2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship

The 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC Futsal Club Championship, an annual international futsal club tournament in Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 20 to 30 July 2017.[1]

2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryVietnam
CityHo Chi Minh City
Dates20–30 July 2017
Teams14 (from 14 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Chonburi Bluewave (2nd title)
Runners-up Giti Pasand Isfahan
Third place Thái Sơn Nam
Fourth place Al Rayyan
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored155 (5.96 per match)
Attendance26,950 (1,037 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jirawat Sornwichian (9 goals)
Best player(s) Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh
Fair play award Thái Sơn Nam

The tournament was won by Chonburi Bluewave from Thailand after defeating Giti Pasand Isfahan from Iran 3–2 in the final. The win was Chonburi Bluewave's second Asian title, following after they won the 2013 AFC Futsal Club Championship four years ago.

Nagoya Oceans from Japan were the defending champions, but they failed to qualify from the 2016–17 season of Japanese futsal league following their loss to Shriker Osaka for the Japanese champions.

Qualified teams

A total of 14 teams from the 14 of the 47 AFC member associations entered the tournament, which included first-time entrants from Tajikistan. Kyrgyzstan returned after a one-year absence, while Indonesia entered a team for the first time since 2011. From the associations participating in 2016, only Chinese Taipei did not enter the tournament.

For teams entering the tournament, they were assigned a seeding position according to their 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship ranking for the respective draw and the hosts associations.

Rank Association Team Qualifying method
1 Japan Shriker Osaka 2016–17 F. League champions
2 Iraq Naft Al-Wasat 2016–17 Iraq Futsal League champions
3 Thailand Chonburi Bluewave 2016 Futsal Thailand League champions
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Dhafra 2016–17 UAE Futsal League champions
5 Iran Giti Pasand Isfahan 2016–17 Iranian Futsal Super League champions
6 Qatar Al Rayyan 2016–17 Qatar Futsal League champions
7 Uzbekistan AGMK 2016 Uzbekistan Futsal League champions
8 Vietnam (hosts) Thái Sơn Nam 2016 Vietnam Futsal League champions
9 Australia Vic Vipers 2016 F-League champions
10 Lebanon Bank of Beirut 2016–17 Lebanon Futsal League champions
11 China Shenzhen Nanling 2016–17 Chinese Futsal League champions
— Indonesia Vamos Mataram 2016–17 Indonesia Pro Futsal League champions
— Kyrgyzstan Osh EREM 2016–17 Kyrgyzstan Futsal League champions[2][3]
— Tajikistan Disi Invest 2016–17 Tajikistan Futsal League champions[4]
Location of teams of the 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship.
ASEAN Region
Central Region
East Region
West Region

Venue

The all matches was held at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City
Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Draw

The draw was held on 30 May 2017, 15:00 ICT (UTC+7), at the Grand Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City.[5][6][7] The 14 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams (Groups A and B) and two groups of three teams (Groups C and D), with the representatives from hosts Vietnam automatically assigned to position A1 in the draw. The teams were seeded according to the performances of their association's representatives in the 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 (unranked)
  1. Vic Vipers
  2. Bank of Beirut
  3. Shenzhen Nanling

Squads

Each team must register a squad of 14 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 30.1 and 30.2).[8]

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship.

Referees
  • Darius Turner
  • Hussain Ali Al-Bahhar
  • Liu Jianqiao
  • Lee Po-fu
  • Mahmoudreza Nasirloo
  • Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Tomohiro Kozaki
  • Nurdin Bukuev
  • Mohamad Chami
  • Helday Idang
  • Rey Ritaga
  • Kim Jong-hee
  • Maiket Yuttakon
  • Azat Hajypolatov
  • Trương Quốc Dũng

