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A British-Sudanese football fan was allegedly beaten for wearing a Qatar football shirt to a match in which Qatar was playing and then, after investigation by the police, arrested for [[wasting police time]] and making [[False statement#In Law|false statements]] of being assaulted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47135629|title=Briton held in UAE in football shirt row|website=Bbc.com|date=2019-02-06|access-date=2019-02-06|language=en-GB}}</ref> The fan claimed he was arrested for wearing a Qatar football shirt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/british-man-detained-in-uae-after-wearing-qatar-football-t-shirt-to-match|title=British man detained in UAE after wearing Qatar football shirt to match|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=5 February 2019|publisher=|accessdate=6 February 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref><ref name="indy">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uae-football-fan-qatar-shirt-arrest-detained-ali-issa-ahmad-police-a8764366.html|title=UK football fan held in United Arab Emirates 'for wearing Qatar shirt to match'|date=5 February 2019|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="gu-friends">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/06/friends-of-uk-football-fan-detained-in-uae-call-for-his-release-qatar|title=UAE officials suggest detained UK football fan beat himself up|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=6 February 2019|accessdate=6 February 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> The claim was denied by UAE authorities who stated the fan was arrested for wasting police time and making false assault claims to the police. The UAE police claimed that the fan had admitted to making false statements. An official in UAE embassy in London stated “He was categorically not arrested for wearing a Qatar football shirt. This is instead an instance of a person seeking media attention and wasting police time.”<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-britain-arrests/uae-denies-british-man-detained-for-showing-qatar-support-idUSKCN1PV0F5|title=UAE denies British man detained for showing Qatar support|date=5 February 2019|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11629525/uae-denies-arresting-british-national-for-wearing-qatar-shirt|title=UAE denies arresting British national for wearing Qatar shirt|publisher=Sky Sports|date=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="indy"/><ref name="gu-friends"/>
A British-Sudanese football fan was allegedly beaten for wearing a Qatar football shirt to a match in which Qatar was playing and then, after investigation by the police, arrested for [[wasting police time]] and making [[False statement#In Law|false statements]] of being assaulted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47135629|title=Briton held in UAE in football shirt row|website=Bbc.com|date=2019-02-06|access-date=2019-02-06|language=en-GB}}</ref> The fan claimed he was arrested for wearing a Qatar football shirt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/british-man-detained-in-uae-after-wearing-qatar-football-t-shirt-to-match|title=British man detained in UAE after wearing Qatar football shirt to match|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=5 February 2019|publisher=|accessdate=6 February 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref><ref name="indy">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uae-football-fan-qatar-shirt-arrest-detained-ali-issa-ahmad-police-a8764366.html|title=UK football fan held in United Arab Emirates 'for wearing Qatar shirt to match'|date=5 February 2019|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="gu-friends">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/06/friends-of-uk-football-fan-detained-in-uae-call-for-his-release-qatar|title=UAE officials suggest detained UK football fan beat himself up|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=6 February 2019|accessdate=6 February 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> The fan also claimed he was beaten, starved, and deprived of sleep by the police for wearing Qatar shirt.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/british-football-fan-beaten-and-starved-in-uae-after-arrest-for-wearing-qatar-shirt-11642186|title=British football fan 'beaten and starved in UAE after arrest for wearing Qatar shirt'|website=Sky News|date=20 February 2019}}</ref> The fan claims were denied by UAE authorities who stated the fan was arrested for wasting police time and [[making false statements|making false assault claims]] to the police. According to UAE police, the fan presented to the police claiming he was harassed and beaten up by fans. He was then taken to a hospital to be examined for signs of abuse as is customary in cases of assault and the medical report revealed that his injuries were inconsistent with the account of events he gave to police, and that his wounds were self-inflicted.<ref name=TN>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/british-football-fan-arrested-for-misleading-uae-police-1.822499#2|title=British football fan arrested for misleading UAE police|publisher=''The National''|date=6 February 2019}}</ref> The police claimed that the fan had admitted to making false statements and his offense will be processed through the courts. An official in UAE embassy in London stated “He was categorically not arrested for wearing a Qatar football shirt. This is instead an instance of a person seeking media attention and wasting police time.”<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-britain-arrests/uae-denies-british-man-detained-for-showing-qatar-support-idUSKCN1PV0F5|title=UAE denies British man detained for showing Qatar support|date=5 February 2019|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11629525/uae-denies-arresting-british-national-for-wearing-qatar-shirt|title=UAE denies arresting British national for wearing Qatar shirt|publisher=Sky Sports|date=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="indy"/><ref name="gu-friends"/> According to photos shown by the ''The National'', fans were seen waving the Qatari flag and wearing Qatari football shirts without any instances of arrests in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.<ref name=TN></ref>


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Revision as of 21:17, 18 July 2019

2019 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 2019
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates5 January – 1 February
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored130 (2.55 per match)
Attendance644,307 (12,633 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Almoez Ali (9 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Qatar Almoez Ali[1]
Best goalkeeperQatar Saad Al Sheeb[2]
Fair play award Japan[3]
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The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019.[4]

For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015. Under this new format, the finalists would contest a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage of 16 teams. The host nation qualified for the final tournament automatically, while the remaining 23 places were determined among the other 45 national teams of the AFC through a qualifying competition running from 2015 to 2018, part of which also served as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process for the confederation.

The tournament was won for the first time by Qatar, who defeated Japan 3–1 in the Final. This was also Qatar's first ever top 4 finish in the competition. The defending champions (Australia), were eliminated by the hosts (UAE) at the quarter-final stages, who subsequently lost to the eventual champions in the semi-finals.

Host selection

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup bids

The bidding procedure and timeline for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup was approved at the AFC congress on 28 November 2012.[5] The winning bid was originally set to be announced at an AFC congress in June, then November 2014.[6] However, at its 60th Anniversary celebrations at the end of 2014, AFC gave the date of 'summer 2015' to when an announcement would be made.[7]

In January 2015, AFC general secretary Alex Soosay said that Iran and the United Arab Emirates were the only two remaining bidders for the 2019 Asian Cup, and that the eventual hosts would be announced in March 2015.[8]

On 9 March 2015, during an AFC Executive Committee meeting in Manama, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates was announced as the host.[9] This was the second time the country hosted the tournament, after the 1996 edition.

Teams

  Qualified for Asian Cup
  Failed to qualify
  Disqualified or withdrew
  Not an AFC member

Qualification

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification process determined the 24 participating teams for the tournament. In 2014, a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup with those of the AFC Asian Cup was ratified by the AFC Competitions Committee.[10] The new qualification structure took place in three stages, with the first two merging with the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[10] In the first round, the lowest ranked teams played home-and-away over two legs to reduce the total number of teams to 40. In the second round, the 40 teams were divided into eight groups of five to play home-and-away round-robin matches, where the eight group winners and the four best group runners-up qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals. In the third round, the next best 24 teams eliminated from second round were divided into six groups of four and competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[11] The first qualifying round of the qualification took place on 12 March 2015, and the final match of the third round took place on 27 March 2018.[12][13]

Qualified teams

India, Syria, Thailand and Turkmenistan qualified to the tournament after being absent in several Asian Cup tournaments spanning from 2004 to 2015. Lebanon and Vietnam both qualified for the first time after hosting the tournaments, in 2000 and 2007 respectively.[14] For Vietnam, this was the first time they qualified for the AFC Asian Cup as a unified nation, having participated as South Vietnam in the first two editions (1956 and 1960), outside of hosting the 2007 edition. This was also the first time Yemen qualified for the AFC Asian Cup as a unified country, due to FIFA and AFC categorizing the participation of South Yemen in the 1976 as a distinct record not related to Yemen, who succeeded North Yemen. In addition to Yemen, the Philippines[15] and Kyrgyzstan[16] also marked this edition as their first times to qualify for an Asian Cup.

Tajikistan, along with its fellow CAFA member nation Afghanistan, were the only two countries from their confederation who failed to qualify for the tournament. Iran qualified to the Asian Cup for the first time as a CAFA member, having qualified as part of the WAFF before. Malaysia and Indonesia were the only co-hosts of the 2007 edition that did not qualify for the Asian Cup, as Malaysia had ended their campaign in disaster with just one point out of six matches; while Indonesia was barred from entering the qualification due to tension inside the PSSI which led to FIFA suspension. Kuwait was the only Arab country not to qualify for the Asian Cup, as they were also barred from completing the qualification due to FIFA's sanction. India remained as the only South Asian team to qualify for the tournament. On 13 November 2018 Asian Football Confederation warned the Iranian government to stop meddling in the country's football association, otherwise it would of faced sanctions before the Asian Cup.[17]

The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament:

