NB: all countries which reached the third stage of the Asian section of the
2018 World Cup qualifying tournament are automatically qualified for the
final tournament of the 2019 Asian Nations Cup: Saudi Arabia, Australia,
Qatar, Iran, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Syria and
China (the UA Emirates were already qualified as hosts).
Playoff Round - First Stage
NB: the four worst fourth placed teams (Malaysia, Tajikistan, Maldives, Taiwan) and the
fifth placed teams (East Timor, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Yemen)
of the second stage of the Asian section of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament
enter, to determine eight entrants for the group stage (so three teams to be eliminated)
2- 6-16 Kaohsiung Taiwan 2-2 Cambodia
7- 6-16 Phnom Penh Cambodia 2-0 Taiwan
2- 6-16 Vientiane Laos 0-1 India
7- 6-16 Guwahati India 6-1 Laos
2- 6-16 Johor Bahru Malaysia 3-0 East Timor
6- 6-16 Johor Bahru East Timor 0-3 Malaysia
NB: both matches in Malaysia
2- 6-16 Dushanbe Tajikistan 5-0 Bangladesh
7- 6-16 Dhaka Bangladesh 0-1 Tajikistan
2- 6-16 Malé Maldives 0-2 Yemen
7- 6-16 Doha (Qatar) Yemen 2-0 Maldives
Bhutan bye
NB: winners qualified for group stage qualifying tournament; losers to second stage
Playoff Round - Second Stage
6- 9-16 Dhaka Bangladesh 0-0 Bhutan
10-10-16 Thimphu Bhutan 3-1 Bangladesh
[JT Dorji 4, C Gyeltshen 26,76 - M Islam 63]
6- 9-16 Malé Maldives 4-0 Laos
11-10-16 Vientiane Laos 1-1 Maldives
[Shavong 80 - Nashid 92]
8-10-16 Kaohsiung East Timor 1-2 Taiwan
[Rufino Gama 5 - Wu Chun-ching 7,38]
11-10-16 Kaohsiung Taiwan 2-1 East Timor
[Chen Yi-wei 10, Chen Hao-wei 75 - Jose Oliveira 85]
NB: both matches in Taiwan
NB: winners qualified for group stage qualifying tournament; losers eliminated
Group Stage
NB: the four worst second placed teams (Jordan, Oman, Lebanon, North Korea), the third
placed teams (Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Hongkong, Turkmenistan, Singapore, Vietnam,
Kuwait, Philippines) and the four best fourth placed teams (Guam, Afghanistan,
Myanmar, Bahrain) of the second stage of the Asian section of the 2018 World Cup
qualifying tournament enter, together with the eight winners of the above playoff
round;
note that Kuwait is currently under a FIFA suspension and will be disqualified if
that is not lifted prior to the draw of the group stage.
Third Round
Group A
6- 9-17 Taipa Macau 0-2 India
[B Singh 57,82]
United Arab Emirirates, 5 January, 2019 - 1 February 2019
NB: in the United Arab Emirates
Qualified: UA Emirates (as hosts)
Saudi Arabia, Australia, Qatar, Iran, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Uzbekistan,
Iraq, Syria and China (all by reaching third stage of the Asian section of the
2018 World Cup qualifying tournament;
12 other countries (top-2 of six qualifying groups above) qualified as well.
