2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification

The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's futsal championship of Asia.[2]

2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesThailand (ASEAN)
Kyrgyz Republic (Central & South)
Malaysia (East)
United Arab Emirates (West)
Dates1 April – 21 May 2022[1]
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored377 (7.25 per match)
Attendance3,255 (63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Muhammad Osamanmusa (11 goals)
2020
2024

A total of 15 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, excluding Kuwait - who automatically qualified as a host.

The qualification process was divided into four zones: ASEAN Zone, where the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship served as the qualifying competition, Central & South Zone, East Zone, and West Zone.

Qualification process edit

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 31 teams entered the competition. Sixteen spots in the final tournament were distributed as follows:

  • Host: 1 spot (Kuwait)
  • West Zone: 5 spots
  • Central & South Zone: 4 spots
  • East Zone: 3 spots
  • ASEAN Zone: 3 spots

Draw edit

  • In the West Zone, seven teams were drawn into one group of four teams and another group of three teams.
West Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Iraq
  Lebanon

  Bahrain
  Saudi Arabia

  United Arab Emirates

  Oman
  Palestine

  • In the Central & South Zone, eight teams were drawn into two groups.
Central and South Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Iran
  Uzbekistan

  Kyrgyzstan
  Tajikistan

  Turkmenistan
  Afghanistan

    Nepal
  Maldives

  • In the East Zone, six teams were drawn into two group of three teams. Later, after China withdrew, the qualification was played as one group instead.[3]
East Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

  Japan
  Chinese Taipei

  China
  South Korea

  Hong Kong
  Mongolia

  • Three berths from the ASEAN Zone were determined by 2022 AFF Futsal Championship where a separate draw was conducted by the ASEAN Football Federation on February 21.
ASEAN Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

  Thailand
  Vietnam

  Malaysia
  Myanmar

  Indonesia
  East Timor

  Australia
  Cambodia

  Brunei

Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
West Zone Central and South Zone (all of them in South Zone) East Zone ASEAN Zone

  Jordan
  Qatar
  Syria
  Yemen

  Bangladesh
  Bhutan
  India
  Pakistan
  Sri Lanka

  Guam
  Macau
  Northern Mariana Islands
  North Korea
  China

  Laos
  Philippines
  Singapore

Format edit

The qualifiers took place between April 1 to 15 in centralized venues. In the West Zone, the United Arab Emirates were the hosts. Top two teams from each group and the winner of the play-off match between the third placed teams qualified. In the Central and South Zone, the matches were played in the Kyrgyz Republic where top two teams from each group advanced to the final tournament. The host for the East Zone were Malaysia. The top three teams from the five team group qualified for the tournament. The 2022 AFF Futsal Championship acts as the qualifiers for the ASEAN Zone, in which the top three teams (e.g. the two finalists and the winners of the third-place playoff) qualified.

West Zone edit

Top two teams of each group, and the winner of the play-off between the group third-placed team, qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Lebanon 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 7 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2   Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 10 9 +1 5
3   Oman 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 Play-off
4   Palestine 3 0 1 2 8 12 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Lebanon  2–1  Oman
  • Taqi   16' (o.g.)
  • Rhyem   25'
Report
  • Al-Shamsi   30'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
Saudi Arabia  5–4  Palestine
  • Rudayni   4', 34'
  • Al-Zahrani   17', 28'
  • Al-Otaibi   20' (pen.)
Report
  • Shawahna   22'
  • Salloum   25', 38'
  • Mohammed   26'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)

Oman  2–2  Saudi Arabia
  • Taqi   1'
  • Al-Maawali   25'
Report
  • Rudayni   2'
  • Al-Harthi   14'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
Palestine  3–6  Lebanon
  • Shawahna   14'
  • Salloum   27'
  • Fahjan   37'
Report
  • Kawsan   6'
  • Rhyem   11', 34'
  • Zeitoun   24', 29'
  • Kobeissy   33'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Zari Fathi (Iran)