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		December 2018
FIFA ranking
 United Arab Emirates Hosts 9 March 2015 10th 2015 Runners-up (1996) 79
 Qatar Second Round Group C winners 17 November 2015 10th 2015 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011) 93
 South Korea Second Round Group G winners 13 January 2016 14th 2015 Winners (1956, 1960) 53
 Japan Second Round Group E winners 24 March 2016 9th 2015 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011) 50
 Thailand Second Round Group F winners 24 March 2016 7th 2007 Third place (1972) 118
 Saudi Arabia Second Round Group A winners 24 March 2016 10th 2015 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996) 69
 Australia Second Round Group B winners 29 March 2016 4th 2015 Winners (2015) 41
 Uzbekistan Second Round Group H winners 29 March 2016 7th 2015 Fourth place (2011) 95
 Iran Second Round Group D winners 29 March 2016 14th 2015 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976) 29
 Syria Second Round Group E runners-up 29 March 2016 6th 2011 Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011) 74
 Iraq Second Round Group F runners-up 29 March 2016 9th 2015 Winners (2007) 88
 China Second Round Group C runners-up 29 March 2016 12th 2015 Runners-up (1984, 2004) 76
 Palestine Third Round Group D runners-up 10 October 2017 2nd 2015 Group stage (2015) 99
 Oman Third Round Group D winners 10 October 2017 4th 2015 Group stage (2004, 2007, 2015) 82
 India Third Round Group A winners 11 October 2017 4th 2011 Runners-up (1964) 97
 Lebanon Third Round Group B winners 10 November 2017 2nd 2000 Group stage (2000) 81
 Turkmenistan Third Round Group E runners-up 14 November 2017 2nd 2004 Group stage (2004) 127
 Jordan Third Round Group C winners 14 November 2017 4th 2015 Quarter-finals (2004, 2011) 109
 Bahrain Third Round Group E winners 14 November 2017 6th 2015 Fourth place (2004) 113
 Vietnam Third Round Group C runners-up 14 November 2017 4th 2007 Fourth place (19561, 19601) 100
 Kyrgyzstan Third Round Group A runners-up 22 March 2018 1st Debut None 91
 North Korea Third Round Group B runners-up 27 March 2018 5th 2015 Fourth place (1980) 109
 Philippines Third Round Group F winners 27 March 2018 1st Debut None 116
 Yemen Third Round Group F runners-up 27 March 2018 1st2 Debut None 135
2 Yemen once qualified to the 1976 AFC Asian Cup as South Yemen, but according to FIFA and the AFC, the previous records of Yemen are registered as North Yemen instead.

Draw

Burj Khalifa, the location of the final draw

The draw of the final tournament was held on 4 May 2018, 19:30 GST, at the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.[18][19] The FIFA rankings of April 2018 were used as basis for the seeding. The 12 teams that secured their place in the final tournament by the end of the second round of the qualification process were placed in Pots 1 and 2 while the remaining teams which qualified during the third round were allocated to the remaining pots. As hosts, the United Arab Emirates were seeded into Pot 1. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams, with the hosts placed in position A1.[20] Four renowned Asian players: Ali Daei, Sun Jihai, Sunil Chhetri and Phil Younghusband were chosen to draw the teams.[21]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 United Arab Emirates (81) (hosts)
 Iran (36)
 Australia (40)
 Japan (60)
 South Korea (61)
 Saudi Arabia (70)

 China (73)
 Syria (76)
 Uzbekistan (88)
 Iraq (88)
 Qatar (101)
 Thailand (122)

 Kyrgyzstan (75)
 Lebanon (82)
 Palestine (83)
 Oman (87)
 India (97)
 Vietnam (103)

 North Korea (112)
 Philippines (113)
 Bahrain (116)
 Jordan (117)
 Yemen (125)
 Turkmenistan (129)

Squads

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup squads

Each team must register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.[22]

Match officials

Referee César Arturo Ramos reviewing a play using Video assistant referee during a semi-final match between Qatar and UAE.

On 5 December 2018, the AFC announced the list of 30 referees, 30 assistant referees, two stand-by referees and two stand-by assistant referees, including one referee and two assistant referees from CONCACAF for the tournament.[23][24] Video assistant referees (VAR) would be used from the quarter-finals onwards.[25] In each match, the referee and his assistants were accompanied by two additional assistant referees stationed next to each team's goalpost.

Referees
Assistant referees
Video assistant referees
Stand-by referees
Stand-by assistant referees

Venues

After being awarded the bid, initially the UAE chose six stadiums to host the tournament. The six stadiums were Zayed Sports City Stadium and Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium and Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, and Dubai's Al Ahli Stadium and DSC Stadium. Later, two stadiums in Dubai were dropped due to financial problems and were replaced by Al Maktoum Stadium and Rashid Stadium, which were also located in Dubai.[26]

After the 2015 Asian Cup, the AFC agreed to increase the number of teams from 16 to 24, following the UEFA Euro 2016. Hence, more stadiums were about to be chosen and rebuilt, in which Sharjah and Abu Dhabi won the rights to have more stadiums for the tournament. Sharjah Stadium and Al Nahyan Stadium were chosen aftermath, finalized the number of stadium to eight.

The eight venues used are Zayed Sports City Stadium, Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, and Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium and Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, Al Maktoum Stadium and Rashid Stadium in Dubai, and Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah.[27]

Abu Dhabi
Zayed Sports City Stadium Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Al Nahyan Stadium
Capacity: 43,206[28] (expanded) Capacity: 37,500[28] Capacity: 12,201 (expanded)
Dubai
Rashid Stadium
Capacity: 12,000[28] (expanded)
File:Rashid Stadium.jpg
Dubai
Al Maktoum Stadium
Capacity: 15,058 (renovated)
Al Ain Sharjah
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium Sharjah Stadium
Capacity: 25,053[28] Capacity: 12,000[28] Capacity: 12,000[28]
File:Sharjah Stadium.jpg

Format

The tournament was expanded to 24 teams from the previous format of 16 teams, which had been used since 2004.[10] Only the hosts will receive an automatic qualification spot, while the other 23 teams will qualify through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 24 teams will be drawn into six groups of four teams each. The teams in each group play a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams and the four best third teams will advance to the knockout stage, beginning with the round of 16. For the first time since a knockout stage was added to the competition in 1972, there will be no third place play-off.[22]

Schedule

The AFC announced the official match schedule on 7 May 2018.[29][30] Zayed Sports City Stadium, one of three stadiums in Abu Dhabi, staged both the opening match and the final. At least five matches were allocated to each venue, with every ground hosting at least one match in the knockout stage. The semi-finals were played on different days in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. No city hosted two matches on the same day – except in the final round of group stage matches when simultaneous kick-off is required.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.

All times are local, GST (UTC+4).[31]

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[22]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A
File:2019 AFC UAE vs India.jpg
Zayed Sports City Stadium during the India vs United Arab Emirates match.

Group A saw the opening match of the tournament which was a one all draw between United Arab Emirates and Bahrain with Ahmed Khalil getting the equaliser in the 88th minute after going one goal down only ten minutes prior.[32] For UAE and Thailand, they qualified as the top two nations in the group after a 1–1 draw at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium saw them qualify and for Thailand they would finish ahead of Bahrain after a 1–0 win.[33][34] India finished last in the group after they recorded their first win in the Asian Cup for 55 years after knocking off Thailand in their opening match before losing their remaining two games.[35]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
3  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  India 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Bahrain
  • Khalil 88' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 33,878
Thailand 1–4 India
 Report
Attendance: 3,250
Bahrain 0–1 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 2,720
India 0–2 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 43,206
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 17,809
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
India 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Player greetings prior to kickoff of Australia vs. Syria

Group B saw Jordan qualify top of the group after defeating the defending champions in the opening match from an Anas Bani Yaseen header.[36] This was followed up by a 2-0 win over Syria which saw Syrian manager Bernd Stange sacked after the match and being replaced by Fajr Ibrahim.[37] Joining them in the round of 16 was Australia, who after losing to Jordan in their opening match, got two wins over Palestine[38] and Syria with that match only being won by a goal from Tom Rogic in injury time.[39]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Palestine 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
4  Syria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: AFC
Australia 0–1 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Syria 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 8,471
Jordan 2–0 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 9,152
Palestine 0–3 Australia
Report
Attendance: 11,915
Australia 3–2 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Palestine 0–0 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 20,843
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Group C

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Group C saw South Korea and China qualify through as the top two seeds with the game between the two matches seeing South Korea on top of the pool after a 2-0 win.[40] This meant that South Korea finished without conceding a goal after earlier getting two 1-0 wins over the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan.[41][42] In the battle for third-place, it was between two new comers to the competition with Kyrgyzstan getting their first win in an Asian competition with a hat-trick from Vitalij Lux securing a 3-1 win for the central Asian team despite a late consolation goal from Stephan Schröck which was the first Philippine goal in the tournament.[43]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
China 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 1,839
South Korea 1–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 3,185
Philippines 0–3 China
Report
Attendance: 16,013
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Kyrgyzstan 0–1 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 4,893
South Korea 2–0 China
 Report
Attendance: 13,579
Kyrgyzstan 3–1 Philippines
  • Lux 24', 51', 77'
 Report
Attendance: 4,217

Group D

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Iran national team entering the Al Maktoum Stadium during Iran vs. Iraq match.

Group D saw Iran and Iraq both qualify through to the round of 16 as the top two teams after both finishing with seven points after their match finished in a 0-0 draw at the Al Maktoum Stadium.[44] But Iran would go and finish top of the group after they defeated debutantes Yemen in the first game 5-0 which involved a double from Mehdi Taremi.[45] A 2-0 win over Vietnam saw the team go through with three clean sheets from three.[46] Iraq had a tougher game in their opener against Vietnam with only a late 90th minute goal from Ali Adnan secured the three points for Iraq.[47] This would later be followed with a 3-0 win over Yemen to qualify with Iran.[48]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: AFC
Iran 5–0 Yemen
 Report
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Iraq 3–2 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 4,779
Vietnam 0–2 Iran
Report
Attendance: 10,841
Yemen 0–3 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 9,757
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
Vietnam 2–0 Yemen
 Report
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Group E

Lebanese fans during Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia match.
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 4–0 North Korea
 Report
Attendance: 5,075
Qatar 2–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 7,847
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Lebanon 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 13,792
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
North Korea 0–6 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 452
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 16,067
Lebanon 4–1 North Korea
 Report
Attendance: 4,332

Group F

Kickoff of Japan vs. Turkmenistan
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: AFC
Japan 3–2 Turkmenistan
 Report
Attendance: 5,725
Uzbekistan 2–1 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 9,424
Oman 0–1 Japan
Report
Attendance: 12,110
Turkmenistan 0–4 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 4,354
Oman 3–1 Turkmenistan
 Report
Attendance: 8,338
Japan 2–1 Uzbekistan
 Report
Attendance: 7,005

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3[a]
3 F  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3[a]
4 D  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3[b]
5 E  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3[b]
6 B  Palestine 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.[22]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Kyrgyzstan −5, Oman −6.
  2. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Vietnam −5, Lebanon −7.

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage
Player lineup prior to Qatar vs. UAE kickoff.

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[22] A fourth substitution could be made during extra time.[49]

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
20 January – Al Ain (HBZ)
 
 
 Thailand1
 
24 January – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
 China2
 
 China0
 
20 January – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran2
 
28 January – Al Ain (HBZ)
 
 Oman0
 
 Iran0
 
20 January – Dubai (Al Maktoum)
 
 Japan3
 
 Jordan1 (2)
 
24 January – Dubai (Al Maktoum)
 
 Vietnam (p)1 (4)
 
 Vietnam0
 
21 January – Sharjah
 
 Japan1
 
 Japan1
 
1 February – Abu Dhabi (Zayed Sports)
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Japan1
 
22 January – Dubai (Rashid)
 
 Qatar3
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
25 January – Abu Dhabi (Zayed Sports)
 
 Bahrain1
 
 South Korea0
 
22 January – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)
 
 Qatar1
 
 Qatar1
 
29 January – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
 Iraq0
 
 Qatar4
 
21 January – Abu Dhabi (Zayed Sports)
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.)3
 
25 January – Al Ain (HBZ)
 
 Kyrgyzstan2
 
 United Arab Emirates1
 
21 January – Al Ain (KBZ)
 
 Australia0
 
 Australia (p)0 (4)
 
 
 Uzbekistan0 (2)
 

Round of 16

Jordan 1–1 (a.e.t.) Vietnam
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 14,205
Thailand 1–2 China
 Report
Attendance: 8,026
Iran 2–0 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 31,945
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 6,832
Australia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 6,809
United Arab Emirates 3–2 (a.e.t.) Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 17,784
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Qatar 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 14,701

Quarter-finals

Vietnam 0–1 Japan
Report
Attendance: 8,954
China 0–3 Iran
Report
Attendance: 19,578
South Korea 0–1 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 13,791
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Semi-finals

Iran 0–3 Japan
Report
Attendance: 23,262
Qatar 4–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 38,646
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Final

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final
Japan 1–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 36,776[50]

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 130 goals scored in 51 matches, for an average of 2.55 goals per match.

