The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship qualification was held in late 2011 and early 2012 to determine 12 spots to the final tournament in United Arab Emirates. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, and the host nation for the 2012 competition, receive automatic byes to Finals.

System

Twenty-seven teams registered in qualifying action for 12 places in the finals. Reigning champions Iran, runners-up Uzbekistan, Japan and 2012 edition hosts UAE have direct entry into the tournament proper.

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals
 Uzbekistan 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Runners-Up 0128 May 2010 12th
 Iran 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Winners 0228 May 2010 12th
 Japan 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Third Place 0330 May 2010 12th
 United Arab Emirates Host 042 July 2011 1st
 Kyrgyzstan South & Central Group 054 November 2011 12th
 Tajikistan South & Central Group 064 November 2011 7th
 Turkmenistan South & Central Group 074 November 2011 6th
 South Korea East Group Runners-Up 0817 November 2011 11th
 China East Group Winners 0917 November 2011 9th
 Chinese Taipei East Group Third Place 1018 November 2011 9th
 Qatar West Group Winners 1115 December 2011 2nd
 Kuwait West Group Runners-Up 1215 December 2011 10th
 Lebanon West Group Third Place 1316 December 2011 8th
 Thailand ASEAN Group Winners 1425 February 2012 12th
 Indonesia ASEAN Group Runners-Up 1525 February 2012 8th
 Australia ASEAN Group Third Place 1626 February 2012 5th

Zones

ASEAN

This zone was originally scheduled to take place from November 26 to December 1, 2011.[1] However, the AFC announced on November 9 that it would be postponed due to the flood situation in Bangkok.[2] It has been rescheduled from February 21 to 26, 2012.[3]

All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 3 0 0 35 4 +31 9
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 20 7 +13 6
 Philippines 3 1 0 2 4 30 −26 3
 Myanmar 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source:[citation needed]
Indonesia 12 – 0 Philippines
Silitonga 6', 34'
Bachri 10'
Hafid 12', 24'
Wardhana 17'
Handoyo 26'
Saptaji 28', 37', 39', 40'
Tamimy 31'		 Report
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vadim Baratov (Turkmenistan)
Thailand 13 – 0 Myanmar
Chalaemkhet 3', 29'
Madyalan 8', 33'
Thueanklang 9', 25', 30', 36'
Wongkaeo 9', 17', 26'
Sornwichian 17', 37'		 Report
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader (Bahrain)
Myanmar 2 – 6 Indonesia
Aung Aung 3'
Than Wunna Aung 5'		 Report Gempur 7', 33'
Wardhana 8'
Arochman 23', 40'
Tamimy 37'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)
Philippines 2 – 17 Thailand
Mallari 5'
Zerrudo 27'		 Report Madyalan 7', 16'
Chudech 9', 16', 36'
Wongkaeo 11', 19', 28', 28', 29', 29'
Thueanklang 13', 14', 26'
Chaemcharoen 15', 31'
Ratana 33'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Husein Khalaileh (Jordan)
Philippines 2 – 1 Myanmar
Mallari 21'
Ravelo 31'		 Report Tin Win Ko Ko 6'
Kiraves Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader (Bahrain)
Thailand 5 – 2 Indonesia
Penpakul 4'
Thueanklang 11'
Chudech 19', 31'
Sornwichian 36'		 Report Tamimy 2'
Silitonga 33'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vadim Baratov (Turkmenistan)
Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7
 Australia 3 1 2 0 21 6 +15 5
 Malaysia 3 1 1 1 18 11 +7 4
 Cambodia 3 0 0 3 4 36 −32 0
Source:[citation needed]
Australia 15 – 0 Cambodia
Adeli 3', 28', 36', 39', 40'
Basger 6', 23'
Giovenali 17', 23'
Zeballos 19'
Gomez 24'
Ngaluafe 27', 30', 38'
G. Cattanach 39'		 Report
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zhang Youze (China)
Vietnam 4 – 0 Malaysia
Lưu Quỳnh Toàn 32'
Nguyễn Trọng Thiện 35', 38'
Đặng Phước Anh 39'		 Report
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)
Malaysia 4 – 4 Australia
Kadir 11'
Alwee 21'
Zahari 38'
Hadzir 40'		 Report Adeli 1'
Wright 1'
Ngaluafe 20'
Giovenali 35'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 350
Referee: Naoki Miyatani (Japan)
Cambodia 1 – 7 Vietnam
Phang Sunly 28' Report Huỳnh Bá Tuấn 10', 18'
Nguyễn Trọng Thiện 12'
Nguyễn Bảo Quân 20', 35'
Lưu Quỳnh Toàn 33', 40'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jasim Eidi (United Arab Emirates)
Australia 2 – 2 Vietnam
Phung Trong Luan 13' (o.g.)
Zeballos 32'		 Report Lưu Quỳnh Toàn 24'
Nguyễn Trọng Thiện 36'
Kiraves Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)
Malaysia 14 – 3 Cambodia
Fariq 8', 31'
Harif 13', 26'
Bonyamin 16', 20'
Haris 22', 30', 38', 39'
Kadir 25', 40'
Mohamad 39'		 Report Haris 21' (o.g.)
Ouk Rasin 36', 36'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
February 25 – Bangkok
 
