots +  Kuwait^1	Bahrain  Iraq  Jordan  Lebanon  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates	Oman  Palestine (withdrew)  Syria  Yemen
Central Zone	2 slots +  Iran +  Uzbekistan	Afghanistan  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan	None
South Zone	0 slots	None	Bangladesh  Bhutan  India  Maldives    Nepal  Pakistan  Sri Lanka
ASEAN Zone	4 slots	Australia  Brunei  Laos  Malaysia  Myanmar  Philippines  Singapore  Thailand  Timor-Leste  Vietnam	Cambodia  Indonesia (suspended by FIFA)[10]
East Zone	2 slots +  Japan	China  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Mongolia  South Korea	Guam  Macau (forgot sign up)[11]  North Korea  Northern Mariana Islands^2

Notes

¹ Later replaced by the next best team from the West Zone qualifiers due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.^[6]

² Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The top two teams of each group (total 12 teams) qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

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 would be applied in the following order:^[12]

1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
9. Drawing of lots.

Zones

The matches were played on the following dates:^[13]

• West Zone: 1–3 October 2015
• ASEAN Zone: 8–16 October 2015
• Central Zone: 14–16 November 2015
• East Zone: 14–19 November 2015

West Zone

• For the draw, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2014.
  • Pot 1: Iraq, Lebanon
  • Pot 2: Qatar, Saudi Arabia
  • Pot 3: Bahrain, United Arab Emirates
  • Pot 4: Jordan
• All matches were held in Malaysia.
• Times listed were UTC+8.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lebanon	3	3	0	0	16	6	+10	9	2016 AFC Futsal Championship
2	Jordan	3	2	0	1	11	8	+3	6
3	Saudi Arabia	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1	2016 AFC Futsal Championship[lower-alpha 1]
4	Bahrain	3	0	1	2	7	15	−8	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. The AFC Executive Committee ratified on 13 November 2015 that due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association, Saudi Arabia, the next best team from the West Zone qualifiers, would replace Kuwait in the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship.^[6]

Saudi Arabia  v  Bahrain

1 October 2015 16:30

Saudi Arabia	2–2	Bahrain
Atiah  14' Abdulrazaq  17' (o.g.)	Report	Abdulrazaq  39' Al-Chuban  40'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Chris Colley (Australia)

Lebanon  v  Jordan

1 October 2015 19:00

Lebanon	5–2	Jordan
Zeid  1' Kobeissy  25' Zeitoun  40' Homsi  40' Elias  40'	Report	Abdelalrhman  10', 18'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Mahmoud Reza Nasirloo (Iran)

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Saudi Arabia  v  Jordan

2 October 2015 16:30

Saudi Arabia	0–2	Jordan
	Report	Abdallah  21' Abdelalrhman  30'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

Bahrain  v  Lebanon

2 October 2015 19:00

Bahrain	2–6	Lebanon
Abdulla  9' Mula  24'	Report	Tneich  1', 6', 15' El Dine  17' Kobeissy  32' Serhan  39'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Maiket Yuttakon (Thailand)

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Jordan  v  Bahrain

3 October 2015 16:30

Jordan	7–3	Bahrain
Nadi  3', 22' Abdelalrhman  22' Atef  25' Waleed  32' Abed  34' Abdallah  34'	Report	Abbas  25', 27' Abdulrazaq  36'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)

Lebanon  v  Saudi Arabia

3 October 2015 19:00

Lebanon	5–2	Saudi Arabia
Zeitoun  9', 38' Rmaiti  28' Ossman  28' Serhan  34'	Report	Zafer  15' Azmi  32'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: An Ran (China)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	2016 AFC Futsal Championship
2	Iraq	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	United Arab Emirates	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

United Arab Emirates  v  Iraq

1 October 2015 14:00

United Arab Emirates	1–3	Iraq
Obaid  31'	Report	Hasan  10', 22' Mustafa  35'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)

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Qatar  v  United Arab Emirates

2 October 2015 14:00

Qatar	2–1	United Arab Emirates
Oliveira  9' Rocha  37'	Report	Obaid  36'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: An Ran (China)

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Iraq  v  Qatar

3 October 2015 14:00

Iraq	1–2	Qatar
Salim  35'	Report	Oliveira  26', 38'

Nilai Indoor Stadium, Nilai Attendance: 100 Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

