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qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in

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under the new qualification system set by the

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(AFC). Six other teams also qualified for the finals, even though they did not take part in the qualifiers: * The host nation:

; * The top three finishers in the 2007 tournament:

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and

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; * The winner of the

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; * The winner of the

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Qualified teams

Notes: :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year

² ''Italic'' indicates host

Seedings

On 6 December 2007 the

announced the seeding for the preliminary round of the 2011 tournament: * Teams marked '*' withdrew prior to the draw. All of them participated in the

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and

, and therefore had a chance to qualify via those two tournaments. * India (marked '**') were drawn into Group C of the qualifiers, but withdrew from the qualifiers following their victory in the

which automatically qualified them for the final tournament. * Maldives (marked '***') were the only other team that entered the Asian Cup qualifiers who could also qualify via the

, but they were eliminated from the Asian Cup qualifiers before the group stage. * The following teams did not enter main qualification, but could qualify via the AFC Challenge Cups if they chose to enter: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Preliminary round

The preliminary round reduced the number of non-automatic qualifiers to 20. Following the withdrawals of

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and

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, only two teams were involved. The two lowest ranked AFC teams,

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

and

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, played home-and-away matches in April 2008. The

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would be applied, and

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and

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would be used to decide the winner if necessary. The winner of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round, where it was joined by the 19 teams seeded 4th to 22nd. ----

won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.

Qualifying round

The 20 teams were divided into five groups of four. Teams played each other home and way in a round-robin format. The top two in each group advanced to the 2011 tournament where they were joined by the other qualifiers — Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India and North Korea.

Seedings

The following teams were drawn at this round:

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:Regulations AFC Asian Cup 2011 – Qualifiers
# Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; #

Goal difference Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches a ...

resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; # Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; # Goal difference in all the group matches; # Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; # Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; # Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

Following their victory in the

was given a bye to the final tournament and removed from this group prior to the first match. They were not replaced. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group D

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Group E

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Goalscorers

;6 goals *

Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Belgian club Sint-Truiden. Internationally, he is currently the top active Japan national team goalscorer and third all-time in team history with 50 goa ...

;5 goals * Ismael Abdullatif ;3 goals * Gao Lin * Sōta Hirayama *

Noh Alam Shah Mohd Noh Alam Shah (born 3 September 1980) is a retired professional football player from Singapore who currently manages Tanjong Pagar United. Once regarded as one of the best forwards in South East Asia, Alam Shah was a member of the Singap ...

;2 goals * Luke Wilkshire * Salman Isa * Abdulla Baba Fatadi * Qu Bo * Du Wei * Mohammad Nouri * Gholamreza Rezaei *

Javad Nekounam Javad Nekounam ( fa, جواد نکونام; born 7 September 1980) is an Iranian retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder and is the current manager of Foolad FC. He spent most of his professional career with Pas and S ...

Bader Al-Mutawa Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa ( ar, بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number ...

Mahmoud El Ali Mahmoud Mohamad El Ali ( ar, محمود محمد العلي; born 4 March 1984) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker. El Ali represented the Lebanon national team, scoring 12 goals in 46 games, before being banne ...

Maher Al Sayed Maher Al-Sayed ( ar, ماهر السيد; born 13 March 1979 in Damascus, Syria) is a former Syrian football player who used to play for Al-Wahda and Al-Jaish in the Syrian League. He played 109 matches for Syria, scoring 29 goals. He is ...

Firas Al Khatib Firas Mohamad Al Khatib ( ar, فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals. Club career Early life Al-Kh ...

* Jehad Al Hussein * Sutee Suksomkit * Mohamed Omer * Ismail Matar * Ahmad Khalil * Alexander Geynrikh * Nguyễn Vũ Phong *

Lê Công Vinh Lê Công Vinh (born 10 December 1985, in Nghệ An, Vietnam) is a former Vietnamese footballer. He was part of the Vietnam national team from 2004 to 2016 as an attacker. Considered one of the greatest players in Vietnamese football's histo ...

* Zaher Farid Al-Fadhli * Ali Al Nono ;1 goal *

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his ...

* Dean Heffernan * Brett Emerton * Mark Milligan * Hussain Salman *

Sayed Mohamed Adnan Sayed Mohamed Adnan ( ar, سيد محمد عدنان; born 5 February 1983) is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the national team, and currently playing for Al Hidd. International career He was a member of the Bahrain national football ...

Hao Junmin Hao Junmin (; born 24 March 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C. and the China national team. Club career Hao Junmin started his football career with Tianjin Teda when he made ...

Jiang Ning Jiang Ning (; ; born 1 September 1986) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for China League Two club Qingdao Hainiu as a striker and winger. Club career Ning began his football career when he joined Qingdao Jonoon's youth ac ...

Liu Jian Liu Jian may refer to: * Liu Jian (diplomat) (born 1956), Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Pakistan * Liu Jian (Volkswagen) (died 2010), head of Shanghai Volkswagen * Liu Jian (director) (born 1969), Chinese animation filmmaker * ...

Yu Hai Yu Hai (; ; born 4 June 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League. Club career Yu Hai started his football career with Shaanxi Chanba in the 2004 season and he made his debut for the club ...

