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 the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Format

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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 winners from each group will advance to the main 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 Africa for a berth in the Olympics.

Seeding

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The group stage draw took place on 7 July 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

  Südkorea
  Australien
  Japan

  Iraq
  Bahrain
  Katar

  Saudi-Arabien
  Syria
  Usbekistan

  Oman
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
  Malaysia

Groups

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Südkorea 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12
  Oman 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
  Katar 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 7
  Saudi-Arabien 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
Südkorea  2 – 0  Oman
Yoon Bit-Garam   24'
Kim Bo-Kyung   74'
Bericht
Saudi-Arabien  1 – 1  Katar
Dagriri   12' Bericht Al Nahoyi   89'

Oman  2 – 0  Saudi-Arabien
Hardan   15'
Al Shamli   56'
Bericht
Katar  1 – 1  Südkorea
Majid   43' (pen.) Bericht Kim Hyun-Sung   68'

Südkorea  1 – 0  Saudi-Arabien
Cho Young-Cheol   33' (pen.) Bericht
Oman  3 – 0
(awarded1)
  Katar
Al-Maqbali   11' Bericht Khalfan   88'

Katar  2 – 2  Oman
Khalfan   26'
Al-Haidos   86'
Bericht Al-Maqbali   34'
Farah   76'
Saudi-Arabien  1 – 1  Südkorea
Khudari   60' Bericht Kim Bo-Kyung   90+1'

Oman  0 – 3  Südkorea
Bericht Nam Tae-Hee   1'
Kim Hyun-Sung   68'
Baek Sung-Dong   72'
Katar  2 – 1  Saudi-Arabien
Al-Haidos   44'
Nabeel   78'
Bericht Walibi   12' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Saudi-Arabien  1 – 1  Oman
Al-Muwallad   57' Bericht Al-Hadhri   43'
Südkorea  0 – 0  Katar
Bericht
  • 1 Qatar adjudged to have played Abdelaziz Hatem when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 1–1.[3]

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14
  Usbekistan 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8
  Iraq 6 1 2 3 2 7 −5 5
  Australien 6 0 4 2 0 3 −3 4
Usbekistan  2 – 0  Iraq
Temurkhuja   71'
Turaev   78'
Bericht
Attendance: 7,223
Australien  0 – 0  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Bericht
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Iraq  0 – 0  Australien
Bericht
Attendance: 200

Australien  0 – 0  Usbekistan
Bericht
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate  3 – 0
(awarded1)
  Iraq
Bericht Abdul-Raheem   21'
Sabah   77'

Iraq  0 – 1  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Bericht Ali   3'
Attendance: 420
Usbekistan  2 – 0  Australien
Turaev   27'
Zoteev   85'
Bericht
Attendance: 4,527

Iraq  2 – 1  Usbekistan
M. Abdullah   45+2' (pen.)
Ahmad   88'
Bericht Musaev   23'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate  1 – 0  Australien
Abdulrahman   23' Bericht
Attendance: 28,734
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)

Usbekistan  2 – 3  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Zoteev   34'
Musaev   47'
Bericht Khalil   51', 55'
Saleh   90+3'
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Australien  0 – 0  Iraq
Bericht
  • 1 Iraq adjudged to have played Jasim Faisal when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 2–0 to Iraq.[4]

Group C

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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
Japan  2 – 0  Malaysia
Higashi   10'
Yamazaki   76'
Bericht
Attendance: 22,504
Syria  3 – 1  Bahrain
Fares   15'
Mardigian   45', 54'
Bericht Shubbar   85' (pen.)

Bahrain  0 – 2  Japan
Bericht Otsu   44'
Higashi   66'
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia  0 – 2  Syria
Bericht Solaiman   50'
Nasouh   88'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)

Japan  2 – 1  Syria
Hamada   45'
Otsu   86'
Bericht Al Soma   75'
Attendance: 25,482
Malaysia  2 – 3  Bahrain
Nazmi   28'
Mahali   69'
Bericht Al Amer   80'
Ahmed   84', 86'

Syria  2 – 1  Japan
Osako   19' (o.g.)
Al Salih   90'
Bericht Nagai   45'
Bahrain  2 – 1  Malaysia
Al Alawi   25'
Farhan   88'
Bericht Hazwan   76'
Attendance: 2,000

Malaysia  0 – 4  Japan
Bericht Sakai   35'
Osako   44'
Haraguchi   55'
Saito   60'
Bahrain  2 – 1  Syria
Al Alawi   12', 89' Bericht Al Douni   86'
Attendance: 600

Syria  3 – 0  Malaysia
Mardigian   48', 68'
Al Soma   80'
Bericht
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Japan  2 – 0  Bahrain
Ogihara   54'
Kiyotake   59'
Bericht
Attendance: 36,233

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

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  1. ^ "Koreans must bridge Gulf to London". the-afc.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Olympic final round qualifying draw on Thursday". the-afc.com. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "QFA | Qatar Football Association - QFA Press Release". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. ^ "UAE Olympic team awarded win after Fifa find Iraq guilty". The National. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Bahrain arrive for Olympic qualifier". 2011-09-19. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  6. ^ "Bahrain-Japan tie on Nov 22". 2011-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-08-10.