9 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[22]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

Player(s) Offence(s) Suspension(s)
China Zheng Zhi Red card in Qualification vs Qatar (qualification; 5 September 2017) Group C vs Kyrgyzstan (matchday 1; 7 January)
State of Palestine Mohammed Saleh Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group B vs Syria (matchday 1; 6 January) Group B vs Australia (matchday 2; 11 January)
North Korea Han Kwang-song Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group E vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 1; 8 January) Group E vs Qatar (matchday 2; 13 January)
Uzbekistan Egor Krimets Red card in Group F vs Oman (matchday 1; 9 January) Group F vs Turkmenistan (matchday 2; 13 January)
Thailand Pansa Hemviboon Yellow card in Group A vs India (matchday 1; 6 January)
Yellow card in Group A vs Bahrain (matchday 2; 10 January) 		Group A vs United Arab Emirates (matchday 3; 14 January)
Jordan Musa Al-Taamari Yellow card in Group B vs Australia (matchday 1; 6 January)
Yellow card in Group B vs Syria (matchday 2; 10 January) 		Group B vs Palestine (matchday 3; 15 January)
Australia Trent Sainsbury Yellow card in Group B vs Jordan (matchday 1; 6 January)
Yellow card in Group B vs Palestine (matchday 2; 11 January) 		Group B vs Syria (matchday 3; 15 January)
State of Palestine Jonathan Cantillana Yellow card in Group B vs Syria (matchday 1; 6 January)
Yellow card in Group B vs Australia (matchday 2; 11 January) 		Group B vs Jordan (matchday 3; 15 January)
South Korea Lee Yong Yellow card in Group C vs Philippines (matchday 1; 7 January)
Yellow card in Group C vs Kyrgyzstan (matchday 2; 11 January) 		Group C vs China PR (matchday 3; 16 January)
Vietnam Đỗ Duy Mạnh Yellow card in Group D vs Iraq (matchday 1; 8 January)
Yellow card in Group D vs Iran (matchday 2; 12 January) 		Group D vs Yemen (matchday 3; 16 January)
Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card in Group E vs North Korea (matchday 1; 8 January)
Yellow card in Group E vs Lebanon (matchday 2; 12 January) 		Group E vs Qatar (matchday 3; 17 January)
North Korea Ri Il-jin Yellow card in Group E vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 1; 8 January)
Yellow card in Group E vs Qatar (matchday 2; 13 January) 		Group E vs Lebanon (matchday 3; 17 January)
North Korea Jong Il-gwan Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group E vs Qatar (matchday 2; 13 January)
Thailand Adisorn Promrak
Thailand Suphan Thongsong 		Yellow card in Group A vs Bahrain (matchday 2; 10 January)
Yellow card in Group A vs United Arab Emirates (matchday 3; 14 January) 		Round of 16 vs China PR (20 January)
China Zhang Linpeng Yellow card in Group C vs South Korea (matchday 3; 16 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Thailand (20 January) 		Quarter-final vs Iran (24 January)
Iran Vahid Amiri Yellow card in Group D vs Iraq (matchday 3; 16 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Oman (20 January) 		Quarter-final vs China PR (24 January)
Japan Yoshinori Muto Yellow card in Group F vs Uzbekistan (matchday 3; 17 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Saudi Arabia (21 January) 		Quarter-final vs Vietnam (24 January)
Australia Tom Rogic Yellow card in Group B vs Palestine (matchday 2; 11 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Uzbekistan (21 January) 		Quarter-final vs United Arab Emirates (25 January)
United Arab Emirates Khamis Esmaeel Yellow card in Group A vs Bahrain (matchday 1; 5 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Kyrgyzstan (21 January) 		Quarter-final vs Australia (25 January)
Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan Yellow card in Group E vs North Korea (matchday 2; 13 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Iraq (22 January) 		Quarter-final vs South Korea (25 January)
Qatar Assim Madibo Yellow card in Group E vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 3; 17 January)
Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Iraq (22 January)
Iran Mehdi Taremi Yellow card in Group D vs Vietnam (matchday 2; 12 January)
Yellow card in Quarter-final vs China PR (24 January) 		Semi-final vs Japan (28 January)
Qatar Abdulaziz Hatem Yellow card in Group E vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 3; 17 January)
Yellow card in Quarter-final vs South Korea (25 January) 		Semi-final vs United Arab Emirates (29 January)
Qatar Bassam Al-Rawi Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Iraq (22 January)
Yellow card in Quarter-final vs South Korea (25 January)

Marketing

Logo and slogan

The official logo of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup was unveiled on 23 January 2017 in Abu Dhabi during the drawing ceremony for the third round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[51] The colors used in the logo were derived from the flag of the UAE. The seven hexagons formed by colored ribbons represents the seven emirates of the host country. The interlacing hexagon pattern of the logo was inspired from Islamic art, as well as the old Emirati tradition of using palm leaves, locally known as saf, in weaving. The outer circle along with the geometric design within it symbolizes the sport of football.[52]

The slogan "Bringing Asia Together" (Arabic: جمع آسيا معاً) was unveiled on 5 January 2018, a year before the tournament's kick-off.

