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2020 AFC Futsal Championship

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2020 AFC Futsal Championship
بطولة آسيا لكرة الصالات 2020
Tournament details
Host countryTurkmenistan (original host)
Kuwait (new host)
DatesCancelled[1]
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
2018
2022

The 2020 AFC Futsal Championship would have been the 16th edition of the AFC Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams would have taken part in the tournament.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Turkmenistan between 26 February and 8 March 2020.[2][3] However, the AFC announced on 3 February 2020 that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament had been postponed following consultation with all relevant stakeholders.[4] On 9 March 2020, FIFA and AFC announced that the tournament were postponed to 5–16 August 2020,[5][6] but in July 2020, the tournament schedule was moved again to 4–15 November 2020.[7][8][9] On 10 September 2020, the AFC announced that the tournament would instead be held in Kuwait between 2–13 December 2020.[10] On 15 October 2020, the AFC announced that due to spike of COVID-19 cases in Kuwait, the tournament was further postponed to 2021.[11] On 10 November 2020, the AFC approved the new dates as between 23 March and 3 April 2021.[12] However, AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021, leaving the hosting rights for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup with Kuwait.[1]

Same as previous editions held on the same year as the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the tournament would have acted as the AFC qualifiers for the World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Lithuania as the AFC representatives.[13][14][15] On 21 April 2021, the AFC announced that Iran, Japan, and Uzbekistan were nominated as the AFC representatives, while the remaining two teams to be determined by play-off matches between Iraq (although Iraq had not qualified for the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship), Lebanon, Thailand, and Vietnam.[16]

Iran were the defending champions.

Host selection

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The following nations expressed interest to host the tournament:

In spring 2019, Turkmenistan was chosen as the host to take place in Ashgabat, before being moved to Kuwait.

Qualification

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Qualifying was played from 16 – 27 October 2019.[17] Turkmenistan also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts. Kuwait had to play the qualifying round (in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen).

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[18]

Team Qualified as Appearance
(planned)
Previous best performance
 Turkmenistan Original hosts 7th Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Thailand ASEAN Zone winners 16th Runners-up (2008, 2012)
 Indonesia ASEAN Zone runners-up 10th Group stage (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Vietnam ASEAN Zone third place 6th Fourth place (2016)
 Uzbekistan Central & South Zone Group A winners 16th Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016)
 Tajikistan Central & South Zone Group A runners-up 11th Quarter-finals (2007)
 Iran Central & South Zone Group B winners 16th Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
 Kyrgyzstan Central & South Zone Group B runners-up 16th Semi-finals (2005), Fourth place (2006, 2007)
 China East Zone Group A winners 13th Fourth place (2008, 2010)
 Japan East Zone Group B winners 16th Champions (2006, 2012, 2014)
 South Korea East Zone Play-off winners 14th Runners-up (1999)
 Kuwait West Zone Group A winners 12th Fourth place (2003, 2014)
 Bahrain West Zone Group A runners-up 3rd Quarter-finals (2018)
 Lebanon West Zone Group B winners 12th Quarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Saudi Arabia West Zone Group B runners-up 2nd Group stage (2016)
 Oman West Zone Play-off winners 1st Debut

Venues

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The competition was originally to be played at the Main Indoor Arena and the Martial Arts Arena in Ashgabat,[19] before being moved to Kuwait.

Original host

Ashgabat
Main Indoor Arena Martial Arts Arena
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: Unknown

New host

Kuwait City
Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Capacity: 6,000

Squads

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Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.[20]

Draw

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The final draw was held on 6 December 2019, 15:00 TMT (UTC+5), at the Olympia Hotel in Ashgabat.[21][22] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship final tournament and qualification, with the original hosts Turkmenistan automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[23]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Turkmenistan (original hosts)
  2.  Iran
  3.  Japan
  4.  Uzbekistan
  1.  Saudi Arabia
  2.  Indonesia
  3.  Kuwait (unranked; new hosts)
  4.  Oman (unranked)

Group stage

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The top two teams of each group would have advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[20]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[24]

Schedule
Matchday Matches
Matchday 1 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vietnam Cancelled Tajikistan
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Turkmenistan Cancelled Oman
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Oman Cancelled Vietnam
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Tajikistan Cancelled Oman
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kuwait (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Lebanon Cancelled Kyrgyzstan
Report
Japan Cancelled Kuwait
Report

Kuwait Cancelled Lebanon
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Kyrgyzstan Cancelled Japan
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Japan Cancelled Lebanon
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Kyrgyzstan Cancelled Kuwait
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bahrain Cancelled China
Report

Indonesia Cancelled Bahrain
Report
China Cancelled Uzbekistan
Report

Uzbekistan Cancelled Bahrain
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China Cancelled Indonesia
Report

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iran Cancelled Saudi Arabia
Report

South Korea Cancelled Iran
Report

Iran Cancelled Thailand
Report

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be used in the third place match).[20]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
Winner Group A
 
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner QF1
 
 
Winner QF2
 
Winner Group C
 
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner SF1
 
 
Winner SF2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Winner QF3
 
 
Winner QF4Third place match
 
Winner Group D
 
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Loser SF1
 
 
Loser SF2
 
 
Fifth place play-offsFifth place match
 
      
 
 
 
Loser QF1
 
 
Loser QF2
 
Winner PO1
 
 
Winner PO2
 
Loser QF3
 
 
Loser QF4
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Losers would have entered fifth place play-offs.

Winner Group CCancelledRunner-up Group D
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Winner Group DCancelledRunner-up Group C
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Winner Group BCancelledRunner-up Group A
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Winner Group ACancelledRunner-up Group B
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Fifth place play-offs

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Loser QF3CancelledLoser QF4
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Loser QF1CancelledLoser QF2
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Semi-finals

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Winner QF3CancelledWinner QF4
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Winner QF1CancelledWinner QF2
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Fifth place match

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Winner would have qualified for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Winner PO1CancelledWinner PO2
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Third place match

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Loser SF1CancelledLoser SF2
Report

Final

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Winner SF1CancelledWinner SF2
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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2020". AFC. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018.
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  13. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020 – slot allocation" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  15. ^ ""الآسيوي" يبلغ الاتحاد اللبناني بمواعيد بطولاته الجديدة" (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". the-AFC.com. AFC. 21 April 2021.
  17. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Turkmenistan 2020 cast finalised". AFC. 27 October 2019.
  19. ^ "All participants of the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship in Ashgabat became known". Turkmenportal. 28 October 2019.
  20. ^ a b c "AFC Futsal Championship 2020 Competition Regulations". AFC.
  21. ^ "Asia's futsal elite set to discover Turkmenistan 2020 path". AFC. 5 December 2019.
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  23. ^ "Official Draw : AFC Futsal Championship Turkmenistan 2020". YouTube. 6 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Match Schedule". AFC. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019.
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