Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics.
Format
The 12 teams in this round were divided into three groups of four teams each and played on a home-and-away format. The group winner from each group advanced to the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. Three second-placed teams from this round will play each other in a playoff at a centralised venue from 25 to 29 March 2012, and the winners of this group will meet the representatives of CAF for a berth in the Olympics.
Seeding
The group stage draw took place on 7 July 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
Groups
The matches were played between 21 September 2011 and 14 March 2012.[2]
| Legend |
|---|
| Team qualify for the 2012 Olympics |
| Team advance to the Play-off round |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 |
 Oman |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 Qatar |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 |
 Saudi Arabia |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
- 1Qatar adjudged to have played Abdelaziz Hatem when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 1–1.[3]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 14 |
 Uzbekistan |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
 Iraq |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 5 |
 Australia |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates |
0 – 0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
- 1Iraq adjudged to have played Faisal Jassim when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 2–0 to Iraq [4]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 15 |
 Syria |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 |
 Bahrain |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 |
 Malaysia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
| Syria |
3 – 1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Fares  15'Mardigian 45', 54' |
Report | Shubbar 85' (pen.) |
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (Jordan)[5] Attendance: 200 Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
| Malaysia |
0 – 4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sakai 35' Osako 44' Haraguchi 55' Saito 60' |
National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 14,205 Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Al-Zarooni (United Arab Emirates) |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Mohamed Tayeb Al Alawi
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goals
- Yuya Osako (for Syria)
References
- ↑ "Koreans must bridge Gulf to London". the-afc.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Olympic final round qualifying draw on Thursday". the-afc.com. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ Iraq sanctioned for ineligible player
- ↑ "Bahrain arrive for Olympic qualifier". 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-00-21. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Bahrain-Japan tie on Nov 22". 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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