Molten Acentec football used in the tournament.

Match ball

Main article: Molten Acentec

The official match ball was provided by Molten Corporation.[53] According from the AFC, the match ball would be known as Molten Acentec.[54]

Mascots

During the final draw on 4 May 2018, two mascots, Mansour and Jarrah, were unveiled. Mansour is a typical Arab football kid, while Jarrah is an Arabian falcon with lightning speed.[55]

The new trophy, carried by Park Ji-sung.

Trophy

Also on the drawing day on 4 May 2018, an all new trophy made by Thomas Lyte was unveiled. It is 78 centimeters tall, 42 centimeters wide, and weighs 15 kilograms of silver.[56] The trophy is modeled over lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant. Five petals of the lotus symbolized the five sub-confederations under the AFC.[57] The winner names are engraved around the trophy base, which is separable from the trophy's main body.

Prize money

Total prize money pool for the tournament was US$14,800,000.[58] The champions would receive US$5 million, the runners-up will receive USD$3 million, and the losing semi-finalists would receive US$1 million. All 24 participating teams would also receive US$200,000.[59]

Team bus slogans

Iran national team bus

The tournament organizers held a competition where fans got to choose and vote on slogans to be used on the team buses of the 24 participating national teams.[60]

Broadcasting

The tournament was broadcast live by around 80 TV channels covering the whole world. 800 million people were expected to watch matches,[61] with the tournament reaching a potential TV audience of more than 2.5 billion people.[62] Below was the list of confirmed broadcasting right holders for 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

ESPN5 made a "competitive bid" to broadcast the tournament on free-to-air television in the Philippines, but it was not accepted by the AFC.[63][64]

In the Middle East, where Qatar-based BeIN Sports has rights to broadcast the Asian Cup in the region, BeoutQ (allegedly backed by Saudi Arabia) also illegally broadcast the tournament as part of a proxy conflict in a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and various Arab states. The AFC has noted BeoutQ's broadcast and condemned it for "persistent and illegal screening".[65]

At the end of the tournament, AFC announced that the 2019 Asian Cup was the most engaging in history across all social platforms reaching 169.4 million impressions, an increase by more than fifteen times from the 11 million reach from 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[66]

Broadcast rights are sold by Lagardère Sports on behalf of the AFC.[65]

Country or Territory Television broadcaster(s) Online/streaming transmission Ref.
Middle East and North Africa BeIN Sports BeIN Sports Connect
Anglo America
 DAZN[a] [67]
Balkan Countries
 Arena Sport Klik Sport
 Afghanistan Lemar TV
 Australia Fox Sports Foxtel Go [68]
MyFootball
Kayo Sports
 Cambodia BTV News
 China CCTV PPTV
Youku
 France BeIN Sports[b] BeIN Sports Connect [69]
 Hong Kong Fox Sports Fox+[c] [70]
 Papua New Guinea
Southeast Asia
 Taiwan Fox Sports
 India Star Sports Hotstar [71]
 Iran IRIB TV3 Anten
Varzesh
 Japan TV Asahi
NHK BS1
 Kyrgyzstan KTRK Sport
 Lebanon Télé Liban[d] [72]
 Qatar Al Kass
 South Korea JTBC
JTBC3 Fox Sports
 Thailand Channel 7[e] Bugaboo TV
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Sport
 United Kingdom
 Bet365 [65]
 Uzbekistan Sport-UZ Mediabay
 Vietnam VTV VTV Go
  1. ^ DAZN only broadcast seven of 51 matches, starting from the quarter-finals.
  2. ^ Live coverage for final only, with highlights of all matches.
  3. ^ Fox+ broadcast all 51 matches for Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan viewers only.
  4. ^ Lebanon matches only.
  5. ^ Channel 7 broadcast Thailand matches only, with all 51 matches also live and free on Bugaboo TV.

Controversies

Australia vs. Palestine

Many ticket-holding fans were locked out of the Group B match between Palestine and Australia, with management closing a number of Rashid Stadium gates before the start of the match “in the interests of fan safety”. Rashid Stadium was one of the smallest stadiums in the tournament with only 12,000 seats and many non-ticket holding fans attempted to watch the match without buying tickets. The organizing committee issued a statement for the reasons of closure stating “Ahead of kick-off a large crowd of fans with and without tickets had gathered over a short period of time outside the stadium, which resulted in the need to secure the area." They then issued an apology to supporters who were “inconvenienced or left disappointed” and issued an investigative probe to insure it to be an isolated incident.[73]

