2015 AFC Asian Cup

April 2016 AFC Asian Cup 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup logo.svg 200px Australia 9–31 January 2015 16 1 5 5 AUS 1 KOR UAE IRQ 32 85 705705 UAE Ali Mabkhout(5 goals) AUS Massimo Luongo AUS Mathew Ryan AUS 2011 2019 upright=1.4|thumb|Result of countries participating in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup#2b42a3 Champion#34c0be Runner-up #269c5a Third place#81c846 Fourth place #e4e454 Quarter-finals#b94954 Group stage The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015.http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/afc-asian-cup-2015-venues-and-schedule-unveiled AFC Asian Cup 2015 venues and schedule unveiled the-afc.com The tournament was won by Australia after defeating South Korea 2–1 in extra time in the final, thereby earning the right to participate in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was hosted by Russia. The win was Australia's first Asian title since their move from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. It was also the first time a men's team has become champions of two confederations, following Australia's four OFC Nations Cup titles: 1980, 1996, 2000 and 2004; right after the Australian women's team won the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Australia thus became the final and permanent holder of the old AFC Asian Cup trophy, as the new trophy would debut in the tournament four years later.https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/the_2015_afc_asian_cup_remembered.html The 2015 AFC Asian Cup Remembered https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/new_afc_asian_cup_trophy_lands_in_the_uae_after_engaging_tour.html New AFC Asian Cup trophy lands in the UAE after engaging tour Australia was chosen as the host on 5 January 2011, after being the sole bidder for the right to host the 2015 tournament. The matches were played in five different stadiums across five cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle. It was the first time that Australia had hosted the tournament, and it was also the first time the Asian Cup had been held outside the continent of Asia. As hosts, Australia automatically qualified for the final tournament, while the remaining 15 finalists (with the exception of Japan and South Korea who qualified via their top three position in the previous Asian Cup) were decided through a qualification process, featuring 44 teams, from February 2013 to March 2014. The final tournament was played in two stages: the group stage and the knockout stage. In the group stage each team played three games in a group of four, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage the eight teams competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the quarter-finals and ending with the final match of the tournament. A third-place match was also played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals (Iraq and the United Arab Emirates). This was also the last time the tournament had a third-place match, as it wasn't played since the 2019 edition. Japan were the defending champions going into the tournament, having won the previous competition in 2011. They recorded their worst finish in the Asian Cup since the 1996 edition in the United Arab Emirates, being knocked out in the quarter-finals by that team in a penalty shootout.http://www.sportsmirchi.com/uae-out-title-defender-japan-to-enter-in-asian-cup-semi-final-2015/ UAE out title defender Japan to enter in asian cup semi-final 2015 24 January 2015 27 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150127022314/http://www.sportsmirchi.com/uae-out-title-defender-japan-to-enter-in-asian-cup-semi-final-2015/ dead Host selection Australia initially put forward its bid to host the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in 2010.Australia's bid to host 2015 AFC Asian Cup http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/australias-bid-to-host-2015-afc-asian-cup/1dycpy337r16q1oop27e6qcu55 footballaustralia.com.au 2 January 2015 As the sole bidder for the hosting rights, Australia was officially named host on 5 January 2011.Australia to host 2015 AFC Asian Cup https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/135/950/4/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140925003757/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/135/950/4/index.html dead 25 September 2014 FIFA 2 January 2015 Considering the efforts of the Football Federation Australia in developing the game on their territory and considering also all the achievements that have been made towards the development of football in Australia and to encourage Australia to take steps towards developing the game, I am happy and honoured to announce that the executive committee of the Asian Football Confederation has approved Australia as the host nation of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. AFC President, Mohammed Bin Hammamhttp://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/australia-to-host-2015-afc-asian-cup Australia to host 2015 AFC Asian Cup Asian Football Confederation 5 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141023004129/http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/australia-to-host-2015-afc-asian-cup 23 October 2014 Teams Qualification 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification process determined the 16 participating teams for the tournament. In the initial scheme, ten places were determined by qualification matches, while six places were reserved for the 2015 host nation, top three finishers in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, and the two winners of the AFC Challenge Cup. Though, as the host nation Australia also finished as runners-up in the 2011 Asian Cup, the initial six automatic qualification spots were reduced to five, with a total of 11 spots eventually determined by the qualification matches, in which 20 AFC members competed.http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/inside-afc-asian-cup/32914-automatic-bye-to-2015-finals-for-top-three- Automatic bye to 2015 Finals for top-three the-afc.com 24 January 2011 There were two main competitive paths to the 2015 Asian Cup. The AFC Challenge Cup acted as a qualification competition for eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in 2012 and 2014 qualified automatically for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup finals.http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/31494-afc-competitions-committee- AFC Competitions Committee Asian Football