Lebanon  3–3  Saudi Arabia
  • Rhyem   19', 40'
  • Al-Harthi   40' (o.g.)
Report
  • Al-Maleh   5'
  • Al-Mulla   18'
  • Mubarak   21'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Jargalsaikhan Rentsenkhand (Mongolia)
Palestine  1–1  Oman
  • Salloum   20'
Report
  • Al-Shamsi   30'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iraq 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2   Bahrain 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3   United Arab Emirates (H) 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 Play-off
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  0–2  Iraq
Report
  • Hameed   5'
  • Faisal   28'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Bahrain  1–0  United Arab Emirates
  • Maula   37'
Report
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

Iraq  1–1  Bahrain
  • Haqi   29'
Report
  • Abdulnabi   8'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)

Play-off edit

The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Oman  5–3  United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Shamsi   4', 24'
  • S. Al-Balushi   30'
  • Z. Al-Balushi   34', 39'
Report
  • Al-Falasi   18'
  • Obaid   26'
  • Al-Hammadi   27'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Central and South Zone edit

Top two teams of each group qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

  • The matches were played between 10 and 12 April 2022.
  • All matches were played in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Times are listed are UTC+6.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 28 1 +27 9 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2   Turkmenistan 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3   Kyrgyzstan (H) 3 1 0 2 9 12 −3 3
4   Maldives 3 0 0 3 1 31 −30 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran  17–0  Maldives
  • Aghapour   5', 15'
  • Derakhshani   6'
  • Tayyebi   11', 25', 26'
  • Karimi   20'
  • Ahmadabbasi   20', 20', 23', 33', 33'
  • Kadkhoda   34', 35'
  • Shavardazi   37', 37'
  • Rafieipour   38'
Report
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Kim Jong-hee (South Korea)
Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Turkmenistan
  • Makhmadaminov   31'
Report
  • Gurbanow   27'
  • Garajayew   28'
  • Baýramow   40'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)

Turkmenistan  0–3  Iran
Report
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Maldives  1–7  Kyrgyzstan
Report
  • Isabekov   7'
  • Dolotkeldiev   13', 40'
  • Zholdubaev   20'
  • Abdyzhalil Uulu   28'
  • Daniiar Uulu   30'
  • Naseer   31' (o.g.)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Jo Young-ha (South Korea)

Turkmenistan  7–0  Maldives
  • Gurbanow   2'
  • Annagulyýew   20'
  • Berenow   24'
  • Sähedow   27', 40'
  • Garajayew   32', 37'
Report
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Panadda Khotsenaphattra (Thailand)
Iran  8–1  Kyrgyzstan
  • Tayyebi   14'
  • Ezzati   14'
  • Rafieipour   30', 31'
  • Derakhshani   34'
  • Kadkhoda   36'
  • Abbasi   37'
  • Shavardazi   40'
Report
  • Alimov   13'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2   Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 17 10 +7 4
3   Afghanistan 3 1 1 1 13 10 +3 4
4     Nepal 3 0 0 3 3 24 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Uzbekistan  5–1    Nepal
  • Nishonov   2'
  • Usmonov   11'
  • Ropiev   16', 32'
  • Elmurodov   40'
Report
  • Lama   28'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Yuttakon Maiket (Thailand)
Tajikistan  4–4  Afghanistan
  • Sharipov   1'
  • Sardorov   24'
  • Yorov   38', 40'
Report
  • Mahmoodi   25'
  • Sadeqi   26'
  • Yorov   28' (o.g.)
  • Hossaini   34'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)

Nepal    1–11  Tajikistan
  • Hamid   3'
Report
  • Yorov   8', 38'
  • Kuziev   21', 34'
  • Sardorov   25', 31', 32'
  • Halimov   33', 34'
  • Rizomov   37', 38'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Tsubasa Oya (Japan)
Afghanistan  1–5  Uzbekistan
  • Amiri   2'
Report
  • Nishonov   3'
  • Ropiev   7', 8'
  • Choriev   11'
  • Rakhmatov   32'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)

