2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup is the 17th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup (previously known as the AFC Futsal Championship),[1] the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams compete in the tournament.[2] The top four teams will qualify for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan besides Uzbekistan who automatically qualified as host. If Uzbekistan reach the semi-finals, a play-off round will be held to determine the last Asian representatives at the Futsal World Cup.
| ฟุตซอลชิงแชมป์เอเชีย 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 17–28 April 2024 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Japan are the defending champion.
Host selection
There were five nations that were confirmed for bidding.
Thailand was selected as hosts by the AFC Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee on 5 September 2023.[3]
Qualification
Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Qualified as | Appearances | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand | 5 September 2023[3] | Hosts | 17th | 2022 | Runners-up (2008, 2012) |
 China | 13 October 2023 | Group A winners | 13th | 2018 | Fourth place (2008, 2010) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan | 11 October 2023 | Group B winners | 1st | Debut | None |
 Saudi Arabia | 11 October 2023 | Group B runners-up | 3rd | 2022 | Group stage (2018, 2022) |
 Iran |
11 October 2023 | Group C winners | 17th | 2022 | Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) |
 Kyrgyzstan |
11 October 2023 | Group C runners-up | 16th | 2018 | Third place (2005) |
 Vietnam |
9 October 2023 | Group D winners | 7th | 2022 | Fourth place (2016) |
 South Korea |
9 October 2023 | Group D runners-up | 15th | 2022 | Runners-up (1999) |
 Myanmar |
9 October 2023 | Group E winners or runners-up | 2nd | 2018 | Group stage (4/4) (2018) |
 Tajikistan |
9 October 2023 | Group E winners or runners-up | 12th | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2007) |
 Kuwait |
9 October 2023 | Group F winners or runners-up | 13th | 2022 | Fourth place (2003, 2014) |
 Bahrain |
9 October 2023 | Group F winners or runners-up | 4th | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2018) |
 Iraq |
9 October 2023 | Group G winners or runners-up | 13th | 2022 | Fourth place (2018) |
 Uzbekistan |
9 October 2023 | Group G winners or runners-up | 17th | 2022 | Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016) |
 Japan |
11 October 2023 | Group H winners | 17th | 2022 | Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
11 October 2023 | Group H runners-up | 8th | 2016 | Fourth place (2012) |
- 1 Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Venues
Thailand
Draw
The draw will be held on 14 December 2023.[4]
The 16 teams are to be drawn into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance at the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be used in the third place match).[2]
Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The following five teams from AFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup alongside host Uzbekistan.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 23 June 2023[5] | 2016, 2021 |
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| TBD |
References
- "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
- "AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023.
- "Thailand recommended as host for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ 2024". the-AFC. Asian Football Confederation. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- "Asian Football Calendar (Oct 2023 – Sep 2024)". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- "Uzbekistan to host the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
External links
- AFC Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com
- 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Fixtures & Standings, the-AFC.com