2020 AFC Futsal Championship

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 will take part in the tournament.

2020 AFC Futsal Championship
بطولة آسيا لكرة الصالات 2020
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
DatesCancelled [1]
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)

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.[13]

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.[14][15] The top 5 AFC teams in the Futsal World rankings will be granted entrance to the tournament,

Iran would have been the defending champions.

Host selection

The following nations expressed interest to host the tournament:

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

Qualification
Main article: 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification

Qualifying was played from 16 – 27 October 2019.[16] Turkmenistan also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[17]

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 TurkmenistanOriginal hosts7thGroup stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Thailand2019 AFF Futsal Championship winners16thRunners-up (2008, 2012)
 Indonesia2019 AFF Futsal Championship runners-up10thGroup stage (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Vietnam2019 AFF Futsal Championship third place6thFourth place (2016)
 UzbekistanCentral & South Zone Group A winners16thRunners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016)
 TajikistanCentral & South Zone Group A runners-up11thQuarter-finals (2007)
 IranCentral & South Zone Group B winners16thChampions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
 KyrgyzstanCentral & South Zone Group B runners-up16thSemi-finals (2005), Fourth place (2006, 2007)
 ChinaEast Zone Group A winners13thFourth place (2008, 2010)
 JapanEast Zone Group B winners16thChampions (2006, 2012, 2014)
 South KoreaEast Zone Play-off winners14thRunners-up (1999)
 KuwaitWest Zone Group A winners (and new hosts)12thFourth place (2003, 2014)
 BahrainWest Zone Group A runners-up3rdQuarter-finals (2018)
 LebanonWest Zone Group B winners12thQuarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Saudi ArabiaWest Zone Group B runners-up2ndGroup stage (2016)
 OmanWest Zone Play-off winners1stDebut

Venues

The competition was originally to be played at the Main Indoor Arena and the Martial Arts Arena in Ashgabat.[18]

Kuwait City
Shaikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Hall Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Squads

Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.[19]

Draw

The final draw was held on 6 December 2019, 15:00 TMT (UTC+5), at the Olympia Hotel in Ashgabat.[20][21] 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 hosts Turkmenistan automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[22]

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

The top two teams of each group 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:[19]

  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).[23]

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 TBC 2021 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 TBC 2021 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 TBC 2021 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A
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
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vietnam v Tajikistan
Report
Turkmenistan v Oman
Report
Oman v Vietnam
Report
Tajikistan v Turkmenistan
Report
Tajikistan v Oman
Report
Turkmenistan v Vietnam
Report

Group B
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
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Lebanon v Kyrgyzstan
Report
Japan v Kuwait
Report
Kuwait v Lebanon
Report
Kyrgyzstan v Japan
Report
Japan v Lebanon
Report
Kyrgyzstan v Kuwait
Report

Group C
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
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bahrain v China
Report
Uzbekistan v Indonesia
Report
Indonesia v Bahrain
Report
China v Uzbekistan
Report
Uzbekistan v Bahrain
Report
China v Indonesia
Report

Group D
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
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand v South Korea
Report
Iran v Saudi Arabia
Report
Saudi Arabia v Thailand
Report
South Korea v Iran
Report
Iran v Thailand
Report
South Korea v Saudi Arabia
Report

Knockout stage

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).[19]

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

Quarter-finals

Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Losers enter fifth place play-offs.

Winner Group CQF2Runner-up Group D
Report
Winner Group DQF4Runner-up Group C
Report
Winner Group BQF3Runner-up Group A
Report
Winner Group AQF1Runner-up Group B
Report

Fifth place play-offs
Loser QF3PO2Loser QF4
Report
Loser QF1PO1Loser QF2
Report

Semi-finals
Winner QF3SF2Winner QF4
Report
Winner QF1SF1Winner QF2
Report

Fifth place match

Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Winner PO1vWinner PO2
Report

Third place match
Loser SF1vLoser SF2
Report

Final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2
Report

Final ranking

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following five teams from AFC qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1
TBDMarch 2021
TBDMarch 2021
TBDMarch 2021
TBDMarch 2021
TBDApril 2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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