2012 AFC Futsal Championship
بطولة آسيا لكرة الصالات 2012
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates25 May – 1 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Iran
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored198 (6.19 per match)
Attendance9,077 (284 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Vahid Shamsaei (7)
Best player(s)Japan Rafael Henmi
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The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship was held in United Arab Emirates from 25 May to 1 June 2012. 16 countries took part in the 12th edition of the tournament. It was also the qualification event for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup to be held in Thailand. The AFC Futsal Committee pushed the dates for the event forward from the original 18 to 25 May.[1]

In its first meeting for the 2011-2015 term under the chairmanship of Guam's Richard Lai, the AFC Futsal Committee decided to award the championship to United Arab Emirates.[2]

Qualification

Main article: 2012 AFC Futsal Championship qualification

Venues

Dubai
Al-Wasl Stadium Al-Shabab Stadium
Capacity: Unknown Capacity: Unknown

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 11 March 2012 in United Arab Emirates.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 United Arab Emirates
 Iran
 Uzbekistan
 Japan

 China
 Thailand
 Lebanon
 Australia

 Kyrgyzstan
 Indonesia
 Tajikistan
 South Korea

 Turkmenistan
 Chinese Taipei
 Kuwait
 Qatar

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
 Kyrgyzstan 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
 Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
United Arab Emirates 3 – 1 Turkmenistan
Y. Mohamed 5'
Ibrahim 35'
Jamil 40'		 Report M. Atayev 20'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 150
Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran)
Thailand 2 – 0 Kyrgyzstan
Chaemcharoen 33'
Ahamah 39'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)
Turkmenistan 1 – 5 Thailand
V. Atayev 4' Report[permanent dead link] Thueanklang 3', 9'
Chaemcharoen 6'
Lakka 36'
Wongkaeo 39'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 160
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
Kyrgyzstan 3 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Ermekov 22'
A. Abdulla 32' (o.g.)
Kanetov 35'		 Report T. Abdulla 37'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland)
United Arab Emirates 2 – 4 Thailand
Jamil 1', 40' Report[permanent dead link] Chaemcharoen 5'
Sornwichian 10'
Wongkaeo 17'
Thueanklang 38'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 250
Referee: Husein Khalaileh (Jordan)
Kyrgyzstan 2 – 1 Turkmenistan
Djetybaev 15'
Kondratkov 17'		 Report Rahimov 37'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 150
Referee: Naoki Miyatani (Japan)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9
 Lebanon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
 Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 8 12 −4 3
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 7 15 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
Japan 3 – 2 Lebanon
Kitahara 4'
Hoshi 4'
Henmi 40'		 Report Abou-Zeid 5'
Kawsan 34'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 200
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)
Chinese Taipei 4 – 6 Tajikistan
Liu Chi-chao 4'
Chen Po-hao 11'
Chang Han 17', 23'		 Report Nazarov 22'
Jumaev 25'
Dodkhudoev 34'
Yang Chao-hsun 35' (o.g.)
Ulmasov 40', 40'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 96
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Lebanon 3 – 2 Chinese Taipei
Takaji 3', 25'
Kawsan 6'		 Report Pan Wen-chieh 15'
Liu Chi-chao 17'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohammad Al-Haddad (Kuwait)
Tajikistan 1 – 6 Japan
Mamedbabaev 5' Report Komiyama 1'
Murakami 4', 11'
Inaba 9', 25'
Henmi 37'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vahid Arzpeima (Iran)
Japan 6 – 1 Chinese Taipei
Henmi 11', 21'
Komiyama 28'
Kogure 31', 33'
Murakami 35'		 Report Lo Chih-an 6'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 80
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)
Tajikistan 1 – 2 Lebanon
Mamedbabaev 9' Report Takaji 1'
Atwi 30'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 91
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 0 31 1 +30 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 9 10 −1 6
 Qatar 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 4 26 −22 0
Source:[citation needed]
Australia 3 – 1 Qatar
Zeballos 4', 29'
Gomez 39'		 Report Yousuf 38'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 250
Referee: Marc Birkett (England)
Iran 14 – 1 South Korea
Esmaeilpour 7'
Taheri 11'
Hassanzadeh 11', 12', 33'
Javid 15', 17', 27'
Keshavarz 23', 29'
Asghari 29', 39'
Tayyebi 31'
Jeong Eui-hyun 36' (o.g.)		 Report Seo Dae-yun 30'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 728
Referee: Mohammad Al-Haddad (Kuwait)
South Korea 0 – 6 Australia
Report Fernando 15', 19'
Seeto 22'
Fogarty 25'
Giovenali 33'
Spathis 40'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 54
Referee: Zhang Youze (China)
Qatar 0 – 8 Iran
Report Taheri 1'
Keshavarz 2'
Tayyebi 15', 37'
Ahmadi 18'
Shamsaei 23', 31'
Hassanzadeh 29'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
Iran 9 – 0 Australia
Taheri 11', 22'
Shamsaei 13', 40'
Hassanzadeh 14', 33'
Bahadori 16'
Tayyebi 29'
Asghari 37'		 Report
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marc Birkett (England)
Qatar 6 – 3 South Korea
Khalifa 7'
Mohssein 21'
Bilal 24'
Yousuf 29'
Al-Sabah 33'
Mohammed 40'		 Report Mohammed 12' (o.g.)
Kim Min-kuk 36'
Kim Jeong-nam 38'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 56
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 3 2 1 0 15 4 +11 7
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7
 China 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
 Indonesia 3 0 0 3 6 23 −17 0
Source:[citation needed]
Uzbekistan 1 – 1 Kuwait
Irsaliev 9' Report Sviridov 6' (o.g.)
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 250
Referee: Naoki Miyatani (Japan)
Indonesia 2 – 5 China
Tamimy 20'
Handoyo 35'		 Report Hu Jie 18', 40'
Zhao Liang 26'
Deng Tao 29'
Cong Lin 32'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 91
Referee: Husein Khalaileh (Jordan)
Kuwait 9 – 3 Indonesia
Al-Wadi 6', 26', 35'
Al-Taweel 10', 13', 24', 33'
S. Al-Mutairi 12'
F. Haidar 36'		 Report Handoyo 3'
Saptaji 28'
Balfas 38'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 104
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
China 1 – 2 Uzbekistan
Hu Jie 4' Report Sviridov 19'
Irsaliev 36'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan 9 – 1 Indonesia
Irsaliev 4', 13'
Elibaev 8'
Tajibaev 17', 31'
Abdumavlyanov 21', 37'
Khalmukhamedov 25'
Rakhmatov 40'		 Report Wardhana 13'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 230
Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran)
China 0 – 5 Kuwait
Report Al-Farsi 10', 16', 28'
S. Al-Mutairi 30'
Al-Mosabehi 40'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 200
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
May 29 – Dubai
 