First Round (Group Stage)
Group A
1.UA EMIRATES 3 1 2 0 4- 2 5
2.THAILAND 3 1 1 1 3- 5 4 [1-0]
3.BAHRAIN 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4 [0-1]
4.India 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3
5- 1-19 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 1-1 Bahrain
6- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Thailand 1-4 India
10- 1-19 Dubai Bahrain 0-1 Thailand
10- 1-19 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 2-0 India
14- 1-19 Sharjah India 0-1 Bahrain
14- 1-19 Al-Ain UA Emirates 1-1 Thailand
Group B
1.JORDAN 3 2 1 0 3- 0 7
2.AUSTRALIA 3 2 0 1 6- 3 6
3.Palestine 3 0 2 1 0- 3 2
4.Syria 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1
6- 1-19 Al-Ain Australia 0-1 Jordan
6- 1-19 Sharjah Syria 0-0 Palestine
10- 1-19 Al-Ain Jordan 2-0 Syria
11- 1-19 Dubai Palestine 0-3 Australia
15- 1-19 Al-Ain Australia 3-2 Syria
15- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Palestine 0-0 Jordan
Group C
1.SOUTH KOREA 3 3 0 0 4- 0 9
2.CHINA 3 2 0 1 5- 3 6
3.KYRGYZSTAN 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3
4.Philippines 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0
7- 1-19 Al-Ain China 2-1 Kyrgyzstan
7- 1-19 Dubai South Korea 1-0 Philippines
11- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Philippines 0-3 China
11- 1-19 Al-Ain Kyrgyzstan 0-1 South Korea
16- 1-19 Abu Dhabi South Korea 2-0 China
16- 1-19 Dubai Kyrgyzstan 3-1 Philippines
Group D
1.IRAN 3 2 1 0 7- 0 7 [0-0]
2.IRAQ 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 [0-0]
3.VIETNAM 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3
4.Yemen 3 0 0 3 0-10 0
7- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Iran 5-0 Yemen
8- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Iraq 3-2 Vietnam
12- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Vietnam 0-2 Iran
12- 1-19 Sharjah Yemen 0-3 Iraq
16- 1-19 Dubai Iran 0-0 Iraq
16- 1-19 Al-Ain Vietnam 2-0 Yemen
Group E
1.QATAR 3 3 0 0 10- 0 9
2.SAUDI ARABIA 3 2 0 1 6- 2 6
3.Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3
4.North Korea 3 0 0 3 1-14 0
8- 1-19 Dubai Saudi Arabia 4-0 North Korea
9- 1-19 Al-Ain Qatar 2-0 Lebanon
12- 1-19 Dubai Lebanon 0-2 Saudi Arabia
13- 1-19 Al-Ain North Korea 0-6 Qatar
17- 1-19 Sharjah Lebanon 4-1 North Korea
17- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia 0-2 Qatar
Group F
1.JAPAN 3 3 0 0 6- 3 9
2.UZBEKISTAN 3 2 0 1 7- 3 6
3.OMAN 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3
4.Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3-10 0
9- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Japan 3-2 Turkmenistan
9- 1-19 Sharjah Uzbekistan 2-1 Oman
13- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Oman 0-1 Japan
13- 1-19 Dubai Turkmenistan 0-4 Uzbekistan
17- 1-19 Al-Ain Japan 2-1 Uzbekistan
17- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Oman 3-1 Turkmenistan
NB: Vietnam and Lebanon had identical records as third placed teams; Vietnam qualified
for the second round because of a better disciplinary record
Second Round
20- 1-19 Dubai Jordan 1-1 Vietnam [aet, 2-4 pen]
20- 1-19 Al-Ain Thailand 1-2 China
20- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Iran 2-0 Oman
21- 1-19 Sharjah Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia
21- 1-19 Al-Ain Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan [aet, 4-2 pen]
21- 1-19 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 3-2 Kyrgyzstan [aet]
22- 1-19 Dubai South Korea 2-1 Bahrain [aet]
22- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Qatar 1-0 Iraq
Quarterfinals
24- 1-19 Dubai Vietnam 0-1 Japan
24- 1-19 Abu Dhabi China 0-3 Iran
25- 1-19 Abu Dhabi South Korea 0-1 Qatar
[Abdulaziz Hatem]
25- 1-19 Al-Ain UA Emirates 1-0 Australia
Semifinals
28- 1-19 Al-Ain
29- 1-19 Abu Dhabi
Final
1- 2-19 Abu Dhabi
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