ASEAN Zone

• All matches were held in Thailand. The tournament was originally to be held in Indonesia before the suspension of its football association.
• Times listed were UTC+7.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand (H)	4	4	0	0	42	5	+37	12	Knockout stage and 2016 AFC Futsal Championship
2	Malaysia	4	3	0	1	22	9	+13	9
3	Timor-Leste	4	2	0	2	16	31	−15	6
4	Brunei	4	1	0	3	10	28	−18	3
5	Singapore	4	0	0	4	4	21	−17	0

Source: AFC & AFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Timor-Leste  v  Singapore

8 October 2015 16:30

Timor-Leste	6–3	Singapore
Sarmento  8', 23', 24', 28' Machel  31' José Vide  39'	Report AFC Report Asean	Amir  2', 18' Helmi  22'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 200 Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)

Brunei  v  Malaysia

8 October 2015 19:00

Brunei	1–9	Malaysia
Faizul  9'	Report AFC Report Asean	Fawzul  1', 12', 25', 25' Yamin  6' (o.g.) Fitri  11' Aizad  26' Akmarulnizam  28' (pen.) Nizam  30'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 400 Referee: Ali Reza Sohrabi Balsini (Iran)

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Timor-Leste  v  Brunei

9 October 2015 16:30

Timor-Leste	6–5	Brunei
Guterres  12' Sarmento  15', 24', 30' José Vide  25', 37'	Report AFC Report Asean	Azizan  2' Faiz  28', 34' Faizul  30', 36'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Vahid Arzpeyma Mohamareh (Iran)

Singapore  v  Thailand

9 October 2015 19:00

Singapore	0–8	Thailand
	Report AFC Report Asean	Jetsada  1', 26' Suphawut  5' Kritsada  8', 19', 35' Piyapan  34' Nattawut  38'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)

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Singapore  v  Brunei

10 October 2015 16:30

Singapore	1–2	Brunei
Farhan  12'	Report AFC Report Asean	Faiz  23', 37'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 700 Referee: Husein Mahmoud Khalaileh (Jordan)

Thailand  v  Malaysia

10 October 2015 19:00

Thailand	6–1	Malaysia
Piyapan  10' Jetsada  13' Chaiwat  15' Sorasak  23' Nattawut  36' Kritsada  37'	Report AFC Report Asean	Khairul Effendy  39'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Hasan Mohammed Al-Gburi (Iraq)

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Malaysia  v  Timor-Leste

11 October 2015 16:30

Malaysia	7–2	Timor-Leste
Akmarulnizam  1' Fitri  12', 22' Ivan  17' (o.g.) Nizam  34' Aula  37' Fawzul  39'	Report AFC Report Asean	Machel  18' Remigio Duarte  22'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Khamis Hassan Alshamsi (United Arab Emirates)

Brunei  v  Thailand

11 October 2015 19:00

Brunei	2–12	Thailand
Maziri  26' Azizan  38'	Report AFC Report Asean	Kritsada  1' Konghla  5' Jetsada  8', 15', 16', 39' Ampol  10' Suphawut  14', 25', 35' Jirawat  29' Sorasak  39'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

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Singapore  v  Malaysia

12 October 2015 16:30

Singapore	0–5	Malaysia
	Report AFC Report Asean	Yazadh  9' Aizad  22' Aula  38' Yi Long  38' (o.g.) Fawzul  40'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 500 Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)

Thailand  v  Timor-Leste

12 October 2015 19:00

Thailand	16–2	Timor-Leste
Sorasak  4' Jetsada  5', 5', 37', 40' Suphawut  18', 29', 34', 35' Wanlop  20', 40', 40' Warut  22', 33' Piyanat  27' Nattawut  37'	Report AFC Report Asean	Sarmento  15' José Vide  19'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Vahid Arzpeyma Mohamareh (Iran)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	4	4	0	0	37	8	+29	12	Knockout stage and 2016 AFC Futsal Championship
2	Vietnam	4	3	0	1	39	9	+30	9
3	Myanmar	4	2	0	2	27	9	+18	6
4	Laos	4	1	0	3	17	43	−26	3
5	Philippines	4	0	0	4	4	55	−51	0

Source: AFC & AFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Laos  v  Vietnam

8 October 2015 11:30

Laos	1–13	Vietnam
Oley  7'	Report AFC Report Asean	Lê Quốc Nam  3' Mai Thành Đạt  8', 32' Trần Long Vũ  9', 38' Phùng Trọng Luân  9', 35' Nguyễn Minh Trí  11' Nguyễn Bảo Quân  11' Ngô Ngọc Sơn  14' Danh Phát  19' Trần Văn Vũ  23' Dương Anh Tùng  38'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 200 Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China)