Uzbekistan  5–2  Tajikistan
  • Nishonov   7'
  • Choriev   20', 40'
  • Rakhmatov   23'
  • Usmonov   33'
Report
  • Salomov   12'
  • Sardorov   33'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Afghanistan  8–1    Nepal
  • Karimi   1', 32' (pen.)
  • Mohammadi   15'
  • Amiri   24'
  • Sadeqi   25', 36', 40'
  • Hashemi   33'
Report
  • Shrestha   39'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Kumi Hiruma (Japan)

East Zone edit

The top three teams qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. China withdrew from the tournament on 20 April 2022 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country following the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak.[4][3] Before they withdrew, the qualification was to be staged between six teams which were drawn into two groups of three teams, with the group winners and a play-off winner between the group runner-ups to qualify for the final tournament.

  • The matches were played between 17 and 21 May 2022.
  • All matches were played in Malaysia.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 4 4 0 0 42 3 +39 12 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2   South Korea 4 2 1 1 11 12 −1 7
3   Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 13 14 −1 6
4   Hong Kong 4 0 2 2 6 17 −11 2
5   Mongolia 4 0 1 3 2 28 −26 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
South Korea  4−2  Chinese Taipei
  • Shin Jong-hoon   8'
  • Kim Min-kuk   15'
  • Hwang Un   18'
  • Seo Jung-woo   40'
Report
  • Lin Chih-hung   2'
  • He Chia-chen   25'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Mongolia  1−1  Hong Kong
Temüülen   7' Report Chow Ka Lok   34'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Hasan Al-Gburi (Iraq)

Hong Kong  2−11  Japan
Report
  • Crepaldi   2', 28', 30'
  • Kanazawa   3'
  • Uchida   6'
  • Uemura   12', 24'
  • Yoshikawa   20'
  • Oliveira   28'
  • Tsutsumi   31'
  • Mori   40'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)
Mongolia  0−6  South Korea
Report
  • Hwang Un   2'
  • Kang Ju-kwang   4'
  • Shin Jong-hoon   7'
  • Eom Tae-yeon   23'
  • Ahn Kwang-su   32'
  • Lee Ahn   36'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)

Japan  15−0  Mongolia
  • Yoshikawa   4'
  • Kato   6'
  • Motoishi   8', 33', 35'
  • Kanazawa   11'
  • Oliveira   12'
  • Mori   14', 26'
  • Harada   24', 40'
  • Battogtokh   24' (o.g.)
  • Crepaldi   30'
  • Uemura   35'
  • Tumurbaatar   35' (o.g.)
Report
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Chinese Taipei  4−2  Hong Kong
  • Liu Ju-ming   5', 26'
  • Lin Chih-hung   11'
  • Huang Wei-lun   19'
Report
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)

Chinese Taipei  6−1  Mongolia
  • Chen Ching-hsuan   16'
  • Lin Chih-hung   18'
  • Liu Ju-ming   18'
  • Chi Sheng-fa   20', 27'
  • Chu Chia-wei   36'
Report
  • Tumurbaatar   11'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
South Korea  0−9  Japan
Report
  • Lee Jin-hyuk   5' (o.g.)
  • Uemura   7'
  • Oliveira   8'
  • Kanazawa   12', 21'
  • Kuromoto   19'
  • Hirata   32'
  • Uchida   39'
  • Kato   40'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)

Hong Kong  1−1  South Korea
  • Lee Jin-hyuk   36' (o.g.)
Report
  • Kim Yun-young   31'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Japan  7−1  Chinese Taipei
  • Uchida   6', 16', 22'
  • Crepaldi   24'
  • Oliveira   29' (pen.)
  • Hirata   33'
  • Takami   37'
Report
  • Chi Sheng-fa   2'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)