 
 Thailand7
 
February 26 – Bangkok
 
 Australia0
 
 Thailand3
 
February 25 – Bangkok
 
 Indonesia1
 
 Vietnam1
 
 
 Indonesia (aet)2
 
Third place
 
 
February 26 – Bangkok
 
 
 Australia4
 
 
 Vietnam3
Semi-finals
Thailand 7 – 0 Australia
Thueanklang 4', 37', 40'
Chalaemkhet 9'
Madyalan 20'
Chaemcharoen 27'
Wongkaeo 40'		 Report
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Vietnam 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Indonesia
Lưu Quỳnh Toàn 47' Report Tamimy 44'
Silitonga 47'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vadim Baratov (Turkmenistan)
Third place play-off
Australia 4 – 3 Vietnam
Ngaluafe 21', 23'
Seeto 30'
Giovenali 35'		 Report Nguyễn Trọng Thiện 36'
Lưu Quỳnh Toàn 37', 38'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Jang-kwan (South Korea)
Final
Thailand 3 – 1 Indonesia
Thueanklang 6'
Chomboon 32'
Wongkaeo 39'		 Report Wardhana 22'
Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vadim Baratov (Turkmenistan)

East

Matches played in Malaysia from November 13 to November 18, 2011. All times are Malaysia Time (MYT) – UTC+8.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6
 Hong Kong 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 3
 Mongolia 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
South Korea 5 – 1 Mongolia
Shin Jong-hoon 3', 25', 38'
Seok Dae-sung 14'
Hwang Un 39'		 Report Tsatsral 28'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 56
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Hong Kong 3 – 0 Mongolia
Yip Tsz Chun 4'
Wong Chun Lam 24'
Chu Kwok Leung 38'		 Report
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 70
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad (Malaysia)
South Korea 7 – 0 Hong Kong
Shin Jong-hoon 2', 6', 39'
Oh Hyun-jong 6', 31'
Seok Dae-sung 10'
Jeong Eui-hyun 14'		 Report
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 55
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 2 2 0 0 15 1 +14 6
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 12 7 +5 3
 Macau 2 0 0 2 2 21 −19 0
Source:[citation needed]
China 9 – 1 Macau
Zhang Xi 3'
Feng Wei 5', 14', 40'
Cong Lin 9', 19'
Zhao Liang 26'
Deng Tao 27'
Hu Jie 35'		 Report Cheung 38'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 75
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)
Chinese Taipei 12 – 1 Macau
Lo Chih-en 5', 14', 17', 28'
Lo Chih-an 15'
Hsieh Meng-husan 15'
Weng Wei-pin 23'
Chen Po-hao 24', 24', 27', 39'
Shih Shin-an 37'		 Report Leong Chong In 40'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 45
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader (Bahrain)
China 6 – 0 Chinese Taipei
Feng Wei 3'
Zhao Liang 8'
Deng Tao 12', 26'
Hu Jie 16', 28'		 Report
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 75
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulqader (Bahrain)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
November 17 – Cheras
 
