AFC Asian Cup
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2019
Location
Asia/Australia
Abbreviation
ASIACUP
Summary
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup (ASIACUP) was held in the UAE from 5 January 2019 to 1 February 2019. A total of 24 national teams from FIFA's AFC region qualified for this tournament.
This tournament applies the typical "WIN" = 3pts, "DRAW" = 1 pt to determine table positions. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) in-group goal difference, (5) in group goals scored, (6) penalty shoot out if only two teams are tied and are on the field at the same time, (7) disciplinary points, then (8) a drawing.
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Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 24 | host country (UAE), from 2019 ASIACUPQ: eight 2nd Round winners (Australia, Iran, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, Uzbekistan), three 2nd Round runners-up (China PR, Iraq, Syria), six 3rd Round winners (Bahrain, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Philippines), six 3rd Round runners-up (Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, Palestine, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Yemen) | 6 groups of 4 with 1 match against each team in group | |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 6 Group winners, 6 Group runners-up, four Group 3rd place teams with most points | Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | Knockout match |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Mon - 28 Jan 2019
Tue - 29 Jan 2019
 | 40 | United Arab Emirates | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Thu - 24 Jan 2019
Fri - 25 Jan 2019
 | 01 | Qatar | Zayed Sports City Stadium |
| 10 | Australia | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sun - 20 Jan 2019
Mon - 21 Jan 2019
 | 10 | Saudi Arabia | Sharjah Stadium |
| 00 | Uzbekistan | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | |||
| Australia advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | Zayed Sports City Stadium |
Tue - 22 Jan 2019
| 21 | Bahrain | Al-Rashid Stadium |
Group Stage
| 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 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 05.01.19 | | 11 | Bahrain | Zayed Sports City Stadium |
 | 02 | United Arab Emirates | Zayed Sports City Stadium |
| 14.01.19 | | 11 | Thailand | Hazza Bin Zayed 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 | Jordan | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Korea Republic | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | China PR | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 07.01.19 |  | 21 | Kyrgyzstan | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium |
| 10 | Philippines | Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium |
| 11.01.19 | | 03 | China PR | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 01 | Korea Republic | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 16.01.19 | | 20 | China PR | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
| 31 | Philippines | Al-Shabab 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 | Iran | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4 | Yemen | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | -10 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Qatar | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 4 | Korea DPR | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 1 | 14 | -13 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 08.01.19 | | 40 | Korea DPR | Al-Shabab Stadium |
| 12.01.19 |  | 02 | Saudi Arabia | Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium |
| 17.01.19 | | 02 | Qatar | Zayed Sports City 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 | Japan | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 09.01.19 | | 32 | Turkmenistan | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
| 21 | Oman | Sharjah Stadium |
| 04 | Uzbekistan | Al-Shabab Stadium |
| 17.01.19 | | 21 | Uzbekistan | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |