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2019 AFC Asian Cup

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2015 AFC Asian Cup Champions

2019 Qualification
Round 1    Round 2    Playoff Round    Round 3
24 of 24 Nations Qualified

United Arab Emirates (Hosts)
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Qatar

China
Iran
Japan
Syria

Thailand
Iraq
South Korea
Uzbekistan

Palastine
Oman
Jordan
Vietnam

Bahrain
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
North Korea

Philippines
Yemen
India
Lebanon

Round 1
Aggregate Goal Winners Qualify For Round 2
Match
 Home Agg Away 1st Leg
 2nd Leg
1
 India
 2-0
 Nepal
 2-0
 0-0
2
 Yemen
 3-1
 Pakistan
 3-1
 0-0
3
 Timor-Leste
 5-1
 Mongolia
 4-1
 1-0
4
 Cambodia
 4-1
 Macau
 3-0
 1-1
5
 Chinese Taipei
 2-1
 Brunei
 0-1
 2-0
6
 Sri Lanka
 3-1
 Bhutan
 0-1
 1-2

Round 2
Group Winners and 4 Best Runners-Up Winners Qualify For Asian Cup
The next 16 highest ranked teams (the remaining four group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams and the four best group fourth-placed teams) advanced directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification. The remaining 12 teams enter playoff round for the final 8 spots in Round 3 of qualification.
As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contains only four teams comapred to five teams in all other grouops. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.
Advance to Asian Cup Finals  *-Advance to Qualification Round 3  **-Advance to Qulification Playoff Round
GROUP A
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Saudi Arabia
 8
 6
 2
 0
 28
 4
 +24
 20
United Arab Emirates
 8
 5
 2
 1
 25
 4
 +21
 17
Palastine*
 8
 3
 3
 2
 22
 6
 +16
 12
Malaysia**
 8
 1
 1
 6
 3
 30
 -27
 4
Timor-Leste**
 8
 0
 2
 6
 2
 36
 -34
 2
 

June 11 2015
Malaysia 1-1 Timor-Leste
Saudi Arabia 3-2 Palastine
June 16 2015
Timor-Leste 0-1 United Arab Emirates
Malaysia 0-6 Palastine
September 3 2015
United Arab Emirates 10-0 Malaysia
Saudi Arabia 7-0 Timor-Leste
September 8 2015
Malaysia 0-3 Saudi Arabia (Awarded By FIFA)
Palastine 0-0 United Arab Emirates
October 8 2015
Timor-Leste 1-1 Palastine
Saudi Arabia 2-1 United Arab Emirates
 
October 13 2015
Timor-Leste 0-1 Malaysia
November 9 2015
Palastine 0-0 Saudi Arabia
November 12 2015
Palastine 6-0 Malaysia
United Arab Emirates 8-0 Timor-Leste
November 17 2015
Timor-Leste 0-10 Saudi Arabia
Malaysia 1-2 United Arab Emirates
March 24 2016
United Arab Emirates 2-0 Palastine
Saudi Arabia 2-0 Malaysia
March 29 2016
Palastine 7-0 Timor-Leste
United Arab Emirates 1-1 Saudi Arabia

GROUP B
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Australia
 8
 7
 0
 1
 29
 4
 +25
 21
Jordan*
 8
 5
 1
 2
 21
 7
 +14
 16
Kyrgyzstan*
 8
 4
 2
 2
 10
 8
 +2
 14
Tajikistan**
 8
 1
 2
 5
 9
 20
 -11
 5
Bangladesh**
 8
 0
 1
 7
 2
 32
 -30
 1
 

June 11 2015
Bangladesh 1-3 Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan 1-3 Jordan
June 16 2015
Bangladesh 1-1 Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan 1-2 Australia
September 3 2015
Australia 5-0 Bangladesh
Jordan 0-0 Kyrgyzstan
September 8 2015
Bangladesh 0-4 Jordan
Tajikistan 0-3 Australia
October 8 2015
Jordan 2-0 Australia
Kyrgyzstan 2-2 Tajikistan
 
October 13 2015
Kyrgyzstan 2-0 Bangaldesh
Jordan 3-0 Tajikistan
November 12 2015
Australia 3-0 Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan 5-0 Bangladesh
November 17 2015
Bangladesh 0-4 Australia
Kyrgyzstan 1-0 Jordan
March 24 2016
Australia 7-0 Tajikistan
Jordan 8-0 Bangladesh
March 29 2016
Australia 5-1 Jordan
Tajikistan 0-1 Kyrgyzstan

GROUP C
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Qatar
 8
 7
 0
 1
 29
 4
 +25
 21
China
 8
 5
 2
 1
 27
 1
 +26
 17
Hong Kong*
 8
 4
 2
 2
 13
 5
 +8
 14
Maldives**
 8
 2
 0
 6
 8
 20
 -12
 6
Bhutan**
 8
 0
 0
 8
 5
 52
 -47
 0
 