Philippines  v  Myanmar

8 October 2015 14:00

Philippines	0–13	Myanmar
	Report AFC Report Asean	Nyein Min Soe  3' Kyaw Soe Moe  10', 12' Naing Ye Kyaw  11', 22', 25' Htet Myat Naing  13', 30' Pyae Phyo Maung  17' Aung Zin Oo  18' Pyae Phyo Maung  33' Ye Yint Oo  36' Khin Zaw Lin  37'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 250 Referee: Khamis Hassan Alshamsi (United Arab Emirates)

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Myanmar  v  Australia

9 October 2015 11:30

Myanmar	1–3	Australia
Khin Zaw Lin  22'	Report AFC Report Asean	Fogarty  10' W. Giovenali  14', 15'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 150 Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

Philippines  v  Laos

9 October 2015 14:00

Philippines	3–10	Laos
Pasilan  16', 36' Mabanag  37'	Report AFC Report Asean	Champathong  6' Phasawaeng  6', 36' Keomanixay  9', 24' Phiphakkhavong  16', 16', 31' Nonmany  18' Chanchaleune  25'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 300 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader Abdulla (Bahrain)

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Australia  v  Philippines

10 October 2015 11:30

Australia	13–0	Philippines
Niski  6', 7', 23' Basger  13', 35' Lockhart  15', 16', 24' W. Giovenali  19' Cooper  19', 29' Adeli  30' Seeto  37'	Report AFC Report Asean

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 100 Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

Vietnam  v  Myanmar

10 October 2015 14:00

Vietnam	2–1	Myanmar
Trần Văn Vũ  9', 28'	Report AFC Report Asean	Pyae Phyo Maung  24'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 300 Referee: Zhang Youze (China)

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Philippines  v  Vietnam

11 October 2015 11:30

Philippines	1–19	Vietnam
Hermosa  25'	Report AFC Report Asean	Phạm Đức Hòa  7', 17', 25' Dương Anh Tùng  11' Lê Quốc Nam  21', 27' Nguyễn Minh Trí  21', 31' Nguyễn Bảo Quân  21', 31', 32' Yuhico  23' (o.g.) Ngô Ngọc Sơn  27' Vũ Xuân Du  28', 30' Trần Văn Vũ  34' Trần Long Vũ  36' Phùng Trọng Luân  36' Danh Phát  40'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 100 Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China)

Laos  v  Australia

11 October 2015 14:00

Laos	2–15	Australia
Keomanixay  29' Phasawaeng  39'	Report AFC Report Asean	Adeli  1', 13' Fogarty  3', 23', 23', 40' Basger  6', 12', 13' G. Giovenali  16', 30' Kelshaw  28', 29' Lockhart  36', 37'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 250 Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

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Myanmar  v  Laos

12 October 2015 11:30

Myanmar	12–4	Laos
Nyein Min Soe  6', 37' Htet Myat Naing  15', 22', 34' Aung Aung  16', 17', 23' Khin Zaw Lin  18' Pyae Phyo Maung  25' Sinthapaseuth  26' (o.g.) Bunliyong  39' (o.g.)	Report AFC Report Asean	Chanchaleune  12' Phommaxay  35' Phiphakkhavong  38' Souksabai  39'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 50 Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)

Vietnam  v  Australia

12 October 2015 14:00

Vietnam	5–6	Australia
Lê Quốc Nam  14' Nguyễn Minh Trí  17' Trần Văn Vũ  22' Ngô Ngọc Sơn  27' Dương Anh Tùng  28'	Report AFC Report Asean	Fogarty  13', 15', 18', 23' Basger  16' Lockhart  27'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 300 Referee: Hasan Mohammed Al-Gburi (Iraq)

Semi-finals

Thailand  v  Vietnam

14 October 2015 16:00

Thailand	6–0	Vietnam
Jirawat  29' Nattawut  30' Suphawut  32', 38', 39' Jetsada  39'	Report AFC Report Asean

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

Australia  v  Malaysia

14 October 2015 19:00

Australia	6–2	Malaysia
Niski  9' Fogarty  10', 13' Cooper  28', 32' Basger  36'	Report AFC Report Asean	Yazadh  21' Nizam  37'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ali Reza Sohrabi Balsini (Iran)

