| 2011 كأس آسيا | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 7–29 January |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 5 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Uzbekistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 405,361 (12,668 per match) |
| Top scorer | Koo Ja-cheol (5 goals) |
| Best player | Keisuke Honda |
| Fair play award | South Korea |
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The2011 AFC Asian Cup was the 15th edition of the men'sAFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial internationalfootball tournament organised by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held inQatar from 7 to 29 January 2011.[1][2] It was the second time that the tournament was hosted by Qatar, the previous occasion being the1988 AFC Asian Cup.Japan won the cup for the record-breaking fourth time after a 1–0 win againstAustralia, and earned the right to compete in the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup inBrazil as the representative fromAFC.[3][4]
A television viewing audience of 484 million in 80 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, North America and North Africa witnessed Japan defeat Australia 1–0 in thefinal.[5]
Qatar, India and Iran all lodged interest in hosting the 2011 AFC Asian Cup,[6] while Australia also considered making a late bid.[7] Qatar officially submitted their bid on 19 June 2006,[8] while India withdrew their interest and Iran failed to submit proper documentation for their bid on time.[9]
Qatar was announced as host nation on 29 July 2007, during the2007 AFC Asian Cup inJakarta, Indonesia. Due to FIFA regulations stating that confederation events can be hosted either in January or July, and July being peak summer heat in the Middle East, 2011 Asian Cup took place in January of that year.[1][2]
The teams finishing first, second and third in the2007 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2011 competition, received automatic byes to the finals. They were joined by the top two finishers in each of five qualifying groups. TheAFC Challenge Cup acted as a further qualification competition for eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in2008 and2010 qualified automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals. These two winners were India and North Korea. It was India's first play for the Asian Cup since 1984, and North Korea's first since 1992.
The final day of qualification was 3 March 2010.
Notes:
The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 was held on 23 April 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar were seeded among the top group.[10][11]
Seeding was announced on 22 April 2010. Qatar were automatically placed in Group A.[12] FIFA rankings of April 2010 are given in brackets.[13]
| Pot 1 (Host and Seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qatar (96) Iraq (81) Saudi Arabia (66) South Korea (47) | Japan (43) Australia (20) Iran (60) Uzbekistan (93) |  China (84) United Arab Emirates (100) Bahrain (69) Jordan (103) |  Syria (98) Kuwait (97) India (133) North Korea (106) |
Members of the AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 have agreed the use of five stadiums for the 2011 tournament.[14]
Since the tournament,Ahmed bin Ali Stadium was demolished.Khalifa International Stadium have been heavily modified. TheJassim bin Hamad Stadium,Thani bin Jassim Stadium andSuheim bin Hamad Stadium are the only largely unmodified stadium used for this tournament.
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium | 21,282 |  |
| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 12,946 |  | |
| Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000 | .jpg) | |
| Thani bin Jassim Stadium | 21,175 |  | |
| Doha | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | 13,000 |  |
12 referees and 24 assistants were selected for the tournament, along with three stand-by referees:[15]
| Referee | Assistants | |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Williams | Ben Wilson | Hakan Anaz |
| Yuichi Nishimura | Toru Sagara | Toshiyuki Nagi |
| Kim Dong-jin | Jeong Hae-sang | Jang Jun-mo |
 Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh | Mu Yuxin | Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud |
 Abdullah Al Hilali |  Bakhadyr Kochkarov | Hamed Al Mayahi |
| Abdulrahman Abdou | Mohammad Darman | Hassan Al Thawadi |
| Mohsen Torky | Hassan Kamranifar | Reza Sokhandan |
 Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir | Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng | Haja Maidin |
| Nawaf Shukralla | Khaled Al Alan | Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi |
| Ali Al Badwawi | Saleh Al Marzouqi | Yaser Marad |
| Ravshan Irmatov | Abdukhamidullo Rasulov | Rafael Ilyasov |
| Alireza Faghani |
| Valentin Kovalenko |
| Abdullah Balideh |
Each country's final squad of 23 players was submitted by 28 December 2010.[16]
All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) –UTC+3
The teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:[16]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Qatar | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmedov 59'Djeparov 77' |
| Kuwait | 0–2 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zhang Linpeng 58' Deng Zhuoxiang 67' |
| Qatar | 3–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal 12' El-Sayed 16'Fábio César 86' | Report |
| China | 2–2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Hai 6' Hao Junmin 56' | Report | Ahmedov 30' Geynrikh 46' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Japan | 1–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshida 90+2' | Report | Abdel Fattah 45' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jassim 60' | Report | A. Al Hussain 38',63' |
| Jordan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Rahman 42' | Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–5 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okazaki 8',13',80' Maeda 19',51' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Koo Ja-cheol 41',56' | Report | Aaish 85' (pen.) |
| Australia | 1–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Jedinak 62' | Report | Koo Ja-cheol 24' |
| Bahrain | 5–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Aaish 8' (pen.) Abdullatif 16',19',35',77' | Report | Gouramangi 9' Chhetri[a] 52' |
| South Korea | 4–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Ji Dong-won 6',23' Koo Ja-cheol 9'Son Heung-min 81' | Report | Chhetri 12' (pen.) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Iran | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Ansarifard 63' | Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | W. Abbas 90+3' (o.g.) |
| Iraq | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Jassim 22' | Report |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 January –Al Rayyan (KIS) | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 January –Al Rayyan (KIS) | ||||||||||
| Jordan | 1 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 January –Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||||||
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 29 January –Al Rayyan (KIS) | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 January –Al Rayyan (TBJS) | ||||||||||
| Japan (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 January –Al Rayyan (TBJS) | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 22 January –Doha | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 (0) | Third place | ||||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 January –Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) –UTC+3
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Bakayev 47',49' | Report | B. Bani Yaseen 58' |
| Japan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Maeda 36' Hosogai 97' | Report | Ki Sung-yueng 23' (pen.) Hwang Jae-won 120' |
| Penalties | ||
K. Honda Okazaki Nagatomo  Konno | 3–0 | Koo Ja-cheolLee Yong-raeHong Jeong-ho |
| Uzbekistan | 0–6 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kewell 5' Ognenovski 35'Carney 65'Emerton 73'Valeri 82'Kruse 83' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Geynrikh 45' (pen.),53' | Report | Koo Ja-cheol 18' Ji Dong-won 28',39' |
With five goals, Koo Ja-cheol was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 60 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.