June 11 2015
Hong Kong 7-0 Bhutan
Maldives 0-1 Qatar
June 16 2015
Bhutan 0-6 China
Hong Kong 2-0 Maldives
September 3 2015
China 0-0 Hong Kong
Qatar 15-0 Bhutan
September 8 2015
Maldives 0-3 China
Hong Kong 2-3 Qatar
October 8 2015
Bhutan 3-4 Maldives
Qatar 1-0 China
 
October 13 2015
Butan 0-1 Hong Kong
Qatar 4-0 Maldives
November 12 2015
Maldives 0-1 Hong Kong
China 12-0 Bhutan
November 17 2015
Bhutan 0-3 Qatar
Hong Kong 0-0 China
March 24 2016
China 4-0 Maldives
Qatar 2-0 Hong Kong
March 29 2016
China 2-0 Qatar
Maldives 4-2 Bhutan

GROUP D
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Iran
 8
 6
 2
 0
 26
 3
 +23
 21
Oman*
 8
 4
 2
 2
 11
 7
 +4
 14
Turkmenistan*
 8
 4
 1
 3
 10
 11
 -1
 13
Guam*
 8
 2
 1
 5
 3
 16
 -13
 7
India**
 8
 1
 0
 7
 5
 18
 -13
 3
 

June 11 2015
Guam 1-0 Turkmenistan
India 1-2 Oman
June 16 2015
Guam 2-1 India
Turkmenistan 1-1 Iran
September 3 2015
Iran 6-0 Guam
Oman 3-1 Turkmenistan
September 8 2015
Guam 0-0 Oman
India 0-3 Iran
October 8 2015
Turkmenistan 2-1 India
Oman 1-1 Iran
 
October 13 2015
Turkmenistan 1-0 Guam
Oman 3-0 India
November 12 2015
Iran 3-1 Turkmenistan
India 1-0 Guam
November 17 2015
Guam 0-6 Iran
Turkmenistan 2-1 Oman
March 24 2016
Iran 4-0 India
Oman 1-0 Guam
March 29 2016
India 1-2 Turkmenistan
Iran 2-0 Oman

GROUP E
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Japan
 8
 7
 1
 0
 27
 0
 +27
 22
Syria
 8
 6
 0
 2
 26
 11
 +15
 18
Singapore*
 8
 3
 1
 4
 9
 9
 0
 10
Afghanistan*
 8
 3
 0
 5
 8
 24
 -16
 9
Cambodia**
 8
 0
 0
 8
 1
 27
 -26
 0
 

June 11 2015
Cambodia 0-4 Singapore
Afghanistan 0-6 Syria
June 16 2015
Japan 0-0 Singapore
Cambodia 0-1 Afghanistan
September 3 2015
Japan 3-0 Cambodia
Syria 1-0 Singapore
September 8 2015
Cambodia 0-6 Syria
Afghanistan 0-6 Japan
October 8 2015
Singapore 1-0 Afghanistan
Syria 0-3 Japan
 
October 13 2015
Singapore 2-1 Cambodia
Syria 5-2 Afghanistan
November 12 2015
Singapore 0-3 Japan
Afghanistan 3-0 Cambodia
November 17 2015
Singapore 1-2 Syria
Cambodia 0-2 Japan
March 24 2016
Japan 5-0 Afghanistan
Syria 6-0 Cambodia
March 29 2016
Afghanistan 2-1 Singapore
Japan 5-0 Syria

GROUP F
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Thailand
 6
 4
 2
 0
 14
 6
 +8
 14
Iraq
 6
 3
 3
 0
 13
 6
 +7
 12
Vietnam*
 6
 2
 1
 3
 7
 8
 -1
 7
Chinese Taipei**
 6
 0
 0
 6
 5
 19
 -14
 0
Indonesia
 Indonesia Disqualified Due To FIFA Suspension
 

May 24 2015
Thailand 1-0 Vietnam
June 16 2015
Chinese Taipei 0-2 Thailand
September 3 2015
Iraq 5-1 Chinese Taipei
September 8 2015
Chinese Taipei 1-2 Vietnam
Thailand 2-2 Iraq
October 8 2015
Vietnam 1-1 Iraq
 
October 13 2015
Vietnam 0-3 Thailand
November 12 2015
Thailand 4-2 Chinese Taipei
November 17 2015
Chinese Taipei 0-2 Iraq
March 24 2016
Vietnam 4-1 Chinese Taipei
Iraq 2-2 Thailand
March 29 2016
Iraq 1-0 Vietnam

GROUP G
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
South Korea
 7
 7
 0
 0
 24
 0
 +24
 21
Lebanon*
 8
 3
 2
 3
 12
 6
 +6
 11
Kuwait*
 6
 3
 1
 2
 12
 4
 +8
 10
Myanmar*
 8
 2
 2
 4
 9
 21
 -12
 8
Laos**
 7
 0
 1
 6
 3
 29
 -26
 1
 

June 11 2015
Laos 2-2 Myanmar
Lebanon 0-1 Kuwait
June 16 2015
Myanmar 0-2 South Korea
Laos 0-2 Lebanon
September 3 2015
South Korea 8-0 Laos
Kuwait 9-0 Myanmar
September 8 2015
Laos 0-2 Kuwait
Lebanon 0-3 South Korea
October 8 2015
Myanmar 0-2 Lebanon
Kuwait 0-1 South Korea
 
October 13 2015
Myanmar 3-1 Laos
Kuwait 0-0 Lebanon
November 12 2015
South Korea 4-0 Myanmar
Lebanon 7-0 Laos
November 17 2015
Laos 0-5 South Korea
Myanmar 3-0 Kuwait (Awarded by FIFA)
March 24 2016
South Korea 1-0 Lebanon
Kuwait Postponed Laos
March 29 2016
South Korea Postponed Kuwait
Lebanon 1-1 Myanmar

GROUP H
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Uzbekistan 8
 7
 0
 1
 20
 7
 +13
 21
North Korea*
 8
 5
 1
 2
 14
 8
 +6
 16
Philippines* 8
 3
 1
 4
 8
 12
 -4
 10
Bahrain*
 8
 3
 0
 5
 10
 10
 0
 9
Yemen**
 8
 1
 0
 7
 2
 17
 -15
 3
 

June 11 2015
Philippines 2-1 Bahrain
Yemen 0-3 North Korea (Awarded by FIFA)
June 16 2015
North Korea 4-2 Uzbekistan
Yemen 0-2 Philippines
September 3 2015
Uzbekistan 1-0 Yemen
Bahrain 0-1 North Korea
September 8 2015
Philippines 1-5 Uzbekistan
Yemen 0-4 Bahrain
October 8 2015
North Korea 0-0 Philippines
Bahrain 0-4 Uzbekistan
 
October 13 2015
North Korea 1-0 Yemen
Bahrain 2-0 Philippines
November 12 2015
Philippines 0-1 Yemen
Uzbekistan 3-1 North Korea
November 17 2015
North Korea 2-0 Bahrain
Yemen 1-3 Uzbekistan
March 24 2016
Uzbekistan 1-0 Philippines
Bahrain 3-0 Yemen
March 29 2016
Philippines 3-2 North Korea
Uzbekistan 1-0 Bahrain

Playoff Round
Winners Advance to Qualification Round 3 Losers join Bhutan in Playoff Round 2
Playoff Round One
Match
 Home Agg Away 1st Leg
 2nd Leg
1
 Chinese Taipei
 2-4
 Cambodia
 2-2
 0-2
2
 Maldives
 0-4
 Yemen
 0-2
 0-2
3
 Tajikistan
 6-0
 Bangladesh
 5-0
 1-0
4
 Malaysia
 6-0
 Timor-Leste
 Forfeit
 Forfeit
5
 Laos
 1-7
 India
 0-1
 1-6

Winners Advance to Qualification Round 3
Playoff Round Two
Match
 Home Agg Away 1st Leg
 2nd Leg
1
 Maldives
 5-1
 Loas
 4-0
 1-1
2
 Bangladesh
 1-3
 Bhutan
 0-0
 1-3
3
 Timor-Leste
 2-4
 Chinese Taipei
 1-2
 1-2

Round 3
Due to withdrawl of Guam and Kuwait, Nepal and Macau were invited into Round 3 as the top 2 countries from the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
Top 2 Advance to Asian Cup
GROUP A
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
India
 6
 4
 1
 1
 11
 5
 +6
 13
Kyrgyzstan 6
 4
 1
 1
 14
 8
 +6
 13
Myanmar
 6
 2
 2
 2
 10
 10
 0
 8
Macau
 6
 0
 0
 6
 4
 16
 -12
 0
 

March 28 2017
Myanmar 0-1 India
Kyrgyzstan 1-0 Macau
June 13 2017
Macau 0-4 Myanmar
India 1-0 Kyrgyzstan
September 5 2017
Macau 0-2 India
Kyrgyzstan PPD Maynmar
 