Third place match

Vietnam  v  Malaysia

16 October 2015 16:00

Vietnam	5–6	Malaysia
Dương Anh Tùng  4' Vũ Xuân Du  11' Trần Văn Vũ  13' Lê Quốc Nam  21' Ngô Ngọc Sơn  30'	Report AFC Report Asean	Khairul Effendy  12' Fitri  14' Nizam  18', 32', 39' Fawzul  34'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China)

Final

Thailand  v  Australia

16 October 2015 19:00

Thailand	5–3	Australia
Kritsada  29', 29', 40' Sorasak  34' Warut  35'	Report AFC Report Asean	Basger  22' Barrientos  36' Fogarty  39'

Bangkok Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)

Central Zone

• All matches were held in Tajikistan.
• Times listed were UTC+5.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5	2016 AFC Futsal Championship
2	Tajikistan (H)	3	1	1	1	11	11	0	4
3	Afghanistan	3	1	1	1	12	11	+1	4
4	Turkmenistan	3	0	2	1	7	9	−2	2

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Kyrgyzstan  v  Turkmenistan

14 November 2015 11:00

Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Turkmenistan
Tabaldiev  20'	Report	Annayev  10'

Khujand Sport Palace, Khujand Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Hasan Mousa Al-Gburi (Iraq)

Tajikistan  v  Afghanistan

14 November 2015 14:00

Tajikistan	6–5	Afghanistan
Mamedbabaev  11', 15' Halimov  18' Mirzorakhimov  19' Alimakhmadov  32' Fayaz  37' (o.g.)	Report	Kazemi  6', 34' Khademi  7' Hashemi  31' Norowzi  36'

Khujand Sport Palace, Khujand Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader Abdulla (Bahrain)

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Kyrgyzstan  v  Afghanistan

15 November 2015 11:00

Kyrgyzstan	2–2	Afghanistan
Alimov  14' Kanetov  24'	Report	Kazemi  19', 32'

Khujand Sport Palace, Khujand Attendance: 350 Referee: Hawkar Ahmed (Iraq)

Turkmenistan  v  Tajikistan

15 November 2015 14:00

Turkmenistan	3–3	Tajikistan
Ovezov  16' Soltanov  30' Sahedov  40'	Report	Alimakhmadov  21' Mamedbabaev  27' Farmonbekov  34'

Khujand Sport Palace, Khujand Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Husein Mahmoud Khalaileh (Jordan)

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Afghanistan  v  Turkmenistan

16 November 2015 11:00

Afghanistan	5–3	Turkmenistan
Madadi  6', 14', 20' Fayaz  12' Khademi  33'	Report	Soltanov  16' Gurbanov  24' Ashirov  26'

Khujand Sport Palace, Khujand Attendance: 80 Referee: Khamis Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates)

Tajikistan  v  Kyrgyzstan

16 November 2015 14:00

Tajikistan	2–3	Kyrgyzstan
Halimov  20' Tabaldiev  30' (o.g.)	Report	Dzhetybaev  12' Ermekov  25', 38'

Khujand Sport Palace, Khujand Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Zhang Youze (China)

East Zone

• All matches were held in Mongolia.
• Times listed were UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	4	3	1	0	15	5	+10	10	2016 AFC Futsal Championship
2	Chinese Taipei	4	3	0	1	18	15	+3	9
3	South Korea	4	2	1	1	21	14	+7	7
4	Mongolia (H)	4	1	0	3	15	19	−4	3
5	Hong Kong	4	0	0	4	10	26	−16	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Chinese Taipei  v  South Korea

14 November 2015 17:00

Chinese Taipei	6–4	South Korea
Lin Chih-hung  1', 4' Huang Po-chun  8' Chu Chia-wei  12' Lai Ming-hui  32' Nam Il  35' (o.g.)	Report	Oh Hyun-jong  1', 33' Ha Jin-won  20' Shin Jong-hoon  28'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 326 Referee: Chris Colley (Australia)

Mongolia  v  Hong Kong

14 November 2015 20:00

Mongolia	8–3	Hong Kong
Tsedenbal  6' Enkh-Amga  14' Norjmoo  17', 20', 22', 30' Khurelbaatar  30' Wong Chin Hung  33' (o.g.)	Report	Liu Yik Shing  12' Wong Chin Hung  22' Yeung Chi Lun  37'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

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Hong Kong  v  China

15 November 2015 17:00

Hong Kong	0–5	China
	Report	Cong Lin  17', 33' Gu Haitao  24' Geng Deyang  31' Zheng Lei  38'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 252 Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