5 goals:
4 goals:
3 goals:
2 goals:
1 goal:
David CarneyBrett EmertonBrett HolmanRobbie KruseSaša OgnenovskiCarl ValeriDeng ZhuoxiangHao JunminYu HaiZhang LinpengGouramangi SinghArash AfshinKarim AnsarifardIman MobaliMohammad NouriGholamreza RezaeiKarrar JassimYounis MahmoudMakoto HasebeKeisuke HondaHajime HosogaiMasahiko InohaTadanari LeeMaya YoshidaHassan Abdel FattahBaha'a Abdul-RahmanOdai Al-SaifyBashar Bani YaseenBader Al-MutawaMohamed El SayedBilal MohammedSebastián SoriaTaisir Al-JassimHwang Jae-wonKi Sung-yuengSon Heung-minYoon Bit-garamFiras Al-KhatibMohamed Al ZenoMaksim Shatskikh1 own goal:
Ali Diab (for Jordan)2 own goals:
Walid Abbas (for Iraq and Iran)The AFC selected the MVP, top goalscorer, fair play award and four quality players of the tournament.[17] They didn't officially announce the all-star team of this tournament.
Most Valuable Player
Top Goalscorer
Fair Play Award
Quality Players
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | B | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
| 2 | Australia | C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| 3 |  South Korea | C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | −3 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Qatar | A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| 6 | Jordan | B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 7 | Iran | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| 8 | Iraq | D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Eliminated in group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | China | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Bahrain | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 11 |  Syria | B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 12 | North Korea | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| 14 | Kuwait | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| 16 | India | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
Source:AFC Technical Report
The Nike Total 90 Tracer was the official match ball of the tournament.[18]
Official mascot were Saboog, Tmbki, Freha, Zkriti and Tranaa. They are a family of Jerboas, a rodent found in the deserts of Qatar. The characters are named after different locations in the north, south, east and west of Qatar.
| "Yalla Asia" | |
|---|---|
| Single byJay Sean featuringKarl Wolf and Radhika Vekaria | |
| Released | 9 January 2011 |
| Length | 3:21 |
| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Max Herman |
For marketing of the event, the organisers opted for the slogan "Yalla Asia" with a song sung by international artistsJay Sean andKarl Wolf, featuring Radhika Vekaria.Yalla Asia was composed and written by Radhika Vekaria,Max Herman and Zoulikha El Fassi. Max Herman produced the record for Zoul Projects 2011. The music video features Football Free Stylers Abbas Farid and Soufiane Touzani.
The music video was released on January 9, 2011.
Official Sponsors
Official Supporters
The 2011 Asian Cup was not without controversies as concerns were risen about the extremely low crowds at most games not featuring hosts Qatar. The average attendance was just 12,006, much lower than the previous AFC Asian Cup tournaments. North Korea and the United Arab Emirates both had the lowest attendance numbers with approximately 3,000 and 6,000 attendances respectively.[19] Thefinal match between Japan and Australia saw as many as 3,000 to 10,000 fans with valid tickets denied entry to the stadium[20] which then allegedly sparked small skirmishes among fans, "It was just incredibly badly handled. There were kids and families, not causing any problem, being confronted by riot police and being told they weren't getting in", according toAndy Richardson,Al Jazeera's sports correspondent.[21] The AFC stated that the gates were closed early for security concerns and organisers did not anticipate an influx ofJapanese andAustralian fans. The organising committee has offered to refund all tickets not redeemed at the match.[22]
After staging the 2006 Asian Games,[23] this Asian Cup was being closely watched as an indicator to see how Qatar copes with hosting a major international football tournament[24] in preparation for the2022 FIFA World Cup.
2011 AFC Asian Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Group stage | |