Qatar travel complications

As a result of 2017–19 Qatar diplomatic crisis between Qatar and number of its neighbours since 5 June 2017, including the United Arab Emirates as the host country, the UAE suspended all direct flights between the two countries and initially banned Qatari citizens from entering their country,[74] although the Emirati government later announced that it would permit Qatari citizens temporary entry into the country pending approval from Emirati authorities.[75] According to a report, Saoud al-Mohannadi, a Qatari national who is the AFC vice-president and chairman of the organizing committee for the Asian Cup, was unable to enter the UAE two days prior to the tournament's start because Emirati authorities had not yet cleared him.[76] The director of the 2019 AFC Organizing Committee denied reports that Al Mohannadi was refused entry and declared that Al Mohannadi has arrived on Friday morning and was preparing for his meetings. The director stated that there was no evidence that shows he was unable to enter and stated that this news has "political purposes". He stated "We try to keep sports away from politics."[77]

The diplomatic crisis prevented many fans from attending Qatar matches in the UAE. This had affected attendance figures in Qatar matches, as little more than 450 people spectated the Group E clash between North Korea and Qatar on 13 January.[78] The UAE government had confirmed previously that Qatari citizens may enter UAE with prior permission obtained directly through a hotline from UAE authorities.[75]

According to Qatar's Sports Press Committee, five Qatar-based media representatives were denied entry into the UAE despite having entry visas and receiving assurances that they would be allowed to attend and report on the tournament by the AFC.[79] The AFC Media Committee dismissed the Qatari reports and stated that some of the Qatar-based journalists confused visit visas with work visas and advised all journalists to contact them if they encounter any issues with the entry visa type.[80]

According to Al Jazeera, the final match, which was won by Qatar, was played "almost entirely without" Qatari support from the stands, due to the travel ban.[81] However, according to Qatar based The Peninsula large number of Qatar fans supported the Qatari team in the stadium, stating "The large number of fans who supported the Qatari team were wearing the logo of Al Annabi [The Maroons] with the background of the names of various players. Apart from their attendance, they carried flags in the stadium and continued to cheer for Al Annabi [The Maroons] players and sing songs throughout the game."[82]

Footwear-throwing incident

During the semifinal match between Qatar and hosts United Arab Emirates, some UAE supporters threw bottles and footwear into the match after Qatari players scored their second goal, the latter is considered deeply offensive in the Middle East. One of the Qatari players, Salem Al Hajri, was struck on the head with a shoe after Qatar scored its third goal. This conduct was preceded by booing the Qatari national anthem. Qatar won 4–0 despite the situation, reaching their first Asian Cup final.[83][84][85][86] Afterwards, the AFC declared that it would conduct an investigation into the proceedings.[85][87]

Qatar player eligibility

On 30 January 2019, soon after the hosts lost to Qatar in the semi-finals, the United Arab Emirates Football Association lodged a formal appeal to the AFC over the eligibility of Sudanese-born Almoez Ali and Iraqi-born Bassam Al-Rawi, claiming that they did not qualify to play for Qatar on residency grounds per Article 7 of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA statutes, which states a player is eligible to play for a representative team if he has "lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association".[88] It was alleged that Ali and Al-Rawi had not lived continuously in Qatar for at least five years over the age of 18, although the players claimed that their mothers were born in Qatar.[89]

Only hours prior to the start of the final on 1 February 2019, the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee announced that it had dismissed the protest lodged by the UAEFA.[90][91]

Qatar football shirt fan incident

A British-Sudanese football fan was allegedly beaten for wearing a Qatar football shirt to a match in which Qatar was playing and then, after investigation by the police, arrested for wasting police time and making false statements of being assaulted.[92] The fan claimed he was arrested for wearing a Qatar football shirt.[93][94][95] The fan also claimed he was beaten, starved, and deprived of sleep by the police for wearing Qatar shirt.[96] The fan claims were denied by UAE authorities who stated the fan was arrested for wasting police time and making false assault claims to the police. According to UAE police, the fan presented to the police claiming he was harassed and beaten up by fans. He was then taken to a hospital to be examined for signs of abuse as is customary in cases of assault and the medical report revealed that his injuries were inconsistent with the account of events he gave to police, and that his wounds were self-inflicted.[97] The police claimed that the fan had admitted to making false statements and his offense will be processed through the courts. An official in UAE embassy in London stated “He was categorically not arrested for wearing a Qatar football shirt. This is instead an instance of a person seeking media attention and wasting police time.”[98][99][94][95] According to photos shown by the The National, fans were seen waving the Qatari flag and wearing Qatari football shirts without any instances of arrests in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[97]

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