October 10 2017
Myanmar 2-2 Kyrgyzstan
October 11 2017
India 4-1 Macau
November 14 2017
Macau 3-4 Kyrgyzstan
India 2-2 Myanmar
March 22 2018
Kyrgyzstan 5-1 Maynmar
March 27 2018
Kyrgyzstan 2-1 India
Myanmar 1-0 Macau
GROUP B
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Lebanon
 6
 5
 1
 0
 14
 4
 +10
 16
North Korea
 6
 3
 2
 1
 13
 10
 +3
 11
Hong Kong
 6
 1
 2
 3
 4
 7
 -3
 5
Malaysia
 6
 0
 1
 5
 4
 14
 -10
 1
 

March 28 2017
Lebanon 2-0 Hong Kong
June 13 2017
Hong Kong 1-1 North Korea
Malaysia 1-2 Lebanon
September 5 2017
Malaysia 1-1 Hong Kong
North Korea 2-2 Lebanon
October 5 2017
North Korea PPD Malaysia
 
October 10 2017
Hong Kong 2-0 Malaysia
Lebanon 5-0 North Korea
November 10 2017
North Korea 4-1 Malaysia
November 13 2017
Malaysia 1-4 North Korea
November 14 2017
Hong Kong 0-1 Lebanon
March 27 2018
North Korea 2-0 Hong Kong
Lebanon 2-1 Malaysia

GROUP C
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Jordan
 6
 3
 3
 0
 16
 5
 +11
 12
Vietnam
 6
 2
 4
 0
 9
 3
 +6
 10
Afghanistan 6
 1
 3
 2
 7
 10
 -3
 6
Cambodia
 6
 1
 0
 5
 3
 17
 -14
 3
 

March 28 2017
Afghanistan 1-1 Vietnam
Jordan 7-0 Cambodia
June 13 2017
Cambodia 1-0 Afghanistan
Vietnam 0-0 Jordan
September 5 2017
Cambodia 1-2 Vietnam
Jordan 4-1 Afghanistan
 
October 10 2017
Vietnam 5-0 Cambodia
Afghanistan 3-3 Jordan
November 14 2017
Cambodia 0-1 Jordan
Vietnam 0-0 Afghanistan
March 27 2018
Jordan 1-1 Vietnam
Afghanistan 2-1 Cambodia

GROUP D
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Oman
 6
 5
 0
 1
 28
 5
 +23
 15
Palastine
 6
 5
 0
 1
 25
 3
 +22
 15
Maldives
 6
 2
 0
 4
 11
 19
 -8
 6
Bhutan
 6
 0
 0
 6
 2
 39
 -37
 0
 

March 28 2017
Oman 14-0 Bhutan
Maldives 0-3 Palastine
June 13 2017
Bhutan 0-2 Maldives
Palastine 2-1 Oman
September 5 2017
Bhutan 0-2 Palastine
Oman 5-0 Maldives
 
October 10 2017
Palastine 10-0 Bhutan
Maldives 1-3 Oman
November 14 2017
Bhutan 2-4 Oman
Palastine 8-1 Maldives
March 27 2018
Oman 1-0 Palastine
Maldives 7-0 Bhutan

GROUP E
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Bahrain
 6
 4
 1
 1
 15
 3
 +12
 13
Turkmenistan
 6
 3
 1
 2
 9
 10
 -1
 10
Chinese Taipei
 6
 3
 0
 3
 7
 12
 -5
 9
Singapore
 6
 0
 2
 4
 3
 9
 -6
 2
 

March 28 2017
Chinese Taipei 1-3 Turkmenistan
Bahrain 0-0 Singapore
June 10 2017
Singapore 1-2 Chinese Taipei
June 13 2017
Turkmenistan 1-2 Bahrain
September 5 2017
Singapore 1-1 Turkmenistan
Bahrain 5-0 Chinese Taipei
 
October 10 2017
Turkmenistan 2-1 Singapore
Chinese Taipei 2-1 Bahrain
November 14 2017
Singapore 0-3 Bahrain
Turkmenistan 2-1 Chinese Taipei
March 27 2018
Bahrain 4-0 Turkmenistan
Chinese Taipei 1-0 Singapore

GROUP F
COUNTRY
 GP
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 PTS
Philippines
 6
 3
 3
 0
 13
 8
 +5
 12
Yemen
 6
 2
 4
 0
 7
 5
 +2
 10
Tajikistan
 6
 2
 1
 3
 10
 9
 +1
 7
Nepal
 6
 0
 2
 4
 3
 11
 -8
 2
 

March 28 2017
Philippines 4-1 Nepal
Yemen 2-1 Tajikistan
June 13 2017
Nepal 0-0 Yemen
Tajikistan 3-4 Philippines
September 5 2017
Nepal 1-2 Tajikistan
Philippines 2-2 Yemen
 
October 10 2017
Tajikistan 3-0 Nepal
Yemen 1-1 Philippines
November 14 2017
Nepal 0-0 Philippines
Tajikistan 0-0 Yemen
March 27 2018
Philippines 2-1 Tajikistan
Yemen 2-1 Nepal