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2011 AFC Asian Cup
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File:2011 AFC Asian Cup crest.png
Logo 2011 AFC Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates7 – 29 January 2011
Teams16
Venue(s)5 (in 2 host cities)
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The Asian Football Confederation's 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals will be held in Qatar in January 2011.[1][2] It will be the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup.

Qtel, the leading telecom company of Qatar, will be the sponsor of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, which was announced on 5 November 2008.[3]

Host selection

Qatar, India and Iran all lodged interest in hosting the 2011 AFC Asian Cup,[4] while Australia also considered making a late bid.[5] Qatar officially submitted their bid on 19 June 2007,[6] while India withdrew their interest and Iran failed to submit proper documentation for their bid on time.[7]

Qatar was announced as host nation on 29 July 2007, during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. Due to FIFA regulations stating that confederation events can be hosted either in January or July, and July being peak summer heat in the Middle East, it was also announced that the tournament will be held in January of that year.[1][2]

The AFC announced that the host of the Asian Cup will be rotated to either East Asia or South East Asia for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[8]

==Venues==

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Members of the AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 have agreed the use of five stadiums for the 2011 tournament.[9]

Doha Doha Ar Rayyan Doha Doha
Khalifa International Stadium Al-Gharafa Stadium Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Qatar SC Stadium Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 19,000 Capacity: 15,000
File:DohaKhalifaStadium.jpg File:Sports Stadium Dec 2006.JPG File:Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.jpg

Tickets

The online box office for the Asian Cup 2011 will be managed by an Italian firm with head offices in Milan and will be based on the belive ticketing system.[10]

Qualification

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2011 competition, receive automatic byes to Finals. They are joined by the top two finishers in each of five qualifying groups. The AFC Challenge Cup acts as a further qualification competition for eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in 2008 and 2010 qualified automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup Finals.

The final day of qualification was 3 March 2010.

List of qualified teams

Match ball

Draw

The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 was held on 23 April 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar are to be seeded among the top group.[11][12]

Seeding

Seeding was announced on 22 April.[13] Qatar were automatically placed in Group A.

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Qatar
 Iraq
 Saudi Arabia
 South Korea

 Japan
 Australia
 Iran
 Uzbekistan

 China
 United Arab Emirates
 Bahrain
 Jordan

 Syria
 Kuwait
 India
 North Korea

Groups

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qatar v Uzbekistan
Kuwait v China
Uzbekistan v Kuwait
China v Qatar
Qatar v Kuwait
China v Uzbekistan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan v Jordan
Saudi Arabia v Syria
Jordan v Saudi Arabia
Syria v Japan
Saudi Arabia v Japan
Jordan v Syria

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
India v Australia
South Korea v Bahrain
Australia v South Korea
Bahrain v India
South Korea v India
Australia v Bahrain

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Korea v United Arab Emirates
Iraq v Iran
Iran v North Korea
United Arab Emirates v Iraq
Iraq v North Korea
United Arab Emirates v Iran

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 January - Khalifa International Stadium
 
 
A1
 
25 January - Khalifa International Stadium
 
B2
 
 
 
22 January - Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
 
 
 
C1
 
29 January - Khalifa International Stadium
 
D2
 
 
 
21 January - Al-Gharafa Stadium
 
 
 
B1
 
25 January - Al-Gharafa Stadium
 
A2
 
 
 
22 January - Qatar SC Stadium
 
 Third place
 
D1
 
28 January - Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
 
C2
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

Winner Group BvRunner-up Group A
Winner Group AvRunner-up Group B
Winner Group CvRunner-up Group D
Winner Group DvRunner-up Group C

Semifinals

Winner B1 v A2vWinner D1 v C2
Winner A1 v B2vWinner C1 v D2

Third place

Semifinal loservSemifinal loser

Final

Semifinal winnervSemifinal winner

References

  1. ^ a b "Qatar confirmed as cup host". Fox Sports. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  2. ^ a b "Qatar to host AFC Asian Cup in 2011". Asian Football Confederation. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  3. ^ Sponsorship announcement
  4. ^ "Nations make Asian Cup bid". Fox Sports. 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  5. ^ "Chances to host 2011 Asian Cup fading". Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-13.
  6. ^ Qatar formally submits Asian Cup 2011 bid
  7. ^ India withdraw 2011 AFC Asian Cup interest
  8. ^ "Australia out of 2011 running". Fox Sports. 2007-02-13. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  9. ^ "AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011". The AFC. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  10. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2011: bemils made". bemils. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  11. ^ "Unity the theme at AFC Executive Committee meeting". AFC. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  12. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2011 Finals draw on April 23". AFC. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  13. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/28326-afc-asian-cup-qatar-2011-finals-draw-mechanics
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