The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship was the 14th edition of the AFC Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Uzbekistan between 10–21 February 2016. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.

The tournament was originally meant to be held in Taiwan (i.e. the Republic of China). It was originally scheduled for 12–27 March 2016, but this was changed following the adoption of the FIFA futsal international match calendar.

Same as previous editions held on the same year as the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the AFC representatives.

Champions Iran, runners-up Uzbekistan, third-placed Thailand, fourth-placed Vietnam and fifth place's play-off winners Australia qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the AFC representatives.

Qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 2 September 2015. Four teams qualified directly for the final tournament by their 2014 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualifying stage for the remaining 12 spots. The qualifiers were played between 1 October and 19 November 2015.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Kuwait were replaced by Saudi Arabia due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.

TeamQualified asAppearancePrevious best performance
UzbekistanHosts and 2014 third place14thRunners-up (2001, 2006, 2010)
Japan2014 winners14thChampions (2006, 2012, 2014)
Iran2014 runners-up14thChampions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010)
LebanonWest Zone Group A winners10thQuarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
JordanWest Zone Group A runners-up1stDebut
Saudi ArabiaWest Zone Group A third place1stDebut
QatarWest Zone Group B winners3rdGroup stage (2005, 2012)
IraqWest Zone Group B runners-up10thQuarter-finals (2002)
KyrgyzstanCentral Zone winners14thFourth place (2005, 2006, 2007)
TajikistanCentral Zone runners-up9thQuarter-finals (2007)
ThailandASEAN Zone Group A winners14thRunners-up (2008, 2012)
MalaysiaASEAN Zone Group A runners-up11thGroup stage (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014)
AustraliaASEAN Zone Group B winners7thFourth place (2012)
VietnamASEAN Zone Group B runners-up4thQuarter-finals (2014)
ChinaEast Zone winners11thFourth place (2008, 2010)
Chinese TaipeiEast Zone runners-up11thQuarter-finals (2003)

Venues

Tashkent
Uzbekistan StadiumUniversal Stadium
Capacity: UnknownCapacity: Unknown

Squads

Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 2 December 2015, 18:00 UZT (UTC+5), at the Zafarshan Hall in Tashkent. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2014.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Uzbekistan (hosts)JapanIranThailandAustraliaLebanonVietnamIraqKyrgyzstanMalaysiaChinese TaipeiChinaTajikistanSaudi ArabiaQatarJordan

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship.

Referees

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

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:

  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.

All times were local, UZT (UTC+5).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Uzbekistan (H)330093+69Knockout stage
2Kyrgyzstan31118804
3Lebanon302179−22
4Saudi Arabia3012711−41
Lebanon4–4Kyrgyzstan
Kobeissy 23', 32' Tneich 24' Zeitoun 28'Rusl. Ermekov 3' Baigazy 9' Alimov 25', 40'
Uzbekistan5–2Saudi Arabia
Choriev 17', 26' Shalipov 25' Yunusov 30' Sviridov 33'Atiah 24' Zafer 26'
Saudi Arabia3–3Lebanon
Azmi 13' Atiah 14' Nawaf 33'Azmi 2' (o.g.) Kheir El Dine 14' Tneich 24'
Kyrgyzstan1–2Uzbekistan
Alimov 40'Rakhmatov 20', 23'
Uzbekistan2–0Lebanon
Anorov 11' Abdumavlyanov 16'
Kyrgyzstan3–2Saudi Arabia
Rust. Ermekov 4' Chotbaev 16' Alimov 38'Atiah 1' Nasser 40'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Iran3300262+249Knockout stage
2Iraq32011217−56
3China3102614−83
4Jordan3003415−110
Iraq6–1China
Waleed 13', 30' Al-Zubaidi 18' Rafid 26' Saif 35', 38'Wang Hongwei 20'
Iran6–0Jordan
Hassanzadeh 2', 27' Tayyebi 10' Bahadori 31' Javid 34', 36'
China0–7Iran
Taheri 1' Hassanzadeh 6' Ahmadi 17' Keshavarz 26', 28' Tayyebi 27' Bahadori 32'
Jordan3–4Iraq
Samih 5', 29' Atef 26'Waleed 21' Rafid 29' Salim 36' Firas 37'
Iran13–2Iraq
Taheri 1', 10' Tayyebi 3', 11', 18', 28' Hassanzadeh 5', 40' Ahmadi 6' Javid 6', 15', 34' Tavakoli 20'Waleed 17' Amjad 38'
China5–1Jordan
Zeng Liang 25' He Yihui 31' Wang Hongwei 33' Zhao Liang 36' Li Jianjia 37'Mohammad 39'

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Thailand3300157+89Knockout stage
2Vietnam3201148+66
3Chinese Taipei3012915−61
4Tajikistan3012816−81
Thailand5–4Tajikistan
Suphawut 7', 30', 32' Apiwat 25' Wiwat 40'Alimakhmadov 11' Mamedbabaev 21' Sharipov 35', 39'
Vietnam5–4Chinese Taipei
Nguyễn Bảo Quân 4' (pen.) Phùng Trọng Luân 6' Lê Quốc Nam 28' Trần Long Vũ 31' Ngô Ngọc Sơn 37'Lin Chih-hung 4', 31' Chi Sheng-fa 26' Huang Po-chun 39'
Chinese Taipei2–7Thailand
Chu Chia-wei 14' Lai Ming-hui 36'Suphawut 2', 33' Konghla 4' Chang Chien-ying 22' (o.g.) Jetsada 28', 37' Wiwat 37'
Tajikistan1–8Vietnam
Sardorov 9'Dương Anh Tùng 1', 22' Trần Văn Vũ 14', 37' Nguyễn Bảo Quân 20' Lê Quốc Nam 27' Trần Long Vũ 34' Phùng Trọng Luân 35'
Thailand3–1Vietnam
Suphawut 32', 40', 40'Vũ Xuân Du 38'
Chinese Taipei3–3Tajikistan
Chu Chia-wei 26' Lin Chien-hsun 36' Chang Chien-ying 39'Alimakhmadov 2' Halimov 29' Tillozoda 40'

