2007 Asian Cup
2007 Asian Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host nation | Qatar |
Teams | 16 (from 45 associations) |
Venues | 4 |
Champions | Japan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Korea Republic |
Third place | Iran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 32 |
Goals scored | 101 (3.16 goals per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Yuji Ishikawa (7) |
Best Player | Whang Tae-Kyun |
← | 2011 → |
The 2007 AMFA Asian Cup (or just 2007 Asian Cup) was the first edition of AMFA's quadrennial Asian Mini-Football Championship and was held in Qatar. Sixteen teams contested the final tournament after going through a qualification round. The tournament took place in four venues in the cities of Ar Rayyān, Al Wakrah, Doha and Umm Şalāl Muhammad.
Qualifying
Qualification for the tournament took place in 2006. Forty-four teams were divided into eleven groups of four and each team played two matches against each other, on a home-and-away basis. The first-placed teams from each group qualified automatically and the runners-up took part in a repechage to select the remaining four teams that joined the host nation in the final tournament.
Teams
The sixteen teams that participated in the final tournament were::
Squads
Each team must name a squad of 6 players (2 goalkeepers) for the tournament. All players must be over 23 years - younger players can be only eligible for the Under-23 national teams.
- For more details on this topic, see 2007 Asian Cup squads.
First round
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
Korea DPR | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
Day 1 | |||
Qatar | 2 – 1 | Bahrain | Doha, Qatar MVP: Manzoor Saeed (QAT) |
Al-Najjar Al-Suwaidi |
Butalal |
Day 1 | |||
Korea DPR | 0 – 1 | Uzbekistan | Doha, Qatar MVP: Farik Sultanov (UZB) |
Sultanov |
Day 2 | |||
Bahrain | 2 – 1 | Korea DPR | Doha, Qatar MVP: Radhwan Butalal (BAH) |
Butalal Choi Kwang-Hyok |
Jang Ki-Chol |
Day 2 | |||
Uzbekistan | 2 – 2 | Qatar | Doha, Qatar MVP: Farik Sultanov (UZB) |
Ibragimov Sultanov |
Al-Najjar Al-Suwaidi |
Day 3 | |||
Uzbekistan | 1 – 3 | Bahrain | Doha, Qatar MVP: Hisham Aawan (BAH) |
Ibragimov | Aawan Butalal |
Day 3 | |||
Korea DPR | 2 – 1 | Qatar | Doha, Qatar MVP: Ri Eun-Seon (PRK) |
Ri Eun-Seon | Al-Mestarihi |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
Iran | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Iraq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Singapore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
Day 1 | |||
Saudi Arabia | 1 – 1 | Iran | Ar Rayyān, Qatar MVP: Nahar Al-Alamri (KSA) |
Koussa | Ahmadi |
Day 1 | |||
Iraq | 3 – 1 | Singapore | Ar Rayyān, Qatar MVP: Nasair Raheem (IRQ) |
Hashim Ahmed Nasair Raheem |
Ferguson |
Day 2 | |||
Iran | 2 – 2 | Iraq | Ar Rayyān, Qatar MVP: Nasair Raheem (IRQ) |
Afsari Mashayekhi |
Nasair Raheem |
Day 2 | |||
Singapore | 2 – 3 | Saudi Arabia | Ar Rayyān, Qatar MVP: Abdullah Koussa (KSA) |
Ferguson | Koussa Othman |
Day 3 | |||
Singapore | 0 – 4 | Iran | Ar Rayyān, Qatar MVP: Amir Afsari (IRN) |
Afsari Arianejad |
Day 3 | |||
Iraq | 1 – 3 | Saudi Arabia | Ar Rayyān, Qatar MVP: Nahar Al-Alamri (KSA) |
Al-Mutair | Al-Alamri Koussa |
Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
Jordan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
Day 1 | |||
Jordan | 1 – 2 | Malaysia | Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar MVP: Muhammad Fariz (MAS) |
Al-Ala'zar | Muhammad Fariz Sahrani |
Day 1 | |||
Kazakhstan | 0 – 2 | Japan | Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar MVP: Yuji Ishikawa (JPN) |
Ishikawa |