Confederation 23 November 2010 24 January 2011 The remaining spots were available for the teams competing in the main Asian Cup preliminaries. The AFC decided that the 20 teams involved in the qualifiers would be split into five groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group and one best third-placed team from among all the groups would qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/afc-asian-cup-australia-2015%E2%84%A2-preliminary-draw-results AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 preliminary draw results the-afc.com 9 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141023000743/http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/afc-asian-cup-australia-2015%E2%84%A2-preliminary-draw-results 23 October 2014 Qualified teams Out of the sixteen teams that qualified, fourteen had participated in the 2011 tournament. Oman qualified for the first time since 2007. Palestine, winners of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, were the only team making their first appearance in the tournament. India and Syria are the only two teams from the 2011 tournament who failed to qualify for the subsequent edition. Excluding hosts Australia, none of the other 11 members of the ASEAN Football Federation qualified, nor did any of the South Asian national teams. thumb|200px|#0000cc Qualified for Asian Cup #cc0000 Failed to qualifyblack Did not enter #9b9b9b Not an AFC member Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance AUS *Hosts Hosts 01 5 January 2011 03 3rd 2011 Runners-up (2011) JPN 111 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners 02 25 January 2011 08 8th 2011 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011) KOR 112 2011 AFC Asian Cup 3rd place 03 28 January 2011 13 13th 2011 Winners (1956, 1960) PRK 121 2012 AFC Challenge Cup winners 04 19 March 2012 04 4th 2011 Fourth place (1980) BHR D1 Group D winners 05 15 November 2013 05 5th 2011 Fourth place (2004) UAE E1 Group E winners 06 15 November 2013 09 9th 2011 Runners-up (1996) KSA C1 Group C winners 07 15 November 2013 09 9th 2011 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996) OMA A1 Group A winners 08 19 November 2013 03 3rd 2007 Group stage (2004, 2007) UZB E2 Group E runners-up 09 19 November 2013 6 6th 2011 Fourth place (2011) QAT D2 Group D runners-up 10 19 November 2013 9 9th 2011 Quarter-finals (2000, 2011) IRN B1 Group B winners 11 19 November 2013 13 13th 2011 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976) KUW B2 Group B runners-up 12 19 November 2013 10 10th 2011 Winners (1980) JOR A2 Group A runners-up 13 4 February 2014 03 3rd 2011 Quarter-finals (2004, 2011) IRQ C2 Group C runners-up 14 5 March 2014 08 8th 2011 Winners (2007) CHN TP1 Best third-placed team 15 5 March 2014 11 11th 2011 Runners-up (1984, 2004) PLE 141 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners 16 30 May 2014 01 1st N/A N/A Draw thumb|right|The Sydney Opera House, location for the final draw The draw for the final tournament occurred at the Sydney Opera House on 26 March 2014.http://www.the-afc.com/asian-cup-2015/afc-asian-cup-draw-set-for-march-26-at-sydney-opera-house AFC Asian Cup draw set for March 26 at Sydney Opera House AFC 6 December 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141023004244/http://www.the-afc.com/asian-cup-2015/afc-asian-cup-draw-set-for-march-26-at-sydney-opera-house 23 October 2014 The draw procedure involved the 16 participating teams drawn at random into the four groups of the group stage.http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/afc-asian-cup-groups-decided/182xrxxa3z9ve1pbb6ddwncp5h AFC Asian Cup Groups Decided Asian Football Confederation 26 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140328212924/http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/afc-asian-cup-groups-decided/182xrxxa3z9ve1pbb6ddwncp5h 28 March 2014 In preparation for this, the teams were organised into four pots based on a seeding which used the March 2014 FIFA World Rankings (rankings beside the qualified teams). The draw and seeding ensured a fair distribution of teams in the groups, with each of the four groups in the group stage made up of one team from each pot. The host nation (Australia) was automatically placed into Pot 1, with the team having been predetermined to be in Group A.http://www.the-afc.com/asian-cup-2015/asian-cup-2015-draw-mechanism-revealed Asian Cup 2015 draw mechanism revealed AFC 17 March 2014 In addition, at the time of the draw, the identity of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup winners (Palestine) was not known yet, and they were automatically placed into Pot 4. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4AUS (63) (hosts)IRN (42)JPN (48)UZB (55)KOR (60)UAE (61)JOR (66)KSA (75)OMA (81)CHN (98)QAT (101)IRQ (103)BHR (106)KUW (110)PRK (133)PLE (167) Venues Stadiums The five host cities for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle, were announced on 27 March 2013, with a total five stadiums to be used.Venues and Match Schedule http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001214-source.pdf footballaustralia.com.au 27 March 2013 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Sydney Brisbane Newcastle Stadium Australia Brisbane Stadium Newcastle Stadium Capacity: 84,000 Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 33,000http://www.smh.com.au/sport/asian-cup-officials-rule-out-moving-semifinal-from-newcastles-hunter-stadium-20150119-12tl7h.html Asian Cup officials rule out moving semi-final from Newcastle's Hunter Stadium The Sydney Morning Herald 19 January 2015 24 January 2015 Linden, Julian The second semi is set to be played a day later at Newcastle's Hunter Stadium, which has a capacity of just 23,000. 200px 200px 200px Melbournemiddle Australia 450 Australia -27.28 153.01 Brisbane left 1 Australia -32.55 151.45 Newcastle top Australia -33.51 151.12 Sydney left Australia -35.18 149.07 Canberra bottom Australia -37.48 144.57 Melbourne left Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Capacity: 30,050 200px Canberra Canberra Stadium Capacity: 25,011 200px Ticketing Tickets for the venues were sold directly by AFC via its website, or distributed by the football associations of the 16 finalists. 