South Korea  v  Mongolia

15 November 2015 20:00

South Korea	7–3	Mongolia
Kim Min-kuk  3', 18' Nam Il  4' Olzvoi  15' (o.g.) Shin Jong-hoon  21', 35', 39'	Report	Oyunbat  26', 37' Tsedenbal  32'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)

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China  v  Chinese Taipei

16 November 2015 17:00

China	3–1	Chinese Taipei
He Yihui  24' Zeng Liang  36' Liang Shiming  36'	Report	Chu Chia-wei  33'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 225 Referee: Maiket Yuttakon (Thailand)

Hong Kong  v  South Korea

16 November 2015 20:00

Hong Kong	2–7	South Korea
Liu Yik Shing  2' So Sheung Kwai  9'	Report	Kim Min-kuk  11', 18' Oh Hyun-jong  11', 30', 40' Nam Il  30' Kim Ho-jin  39'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 105 Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)

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Chinese Taipei  v  Hong Kong

18 November 2015 17:00

Chinese Taipei	6–5	Hong Kong
Chu Chia-wei  1' Chang Chien-ying  4' Chi Sheng-fa  10', 27' Lin Chien-hsun  31' Huang Po-chun  39'	Report	Yeung Chi Lun  1', 19' Liu Yik Shing  3' Chan Kwong Ho  17' Lin Chien-hsun  37' (o.g.)

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 135 Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

China  v  Mongolia

18 November 2015 20:00

China	4–1	Mongolia
Batsaikhan  1' (o.g.) Geng Deyang  24' Lu Yue  27' He Yihui  35'	Report	Erdenebat  39'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 2,815 Referee: Maiket Yuttakon (Thailand)

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South Korea  v  China

19 November 2015 17:00

South Korea	3–3	China
Oh Hyun-jong  12', 21', 38'	Report	He Yihui  6', 36' Zhang Wen  23'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 115 Referee: Chris Colley (Australia)

Mongolia  v  Chinese Taipei

19 November 2015 20:00

Mongolia	3–5	Chinese Taipei
Norjmoo  9', 24' Pagamsuren  32'	Report	Chu Chia-wei  3', 7' Shih Pei-jen  9' Huang Po-chun  17' Lai Ming-hui  37'

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar Attendance: 1,895 Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament^3
Uzbekistan	Hosts / 2014 third place	7 May 2014	13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Japan	2014 champions	7 May 2014	13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Iran	2014 runners-up	7 May 2014	13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Lebanon	West Zone Group A winners	2 October 2015	9 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Jordan	West Zone Group A runners-up	3 October 2015	0 (debut)
Saudi Arabia	West Zone Group A 3rd place	13 November 2015[6]	0 (debut)
Qatar	West Zone Group B winners	2 October 2015	2 (2005, 2012)
Iraq	West Zone Group B runners-up	2 October 2015	9 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014)
Thailand	ASEAN Zone Group A winners	12 October 2015	13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Malaysia	ASEAN Zone Group A runners-up	12 October 2015	10 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014)
Australia	ASEAN Zone Group B winners	11 October 2015	6 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Vietnam	ASEAN Zone Group B runners-up	11 October 2015	3 (2005, 2010, 2014)
Kyrgyzstan	Central Zone winners	16 November 2015	13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Tajikistan	Central Zone runners-up	16 November 2015	8 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
China	East Zone winners	19 November 2015	10 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Chinese Taipei	East Zone runners-up	19 November 2015	10 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)

³ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

1. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification (West)". AFC.
2. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification (ASEAN)". AFC.
3. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification (Central)". AFC.
4. "Top Goal Scorers (by Stage) – 2016 AFC Futsal Championship qualification (East)". AFC.
5. "Stage set for AFC Futsal Championship Uzbekistan 2016 Qualifiers draw". the-afc.com. 1 September 2015.
6. "Saudi Arabia replace Kuwait at AFC Futsal C'ship 2016". AFC. 19 November 2015.
7. "La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014.
8. "AFC Futsal Championship 2016 Qualifiers draw concluded". AFC. 4 December 2014.
9. "New Hosts for AFF Tournaments following PSSI Suspension". Singapore: ASEAN Football Federation. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
10. "Impact of Football Association of Indonesia suspension". AFC. 3 June 2015.
11. "五人足球無緣亞洲盃". Macao Daily. 26 September 2015.
12. "AFC Futsal Championship 2016 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
13. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.

External links

• AFC Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com