Group stage

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

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 10.5):[8]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, Indochina Time (UTC+7).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Dhafra 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6[lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2 Thái Sơn Nam (H) 3 2 0 1 15 7 +8 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 EREM 3 2 0 1 6 8 −2 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 Vic Vipers 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: Thái Sơn Nam 4–5 EREM, EREM 0–4 Al-Dhafra, Thái Sơn Nam 2–0 Al-Dhafra. Head-to-head standings:
    • Al-Dhafra: 3 pts, +2 GD
    • Thái Sơn Nam: 3 pts, +1 GD
    • EREM: 3 pts, −3 GD
Al-Dhafra 4–1 Vic Vipers
  • Henmi  2', 17'
  • Vassoura  31', 38'
 Report
  • Alinejad  14'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)
Thái Sơn Nam 4–5 EREM
  • Hòa  8'
  • Nam  34'
  • Tayyebi  38', 40'
 Report
  • Kadyrov  19'
  • Alimov  19', 31', 37'
  • Ulanbek  38'
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Mahmoudreza Nasirloo (Iran)
EREM 0–4 Al-Dhafra
Report
  • Jamil  24'
  • Vassoura  36', 38'
  • Al-Hammadi  39'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kim Jong-hee (Korea Republic)
Vic Vipers 2–9 Thái Sơn Nam
  • Barrientos  30'
  • Constantinidis  39'
 Report
  • Nam  2', 10', 25'
  • Luân  5', 25'
  • Huy  13'
  • Tayyebi  18' (pen.), 35'
  • Vũ  27'
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)
Vic Vipers 0–1 EREM
Report
  • Kultaev  20'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)
Thái Sơn Nam 2–0 Al-Dhafra
 Report
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Naft Al-Wasat 3 3 0 0 17 7 +10 9 Knockout stage
2 Al Rayyan 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 Vamos Mataram 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 3
4 Disi Invest 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al Rayyan 2–1 Vamos Mataram
  • Costa  8', 40'
 Report
  • Saptaji  39'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
Naft Al-Wasat 7–2 Disi Invest
  • Bahadori  5', 7', 17', 18', 33'
  • Abed  31'
  • Eesa  37'
 Report
  • Halimov  5'
  • Jonatan  33'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China)
Disi Invest 1–2 Al Rayyan
  • Nasrolahzadeh  30'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Maiket Yuttakon (Thailand)
Vamos Mataram 3–6 Naft Al-Wasat
 Report
  • Tavakoli  2'
  • Abed  13', 19'
  • Fahem  22'
  • Dakheel  26'
  • Eesa  28'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Azat Hajypolatov (Turkmenistan)
Vamos Mataram 5–2 Disi Invest
 Report
  • Tillozoda  8'
  • Bekmurodov  39'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hussain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
Naft Al-Wasat 4–2 Al Rayyan
 Report
  • Selim  27'
  • Taheri  36'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Giti Pasand Isfahan 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 6 Knockout stage
2 Shriker Osaka 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3
3 Shenzhen Nanling 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Shenzhen Nanling 1–5 Shriker Osaka
  • Hafizi  6'
 Report
  • Horigome  5'
  • Osodo  10'
  • Oliveira  16'
  • Shibano  22'
  • Sato  37'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rey Ritaga (Philippines)
Giti Pasand Isfahan 7–0 Shenzhen Nanling
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Shriker Osaka 2–3 Giti Pasand Isfahan
  • Shibano  1', 30'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Darius Turner (Australia)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chonburi Bluewave 2 2 0 0 14 0 +14 6 Knockout stage
2 Bank of Beirut 2 1 0 1 8 12 −4 3
3 AGMK 2 0 0 2 3 13 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bank of Beirut 0–9 Chonburi Bluewave
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)
AGMK 3–8 Bank of Beirut
  • Irsaliev  18'
  • Yunusov  22'
  • Serhan  38' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Tomić  5', 30'
  • Serhan  12'
  • Hammoud  26'
  • Zeid  30'
  • Dine  35'
  • Sviridov  38' (o.g.)
  • Jafari  40'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Chonburi Bluewave 5–0 AGMK
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 14.1 and 15.1).[8]

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 
 Chonburi Bluewave4
 
28 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Shriker Osaka2
 
 Chonburi Bluewave6
 
27 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Thái Sơn Nam0
 
 Naft Al-Wasat0
 
30 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Thái Sơn Nam4
 
 Chonburi Bluewave3
 
27 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Giti Pasand Isfahan2
 
 Giti Pasand Isfahan2
 
28 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Bank of Beirut0
 
 Giti Pasand Isfahan4
 
27 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Al Rayyan2 Third place match
 
 Al-Dhafra3
 
30 July – Phú Thọ Stadium
 
 Al Rayyan4
 
 Thái Sơn Nam6
 
 
 Al Rayyan1
 

Quarter-finals
Chonburi Bluewave 4–2 Shriker Osaka
 Report
  • Shibano  33'
  • Sato  34'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)
Giti Pasand Isfahan 2–0 Bank of Beirut
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Naft Al-Wasat 0–4 Thái Sơn Nam
Report
  • Trí  34', 36'
  • Vũ  38'
  • Hòa  40'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Mahmoudreza Nasirloo (Iran)
Al-Dhafra 3–4 Al Rayyan
  • Vassoura  17', 29'
  • Al-Jaberi  40'
 Report
  • Costa  9', 11'
  • Taheri  25'
  • Arantes  35'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tomohiro Kozaki (Japan)

Semi-finals
Chonburi Bluewave 6–0 Thái Sơn Nam
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Liu Jianqiao (China)
Giti Pasand Isfahan 4–2 Al Rayyan
 Report
  • Arantes  15', 18'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyz Republic)

Third place match
Thái Sơn Nam 6–1 Al Rayyan
  • Vũ  18'
  • Luân  31'
  • Tayyebi  33', 40'
  • Huy  37'
  • Baptista  38'
 Report
  • Selim  6'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)

Final
Chonburi Bluewave 3–2 Giti Pasand Isfahan
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
Chonburi Bluewave 5 5 0 0 27 4 +23 15 Champions
Giti Pasand Isfahan 5 4 0 1 18 7 +11 12 Runners-up
Thái Sơn Nam (H) 6 4 0 2 25 14 +11 12 Third place
4 Al Rayyan 6 3 0 3 13 19 −6 9 Fourth place
5 Al-Dhafra 4 2 0 2 11 7 +4 6 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 Shriker Osaka 3 1 0 2 9 8 +1 3
7 Bank of Beirut 3 1 0 2 8 14 −6 3
8 Naft Al-Wasat 4 3 0 1 15 7 +8 9
9 EREM 3 2 0 1 6 8 −2 6 Eliminated in
group stage
10 Vamos Mataram 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 3
11 AGMK 2 0 0 2 3 13 −10 0
12 Shenzhen Nanling 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 0
13 Disi Invest 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
14 Vic Vipers 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: Pending
(H) Host.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Jirawat Sornwichian Chonburi Bluewave 9
2 Hossein Tayyebi Thái Sơn Nam 8
3 Suphawut Thueanklang Chonburi Bluewave 7
Ghodrat Bahadori Naft Al-Wasat
Ahmad Esmaeilpour Giti Pasand Isfahan
6 Vassoura Al-Dhafra 6
7 Andri Kustiawan Vamos Mataram 5
8 Diego Costa Al Rayyan 4
Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Giti Pasand Isfahan
Flavio Barreto Arantes Al Rayyan
Sota Shibano Shriker Osaka
Lê Quốc Nam Thái Sơn Nam
Source: the-afc.com

Awards
AFC Futsal Club Championship
2017 Champions
Chonburi Bluewave
Second Title

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