The 2014 AFC Futsal Championship qualification is held in late 2013 to determine 12 spots to the final tournament in Vietnam. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship, and Vietnam, the host nation for the 2014 competition, receive automatic byes to the Finals.
Format
Twenty-four teams registered in qualifying action for 12 places in the finals. Reigning champions Japan, runners-up Thailand, Iran and 2014 edition hosts Vietnam had direct entry into the tournament proper. The qualification process was divided into four zones: ASEAN Zone, which doubled as the 2013 AFF Futsal Championship, Central & South Zone, East Zone, and West Zone. The top three of each zone qualified for the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 AFC Futsal Championship Runners-up | 0130 May 2012 | 13th | |
| 2012 AFC Futsal Championship Winners | 0230 May 2012 | 13th | |
| 2012 AFC Futsal Championship Third place | 031 June 2012 | 13th | |
| Host | 0431 August 2013 | 3rd | |
| East Group Runners-up | 056 October 2013 | 10th | |
| East Group Winners | 066 October 2013 | 10th | |
| East Group Third place | 077 October 2013 | 12th | |
| ASEAN Group Fourth place | 0822 October 2013 | 9th | |
| ASEAN Group Runners-up | 0922 October 2013 | 6th | |
| ASEAN Group Fifth place | 1023 October 2013 | 10th | |
| South & Central Group Winners | 116 November 2013 | 13th | |
| South & Central Group Runners-up | 127 November 2013 | 8th | |
| South & Central Group Third place | 137 November 2013 | 13th | |
| West Group Winners | 1411 December 2013 | 9th | |
| West Group Runners-up | 1511 December 2013 | 11th | |
| West Group Third place | 1612 December 2013 | 9th |
Zones
ASEAN
Matches played in Thailand from October 19 to October 27, 2013.
All times are Thailand Time – UTC+7.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 50 | −41 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 0 |
| Brunei | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
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| Philippines | 1–20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Vietnam | 10–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Philippines | 2–17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 9 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 37 | −34 | 1 |
| Laos | 2–2 | |
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| Timor-Leste | 1–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Indonesia | 12–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Timor-Leste | 0–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| October 25 – Bangkok | ||||||
| | 10 | |||||
| October 27 – Bangkok | ||||||
| | 4 | |||||
| 2 | ||||||
| October 25 – Bangkok | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| | 6 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| October 27 – Bangkok | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| Thailand | 10–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chudech Rattanawongsawa Thueanklang Sornwichian Wongkaeo |
Report | Permana Ratana Andriansyah Saptaji |
| Australia | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fogarty de Moraes Cooper Giovenali |
Report | Trần Hoàng Vinh |
Third place play-off
| Indonesia | 3–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ardy Saptaji |
Report | Xuan Du Khanh Hung Trong Luan Van Vu Thanh Dat |
Final
East
All times are Vietnam Time – UTC+7.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 10 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 0 |
| China | 9–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deng Tao Geng Deyang Zhang Wen Tan Guohui Liu Chang |
Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Chih-an Chi Sheng-fa Tseng Ching-yao |
Report | So Sheung Kwai Chow Ka Wa |
| Macau | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lei Ka Hou |
Report | Lee Min-yong Kim Min-kuk Shin Jong-hoon Kim Jang-goon Park Ha-nul |
| South Korea | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Jong-hoon |
Report | Liu Chi-chao Lo Chih-an Tsai Hsien-tang Chi Sheng-fa |
| Macau | 3–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kwok Siu Tin Cheang Kong Cheng Hou |
Report | So Sheung Kwai Yeung Chi Lun Liu Yik Shing |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chi Sheng-fa Chen Chia-ho |
Report | Kong Cheng Hou |
| South Korea | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Li Xin Hu Jie |
| Hong Kong | 2–11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lim Kyoung-hun Chow Ka Wa |
Report | Lee Min-yong Kim Min-kuk Lim Kyoung-hun Chow Ka Wa Kim Ho-jin Lee Ji-ho |
| China | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lu Yue Tan Guohui |
Report | Chen Chia-ho Chi Sheng-fa |
South & Central
All times are Uzbekistan Time – UTC+5.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Djetybaev Kadyrov Sundeev |
Report | Ulmasov Jumaev Makhmudov |
| Uzbekistan | 10–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yunusov Rakhmatov Irsaliev Abdumavlyanov Sharipov |
Report | Kervenov |
| Turkmenistan | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atayev Rejepov |
Report | Baygazy Uulu Abdykadyrov |
| Tajikistan | 4–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jumaev Ulmasov Makhmudov |
Report | Shohzukhurov Rakhmatov Yunusov Irsaliev Elibaev |
| Tajikistan | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makhmudov Jumaev Mamedbabaev |
Report | Ashyrov Annaýew Mamedbabaev Rejepov |
| Uzbekistan | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Irsaliev Yunusov Buriev |
Report | Chotbaev |
West
The matches will be played in Malaysia from December 8 to December 12, 2013.
All times are Malaysia Time – UTC+8.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 8 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Lebanon | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
References
External links
- AFC Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com