AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2019
Location
Asia/Australia
Abbreviation
ASIACUPQ
Summary
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualification (ASIACUPQ) determined the teams that participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup (ASIACUP). All 45 AFC member nations participate. 2019 ASIACUPQ Seedings are based on the January 2015 FIFA World Rankings. The 2019 ASIACUPQ ran from 12 March 2015 to 27 March 2018.
In both the 2nd and 3rd Rounds, points (win = 3pts, draw = 1 pt) determine table positions, and table ranking ties were broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) Fair Play points, then (4) a drawing.
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Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 12 | 12 AFC teams ranked 35th to 46th | 6 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to the 2nd Round | |
| 2nd Round | 6 | 24 AFC teams ranked 1st to 34th | 6 winners from the 1st Round | 8 groups of 5 with Home/Away matches against each team in their group, each group winner and four 2nd place teams with highest point totals qualify for the 2022 World Cup Qualification - 3rd Round and the 2019 Asian Cup, the next 16 teams with the most points advance to the 3rd Round |
| Playoff - Round 1 | 10 | 10 teams from the 2nd Round | 6 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to 3rd Round | |
| Playoff - Round 2 | 6 | 6 losing teams from Playoff - Round 1 | 3 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to the 3rd Round | |
| 3rd Round | 24 | 16 teams from 2nd Round, 5 winners from Playoff - Round 1, 3 winners from Playoff - Round 2 | 6 groups of 4 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, the 1st and 2nd place teams in each group qualifies for the 2019 Asian Cup |
3rd Round
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | India | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Macau | 6 | 0 -0-6 | 0 | - | 4 | 16 | -12 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
2019 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 10 | Macau | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
 | 10 | Kyrgyzstan | Sree Kanteerava Stadium |
| 10.10.17 |  | 22 | Kyrgyzstan | Thuwanna YTC Stadium |
| 14.11.17 | | 34 | Kyrgyzstan | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium |
| 22.03.18 | | 51 | Myanmar | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
| 21 | India | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium |
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Lebanon | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Korea DPR | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | - | 5 | 15 | -10 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
2019 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Jordan | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 6 | 2 -4-0 | 10 | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 7 | 10 | -3 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 4 | Cambodia | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | - | 3 | 17 | -14 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -13 |
2019 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 28.03.17 |  | 11 | Vietnam | Pamir Stadium |
| 13.06.17 |  | 10 | Afghanistan | Stade Olympique de Phnom Penh |
 | 41 | Afghanistan | King Abdullah II Stadium |
| 10.10.17 | | 33 | Jordan | Pamir Stadium |
| 00 | Afghanistan | My Dinh National Stadium |
| 27.03.18 | | 21 | Cambodia | Pamir Stadium |
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Oman | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | - | 28 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Palestine | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | - | 25 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Maldives | 6 | 2 -0-4 | 6 | - | 11 | 19 | -8 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
| 4 | Bhutan | 6 | 0 -0-6 | 0 | - | 2 | 39 | -37 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -31 |
2019 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Bahrain | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 9 | 10 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 7 | 12 | -5 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 4 | Singapore | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
2019 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 26.03.17 |  | 13 | Turkmenistan | Taipei Municipal Stadium |
| 10.06.17 |  | 12 | Chinese Taipei | National Stadium (Singapore) |
| 13.06.17 | | 12 | Bahrain | Garaşsyzlyk Stadiony |
| 05.09.17 | | 11 | Turkmenistan | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 50 | Chinese Taipei | Bahrain National Stadium |
| 10.10.17 | | 21 | Bahrain | Taipei Municipal Stadium |
| 21 | Singapore | Köpetdag Stadium |
| 14.11.17 | | 21 | Chinese Taipei | Sport Toplumy Stadium |
| 27.03.18 | | 10 | Singapore | Taipei Municipal Stadium |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | Bahrain National Stadium |
| Group F | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Philippines | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Yemen | 6 | 2 -4-0 | 10 | - | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 -3-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | Nepal | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
2019 ASIACUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 28.03.17 |  | 41 | Nepal | Rizal Memorial Track & Football Stadium |
 | 21 | Tajikistan | Qatar SC Stadium |
| 34 | Philippines | Pamir Stadium |
| 05.09.17 | | 12 | Tajikistan | ANFA Complex Satdobato |
| 22 | Yemen | Panaad Stadium |
| 10.10.17 | | 30 | Nepal | Pamir Stadium |
| 11 | Philippines | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium |
| 14.11.17 | | 00 | Philippines | ANFA Complex Satdobato |
| 00 | Yemen | Pamir Stadium |
| 27.03.18 | | 21 | Tajikistan | Rizal Memorial Track & Football Stadium |
Playoffs - 2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Bangladesh () | 13 | Bhutan () |
| 06.09.16 |  | 00 | Bhutan | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| 10.10.16 | | 31 | Bangladesh | Changlimithang Stadium |
| Aggregate | Maldives () | 51 | Laos () |
| Aggregate | Timor-Leste () | 24 | Chinese Taipei () |
| 08.10.16 |  | 12 | Chinese Taipei | Kaohsiung National Stadium |
| 11.10.16 | | 21 | Timor-Leste | Kaohsiung National Stadium |
Playoffs - 1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Chinese Taipei () | 24 | Cambodia () |
| 02.06.16 | | 22 | Cambodia | Kaohsiung National Stadium |
| 07.06.16 | | 20 | Chinese Taipei | Stade Olympique de Phnom Penh |
| Aggregate | Laos () | 17 | India () |
| Aggregate | Malaysia () | 60 | Timor-Leste () |
| 02.06.16 |  | 30 | Timor-Leste | Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium |
| 06.06.16 | | 03 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium |
| Aggregate | Tajikistan () | 60 | Bangladesh () |
| 02.06.16 | | 50 | Bangladesh | Pamir Stadium |
| 07.06.16 | | 01 | Tajikistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| Aggregate | Maldives () | 04 | Yemen () |