The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the

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(AFC) to determine the participating teams for the

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, the 17th edition of the international men's

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championship of Asia. For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from

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to 2015. The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two doubled as the

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for Asian teams.

Format

The qualification structure was as follows: *First round: A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round. *Second round: A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. **The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up including host

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qualified for the AFC Asian Cup finals and advance to the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. **The next sixteen highest ranked teams (the remaining four group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams and the four best group fourth-placed teams) advanced directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification. **The remaining twelve teams entered the play-off round to contest the remaining eight spots in the third round of Asian Cup qualification. *Play-off round: At a Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that a play-off round of qualifying would be introduced into the qualification procedure. There were two rounds of home-and-away two-legged play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round. *Third round: The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four to play home-and-away round-robin matches, and they competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The play-off round represented a change from the initially announced qualification format – which saw the remaining fourth-placed teams and the four best group fifth-placed teams also advance to the third round.

Entrants

46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification. In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the

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of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses). Due to the joint format of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the hosts of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the

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also entered the second round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers despite having qualified automatically.

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, which is not a FIFA member, were not eligible to enter.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualification competition was as follows.

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (

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), at the AFC House in

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, Malaysia. The six teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the

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Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, 17:00 MST (

), at the JW Marriott Hotel in

, Malaysia.

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

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was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference, and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.

Group G

Group H

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria are used: #

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) #

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# Goals scored # Fair play points # Drawing of lots As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used: #

(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) #

# Goals scored # Fair play points # Drawing of lots As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.

Play-off round

At an AFC Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that two rounds of play-off matches would be introduced into the qualification procedure to determine the final eight teams for the main qualifying round. A total of eight slots for the third round were available from this round (five from round 1, three from round 2). The three teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the

. The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 April 2016, 15:00 MYT (

), at the AFC House in

, Malaysia.

Round 1

The lowest seeded team, Bhutan, received a bye, and the remaining ten teams were drawn into five pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round.

Round 2

The five losers from round 1 joined Bhutan in this round. The six teams were drawn into three pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round.

Third round

A total of 24 teams competed in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the 2019 hosts

advanced to the third round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the automatic slot for the hosts was no longer necessary, and a total of 12 slots for the AFC Asian Cup were available from this round. Due to the withdrawal of

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and the suspension of

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, the AFC decided to invite both

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and

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, the top two teams of the

, to re-enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification as replacements in order to maintain 24 teams in the third round of the competition. The draw for the third round was held on 23 January 2017, 16:00 GST, in

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. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Qualified teams

The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Notes: :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

² As

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Goalscorers

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* Yang Xu * Sunil Chhetri *

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* Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali ;7 goals * Chencho Gyeltshen * Jeje Lalpekhlua *

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* Hassan Maatouk *

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* Jonathan Cantillana * Sameh Maraaba * Omar Khribin ;6 goals *

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* Naiz Hassan * Kim Yu-song * Son Heung-min ;5 goals * Tom Rogic *

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* Mehdi Taremi * Shinji Kagawa *

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* Kyaw Ko Ko *

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* Pak Kwang-ryong *

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* Abdelatif Bahdari * Ahmad Abu Nahyeh * Hassan Al-Haidos *

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* Sardor Rashidov * Abdulwasea Al-Matari ;4 goals * Mile Jedinak * Mahdi Abduljabbar * Wu Chun-ching * Younis Mahmoud *

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* Munther Abu Amarah * Abdallah Deeb *

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* Yousef Nasser * Vitalij Lux * Yashir Pinto * Tamer Seyam * Javier Patiño *

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* Mohammed Muntari * Mohammed Musa * Osama Omari * Akhtam Nazarov * Parvizdzhon Umarbayev * Igor Sergeev ;3 goals *

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* Nathan Burns *

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* Abdulla Yusuf Helal * Tshering Dorji *

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* Jiang Ning *

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* Yaseen Al-Bakhit *

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* Khampheng Sayavutthi * Rabih Ataya * Hilal El-Helwe * Ahmad Hazwan Bakri * Ali Fasir * Aung Thu * Ri Hyok-chol * Misagh Bahadoran * Iain Ramsay * Ali Assadalla * Yahya Al-Shehri *

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* Fazrul Nawaz * Kwon Chang-hoon * Lee Jae-sung *

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* Mahmoud Maowas *

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* Arslanmyrat Amanow * Altymyrat Annadurdyýew * Omar Abdulrahman * Odil Ahmedov *

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* Nguyễn Văn Toàn ;2 goals * Norlla Amiri * Jabar Sharza *