ASEAN Zone edit

Top three teams of the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

  • The matches were played between 2 and 10 April 2022.
  • All matches were held in Thailand.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand (H) 4 3 1 0 35 4 +31 10 Semi-finals
2   Indonesia 4 3 1 0 30 5 +25 10
3   Malaysia 4 2 0 2 20 15 +5 6
4   Cambodia 4 0 1 3 10 36 −26 1
5   Brunei 4 0 1 3 2 37 −35 1
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malaysia  7–6  Cambodia
  • Saiful   1', 20'
  • Khairul   9', 39'
  • Abu   23', 32'
  • Sichamroeun   29' (o.g.)
Report
  • Sereyvong   6', 25'
  • Sichamroeun   17'
  • Prum   18'
  • Tong   33'
  • Lun   39'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)
Thailand  13–0  Brunei
Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Osama Idrees Sedaif (Bahrain)

Brunei  0–12  Indonesia
Report
  • Soumilena   2', 3'
  • Pangestu   5'
  • Sunny   7'
  • Syauqi   13', 20'
  • Ardiansyah   19', 33'
  • Ardiansyah N.   21'
  • Rizki   27', 34'
  • Khalil   40' (o.g.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
Cambodia  0–16  Thailand
Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)

Indonesia  5–1  Malaysia
  • Ardiansyah N.   21', 35'
  • Firman   29'
  • Soumilena   39', 39'
Report
  • Ridzwan   22'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Brunei  2–2  Cambodia
  • Zairul   20'
  • Sophath   34' (o.g.)
Report
  • Sereyvong   4'
  • Khalil   9' (o.g.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 10
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)

Malaysia  10–0  Brunei
  • Ekmal   8', 34'
  • Juma   18' (o.g.)
  • Sufri   21', 22'
  • Abu   33'
  • Farhan   33'
  • Lee   37', 37'
  • Aidil   38'
Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia)
Indonesia  2–2  Thailand
  • Soumilena   1'
  • Ardiansyah N.   6'
Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Osama Idrees Sedaif (Bahrain)

Cambodia  2–11  Indonesia
  • Sirotha   8'
  • Tong   19'
Report
  • Ardiansyah   7', 22', 31', 36'
  • Iqbal   12'
  • Syauqi   21', 21', 22'
  • Wossiry   29'
  • Prum   30' (o.g.)
  • Soumilena   37'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia)
Thailand  4–2  Malaysia
  • Tanapol   7'
  • Sarawut   29', 34'
  • Kritsada   39'
Report
  • Farhan   12', 27'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Myanmar 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2   Vietnam 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7
3   Australia 3 1 0 2 9 15 −6 3
4   East Timor 3 0 0 3 8 24 −16 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Vietnam  1–1  Myanmar
  • Nhan Gia Hưng   13'
Report
  • Myo Myint Soe   27'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
East Timor  4–7  Australia
  • M. Fernandes   5'
  • Ximenes   8'
  • Mesquita   13'
  • Sweedan   20' (o.g.)
Report
  • Fornito   4'
  • Adeli   9', 29'
  • Rathjen   18'
  • Rogan   24', 35'
  • Guerreiro   25'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)

Australia  1–6  Myanmar
  • Haddad   10'
Report
  • Thyne Phwet Aung   4', 32'
  • Nyein Min Soe   16', 25'
  • Hein Min Soe   24'
  • Niski   27' (o.g.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 20
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)
East Timor  1–7  Vietnam
  • Barreto   17'
Report
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát   1', 20'
  • Trần Thái Huy   19'
  • Lê Quốc Nam   22'
  • Nguyễn Văn Hiếu   23', 38'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí   30'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)

Vietnam  5–1  Australia
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát   13', 34'
  • Trần Thái Huy   29'
  • Châu Đoàn Phát   35'
  • Nguyễn Văn Hiếu   38'
Report
  • Fornito   27' (pen.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 25
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
Myanmar  10–3  East Timor
  • Myo Thet Aung   7', 9', 13'
  • Hlaing Min Tun   8', 12', 14', 34'
  • Thyne Phwet Aung   9'
  • Myo Myint Soe   21'
  • Wai Zin Oo   27'
Report
  • Guterres   13'
  • Mesquita   19'
  • M. Fernandes   23'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf (Kuwait)

