2007 Asian Cup

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2007 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Qatar Qatar
Teams 16 (from 45 associations)
Venues
Champions Gold.png Japan Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Silver.png Korea Republic Korea Republic
Third place Bronze.png Iran Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches 32
Goals scored 101 (3.16 goals per match)
Top scorer(s) Japan Yuji Ishikawa (7)
Best Player Korea Republic 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::

2007 Asian Cup finalists


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.

First round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Bahrain Bahrain 6 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2
Qatar Qatar 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 4 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1
DPR Korea Korea DPR 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1


Day 1
Qatar Qatar 2 – 1 Bahrain Bahrain Doha, Qatar
MVP: Manzoor Saeed (QAT)
Penalty Al-Najjar
Centre goal Al-Suwaidi
Butalal Goal

Day 1
Korea DPR DPR Korea 0 – 1 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Doha, Qatar
MVP: Farik Sultanov (UZB)
Sultanov Goal

Day 2
Bahrain Bahrain 2 – 1 DPR Korea Korea DPR Doha, Qatar
MVP: Radhwan Butalal (BAH)
Centre goal Butalal
Own goal Choi Kwang-Hyok
Jang Ki-Chol Goal

Day 2
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 2 – 2 Qatar Qatar Doha, Qatar
MVP: Farik Sultanov (UZB)
Goal Ibragimov
Goal Sultanov
Al-Najjar Goal
Al-Suwaidi Goal

Day 3
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1 – 3 Bahrain Bahrain Doha, Qatar
MVP: Hisham Aawan (BAH)
Centre goal Ibragimov Aawan Goal Goal
Butalal Goal

Day 3
Korea DPR DPR Korea 2 – 1 Qatar Qatar Doha, Qatar
MVP: Ri Eun-Seon (PRK)
Penalty Goal Ri Eun-Seon Al-Mestarihi Goal

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 7 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2
Iran Iran 5 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4
Iraq Iraq 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 0
Singapore Singapore 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7


Day 1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Iran Iran Ar Rayyān, Qatar
MVP: Nahar Al-Alamri (KSA)
Goal Koussa Ahmadi Goal

Day 1
Iraq Iraq 3 – 1 Singapore Singapore Ar Rayyān, Qatar
MVP: Nasair Raheem (IRQ)
Goal Hashim Ahmed
Penalty Goal Nasair Raheem
Ferguson Penalty

Day 2
Iran Iran 2 – 2 Iraq Iraq Ar Rayyān, Qatar
MVP: Nasair Raheem (IRQ)
Goal Afsari
Goal Mashayekhi
Nasair Raheem Goal Goal

Day 2
Singapore Singapore 2 – 3 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ar Rayyān, Qatar
MVP: Abdullah Koussa (KSA)
Centre goal Goal Ferguson Koussa Goal Goal
Othman Own goal

Day 3
Singapore Singapore 0 – 4 Iran Iran Ar Rayyān, Qatar
MVP: Amir Afsari (IRN)
Afsari Goal Goal Goal
Arianejad Goal

Day 3
Iraq Iraq 1 – 3 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ar Rayyān, Qatar
MVP: Nahar Al-Alamri (KSA)
Goal Al-Mutair Al-Alamri Goal Goal
Koussa Goal

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Japan Japan 9 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
Malaysia Malaysia 3 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5
Jordan Jordan 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 -3


Day 1
Jordan Jordan 1 – 2 Malaysia Malaysia Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar
MVP: Muhammad Fariz (MAS)
Goal Al-Ala'zar Muhammad Fariz Goal
Sahrani Goal

Day 1
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 0 – 2 Japan Japan Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar
MVP: Yuji Ishikawa (JPN)
Ishikawa Goal Double-Penalty

Day 2
Malaysia Malaysia 0 – 4 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar
MVP: Kairat Khalilov (KAZ)
Khalilov Goal Goal Goal Goal

Day 2
Japan Japan 4 – 2 Jordan Jordan Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar
MVP: Yuji Ishikawa (JPN)
Goal Goal Ishikawa
Goal Sasaki
Goal Yoshihiro
Al-Ala'zar Centre goal
Qteishat Centre goal

Day 3
Japan Japan 3 – 1 Malaysia Malaysia Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar
MVP: Keisuke Nagahari (JPN)
Goal Ishikawa
Goal Nagahari
Goal Sasaki
Muhammad Fariz Goal

Day 3
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2 – 2 Jordan Jordan Umm Şalāl Muhammad, Qatar
MVP: Nidal Al-Ala'zar (JOR)
Goal Mussalimov
Centre goal Nezdemkovskiy
Al-Ala'zar Goal Goal

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Korea Republic Korea Republic 9 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4
China China 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
Syria Syria 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
India India 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3


Day 1
China China 3 – 0 Syria Syria Al Wakrah, Qatar
MVP: Wang Liuhao (CHN)
Centre goal Yi Jiaqing
Goal Goal Zhang Yongming

Day 1
India India 0 – 2 Korea Republic Korea Republic Al Wakrah, Qatar
MVP: Kim Kyu-Soo (KOR)
Kim Kyu-Soo Double-Penalty
Lee Young-Ho Goal

Day 2
Syria Syria 1 – 0 India India Al Wakrah, Qatar
MVP: Kamel Bokai (SYR)
Goal Kamel Bokai