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Japan3300152+139Knockout stage
2Australia320186+26
3Qatar31028803
4Malaysia3003419−150
Japan1–0Qatar
Watanabe 16'
Australia2–1Malaysia
Basger 24' G. Giovenali 26'Khairul 19'
Malaysia1–11Japan
Afif 14'Yoshikawa 3' Takita 3', 7' Morioka 13' Osodo 13' Watanabe 15' Henmi 15' Nishitani 16', 19' Nibuya 19' Murota 40'
Qatar2–5Australia
Al-Braidi 3' Lucas 27'Fogarty 2' G. Giovenali 3', 26' Seeto 4', 37'
Japan3–1Australia
Henmi 8' Morioka 19' Nibuya 34'G. Giovenali 12'
Malaysia2–6Qatar
Akmarul Nizam 2' Afif 18'Ali 2' Bilal 5' Al-Braidi 9', 26' Lucas 39', 40'

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be used in the third place match).

Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1Uzbekistan3
B2Iraq0
B2Iraq3A1Uzbekistan (p)2 (3)
D2Australia5C1Thailand2 (1)
C1Thailand6
D2Australia1
D2Australia3A1Uzbekistan1
A2Kyrgyzstan1B1Iran2
B1Iran7
A2Kyrgyzstan0
Seventh placeA2Kyrgyzstan6B1Iran13Third place
D1Japan2C2Vietnam1
B2Iraq8thD1Japan4 (1)C1Thailand8
D1Japan7thC2Vietnam (p)4 (2)C2Vietnam0

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Losers enter fifth place play-offs.

Uzbekistan3–0Iraq
Rakhmatov 18', 39' Elibaev 31'
Thailand6–1Australia
Jirawat 5', 39' Suphawut 10', 39' Jetsada 27' Wiwat 33'G. Giovenali 20'
Iran7–0Kyrgyzstan
Tayyebi 7', 15', 32' Taheri 8' Bahadori 26' Hassanzadeh 26' Alighadr 29'
Japan4–4 (a.e.t.)Vietnam
Nibuya 8', 26' Morioka 13', 42'Trần Văn Vũ 14', 39' Danh Phát 35' Trần Thái Huy 49'
Penalties
Morioka Henmi Nibuya1–2Nguyễn Bảo Quân Dương Anh Tùng Phùng Trọng Luân

Fifth place play-offs

Iraq3–5Australia
Mustafa 8' Saif 38' Salim 39'Basger 6', 20' Fogarty 11', 37' W. Giovenali 35'
Kyrgyzstan6–2Japan
Baigazy 10', 30' Chotbaev 13' Alimov 24', 36', 40'Henmi 26' Hoshi 39'

Fifth place match

Australia qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Australia3–1Kyrgyzstan
Merrin 6' Lynch 20' G. Giovenali 32'Kanetov 37'

Semi-finals

Uzbekistan2–2 (a.e.t.)Thailand
Jirawat 23' (o.g.) Yunusov 48'Jetsada 24' Apiwat 41'
Penalties
Sviridov Irsaliev Fakhriddinov3–1Suphawut Jirawat
Iran13–1Vietnam
Javid 2', 20', 32' Tavakoli 8', 8', 20', 22' Ahmadi 13' Tayyebi 16', 27' Vafaei 26' Keshavarz 37', 39'Phùng Trọng Luân 17'

Third place match

Thailand8–0Vietnam
Jetsada 6' Apiwat 11', 12' Suphawut 18' (pen.), 18' (pen.), 36', 40' Jirawat 34'

Final

Uzbekistan1–2Iran
Irsaliev 6'Bahadori 9' Keshavarz 14'

Goalscorers

There were 234 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 6.69 goals per match.

14 goals

11 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: AFC

Awards

Final ranking

Teams qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
RankTeam
Iran
Uzbekistan
Thailand
4Vietnam
5Australia
6Kyrgyzstan
7Japan
8Iraq
9Qatar
10China
11Lebanon
12Saudi Arabia
13Chinese Taipei
14Tajikistan
15Jordan
16Malaysia

Source: AFC

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1
Iran17 February 20166 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Uzbekistan17 February 20160 (debut)
Thailand17 February 20164 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Vietnam17 February 20160 (debut)
Australia19 February 20166 (19892, 19922, 19962, 20002, 20042, 2012)

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

2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1989 and 2004.

Broadcasting

TerritoryChannelRef
Asia-PacificFox Sports Asia
AustraliaFox Sports Australia
ChinaStar Sports
IranIRIB 3
ThailandChannel 7 (Thailand)
UzbekistanSPORT-UZ
KyrgyzstanKTRK-Sport (Kyrgyzstan)

External links

  • , the-AFC.com