Semi-finals edit

The winners qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Myanmar  1–6  Indonesia
  • Hlaing Min Tun   37'
Report
  • Syauqi   17'
  • Soumilena   23'
  • Ardiansyah   25', 35'
  • Sulistyo   40'
  • Firman   40'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)
Thailand  3–1  Vietnam
Report
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí   32'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 800
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)

Third place match edit

The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Myanmar  1–1  Vietnam
  • Khin Zaw Lin   39'
Report
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát   29'
Penalties
  • Myo Myint Soe  
  • Aung Zin Oo  
  • Nyein Min Soe  
1–4
  •   Trần Văn Vũ
  •   Phạm Đức Hoà
  •   Khổng Đình Hùng
  •   Nguyễn Minh Trí
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)

Final edit

Indonesia  2–2  Thailand
  • Soumilena   8'
  • Ardiansyah   25'
Report
Penalties
  • Firman  
  • Ardiansyah  
  • Syauqi  
  • Ardiansyah N.  
3–5
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)

Qualified teams edit

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC Futsal Championship1
  Kuwait Hosts 25 January 2021[6] 11 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
  Lebanon West Zone Group A winners 6 April 2022 11 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Bahrain West Zone Group B runners-up 6 April 2022 2 (2002, 2018)
  Iraq West Zone Group B winners 6 April 2022 11 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Saudi Arabia West Zone Group A runners-up 7 April 2022 1 (2016)
  Indonesia ASEAN Zone runners-up 8 April 2022 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
  Thailand ASEAN Zone winners 8 April 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Oman West Zone Play-off winners 9 April 2022 0 (debut)
  Vietnam ASEAN Zone third place 10 April 2022 5 (2005, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Uzbekistan Central & South Zone Group B winners 11 April 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Iran Central & South Zone Group A winners 11 April 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Tajikistan Central & South Zone Group B runners-up 12 April 2022 10 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Turkmenistan Central & South Zone Group A runners-up 12 April 2022 6 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
  Japan East Zone winners 19 May 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  South Korea East Zone runners-up 19 May 2022 13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
  Chinese Taipei East Zone third place 20 May 2022 12 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers edit

There were 377 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 7.25 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

  •   Ardiansyah

8 goals

  •   Holypaul Soumilena

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  •   Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi
  •   Ardiansyah Nur
  •   Sora Kanazawa
  •   Arthur Oliveira
  •   Atsuya Uemura
  •   Muatasim Al-Shamsi
  •   Adnan Salloum
  •   Idris Yorov
  •   Peerapat Kaewwilai
  •   Ikhtiyor Ropiev

3 goals

2 goals

  •   Ali Amiri
  •   Mohammad Reza Karimi
  •   Shervin Adeli
  •   Daniel Fornito
  •   Scott Rogan
  •   Chanmony Tong
  •   Chow Ka Lok
  •   Chow Ka Wa
  •   Dewa Rizki
  •   Firman Ardiansyah
  •   Salar Aghapour
  •   Mohammad Derakhshani
  •   Kokoro Harada
  •   António Hirata
  •   Minami Kato
  •   Tomoki Yoshikawa
  •   Azamat Dolotkeldiev
  •   Hassan Zeitoun
  •   Ekmal Shahrin
  •   Khairul Effendy
  •   Joshua Lee
  •   Saiful Nizam
  •   Sufri Shamil
  •   Myo Myint Soe
  •   Nyein Min Soe
  •   Zamel Al-Balushi
  •   Rashid Shawahna
  •   Mansour Al-Zahrani
  •   Hwang Un
  •   Shin Jong-hoon
  •   Shavqat Halimov
  •   Umed Kuziev
  •   Samandar Rizomov
  •   Apiwat Chaemcharoen
  •   Sarawut Phalaphruek
  •   Miguel Fernandes
  •   Joaquim Mesquita
  •   Allamyrat Gurbanow
  •   Gurbangeldi Sähedow
  •   Dilshod Rakhmatov
  •   Akbar Usmonov
  •   Nguyễn Minh Trí
  •   Trần Thái Huy