500,000 tickets were available for the 31 tournament matches.Publicity blitz set to boost Asian Cup attendances http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/11/25/publicity-blitz-set-boost-asian-cup-attendances theworldgame.sbs.com.au 8 December 2014 Over 45,000 international visitors were forecast to visit Australia during the tournament.Qualifying for AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 begins http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/qualifying-for-afc-asian-cup-australia-2015-begins/60164 footballaustralia.com.au 8 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141214072904/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/qualifying-for-afc-asian-cup-australia-2015-begins/60164 14 December 2014 dead dmy-all Prices varied from $10 (for a seat behind the goals at a group match) to $150 (for a seat in the main stand at the final). In addition to individual match tickets, fans could buy packages to see all matches played at one specific venue.Tickets http://www.afcasiancup.com/ticketshome/en/ afcasiancup.com 18 November 2014 12 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150112021828/http://www.afcasiancup.com/ticketshome/en dead Team base camps Each team had a "team base camp" for its stay between the matches. From an initial list of 27 potential locations, the national associations chose their locations in 2014.27 more cities keen to join Asian Cup party http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/27-more-cities-keen-to-join-Asian-Cup-party/79143 footballaustralia.com.au 18 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061217/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/27-more-cities-keen-to-join-Asian-Cup-party/79143 29 November 2014 dead dmy-all The teams trained and resided in these locations throughout the tournament, travelling to games staged away from their bases.2015 Asian Cup http://www.nswtaxi.org.au/sites/default/files/20141109%20-%20MED%20-%20Stakeholder%20update.pdf nswtaxi.org.au 25 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930080823/http://www.nswtaxi.org.au/sites/default/files/20141109%20-%20MED%20-%20Stakeholder%20update.pdf 30 September 2015 dead dmy-all Team Arrival Last match Base camp Group stage venues QF venues SF venues Final venueAUS29 December31 JanuaryMelbourneMelbourne, Sydney & BrisbaneBrisbaneNewcastleSydneyBHR22 December19 JanuaryBallaratMelbourne, Canberra & SydneyCHN29 December22 JanuarySydneyBrisbane & CanberraBrisbaneIRN31 December23 JanuarySydneyMelbourne, Sydney & BrisbaneCanberraIRQ1 January30 JanuaryCanberraBrisbane & CanberraCanberraSydneyNewcastleJPN3 January23 JanuaryCessnockNewcastle, Brisbane & MelbourneSydneyJOR23 December20 JanuaryMelbourneBrisbane & MelbourneKUW18 December17 JanuaryQueanbeyanMelbourne, Canberra & NewcastlePRK15 December18 JanuaryCanberraSydney, Melbourne & CanberraOMA28 December17 JanuarySydneyCanberra, Sydney & NewcastlePLE2 January20 JanuaryBrisbaneNewcastle, Melbourne & CanberraQAT28 December19 JanuaryCanberraCanberra & SydneyKSA26 December18 JanuaryBrisbaneBrisbane & MelbourneKOR27 December31 JanuaryBrisbaneCanberra & BrisbaneMelbourneSydneySydneyUAE26 December30 JanuaryGold CoastCanberra & BrisbaneSydneyNewcastleNewcastleUZB3 January22 JanuaryMelbourneSydney, Brisbane & MelbourneMelbourne Match ball Nike Ordem 2 The Nike Ordem 2 was announced as the official 2015 Asian Cup match ball on 1 October 2014. The ball features the traditional colors of the tournament. The mainly white ball has a distinctive design with a mainly red graphic pattern and yellow details for better visibility. It shows the official 2015 AFC Asian Cup logo as well as a black Swoosh. The ball provided a design for real flight, accuracy and control, and features Nike Aerowtrac grooves and a micro-textured casing. Nike RaDaR (Rapid Decision and Response) technology with a unique graphic upper is also utilised in the design to see the ball faster while the three-layer synthetic upper made for optimal touch.Nike 2015 AFC Asian Cup Ball Unveiled http://www.footyheadlines.com/2014/11/nike-2015-afc-asian-cup-ball.html footyheadlines.com 23 November 2014 Ordem 2 was the Asian Cup's last match ball provided by Nike. Match officials On 1 January 2015, the AFC named 47 match officials for the tournament, including referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, and reserve assistant referees. Each main refereeing team (of which there were eleven) consisted of three match officials from the same country: one referee and two assistant referees.2015 AFC Asian Cup (Australia) - selected officials January 2015 http://refereesfifa.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/2015-afc-asian-cup-australia-selected.html refereesfifa.com.au 2 January 2015 The AFC decided three match officials from New Zealand would take part in the tournament, despite the country being in the Oceania Football Confederation. Match officials based together in Sydney, during the Asian Cup, where they trained together, had technical meetings, conduct match reviews and previews, and only split when attending appointments at the five Asian Cup stadiums in Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne.Asian Cup 2015: A-League could have full-time match officials as early as 2017 http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/asian-cup/asian-cup-2015-a-league-could-have-full-time-match-officials-as-early-as-2017/story-e6frf4fu-1227192284440 foxsports.com.au 23 January 2015 Australian referee Chris Beath, who was a fourth official before the start of the tournament, was promoted for one match when Uzbek referee Valentin Kovalenko had to withdraw due to illness. Country Referee Assistant referees Ben Williams Matthew CreamPaul Cetrangolo Nawaf Shukralla Yaser TulefatEbrahim Saleh Alireza Faghani Reza SokhandanMohammad Reza Abolfazli Ryuji Sato Toru SagaraToshiyuki Nagi Peter O'Leary Jan-Hendrik HintzMark Rule Abdullah Al Hilali Hamad Al-MayahiAbu Bakar Al Amri Abdulrahman Abdou Taleb Al-MarriRamzan Al-Naemi Fahad Al-Mirdasi Badr Al-ShumraniAbdulla Al Shalwai Kim Jong-hyeok Jeong Hae-SangYoon Kwang-Yeol Abdulla Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Al HammadiHasan Al Mahri Ravshan Irmatov Abdukhamidullo RasulovBakhadyr Kochkarov () Six match officials, who served as fourth officials, and eight reserve assistant referees, who served as fifth officials, were also named: Country Fourth official Chris Beath Yudai Yamamoto Mohd Amirul Izwan Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Hettikamkanamge Perera Ammar Al-Jeneibi Country Reserve assistant referees Chow Chun Kit Najah Raham Rashid Akane Yagi Mohd Yusri Muhamad Azman Ismail Jeffrey Goh Palitha Hemathunga Jakhongir Saidov Squads 2015 AFC Asian Cup squads As with the 2011 tournament, each team's squad consisted of 23 players (three of whom had to be goalkeepers). Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad no later than ten days before the start of the tournament.http://www.afcasiancup.com/i/AsianCup/img/pdfs/2015_Competition_Regulations.pdf Competition Regulations – AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214302/http://www.afcasiancup.com/i/AsianCup/img/pdfs/2015_Competition_Regulations.pdf 27 May 2014 Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 6 hours before their first game. During a match, all remaining squad members not named in the starting team were available to be one of the three permitted substitutions (provided the player was not serving a suspension). Group stage The group stage of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup took place from 9–20 January 2015: each team played three games, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage. The group stage was notable for finishing without a draw. In doing so, it became the first major international football tournament since the 1930 FIFA World Cup to record a result for every group stage match. Additionally, it surpassed the record of consecutive results at a tournament – 18 – also set at the 1930 World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/asiancup/news/newsid/250/862/8/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150121025642/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/asiancup/news/newsid/250/862/8/ dead 21 January 2015 Wins, losses but no draws as Asian Cup hits record FIFA2015-01-20 Wins, losses but no draws as Asian Cup hits record https://www.dailysabah.com/football/2015/01/20/wins-losses-but-no-draws-as-asian-cup-hits-record 2023-02-27 Daily Sabah en-USDavies Will Asian Cup Breaks Record for Most Matches Without a Draw http://online.wsj.com/articles/asian-cup-breaks-record-for-most-matches-without-a-draw-1421653707 2023-02-27 WSJ en-US Tiebreakers Tiebreaking criteria for group stageThe teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned Goal difference 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 Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved, and they are both on the field of play Lower 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) Drawing of lots Group A thumb|Opening match, Australia vs Kuwait 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A no_hide_class_rules 9 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) AUS 4–1 Report KUW Cahill 33 Luongo 45 Jedinak 62 pen. Troisi 90+2 Fadhel 8 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 25,231 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 10 January 2015 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11) KOR 1–0 Report OMA Cho Young-cheol 45+1 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 12,552 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) 13 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) KUW 0–1 Report KOR Nam Tae-hee 36 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 8,795 Alireza Faghani (Iran) 13 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) OMA 0–4 Report AUS McKay 27 Kruse 30 Milligan 45+2 pen. Jurić 70 Stadium Australia, Sydney 50,276 Ryuji Sato (Japan) 17 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 0–1 Report KOR Lee Jeong-hyeop 33 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 48,513 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) 17 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) OMA 1–0 Report KUW Al-Muqbali 69 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle 7,499 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) Group B 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B no_hide_class_rules 10 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) UZB 1–0 Report PRK Sergeev 62 Stadium Australia, Sydney 12,078 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) 10 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) KSA 0–1 Report CHN Yu Hai 81 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 12,557 Alireza Faghani (Iran) 14 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) PRK 1–4 Report KSA Ryang Yong-gi 12 Hazazi 37 Al-Sahlawi 52 54 Al Abed 76 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 12,349 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) 14 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) CHN 2–1 Report UZB Wu Xi 54 Sun Ke 68 Ahmedov 23 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 13,674 Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) 18 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) UZB 3–1 Report KSA Rashidov 2 78 Shodiev 71 Al-Sahlawi 60 pen. Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 10,871 Ben Williams (Australia) 18 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) CHN 2–1 Report PRK Sun Ke 1 42 Gao Lin 57 o.g. Canberra Stadium, Canberra 18,457 Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) Group C thumb|Melbourne Rectangular Stadium during the Iran vs Bahrain match 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C no_hide_class_rules 11 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) UAE 4–1 Report QAT Khalil 37 52 Mabkhout 56 90 Ibrahim 23 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 5,513 Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) 11 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) IRN 2–0 Report BHR Hajsafi 45+1 Shojaei 71 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 17,712 Ben Williams (Australia) 15 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) BHR 1–2 Report UAE Okwunwanne 26 Mabkhout 1 Husain 74 o.g. Canberra Stadium, Canberra 7,925 Chris Beath (Australia) 15 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) QAT 0–1 Report IRN Azmoun 52 Stadium Australia, Sydney 22,672 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 19 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) IRN 1–0 Report UAE Ghoochannejhad 90+1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 11,394 Ryuji Sato (Japan) 19 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) QAT 1–2 Report BHR Al-Haydos 68 Saeed 34 Ahmed 82 Stadium Australia, Sydney 4,841 Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) Group D 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D no_hide_class_rules 12 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) JPN 4–0 Report PLE Endō 8 Okazaki 25 Honda 43 pen. Yoshida 49 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle 17,147 Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) 12 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) JOR 0–1 Report IRQ * Kasim 77 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 6,840 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) 16 January 2015 18:00 AEDT (UTC+11) PLE 1–5 Report JOR Ihbeisheh 84 Al-Rawashdeh 32 Al-Dardour 34 45+2 75 79 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 10,808 Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) 16 January 2015 19:00 AEST (UTC+10) IRQ 0–1 Report JPN Honda 23 pen. Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 22,941 Alireza Faghani (Iran) 20 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) JPN 2–0 Report JOR Honda 24 Kagawa 82 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 25,016 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) 20 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) IRQ 2–0 Report PLE Mahmoud 48 Yasin 88 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 10,235 Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Knockout stage 2015 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage thumb|right|Newcastle Stadium prior the semi-final between Australia and the UAE. In all matches in the knockout stage, if the score were level at the end of 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of extra time would take place. If the score were still level after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (pen.). main 3 yes high yes Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Third place 22 January – Melbourne KOR 2 UZB 0 23 January – Canberra IRN 3 (6) IRQ 3 (7) 22 January – Brisbane CHN 0 AUS 2 23 January – Sydney JPN 1 (4) UAE 1 (5) 26 January – Sydney KOR 2 IRQ 0 27 January – Newcastle AUS 2 UAE 0 31 January – Sydney KOR 1 AUS 2 30 January – Newcastle IRQ 2 UAE 3 Quarter-finals With a 2–0 victory over Uzbekistan in extra time, South Korea set a tournament record for appearing in ten semi-finals. The host country, Australia, reached the final four for the second consecutive time after overcoming China PR by the same score. Iran were eliminated for the third consecutive time in an Asian Cup quarter-final after Iraq defeated Iran in a penalty shootout. The match had ended 3–3 after extra time, not before a sending off which reduced the Iranians to 10 men late in the first half. The United Arab Emirates eliminated reigning champions Japan through a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, marking Japan's worst finish since 1996. 22 January 2015 18:30 AEDT (UTC+11) KOR 2–0 yes Report UZB Son Heung-min 104 119 AAMI Park, Melbourne 23,381 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) 22 January 2015 20:30 AEST (UTC+10) CHN 0–2 Report AUS Cahill 48 65 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane 46,067 Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) 23 January 2015 17:30 AEDT (UTC+11) IRN 3–3 yes Report IRQ Azmoun 24Pouraliganji 103Ghoochannejhad 119 Yasin 56Mahmoud 93Ismail 116 pen. Canberra Stadium, Canberra 18,921 Ben Williams (Australia) Hajsafi Pouraliganji Nekounam Hosseini Ghafouri Jahanbakhsh Teymourian Amiri 6–7 Abdul-Amir Salem Ismail Adnan Mahmoud Kasim Hussein Shaker 23 January 2015 20:30 AEDT (UTC+11) JPN 1–1 yes Report UAE Shibasaki 81 Mabkhout 7 Stadium Australia, Sydney 19,094 Alireza Faghani (Iran) Honda Hasebe Shibasaki Toyoda Morishige Kagawa 4–5 O. Abdulrahman Mabkhout Esmaeel Hassan Fardan I. Ahmed Semi-finals South Korea reached their first final since 1988, after overcoming Iraq 2–0. With a 2–0 victory against the United Arab Emirates, Australia qualified for their second consecutive final out of only three appearances in the Asian Cup since moving to the Asian Football Confederation from the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006. 26 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) KOR 2–0 Report IRQ Lee Jeong-hyeop 20Kim Young-gwon 50 Stadium Australia, Sydney 36,053 Ryuji Sato (Japan) 27 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) AUS 2–0 Report UAE Sainsbury 3 Davidson 14 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle 21,079 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Third place match This was both Iraq's and the United Arab Emirates' second appearances in a third place playoff at the AFC Asian Cup, with the teams contesting in 1976 and 1992 respectively. The United Arab Emirates won the match 3–2 and finished in third-place for the first time. 30 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) IRQ 2–3 Report UAE Salem 28 Kalaf 42 Khalil 16 51 Mabkhout 57 pen. Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle 12,829 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Final 2015 AFC Asian Cup final South Korea entered the match looking for their third Asian Cup title, whereas Australia attempted to win their first. After a late goal by Australia in the first half and another late goal by South Korea in the second half, the match was taken into extra time. Australia eventually won the match 2–1. 31 January 2015 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) KOR 1–2 yes Report AUS Son Heung-min 90+1 Luongo 45 Troisi 105 Stadium Australia, Sydney 76,385 Alireza Faghani (Iran) Statistics AFC Asian Cup records and statistics Goalscorers Ali Mabkhout of the United Arab Emirates received the Golden Boot award for scoring five goals. In total, 85 goals were scored by 57 different players, with two of them credited as own goals. 5 goals 22em UAE Ali Mabkhout 4 goals 22em JOR Hamza Al-Dardour UAE Ahmed Khalil 3 goals 22em AUS Tim Cahill CHN Sun Ke JPN Keisuke Honda KSA Mohammad Al-Sahlawi KOR Son Heung-min 2 goals 22em AUS Massimo Luongo AUS James Troisi IRN Sardar Azmoun IRN Reza Ghoochannejhad IRQ Younis Mahmoud IRQ Ahmed Yasin KOR Lee Jeong-hyeop UZB Sardor Rashidov 1 goal 22em AUS Jason Davidson AUS Mile Jedinak AUS Tomi Juric AUS Robbie Kruse AUS Matt McKay AUS Mark Milligan AUS Trent Sainsbury BHR Sayed Jaafar Ahmed BHR Jaycee John Okwunwanne BHR Sayed Saeed CHN Wu Xi CHN Yu Hai IRN Ehsan Hajsafi IRN Morteza Pouraliganji IRN Masoud Shojaei IRQ Dhurgham Ismail IRQ Amjad Kalaf IRQ Yaser Kasim IRQ Waleed Salem JPN Yasuhito Endō JPN Shinji Kagawa JPN Shinji Okazaki JPN Gaku Shibasaki JPN Maya Yoshida JOR Yousef Al-Rawashdeh KUW Hussain Fadhel PRK Ryang Yong-gi OMN Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali PLE Jaka Ihbeisheh QAT Hassan Al-Haydos QAT Khalfan Ibrahim KSA Nawaf Al Abed KSA Naif Hazazi KOR Cho Young-cheol KOR Kim Young-gwon KOR Nam Tae-hee UZB Odil Ahmedov UZB Igor Sergeev UZB Vokhid Shodiev 1 own goal BHR Mohamed Husain (against United Arab Emirates) CHN Gao Lin (against North Korea) Assists 4 assists 22em AUS Massimo Luongo UAE Omar Abdulrahman 