 
 South Korea7
 
November 18 – Cheras
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 South Korea3
 
November 17 – Cheras
 
 China (aet)5
 
 China8
 
 
 Hong Kong1
 
Third place
 
 
November 18 – Cheras
 
 
 Chinese Taipei (aet)5
 
 
 Hong Kong4
Semi-finals
South Korea 7 – 3 Chinese Taipei
Jeong Eui-hyun 16'
Shin Jong-hoon 17', 19', 29'
Kim Sun-ho 24'
Jang Ming-yu 33'
Ha Jin-won 35'		 Report Lo Chih-en 16'
Weng Wei-pin 38'
Huang Cheng-tsung 40'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 40
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
China 8 – 1 Hong Kong
Wang Wei 8'
Huang He 13'
Cong Lin 14', 25'
Liang Shuang 19', 28'
Deng Tao 23'
Zhang Xi 30'		 Report Yip Tsz Chun 39'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 45
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)
Third place play-off
Chinese Taipei 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Hong Kong
Lo Chih-an 6', 43'
Liu Chi-chao 22', 38'
Weng Wei-pin 49'		 Report Chow Ka Wa 8'
Yip Tsz Chun 26'
Lau Ka Shing 27'
Chu Kwok Leung 47'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 40
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
Final
South Korea 3 – 5 (a.e.t.) China
Shin Jong-hoon 3'
Kim Sun-ho 4'
Oh Hyun-jong 32'		 Report Liang Shuang 24'
Zhang Xi 35', 36', 49'
Zhao Liang 41'
Cheras Indoor Stadium, Cheras
Attendance: 45
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

South & Central

This zone was originally scheduled to take place from November 25 to 27, 2011 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1] However, the Maldives withdrew in early November and the AFC Futsal Committee decided to award automatic qualification to the remaining teams; Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[4]