1 goal

  •   Sayed Hashemi
  •   Hamid Reza Hossaini
  •   Farzad Mahmoodi
  •   Mortaza Mohammadi
  •   Jordan Guerreiro
  •   Anthony Haddad
  •   Nicholas Rathjen
  •   Ahmed Abdulnabi
  •   Salman Maula
  •   Zairul Hazmin
  •   Diamant Prum
  •   Ros Sichamroeun
  •   Ros Sirotha
  •   Sothydaroth Lun
  •   Chen Ching-hsuan
  •   Chu Chia-wei
  •   He Chia-chen
  •   Huang Wei-lun
  •   Lee Ho Wo
  •   Iqbal Rahmattulah
  •   Rio Pangestu
  •   Sunny Rizky
  •   Guntur Sulistyo
  •   Marvin Wossiry
  •   Masoud Abbasi
  •   Morteza Ezzati
  •   Mahdi Karimi
  •   Salim Faisal
  •   Rafid Hameed
  •   Ali Haqi
  •   Guilherme Kuromoto
  •   Masataka Takami
  •   Yuta Tsutsumi
  •   Aidarbek Abdyzhalil Uulu
  •   Maksat Alimov
  •   Abdurakhim Daniiar Uulu
  •   Azamat Isabekov
  •   Shokhrukh Makhmadaminov
  •   Mirlan Zholdubaev
  •   Kassem Kawsan
  •   Mohamad Kobeissy
  •   Aidil Shahril
  •   Ridzwan Bakri
  •   Hussain Shareef
  •   Amarsaikhan Temüülen
  •   Ankhbayar Tumurbaatar
  •   Hein Min Soe
  •   Khin Zaw Lin
  •   Wai Zin Oo
  •   Aadil Hamid
  •   Mani Lama
  •   Sumit Shrestha
  •   Samer Al-Balushi
  •   Mohammed Taqi
  •   Khalfan Al-Maawali
  •   Imad Fahjan
  •   Ahmed Mohammed
  •   Nasser Al-Harthi
  •   Fares Al-Maleh
  •   Aroan Mubarak
  •   Abdulrahman Al-Mulla
  •   Abdulilah Al-Otaibi
  •   Ahn Kwang-su
  •   Eom Tae-youn
  •   Kang Juk-wang
  •   Kim Min-kuk
  •   Kim Yun-young
  •   Lee Ahn
  •   Seo Jung-woo
  •   Dilshod Salomov
  •   Muhamadjon Sharipov
  •   Supakorn Bovonratcadakul
  •   Atsadawut Jangkot
  •   Tanapol Maneepetch
  •   Cesario Barreto
  •   Venceslau Guterres
  •   Bendito Ximenes
  •   Mülkaman Annagulyýew
  •   Meretgeldi Baýramow
  •   Kadyr Berenow
  •   Abdulla Al-Falasi
  •   Khalid Al-Hammadi
  •   Rashid Obaid
  •   Abbos Elmurodov
  •   Châu Đoàn Phát
  •   Lê Quốc Nam
  •   Nhan Gia Hưng

1 own goal

  •   Dylan Niski (against Myanmar)
  •   Ahmed Sweedan (against Timor Leste)
  •   Abdul Khaaliq (against Thailand)
  •   Aiman Haji (against Thailand)
  •   Juma Metali (against Malaysia)
  •   Diamant Prum (against Indonesia)
  •   Duk Sophath (against Brunei)
  •   Lak Phirun (against Thailand)
  •   Ros Sichamroeun (against Malaysia)
  •   Saamin Naseer (against Kyrgyzstan)
  •   Erdene-Undrakh Battogtokh (against Japan)
  •   Ankhbayar Tumurbaatar (against Japan)
  •   Mohammed Taqi (against Lebanon)
  •   Nasser Al-Harthi (against Lebanon)
  •   Idris Yorov (against Afghanistan)
  •   Şiri Baýramdurdyýew (against Iran)

2 own goals

  •   Khalil Saab (against Indonesia, Cambodia)
  •   Lee Jin-hyuk (against Japan, Hong Kong)

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