Day 2 | |||
Malaysia | 0 – 4 | Kazakhstan | Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar MVP: Kairat Khalilov (KAZ) |
Khalilov |
Day 2 | |||
Japan | 4 – 2 | Jordan | Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar MVP: Yuji Ishikawa (JPN) |
Ishikawa Sasaki Yoshihiro |
Al-Ala'zar Qteishat |
Day 3 | |||
Japan | 3 – 1 | Malaysia | Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar MVP: Keisuke Nagahari (JPN) |
Ishikawa Nagahari Sasaki |
Muhammad Fariz |
Day 3 | |||
Kazakhstan | 2 – 2 | Jordan | Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar MVP: Nidal Al-Ala'zar (JOR) |
Mussalimov Nezdemkovskiy |
Al-Ala'zar |
Group D
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Korea Republic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
Syria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
India | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Day 1 | |||
China | 3 – 0 | Syria | Al Wakrah, Qatar MVP: Wang Liuhao (CHN) |
Yi Jiaqing Zhang Yongming |
Day 1 | |||
India | 0 – 2 | Korea Republic | Al Wakrah, Qatar MVP: Kim Kyu-Soo (KOR) |
Kim Kyu-Soo Lee Young-Ho |
Day 2 | |||
Syria | 1 – 0 | India | Al Wakrah, Qatar MVP: Kamel Bokai (SYR) |
Kamel Bokai |
Day 2 | |||
Korea Republic | 2 – 1 | China | Al Wakrah, Qatar MVP: Kim Kyu-Soo (KOR) |
Kim Kyu-Soo | Yi Jiaqing |
Day 3 | |||
Korea Republic | 3 – 2 | Syria | Al Wakrah, Qatar MVP: Whang Tae-Kyun (KOR) |
Lee Young-Ho Whang Tae-Kyun |
Kamel Bokai |
Day 3 | |||
India | 2 – 2 | China | Al Wakrah, Qatar MVP: Zhang Yongming (CHN) |
Austin Pinto |
Zhang Yongming |
Knockout stages
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Bahrain | 1 (1) | |||||||||
Iran (pen) | 1 (2) | |||||||||
Iran | 2 (10) | |||||||||
Japan (pen) | 2 (11) | |||||||||
Japan (pen) | 1 (1) | |||||||||
China | 1 (0) | |||||||||
Japan (pen) | 0 (9) | |||||||||
Korea Republic | 0 (8) | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Qatar (pen) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Qatar | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
Korea Republic | 2 | |||||||||
Korea Republic | 5 | Iran | 3 | |||||||
Kazakhstan | 0 | Qatar | 1 | |||||||
Quarter-finals
Bahrain | 1 – 1 | Iran | Doha, Qatar MVP: Navid Arianejad (IRN) |
Aawan | Arianejad |
Penalties | |||
Butalal Aawan Al-Mansoori |
1–2 | Afsari Ahmadi Arianejad |
Japan | 1 – 1 | China | Doha, Qatar MVP: Keiji Sasaki (JPN) |
Sasaki | Yi Jiaqing |
Penalties | |||
Ishikawa Yoshihiro |
1–0 | Yi Jiaqing Zhang Yongming Wang Liuhao |
Saudi Arabia | 0 – 0 | Qatar | Doha, Qatar MVP: Manzoor Saeed (QAT) |
Penalties | |||
Koussa Al-Fawzi Al-Alamri |
2–3 | Al-Suwaidi Al-Najjar Saeed |
Korea Republic | 5 – 0 | Kazakhstan | Doha, Qatar MVP: Whang Tae-Kyun (KOR) |
Kim Kyu-Soo Lee Young-Ho Whang Tae-Kyun |
Semi-finals
Iran | 2 – 2 | Japan | Doha, Qatar MVP: Yuji Ishikawa (JPN) |
Ahmadi | Ishikawa |
Qatar | 0 – 2 | Korea Republic | Doha, Qatar MVP: Kim Kyu-Soo (KOR) |
Kim Kyu-Soo Lee Young-Ho |
Third Place
Iran | 3 – 1 | Qatar | Doha, Qatar MVP: Amir Afsari (IRN) |
Afsari Ahmadi Mashayekhi |
Al-Suwaidi |
Final
Japan | 0 – 0 | Korea Republic | Doha, Qatar MVP: Whang Tae-Kyun (KOR) |
Result
Silver: | Gold: | Bronze: |
Korea Republic |
Japan |
Iran |
Tournament statistics
Top scorers
Player | Team | Goals |
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Yuji Ishikawa | ||
Kim Kyu-Soo | ||
Amir Afsari | ||
Ali Ahmadi | ||
Nidal Al-Ala'zar | ||
Kairat Khalilov | ||
Abdullah Koussa | ||
Lee Young-Ho | ||
Nasair Raheem | ||
Whang Tae-Kyun | ||
Zhang Yongming |
AMFA Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers
- Keiji Sasaki
- Whang Tae-Kyun (MVP)
Field players