2013 AFC Futsal Club Championship qualification explained

Season:2013
Winners:
Zone 1: Al Sadd
Matches:22
Total Goals:171
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 AFC Futsal Club Championship qualification were held to determine 5 spots to the final tournament. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2012 AFC Futsal Club Championship, receive automatic byes to the final round.[1] It will between 11 and 24 April 2013.[2]

Format

Sixteen teams registered in qualifying action for 5 places in the finals. Reigning champions Iran, runners-up Uzbekistan, Japan have direct entry into the tournament proper. The remaining Thirteen team will play in the qualification rounds. The result of the draw for the groups was announced on 13 February 2013. Zone 1 teams will play a round-robin groupstage, with the top two teams qualifying to the semi-finals. The winner of both semi-finals will the progress to the final tournament as well. Zone 2 will play a round-robin groupstage, with the top two teams qualifying to the semi-finals. A total of three teams from Zone 2 qualifiers will qualify for the finals.[3]

Zones

West, South and Central Asian (Zone 1)

The matches will be played in Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam, Malaysia from April 19 to 24, 2013.

Group A

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Al Sadaka211095+44
Al Wasl2101710-33
Naft Al Wasat201178-11

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Group B

Teamwidth=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25
Al Sadd2200105+56
Al Salmiya2101910-13
Dordoi200248-40

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Semi-finals

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Final

port

ASEAN/East (Zone 2)

The matches will be played in Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam, Malaysia from April 11 to 16, 2013.

Group A

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Chonburi Blue Wave3300218+139
Shenzhen Nanling3201177+106
Tainan City31021013-33
Pasargad3003424-200

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Group B

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Thai Son Nam211084+44
Dural Warriors210168-23
Pelindo201146-21

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Semi-finals

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Final

Goal scorers

Zone 1

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Zone 2

8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals Zeng Liang (Shenzhen Nanling), Scored for Pasargad (1)

Qualifiers

The following eight teams will play the final tournament.

2012 tournament
East and Southeast
South and Central Asian

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-19510.htm AFC changes format of the AFC Futsal Club Championship 2014
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011431/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/afc-calendars-download/competition/426-afc-competitions-calendar-2013/download AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013
  3. Web site: Pelindo renew Thai Son Nam rivalry. AFC. 13 February 2013. 13 February 2013.
  4. http://tehrantimes.com/sports/106070-giti-pasand-wins-iranian-futsal-super-league Giti Pasand wins Iranian Futsal Super League