 
 Thailand5
 
May 30 – Dubai
 
 Lebanon3
 
 Thailand (aet)5
 
May 29 – Dubai
 
 Iran4
 
 Iran6
 
June 1 – Dubai
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 Thailand1
 
May 29 – Dubai
 
 Japan6
 
 Japan1
 
May 30 – Dubai
 
 Kyrgyzstan0
 
 Japan3
 
May 29 – Dubai
 
 Australia0 Third place
 
 Kuwait2
 
June 1 – Dubai
 
 Australia (aet)3
 
 Iran4
 
 
 Australia0
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup. In case Thailand is among those, the best-placed losing team also qualified.

Thailand 5 – 3 Lebanon
Chudech 5'
Thueanklang 8'
Chaemcharoen 20'
Madyalan 30'
Sornwichian 36'		 Report[permanent dead link] Kawsan 1', 4'
El Homsi 38'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 350
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
Iran 6 – 3 Uzbekistan
Ahmadi 5', 39'
Esmaeilpour 7'
Hassanzadeh 20'
Taheri 22'
Tayyebi 32'		 Report Tojiboev 22', 28'
Rakhmatov 40'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
Japan 1 – 0 Kyrgyzstan
Henmi 12' Report
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 260
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland)
Kuwait 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Australia
S. Al-Mutairi 15'
Al-Awadhi 28'		 Report Fogarty 3', 42'
Ngaluafe 16'
Al-Shabab Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Semi-finals

Thailand 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Iran
Thueanklang 10', 30' (pen.), 50'
Sornwichian 32'
Chaemcharoen 43'		 Report[permanent dead link] Shamsaei 4', 49'
Tayyebi 7'
Asghari 30'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 800
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland)
Japan 3 – 0 Australia
Kogure 29'
Kitahara 32'
Henmi 40'		 Report
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 113
Referee: Mohammad Al-Haddad (Kuwait)

Third place play-off

Iran 4 – 0 Australia
Asghari 36', 40'
Taheri 37'
Shamsaei 40'		 Report
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 600
Referee: Naoki Miyatani (Japan)

Final

Thailand 1 – 6 Japan
Wongkaeo 11' Report[permanent dead link] Kogure 4'
Kitahara 15'
Inaba 31'
Henmi 34'
Kawahara 37'
Murakami 38'
Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 926
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Awards

 AFC Futsal Championship 2012 winners 

Japan
2nd title
Hisamitsu Kawahara, Wataru Kitahara, Yusuke Komiyama, Tetsuya Murakami, Nobuya Osodo, Shota Hoshi, Kenichiro Kogure, Kensuke Takahashi, Toru Fukimbara, Kazuhiro Nibuya, Jun Fujiwara, Rafael Henmi, Kotaro Inaba, Manabu Takita
Coach: Spain Miguel Rodrigo

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  1. ^ "AFC Futsal Championship rescheduled". the-afc.com. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ^ "UAE are next AFC futsal hosts". the-afc.com. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ^ "UAE 2012 draw done". the-afc.com. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

External links

AFC Futsal Championship and Futsal Asian Cup
2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
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