2016 AFC Futsal ChampionshipFutzal Bo’yicha 2016 Yilgi Osiyo ChempionatiTournament detailsHost countryUzbekistanDates10–21 February 2016Teams16 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)Final positionsChampions Iran ( 11th title )Runners-up UzbekistanThird place ThailandFourth place VietnamTournament statisticsMatches played35Goals scored234 (6.69 per match)Attendance33,275 (951 per match)Top scorer(s)ThailandSuphawut Thueanklang ( 14 goals )Best player(s)IranAli Asghar Hassanzadeh2014 2018 → International football competition
The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship was the fourteenth 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. The tournament was held in Uzbekistan between 10–21 February 2016. [ 1 ] A full of 16 teams played in the tournament.

The tournament was primitively meant to be held in Taiwan ( i.e. the Republic of China ). [ 2 ] It was in the first place scheduled for 12–27 March 2016, but this was changed following the adoption of the FIFA futsal external peer calendar. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Same as previous editions held on the same year as the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the AFC representatives. [ 5 ] Champions Iran, runner-up Uzbekistan, third-placed Thailand, fourth-placed Vietnam and one-fifth target ‘s play-off winners Australia qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the AFC representatives. [ 6 ]

qualification [edit ]

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 2 September 2015. Four teams qualified immediately for the final tournament by their 2014 performance, while the other entrants competed in the qualify stage for the remaining 12 spots. [ 7 ] The qualifiers were played between 1 October and 19 November 2015. [ 8 ]

Qualified teams [edit ]

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Kuwait were replaced by Saudi Arabia due to FIFA ‘s suspension of the Kuwait Football Association. [ 9 ]

Venues [edit ]

Squads [edit ]

Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers. [ 10 ]

reap [edit ]

The draw for the final tournament was held on 2 December 2015, 18:00 UZT ( UTC+5 ), at the Zafarshan Hall in Tashkent. [ 11 ] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their operation in the previous season in 2014. [ 12 ]

match officials [edit ]

The postdate referees were chosen for the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. [ 13 ]

Referees

Group stagecoach [edit ]

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

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points ( 3 points for a succeed, 1 decimal point for a draw, 0 points for a loss ). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the follow rate : [ 10 ]

  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 were local, UZT ( UTC+5 ) .

Group A [edit ]

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Uzbekistan ( H )

3

3

0

0

9

3

+6

9

Knockout stage

2

 Kyrgyzstan

3

1

1

1

8

8

0

4

3

 Lebanon

3

0

2

1

7

9

−2

2

4

 Saudi Arabia

3

0

1

2

7

11

−4

1

Group B [edit ]

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Iran

3

3

0

0

26

2

+24

9

Knockout stage

2

 Iraq

3

2

0

1

12

17

−5

6

3

 China

3

1

0

2

6

14

−8

3

4

 Jordan

3

0

0

3

4

15

−11

0

Group C [edit ]

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Thailand

3

3

0

0

15

7

+8

9

Knockout stage

2

 Vietnam

3

2

0

1

14

8

+6

6

3

 Chinese Taipei

3

0

1

2

9

15

−6

1

4

 Tajikistan

3

0

1

2

8

16

−8

1

Group D [edit ]

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Japan

3

3

0

0

15

2

+13

9

Knockout stage

2

 Australia

3

2

0

1

8

6

+2

6

3

 Qatar

3

1

0

2

8

8

0

3

4

 Malaysia

3

0

0

3

4

19

−15

0

Knockout phase [edit ]

In the hard stage, extra fourth dimension and punishment shoot-out would be used to decide the achiever if necessary ( no extra time would be used in the third gear plaza match ). [ 10 ]

bracket [edit ]

 

5th place match
5th–8th place playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A1

  Uzbekistan

 3

 

 

 

 B2

  Iraq

 0

 

 

 B2

  Iraq

 3

 

 

 

 A1

  Uzbekistan (p)

 2 (3)

 

 

 D2

  Australia

 5

 

 

 

 C1

  Thailand

 2 (1)

 

 

 C1

  Thailand

 6

 

 

 D2

  Australia

 1

 

 

 D2

  Australia

 3

 

 

 

 A1

  Uzbekistan

 1

 

 A2

  Kyrgyzstan

 1

 

 

 

 B1

  Iran

 2

 

 

 B1

  Iran

 7

 

 

 

 

 A2

  Kyrgyzstan

 0

 

 A2

  Kyrgyzstan

 6

 

 

 

 B1

  Iran

 13

 

7th place match

 

 

 D1

  Japan

 2

 

 

 

 C2

  Vietnam

 1

 

 

3rd place match

 

 B2

  Iraq

 8th

 

 D1

  Japan

 4 (1)

 

 C1

  Thailand

 8

 

 D1

  Japan

 7th

 

 

 C2

  Vietnam (p)

 4 (2)

 

 

 C2

  Vietnam

 0

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Losers enter fifth topographic point play-offs .

fifth place play-offs [edit ]

fifth place match [edit ]

Australia qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup .

third base place meet [edit ]

concluding [edit ]

Goalscorers [edit ]

There were 234 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 6.69 goals per match. 14 goals
11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
source : AFC [ 14 ]

Awards [edit ]

Final rank [edit ]

Teams qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup [edit ]

The follow five teams from AFC qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Team

Qualified on

Previous appearances in tournament1
 Iran
17 February 2016
6 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

 Uzbekistan
17 February 2016
0 (debut)

 Thailand
17 February 2016
4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

 Vietnam
17 February 2016
0 (debut)

 Australia
19 February 2016
6 (19892, 19922, 19962, 20002, 20042, 2012)

1 Bold indicates supporter for that year. Italic indicates master of ceremonies for that year .
2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC between 1989 and 2004.

Broadcasting [edit ]

References [edit ]