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* Massimo Luongo * Mark Milligan * Aaron Mooy * Abdulwahab Al-Malood * Mohamed Al Romaihi * Sayed Mohamed Adnan * Abdulla Yaser *

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* Prak Mony Udom * Wang Yongpo *

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* Yu Hanchao * Chu En-le * Godfred Karikari * Lam Ka Wai *

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* Balwant Singh * Ashkan Dejagah * Ehsan Hajsafi * Ali Adnan * Justin Meram *

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* Ahmed Samir * Mirlan Murzaev * Khonesavanh Sihavong * Hassan Chaito * Mohammed Ghaddar * Ali Hamam * Niki Torrão * Mohd Amri Yahyah * Safawi Rasid * Ahmed Nashid * Sithu Aung *

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* Amad Al-Hosni *

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* Raed Ibrahim Saleh * Jaka Ihbeisheh *

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* Mahmoud Yousef * Karim Boudiaf * Mohammed Kasola * Fahad Al-Muwallad * Khairul Amri * Jang Hyun-soo * Ki Sung-yueng * Koo Ja-cheol * Suk Hyun-jun * Abdelrazaq Al Hussain * Raja Rafe * Jahongir Ergashev *

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* Pokklaw Anan * Theerathon Bunmathan *

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;1 goal * Hassan Amin * Zohib Islam Amiri * Zubayr Amiri *

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* Josef Shirdel * Mathew Leckie * Tommy Oar * Komail Al-Aswad * Sami Al-Husaini * Hussain Ali Baba * Sayed Reda Issa * Ali Jaafar Mohamed Madan * Abdullah Omar * Jamal Rashid * Jahid Hasan Ameli * Mamunul Islam * Biren Basnet * Jigme Dorji * Karma Shedrup Tshering * Adi Said * Thierry Bin * Chhin Chhoeun * Hong Pheng * Keo Sokpheng * Sos Suhana * Huang Bowen * Mei Fang * Zhang Linpeng * Zhang Xizhe *

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* Xavier Chen * Chen Hao-wei * Chen Yi-wei * Huang Wei-min * Hung Kai-chun * Wang Rui * Wen Chih-hao * Yaki Yen * Brandon McDonald * Travis Nicklaw * Christian Annan * Bai He * Chan Siu Ki *

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* Paulinho *

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* Tan Chun Lok * Jordi Tarrés * Xu Deshuai * Fulganco Cardozo * Sumit Passi * Mohammed Rafique * Robin Singh * Rowllin Borges * Karim Ansarifard * Saeid Ezatolahi * Jalal Hosseini *

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* Kamal Kamyabinia * Morteza Pouraliganji * Ramin Rezaeian * Masoud Shojaei * Andranik Teymourian * Mehdi Torabi * Mohannad Abdul-Raheem * Ali Hosni * Dhurgham Ismail * Mahdi Kamel * Ahmed Yasin * Genki Haraguchi * Hiroshi Kiyotake * Masato Morishige * Takashi Usami * Yousef Al-Naber * Yousef Al-Rawashdeh * Mohannad Al-Souliman * Musa Al-Taamari *

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* Saeed Murjan * Ali Maqseed * Aziz Mashaan * Faisal Zayid * Ildar Amirov * Azamat Baymatov * Edgar Bernhardt * Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov * Viktor Maier * Almazbek Mirzaliev * Bekzhan Sagynbaev * Islam Shamshiev * Roda Antar * Abbas Ahmed Atwi *

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* Nour Mansour * Youssef Mohamad * Joan Oumari * Feiz Shamsin * Chan Pak Chun * Carlos Leonel *

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* Baddrol Bakhtiar * Chanturu Suppiah * Khair Jones * Mahali Jasuli *

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* Syafiq Ahmad * Syazwan Zainon * Ahmed Abdulla * Asadhulla Abdulla * Ibrahim Waheed Hassan * Hamza Mohamed * Hussain Niyaz Mohamed * Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf * Batmönkhiin Erkhembayar * Kyaw Zayar Win * Kyi Lin * Min Min Thu * Suan Lam Mang * Yan Naing Oo * Zaw Min Tun *

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* Bishal Rai * Nawayug Shrestha * Jang Kuk-chol * Kim Yong-il * Ri Yong-jik * Ro Hak-su * So Hyon-uk * So Kyong-jin * Mohammed Al-Ghassani * Saad Al-Mukhaini * Said Al-Ruzaiqi *

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Format

Entrants

Schedule

First round

Second round

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Ranking of runner-up teams

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

Play-off round

Round 1

Round 2

Third round

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Qualified teams

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

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