3 assists 22em BHN Faouzi Aaish IRN Andranik Teymourian 2 assists 22em AUS Ivan Franjic IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra JPN Shinji Kagawa JOR Abdallah Deeb KOR Cha Du-ri KOR Kim Jin-su UAE Amer Abdulrahman 1 assist 22em AUS Jason Davidson AUS Matthew Leckie AUS Trent Sainsbury AUS Tomi Juric CHN Gao Lin CHN Zheng Zhi CHN Jiang Zhipeng IRN Ashkan Dejagah IRN Vouria Ghafouri IRQ Ali Adnan IRQ Dhurgham Ismail IRQ Amjad Kalaf IRQ Waleed Salem IRQ Ahmed Yasin JPN Keisuke Honda JPN Takashi Inui JPN Yoshinori Muto JOR Hamza Al-Dardour JOR Saeed Murjan JOR Oday Zahran KUW Abdulaziz Al Misha'an OMA Mohammed Al-Siyabi KSA Nawaf Al Abed KSA Abdullah Al-Zori KOR Ki Sung-yueng KOR Lee Jeong-hyeop KOR Lee Keun-ho UZB Server Djeparov UZB Jasur Hasanov UZB Timur Kapadze UZB Shavkat Mullajanov Discipline In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. The match review panel has the ability to increase the automatic one match ban for a red card (e.g. for violent conduct). Single yellow card cautions were erased at the conclusion of the quarter-finals, and were not carried over to the semi-finals (so that a player could only be suspended for the final by getting a red card in the semi-final). The following players were or are suspended during the final tournament – for one or more games – as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulations: Player Offence Suspension KUW Fahad Awadh in qualification vs Iran in qualification vs Iran Group A vs AustraliaAsian Cup 2015: Kuwait coach Nabil Maaloul throws pressure on Socceroos for opener http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/asian-cup-2015-kuwait-coach-nabil-maaloul-throws-pressure-on-socceroos-for-opener/story-fni2wcjl-1227178833838l heraldsun.com.au 15 January 2015 UZB Islom Tukhtakhodjaev 2 in qualification vs United Arab Emirates Group B vs North KoreaDefender of Uzbekistan Football team disqualified for 4 games http://news.uzreport.uz/news_10_e_127206.html uzreport.uz 15 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150116082602/http://news.uzreport.uz/news_10_e_127206.html 16 January 2015 dead PRK Ri Sang-chol Unsporting conduct towards a match officialOffence committed in 2012 Summer Olympics second round qualification vs United Arab Emirates. Group B vs UzbekistanGroup B vs Saudi ArabiaGroup B vs China PRAsian Cup: Uzbekistan opens with 1-0 win over North Korea https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/01/10/asian-cup-uzbekistan-opens-with-1-0-win-over-north-korea/21547391/ usatoday.com 14 January 2015 KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad in qualification vs China PR in qualification vs Indonesia Group B vs China PRAFC Asian Cup 2015: Saudi Arabia v China PR http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8246&stageid=327&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary the-afc.com 16 January 2015 CHN Sun Ke in qualification vs Iraq in qualification vs Iraq Group B vs Saudi Arabia PLE Ahmed Harbi 2 in Group D vs Japan Group D vs Jordan JOR Anas Bani Yaseen 2 in Group D vs Iraq Group D vs Palestine PRK Ri Yong-jik 0 in Group B vs Saudi Arabia Group B vs China PR CHN Ren Hang in Group B vs Saudi Arabia in Group B vs Uzbekistan Group B vs North Korea IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra in Group D vs Jordan in Group D vs Japan Group D vs Palestine AUS Matthew Spiranovic in Group A vs Oman in Group A vs South Korea Quarter-final vs China PR UAE Walid Abbas in Group C vs Qatar in Group C vs Iran Quarter-final vs Japan IRN Mehrdad Pooladi 2 in Quarter-final vs Iraq World Cup qualifying vs Turkmenistan IRQ Yaser Kasim in Group D vs Jordan in Quarter-final vs Iran Semi-final vs South Korea IRQ Ahmad Ibrahim in Third place match vs United Arab Emirates World Cup qualifying vs Chinese Taipei Awards Most Valuable Player AUS Massimo Luongo Top Goalscorer UAE Ali Mabkhout Best Goalkeeper AUS Mathew Ryan Fair Play Award AUS Team of the Tournament Four players from both the winning Australian team and the runner-up South Korean team were selected in the team of the tournament by the organization committee, while the other players included were from a team which progressed to the semi-finals.https://twitter.com/afcasiancup/status/561811330525433856 AC2015 DREAM TEAM 1 February 2015 AFC Asian Cup official twitter 8 July 20152015 Asian Cup Dream Team highlighted by Koreans, Australians 2 February 2015 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2g7yu0 dailymotion.com 9 February 2015 right AUS Ryan KOR Cha D.R. AUS Sainsbury KOR Kwak T.H. IRQ Ismail KOR Ki S.Y. AUS Cahill AUS Luongo UAE Omar UAE Mabkhout KOR Son H.M. The Team of the Tournament GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsAUS Mathew RyanIRQ Dhurgham Ismail KOR Kwak Tae-hwi AUS Trent Sainsbury KOR Cha Du-riKOR Ki Sung-yueng UAE Omar Abdulrahman AUS Massimo Luongo AUS Tim CahillKOR Son Heung-min UAE Ali Mabkhout Final standings yes yes yes 95 1 AUS A yes gold 5 0 1 14 3 2 KOR A yes silver 5 0 1 8 2 3 UAE C yes #c96 3 1 2 10 8 4 IRQ D yes 2 1 3 8 9 |- | colspan="11"| Eliminated in the quarter-finals |- 5 IRN C yes 3 1 0 7 3 6 JPN D yes 3 1 0 8 1 7 CHN B yes 3 0 1 5 4 8 UZB B yes 2 0 2 5 5 |- | colspan="11"| Eliminated in group stage |- 9 JOR D yes 1 0 2 5 4 10 KSA B yes 1 0 2 5 5 11 BHR C yes 1 0 2 3 5 12 OMA A yes 1 0 2 1 5 13 QAT C yes 0 0 3 2 7 14 PRK B yes 0 0 3 2 7 15 KUW A yes 0 0 3 1 6 16 PLE D yes 0 0 3 1 11 |} Source: AFC Technical Report Records The 2015 Asian Cup achieved 26 consecutive matches without a draw, the most of any major football tournament, breaking the previous record of 18 set at the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/01/19/asian-cup-smashes-football-tournament-world-record Asian Cup smashes football tournament world record The World Game 19 January 2015 19 January 2015 Ali Mabkhout broke the record for fastest goal at the AFC Asian Cup, scoring after just 14 seconds for the United Arab Emirates against Bahrain in their group stage match.UAE records second straight Asian Cup win with 2-1 defeat of Bahrain ABC News 15 January 2015 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-15/bahrain-uae/6019898 abc.net.au 25 January 2015 Palestine made its first ever appearance in the Asian Cup, and Jaka Ihbeisheh scored the nation's first ever goal in an Asian Cup in their second group match against Jordan. This goal also marked for the first time a Slovene scored in an Asian Cup game, as Jaka's being Slovenian descent. With the title, Australia became the first men's national team to win titles in two different confederations, having won the OFC Nations Cup four times before moving to the AFC.