The 2014 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Vietnam from 30 April to 10 May 2014. 16 countries took part in the 13th edition of the tournament. Japan won the championship and successfully defended their title from the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship.
Qualified teams
TeamQualified asQualification dateAppearancein finals 0130 May 2012 0230 May 2012 031 June 2012s and 0431 August 2013 056 October 2013 066 October 2013077 October 20130822 October 20130922 October 20131023 October 2013 116 November 2013 127 November 2013 137 November 2013 1411 December 2013 1511 December 2013 1612 December 2013
Venues Ho Chi Minh City Phu Tho Gymnasium Ton Duc Thang University Gymnasium Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 2,700
Draw The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2012. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Group stage If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings. 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; Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play; Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+7).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is used in the third place match).
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers 15 goals
Hossein Tayyebi
8 goals
Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Nobuya Osodo
7 goals
Vahid Shafiei Suphawut Thueanklang
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top GoalscorerMost Valuable PlayerFair Play award Hossein Tayyebi Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh
References
External links AFC Futsal Championship, the-AFC.com