Day 2
Korea Republic Korea Republic 2 – 1 China China Al Wakrah, Qatar
MVP: Kim Kyu-Soo (KOR)
Goal Goal Kim Kyu-Soo Yi Jiaqing Double-Penalty

Day 3
Korea Republic Korea Republic 3 – 2 Syria Syria Al Wakrah, Qatar
MVP: Whang Tae-Kyun (KOR)
Goal Lee Young-Ho
Goal Goal Whang Tae-Kyun
Kamel Bokai Goal Centre goal

Day 3
India India 2 – 2 China China Al Wakrah, Qatar
MVP: Zhang Yongming (CHN)
Goal Austin
Goal Pinto
Zhang Yongming Goal Penalty


Knockout stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
       
 Bahrain Bahrain  1 (1)
 Iran Iran (pen)  1 (2)  
 Iran Iran  2 (10)
   Japan Japan (pen)  2 (11)  
 Japan Japan (pen)  1 (1)
 China China  1 (0)  
 Japan Japan (pen)  0 (9)
   Korea Republic Korea Republic  0 (8)
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia  0 (2)
 Qatar Qatar (pen)  0 (3)  
 Qatar Qatar  0 Third place
   Korea Republic Korea Republic  2  
 Korea Republic Korea Republic  5  Iran Iran  3
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  0    Qatar Qatar  1

Quarter-finals

Bahrain Bahrain 1 – 1 Iran Iran Doha, Qatar
MVP: Navid Arianejad (IRN)
Goal Aawan Arianejad Goal
    Penalties  
Butalal Missed
Aawan Scored
Al-Mansoori Saved
1–2 Scored Afsari
Missed Ahmadi
Scored Arianejad
 

Japan Japan 1 – 1 China China Doha, Qatar
MVP: Keiji Sasaki (JPN)
Goal Sasaki Yi Jiaqing Goal
    Penalties  
Ishikawa Scored
Yoshihiro Missed
1–0 Missed Yi Jiaqing
Saved Zhang Yongming
Saved Wang Liuhao
 

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 Qatar Qatar Doha, Qatar
MVP: Manzoor Saeed (QAT)
    Penalties  
Koussa Scored
Al-Fawzi Scored
Al-Alamri Missed
2–3 Scored Al-Suwaidi
Scored Al-Najjar
Scored Saeed
 

Korea Republic Korea Republic 5 – 0 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Doha, Qatar
MVP: Whang Tae-Kyun (KOR)
Goal Goal Kim Kyu-Soo
Goal Lee Young-Ho
Goal Goal Whang Tae-Kyun

Semi-finals

Iran Iran 2 – 2 Japan Japan Doha, Qatar
MVP: Yuji Ishikawa (JPN)
Centre goal Goal Ahmadi Ishikawa Goal Goal
    Penalties  
Afsari Scored
Arianejad Scored
Ahmadi Scored
Afsari Scored
Arianejad Saved
Ahmadi Scored
Afsari Scored
Arianejad Scored
Ahmadi Scored
Afsari Scored
Arianejad Scored
Ahmadi Missed
10–11 Scored Ishikawa
Scored Yoshihiro
Scored Sasaki
Scored Ishikawa
Saved Yoshihiro
Scored Sasaki
Scored Ishikawa
Scored Yoshihiro
Scored Sasaki
Scored Ishikawa
Scored Yoshihiro
Scored Sasaki
 

Qatar Qatar 0 – 2 Korea Republic Korea Republic Doha, Qatar
MVP: Kim Kyu-Soo (KOR)
Kim Kyu-Soo Goal
Lee Young-Ho Goal

Third Place

Iran Iran 3 – 1 Qatar Qatar Doha, Qatar
MVP: Amir Afsari (IRN)
Goal Afsari
Centre goal Ahmadi
Goal Mashayekhi
Al-Suwaidi Goal

Final

Japan Japan 0 – 0 Korea Republic Korea Republic Doha, Qatar
MVP: Whang Tae-Kyun (KOR)
    Penalties  
Ishikawa Scored
Yoshihiro Scored
Sasaki Scored
Ishikawa Scored
Yoshihiro Scored
Sasaki Scored
Ishikawa Saved
Yoshihiro Scored
Sasaki Scored
Ishikawa Scored
9–8 Scored Kim Kyu-Soo
Scored Lee Young-Ho
Scored Whang Tae-Kyun
Scored Kim Kyu-Soo
Scored Lee Young-Ho
Scored Whang Tae-Kyun
Saved Kim Kyu-Soo
Scored Lee Young-Ho
Scored Whang Tae-Kyun
Saved Kim Kyu-Soo
 

Result

Silver: Gold: Bronze:
Korea Republic
Korea Republic
Japan
Japan
Iran
Iran

Tournament statistics

Top scorers

Player Team Goals
Yuji Ishikawa
Japan
7
Kim Kyu-Soo
Korea Republic
6
Amir Afsari
Iran
5
Ali Ahmadi
Iran
4
Nidal Al-Ala'zar
Jordan
4
Kairat Khalilov
Kazakhstan
4
Abdullah Koussa
Saudi Arabia
4
Lee Young-Ho
Korea Republic
4
Nasair Raheem
Iraq
4
Whang Tae-Kyun
Korea Republic
4
Zhang Yongming
China
4

AMFA Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers

Field players

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