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/31/socceroos-lift-asian-cup-after-dramatic-extra-time-win-over-south-korea Socceroos lift Asian Cup after dramatic extra-time win over South Korea The Guardian 31 January 2015 Tim Cahill and Mark Bresciano became the first men's players to win two different confederation titles, having previously won the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.https://twitter.com/FIFAcom/status/561539057692737536 FIFA.com @ Twitter Twitter 31 January 2015 By winning the Asian Cup, Australia also became the first country to simultaneously hold the AFC Asian Cup and AFC Champions League titles, following the triumph of Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2014 AFC Champions League.http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8952857 Australia down South Korea, win Asian Cup wwos 1 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203033142/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8952857 3 February 2015 dead dmy-allhttp://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/01/31/22/45/socceroos-crowned-kings-of-asia Socceroos crowned kings of Asia in extra-time final thriller news 31 January 2015 1 February 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091248/http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/01/31/22/45/socceroos-crowned-kings-of-asia dead Marketing Trophy tour thumb|The Asian Cup on tour at Federation Square The Trophy Tour commenced in China in September 2014, it then travelled to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Japan before arriving in Australia in December, where the trophy made it to all five 2015 AFC Asian Cup host cities.AFC Asian Cup trophy set for host city tour 13 November 2014 http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/afc-asian-cup-trophy-set-for-host-city-tour/1xpipq6hk5hmp1wi0ys8w8faf9 socceroos.com.au 13 November 2014 Opening ceremony thumb|Asian Cup opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup took place on 9 January, at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, before the opening match of the tournament between hosts Australia and Kuwait.Victoria to open Australia's biggest ever international football event http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/9488-victoria-to-open-australia-s-biggest-ever-international-football-event.html premier.vic.gov.au 23 November 2014 23 November 2014 https://archive.today/20141123100212/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/9488-victoria-to-open-australia-s-biggest-ever-international-football-event.html dead The ceremony was produced by a consortium of sport event specialists Twenty3 Sports + Entertainment and creative technology firm Spinifex Group. The consortium has worked on the main international sporting events including the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.Consortium appointed to create Asian Cup opening ceremony July 2014 http://mumbrella.com.au/consortium-appointed-create-asian-cup-opening-ceremony-235618 mumbrella.com.au 23 November 2014 The opening ceremony for the Asian Cup directed by Peter Nielson with Musical Direction by Chong Lim, and featured performances by Australian DJ, singer and dancer Havana Brown, Australian indie pop band Sheppard, Indigenous Australian musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, and Australian hip-hop artists L-Fresh The Lion, Joelistics and Mistress of Ceremony.Sukhdeep Singh L- Fresh The Lion will perform at the Opening Ceremony The 2015 AFC Asian Cup http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/highlight/page/id/382079/t/Sukhdeep-Singh-L-Fresh-The-Lion-will-perform-at-the-Opening-Ceremony-The-2015-AFC-Asian-Cup/in/english sbs.com.au 3 January 2015 3 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103042450/http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/highlight/page/id/382079/t/Sukhdeep-Singh-L-Fresh-The-Lion-will-perform-at-the-Opening-Ceremony-The-2015-AFC-Asian-Cup/in/english dead Asian Cup opening ceremony http://l-fresh.com/events/asia-cup/ l-fresh.com 3 January 2015 https://archive.today/20150103043949/http://l-fresh.com/events/asia-cup/ 3 January 2015 dead dmy-all It also featured 80 children from local junior football clubs and a performing cast of more than 120 Australian dancers, acrobats, Indigenous performers and football freestylers.Asian Cup to kick-start Melbourne sporting feast http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/asian-cup-to-kick-start-melbourne-sporting-feast/story-fni0fit3-1227163742459 heraldsun.com.au 23 December 2014 Logo and mascot thumbnail|Nutmeg the Wombat, mascot of the cup at Federation Square The official logo for the tournament was unveiled at a special event in Melbourne, in October 2012. Designed by Sydney agency, WiteKite.2015 AFC Asian Cup logo http://www.designstation.com.au/blog/2015-afc-asian-cup-logo/ designstation.com.au 23 November 2014 The logo depicts a stylised player, kicking a football from the east coast of Australia across country towards Asia. The ball also represents the Australian summer sun arcing west from Australia to Asia. The four golden bands forming the map of Australia represent the four host cities. The design is embraced by the AFC holding device.AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 Preliminary Draw Conducted and Competition Logo Launched http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2012&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7143&cHash=8110ebfef450a3281fe22f4cb3875bec footballnsw.com.au 23 November 2014 The mascot of the tournament, "Nutmeg the Wombat", was unveiled at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo, on 11 November 2014.http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/nutmeg/1gn9ryfcr8mpu1m418ywqn6khb Nutmeg the Wombat named Cup mascot AFC Asian Cup 11 November 2014 18 November 2014 18 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118033709/http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/nutmeg/1gn9ryfcr8mpu1m418ywqn6khb dead The mascot, a wombat native to Australia, wore the colours of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, red and yellow. It was named after the football trick where a player dribbles the ball through an opponent's legs, known as a nutmeg.March 2025 Song Theme song was Warrior by Havana Brown.9 January 2015 Havana Brown faz performance de "Warrior" na Austrália http://omegahitz.com.br/havana-brown-faz-performance-de-warrior-na-australia/ unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20150319015849/http://omegahitz.com.br/havana-brown-faz-performance-de-warrior-na-australia/ 19 March 2015 11 June 2018 Omega Hitz pt Sponsorship AFC announced ten official sponsors and six official supporters as shown below.About Asian Cup http://www.afcasiancup.com/about/en/ afcasiancup.com 14 January 2015 20 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150120062637/http://www.afcasiancup.com/about/en dead Official sponsorsOfficial supporters Continental Fly Emirates Epson Kirin Konica Minolta QatarEnergy Saison Card Samsung Electronics Toshiba Toyota Asahi Shimbun FamilyMart Hyundai Heavy Industries Makita Nike Nikon Corporation Broadcasting The tournament was broadcast live by around 80 TV channels covering the whole world.Official broadcasters http://www.afcasiancup.com/about/en/272h8qys4k7f1xd17dphsiujc afcasiancup.com 1 December 2014 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205180634/http://www.afcasiancup.com/about/en/272h8qys4k7f1xd17dphsiujc dead 800 million people were expected to watch matches, with the tournament reaching a potential TV audience of more than 2.5 billion people.Sydney and Newcastle to host 10 countries in AFC Asian Cup pool matches http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/news-and-media/media-releases/sydney-and-newcastle-to-host-10-countries-in-afc-asian-cup-pool-matches destinationnsw.com.au 8 December 2014 Below is the list of confirmed broadcasting right holders for 2015 AFC Asian Cup. TerritoryChannelRefArab LeaguebeIN SportsAsia-PacificFox International ChannelsFox Sports, ABCABC, FOX SPORTS, Asian Cup LOC and FFA announce deal for free to air broadcast of Asian Cup Football http://about.abc.net.au/press-releases/abc-fox-sports-asian-cup-loc-and-ffa-announce-deal-for-free-to-air-broadcast-of-asian-cup-football/ abc.net.au 28 October 2014SporTVCCTVChannels Telecasting Asian Cup 2015 http://www.tsmplay.com/football/tv-channels-broadcasting-asian-cup/ tsmplay.com 22 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070239/http://www.tsmplay.com/football/tv-channels-broadcasting-asian-cup/ 29 November 2014 dead dmy-all EuropeEurosportNow TVStar SportsSindo TV IRIBTV Asahi, NHK BS1TV3Sky SportNorth AmericaONE World SportsSABCKBS, SBS, MBCChannel 7ABS-CBN Sports+ActionUnited StatesOne World Sports2014-11-29 TV Channels Broadcasting AFC Asian Cup 2015 http://www.tsmplay.com/football/tv-channels-broadcasting-asian-cup/ 2024-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070239/http://www.tsmplay.com/football/tv-channels-broadcasting-asian-cup/ 29 November 2014 SPORT-UZ Controversies Due to a hostage taking in Sydney in December 2014, security was increased for all team bases and stadiums, in addition to police escorts for all official activities.Asian Cup: Hosts Australia asked to strengthen security https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30491795 18 January 2015 BBC Sport 16 December 2014 During a doping test, Jordan's Ahmad Hayel was required to drink so much water to produce a urine sample, that he developed hypothermia and was rendered unconscious.Asian Cup: Doping test 'makes Jordan player sick' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30810610 14 January 2015 BBC Sport 14 January 2015 Jordan coach Ray Wilkins was infuriated at Asian Cup officials over the procedure.http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/jordan-coach-ray-wilkins-hopping-mad-over-doping-fiasco_1530716.html Jordan coach Ray Wilkins hopping mad over doping fiasco Zee News On 24 January 2015, following the country's elimination from the tournament, it was revealed that the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) had lodged a formal complaint to FIFA against their quarter-final opponent. The complaint was regarding the eligibility of Iraqi midfielder Alaa Abdul-Zahra, with the FFIRI arguing that the player should not have been allowed to play due to him submitting a positive doping test while playing for an Iranian club side in 2014. According to documents seen by Agence France-Presse, the 27-year-old tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexanamine, in results that were verified by a WADA-approved laboratory in Cologne.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/iran-protest-over-ineligible-iraq-football-player-023334970--sow.html Iran's protest over Iraqi player rejected 25 January 2015 Yahoo Sports 14 January 2017 21 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170721172652/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/iran-protest-over-ineligible-iraq-football-player-023334970--sow.html dead In an email exchange dated September 2014, FIFA promised to take action, but there is no record of a suspension for Abdul-Zahra. The Iranian national team remained in Australia whilst awaiting a response from FIFA and a final decision by the AFC disciplinary committee.Iraq's quarter-final win thrown into question after Iran claims ineligible player http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/01/24/iraqs-quarter-final-win-thrown-question-after-iran-claims-ineligible-player theworldgame.sbs.com.au 25 January 2015 On 25 January, the AFC disciplinary committee decided that the FFIRI protest was unfounded, and, therefore, dismissed the case, with Iraq, cleared to take its place in their semi-final match against South Korea the following day.Asian Cup: Iran appeal against Iraq over ineligible player dismissed after quarter-final loss ABC News 25 January 2015 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-25/iran-asian-cup-protest-against-iraq-dismissed/6045366 abc.net.au 25 January 2015 On 29 January 2015, after the defeat of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, West Asian Football Federation members reportedly sought to remove Australia from the AFC primarily due to "Australia benefiting hugely from Asian involvement without giving much in return". https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/angry-gulf-nations-leading-charge-to-kick-australia-out-of-asian-football-confederation-20150129-131e5g.html Angry Gulf nations leading charge to kick Australia out of Asian Football Confederation 29 January 2015 The resentment grew in the aftermath of Australia's conquest of the tournament.June 2026 The concern of West Asian Football Federation members is documented in the source, but not that "the resentment grew in the aftermath of Australia's conquest of the tournament." 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