The 2014 AFC Futsal Championship qualification is held in late 2013 to determine 12 spots to the final tournament in Vietnam. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship, and Vietnam, the host nation for the 2014 competition, receive automatic byes to the Finals.
Format Twenty-four teams registered in qualifying action for 12 places in the finals. Reigning champions Japan, runners-up Thailand, Iran and 2014 edition hosts Vietnam had direct entry into the tournament proper. The qualification process was divided into four zones: ASEAN Zone, which doubled as the 2013 AFF Futsal Championship, Central & South Zone, East Zone, and West Zone. The top three of each zone qualified for the 2014 AFC Futsal Championship.
Qualified teams
TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearancein finals 0130 May 2012 0230 May 2012 031 June 20120431 August 2013 056 October 2013 066 October 2013077 October 2013 0822 October 2013 0922 October 2013 1023 October 2013 116 November 2013 127 November 2013 137 November 2013 1411 December 2013 1511 December 2013 1612 December 2013
Zones
ASEAN
Matches played in Thailand from October 19 to October 27, 2013. All times are Thailand Time – UTC+7.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
East All times are Vietnam Time – UTC+7.
South & Central All times are Uzbekistan Time – UTC+5.
West The matches will be played in Malaysia from December 8 to December 12, 2013. All times are Malaysia Time – UTC+8.
References
External links AFC Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com