Yang Xu Yang Xu (; born 12 February 1988) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Club career Yang Xu started his football career when he made his debut for Liaoning Whowin on 16 April ...

* Zhang Linpeng *

Cheng Siu Wai Henry Cheng Siu Wai (, born 27 December 1981) is a former Hong Kongese professional footballer who played as a striker. Early life Cheng Siu Wai is born to a Hong Kongese father and a Thai mother. They separated when he was a young boy, his mo ...

Bambang Pamungkas Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980), also known as Bepe, is an Indonesian football manager and former player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national football team. His natural position is strike ...

Boaz Solossa Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura, on loan from Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. He is known for his efficient dribbling technique, s ...

Budi Sudarsono Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is a retired Indonesian footballer and currently work as football coach. He normally plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 A ...

* Majid Gholamnejad * Karim Bagheri * Maziar Zare * Hadi Aghili *

Mehrzad Madanchi Mehrzad Madanchi Ardekani ( fa, مهرزاد معدنچى; born 12 October 1983) is an Iranian former football midfielder who last played for Fajr Sepasi. Club career The attacker started his playing career in Homa Shiraz club which plays in ...

Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hai ...

* Marcus Túlio Tanaka *

Yuto Nagatomo is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a full back for Japanese club FC Tokyo and the Japan national team. A graduate from the Meiji University, Nagatomo started his professional career with FC Tokyo in 2007, quickly establishin ...

* Tatsuya Tanaka *

Makoto Hasebe is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He played for the Japan national team, for which he served as captain. Club career Urawa Red Diamonds After grad ...

* Shunsuke Nakamura * Hisato Satō *

Keisuke Honda is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. he is the current general manager & head coach of the Cambodia U-23. A versatile player, Honda usually played as an attacking midfielder, but could also play as a winger, a fa ...

* Hatem Aqel * Amer Deeb * Odai Al-Saify * Anas Bani Yaseen * Musaed Neda *

Ahmad Ajab Ahmad Ajab ( ar, أحمد سعد عجب العازمي; born 13 May 1984) is a Kuwaiti footballer. After starting playing for Al-Sahel he moved to Al-Qadisia in July 2007. Career After moving to his new club, he was quickly crowned as the to ...

Fayez Bandar Fayez Bandar (born on December 7, 1983) is a Kuwaiti footballer ( defender) playing currently for Al Qadisiya Kuwait ) The Royal ( ar, الملكي) The Yellow Castle ( ar, القلعة الصفراء) , founded = as ''Al-Jazira'' , g ...

* Yousef Nasser * Nasrat Al Jamal * Akram Moghrabi * Ali Yaacoub * Abbas Ahmed Atwi * Mohammed Ghaddar *

Mohamad Korhani Mohamad Ahmad Korhani ( ar, محمد أحمد قرحاني; born 10 March 1981) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for club Tripoli. Club career On 22 May 2018, Korhani joined Akhaa Ahli Aley from Ansar. He moved to Tripoli ...

* Mohd Zaquan Adha * Baddrol Bakhtiar * Shamweel Qasim * Khalifa Ayil * Hassan Rabia *

Fawzi Bashir Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen ( ar, فوزي بشير رجب بيت دوربين; born 6 May 1984), commonly known as Fawzi Bashir, is an Omani former footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League. Club career H ...

* Ismail Sulaiman * Agu Casmir * Mustafic Fahrudin *

Aleksandar Đurić Aleksandar Đurić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Ђурић; born 12 August 1970) is a Singaporean former professional footballer who serves as the principal for Sport Singapore and the ActiveSG Football Academy. He has played in the Singa ...

* Abdelrazaq Al Hussain * Raja Rafe * Mohamed Al Zeno * Abdul Fattah Al Agha *

Therdsak Chaiman Therdsak Chaiman ( th, เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973), simply known as Uncle Therd ( th, น้าเทิด), is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and late ...

* Sultan Bargash * Farhod Tadjiyev *

Server Djeparov Server Reshatovich Djeparov ( Uzbek: ''Server Jeparov'', Uzbek Cyrillic: Сервер Жепаров, crh, Server Reşat oğlu Ceparov; born 3 October 1982), is an Uzbek former professional football playmaker who is the head coach of Uzbekist ...

Anvar Gafurov Anvar Gafurov (uz: Анвар Ғофуров; born 14 May 1982) is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who currently plays for FC Bunyodkor as a defender. Career Anvar Gafurov plays for FC Bunyodkor since 2009 after move from Mash'al Mubarek ...

Bahodir Nasimov Bakhodir Odimdjonovich Nasimov ( uz, Баҳодир Насимов; born 2 May 1987) is an Uzbek footballer who plays for Dinamo Samarqand as a forward. Career Club FK Dinamo Samarqand Nasimov began his career with Dinamo Samarqand and made h ...

* Timur Kapadze * Nguyễn Minh Phương * Phạm Thành Lương *

Sami Abbod Sami Abbod is a Yemeni international footballer who played at 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He played in all three games Yemen competed in, scoring a goal against Japan on June 1, 2011. Abbod was also a member of the Al-Tilal SC, who won the ...

* Akram Al Selwi * Mohammed Al Abidi ;Own goal * Aref Thabit Al-Dali (1) (playing against Bahrain)

References

External links

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