West

The matches will be played in Kuwait from December 9 to December 16, 2011.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4 4 0 0 32 9 +23 12
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 14 8 +6 7
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 0 2 27 14 +13 6
 Syria 4 1 1 2 25 19 +6 4
 Palestine 4 0 0 4 7 55 −48 0
Source:[citation needed]
Qatar 6 – 2 Syria
Bilal 2'
Rodriguinho 16', 32', 39'
Yousuf 29'
Raja 34'		 Report Al-Najjar 29'
Estanbolli 33'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
Kuwait 3 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Taweel 27'
Al-Mesned 28'
Hayat 31'		 Report A. Al-Dosari 39'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 500
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
Saudi Arabia 16 – 1 Palestine
Al-Owaifi 3'
Al-Alouni 5', 27', 38'
Al-Shehri 13'
Al-Malki 19', 20'
A. Al-Dosari 23', 23', 25', 38'
Krinshi 29', 32'
Al-Ghanmi 31'
Al-Mujari 38', 39'		 Report Al-Osman 10'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shidi (Oman)
Syria 4 – 4 Kuwait
Dali 22', 40'
Estanbolli 35'
Faowall 39'		 Report Aman 7'
Al-Taweel 10'
Al-Mekaimi 19', 36'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mahmoud Nassirloo (Iran)
Palestine 1 – 18 Qatar
Al-Dakkak 16' Report Rodriguinho 1', 2', 6', 11', 32', 32'
Yousuf 2', 4', 31'
Mohssein 4', 5'
Obaid 7'
Diab 14' (o.g.)
Raja 16', 33', 34', 39'
Bilal 21'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 150
Referee: Samsudin Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia 5 – 4 Syria
Al-Khaibari 12'
A. Al-Dosari 14'
Al-Malki 19', 23'
Al-Alouni 39'		 Report Al-Masalmeh 2'
Estanbolli 6', 8'
Alwan 30'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 150
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)
Qatar 6 – 5 Saudi Arabia
Bilal 13'
Rodriguinho 23', 35'
Mohssein 26'
Yousuf 32', 38'		 Report Al-Alouni 12', 28' (pen.)
A. Al-Dosari 17'
Bin Ghadir 30'
Al-Owaifi 36'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 80
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 1 – 6 Kuwait
Abu-Sahioun 27' Report Al-Mesned 8'
Al-Taweel 22'
Al-Mekaimi 23'
Al-Mosabehi 32'
Aman 34'
Al-Awadhi 38'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 250
Referee: Vahid Arzpeima (Iran)
Syria 15 – 4 Palestine
Faowall 12', 24', 34', 37'
Dali 17', 26', 29', 32', 38'
Al-Najjar 26', 28'
Al-Hantoush 28', 33', 35', 39'		 Report Al-Osman 5'
Yassine 31', 38'
Abu-Sahioun 31'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 90
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
Kuwait 1 – 2 Qatar
Al-Taweel 8' Report Raja 24'
Al-Eissaei 30'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 300
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
 Lebanon 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
 Bahrain 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
Lebanon 3 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Takaji 6'
Zeitoun 8'
Serhan 23'		 Report Omar 38'
Al-Arabi SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 100
Referee: Christopher Colley (Australia)
Iraq 2 – 2 Bahrain
Bachay 37'
Mohsin 37'		 Report Abdulrazaq 25'
Radhi 33'
Al-Arabi SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)
United Arab Emirates 1 – 4 Iraq
Ibrahim 10' Report Bachay 12'
Khalid 16'
Abd-Ali 34'
Duraid 40'
Al-Arabi SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Bahrain 1 – 5 Lebanon
Radhi 2' Report Tneich 6', 34'
Kawsan 17'
Zeitoun 23'
Serhan 33'
Al-Arabi SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Vahid Arzpeima (Iran)
Lebanon 1 – 4 Iraq
Itani 19' Report Khalid 5', 11'
Mohsin 24'
Abd-Ali 40'
Al-Arabi SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 75
Referee: Mahmoud Nassirloo (Iran)
Bahrain 2 – 4 United Arab Emirates
J. Saleh 10'
Yaber 21'		 Report Mahmood 4'
Salmeen 24', 37'
Jamil 36'
Al-Arabi SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yasukazu Nobumoto (Japan)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 15 – Kuwait City
 
 
 Qatar (aet)5
 
December 16 – Kuwait City
 
 Lebanon2
 
 Qatar (aet)3
 
December 15 – Kuwait City
 
 Kuwait2
 
 Iraq1 (3)
 
 
 Kuwait (p)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
December 16 – Kuwait City
 
 
 Lebanon1
 
 
 Iraq0
Semi-finals
Qatar 5 – 2 (a.e.t.) Lebanon
Raja 16'
Rodriguinho 36', 45', 46', 47'		 Report Tneich 25', 34'
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
Iraq 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Khalid 39' Report Al-Mekaimi 25'
Penalties
Abd-Ali soccer ball with check mark
Mohsin soccer ball with red X
Jalal soccer ball with check mark
Bachay soccer ball with red X
Khalid soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Al-Taweel
soccer ball with check mark Al-Mosabehi
soccer ball with check mark Al-Mekaimi
soccer ball with red X Al-Mesned
soccer ball with check mark Hayat
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 850
Referee: Mahmoud Nassirloo (Iran)
Third place play-off
Lebanon 1 – 0 Iraq
Takaji 24' Report
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 200
Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
Final
Qatar 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Mohssein 3'
Raja 32'
Rodriguinho 46'		 Report Al-Taweel 9'
Bilal 38' (o.g.)
Al-Qadsia SC Futsal Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

References

  1. ^ a b "Futsal: Easy draw for Thailand". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. August 16, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Futsal 2012 Asean qualifiers postponed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "ASEAN qualifiers set for February". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. December 1, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "Direct passage for TJK, TKM, KGZ". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

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