2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament

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The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was held from February 7 to November 21, 2007. Twenty-four teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Beijing.

In the Preliminary Round the ten lowest seeded teams had to play each other in home and away games, with the ten aggregate winners advancing to the second stage where they played together with the 14 seeded teams in six groups of four teams each. The winners and runner-ups of each group advanced to the final stage. The final stage was played with three groups of four teams each; the three group winners qualified to the finals alongside hosts China.

The qualification saw Australia, Korea Republic and Japan winning their final round groups and qualifying to the Olympics.

Contents 1 Preliminary Round 2 Second Round 2.1 Group A 2.2 Group B 2.3 Group C 2.4 Group D 2.5 Group E 2.6 Group F 3 Final Round 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 3.3 Group C 4 External links

[edit] Preliminary Round

First leg played on February 7 and second leg played on February 14, 2007. Winner advanced to the second round.

Team 1	Agg	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Myanmar	2–2	India^	1–1	1–1
°Afghanistan	0–2	Vietnam		0–2
Australia	12–0	Chinese Taipei	11–0	1–0
Bangladesh	1–3	Hong Kong	0–3	1–0
Singapore	3–5	Pakistan	1–2	2–3
Uzbekistan	6–1	Tajikistan	4–1	2–0
Palestine	2–3	Yemen	1–2	1–1
Thailand	6–1	Turkmenistan	1–0	5–1
Indonesia	1–0	Maldives	1–0	0–0
Jordan		Kyrgyzstan*

^ = won by penalty shootout 4–1

° = The first leg of the Vietnam- Afghanistan match in Hanoi was cancelled due to the Afghanistan team's financial problems that led to the team being unable to afford to travel to Vietnam, and security worries. FIFA rescheduled the one-off tie match to 14th February 2007.

* = withdrew

[edit] Second Round

Matches played from February 28 to June 6, 2007. The top two teams in each group advancing to the Final round.

[edit] Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Bahrain	12	6	4	0	2	17	11	+6
Qatar	11	6	3	2	1	18	7	+11
Kuwait	11	6	3	2	1	14	5	+9
Pakistan	0	6	0	0	6	1	27	−26

February 28, 2007

Qatar	2–2	Kuwait
Bahrain	8–0	Pakistan

March 14, 2007

Pakistan	0–2	Qatar
Kuwait	3–0	Bahrain

March 28, 2007

Pakistan	0–3	Kuwait
Bahrain	4–2	Qatar

April 18, 2007

Kuwait	4–0	Pakistan
Qatar	4–0	Bahrain

May 16, 2007

Pakistan	1–3	Bahrain
Kuwait	1–1	Qatar

June 6, 2007

Qatar	7–0	Pakistan
Bahrain	2–1	Kuwait

[edit] Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Japan	18	6	6	0	0	17	2	+15
Syria	10	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2
Malaysia	4	6	1	1	4	4	9	−5
Hong Kong	3	6	1	0	5	2	14	−12

February 28, 2007

Syria	3–1	Malaysia
Japan	3–0	Hong Kong

March 14, 2007

Hong Kong	0–2	Syria
Malaysia	1–2	Japan

March 28, 2007

Hong Kong	0–1	Malaysia
Japan	3–0	Syria

April 18, 2007

Malaysia	0–1	Hong Kong
Syria	0–2	Japan

May 16, 2007

Malaysia	0–0	Syria
Hong Kong	0–4	Japan

June 6, 2007

Syria	4–1	Hong Kong
Japan	3–1	Malaysia

[edit] Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Vietnam	12	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3
Lebanon	12	5	4	0	1	6	4	+2
Oman	6	5	2	0	3	7	6	+1
Indonesia	3	6	1	0	5	5	11	−6

February 28, 2007

Vietnam	2–0	Lebanon
Oman	3–0	Indonesia

March 14, 2007

Indonesia	0–1	Vietnam
Lebanon	1–0	Oman

March 28, 2007

Oman	3–1	Vietnam
Indonesia	1–2	Lebanon

April 18, 2007

Vietnam	2–0	Oman
Lebanon	2–1	Indonesia

May 16, 2007

Indonesia	2–1	Oman
Lebanon	1–0	Vietnam

June 6, 2007

Oman	x–x	Lebanon	Cancelled because of the Cyclone Gonu
Vietnam	2–1	Indonesia

[edit] Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Saudi Arabia	12	6	5	0	1	11	6	+5
Australia	11	6	3	2	1	11	4	+7
Iran	6	6	1	2	3	6	7	−1
Jordan	2	6	0	2	4	2	13	−11

February 28, 2007

Iran	0–0	Australia
Jordan	0–1	Saudi Arabia

March 14, 2007

Australia	1–1	Jordan
Saudi Arabia	1–0	Iran

March 28, 2007

Australia	2–0	Saudi Arabia
Iran	0–0	Jordan

April 18, 2007

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Australia
Jordan	0–3	Iran

May 16, 2007

Australia	3–1	Iran
Saudi Arabia	4–1	Jordan

June 6, 2007

Jordan	0–4	Australia
Iran	2–3	Saudi Arabia

[edit] Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iraq	12	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5
Korea DPR	11	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3
Thailand	5	6	1	2	3	3	6	−3
India	4	6	1	1	4	5	10	−5

February 28, 2007

Thailand	0–1	Korea DPR
Iraq	3–0	India

March 14, 2007

India	3–0*	Thailand
Korea DPR	2–2	Iraq

March 28, 2007

Iraq	1–1	Thailand
India	0–2	Korea DPR

April 18, 2007

Thailand	0–1	Iraq
Korea DPR	2–1	India

May 16, 2007

Korea DPR	0–0	Thailand
India	1–1	Iraq

June 6, 2007

Thailand	2–0	India
Iraq	1–0	Korea DPR

• Originally 0–1. Awarded to India after Thailand used a suspended player.

[edit] Group F

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Korea Republic	15	6	5	0	1	10	3	+7
Uzbekistan	12	6	4	0	2	8	4	+4
United Arab Emirates	6	6	2	0	4	7	11	−4
Yemen	3	6	1	0	5	2	9	−7

February 28, 2007

Korea Republic	1–0	Yemen
Uzbekistan	2–1	United Arab Emirates

March 14, 2007

United Arab Emirates	1–3	Korea Republic
Yemen	0–1	Uzbekistan

March 28, 2007

Korea Republic	2–0	Uzbekistan
Yemen	1–2	United Arab Emirates

April 18, 2007

Uzbekistan	0–1	Korea Republic
United Arab Emirates	2–0	Yemen

May 16, 2007

Yemen	1–0	Korea Republic
United Arab Emirates	0–2	Uzbekistan

June 6, 2007

Korea Republic	3–1	United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan	3–0	Yemen

[edit] Final Round

The final round was played in three groups of four teams each held from August 22 to November 21, 2007. The winner of each group will represent Asia at the 2008 Olympic Games with host China. The groups were drawn on June 13:

[edit] Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Australia	12	6	3	3	0	7	1	+6
Iraq	11	6	3	2	1	12	4	+8
Korea DPR	5	6	1	2	3	3	6	−3
Lebanon	4	6	1	1	4	4	15	−11

August 22, 2007	Iraq	0 – 0	Australia	Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sun (China)
		(Report)

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August 23, 2007	Korea DPR	0 – 1	Lebanon	Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Tongkhan (Thailand)
		(Report)	Ali Yaacoub  12'

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September 8, 2007	Australia	1 – 0	Korea DPR	Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Takayama (Japan)
	Mark Milligan  49'	(Report)

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September 8, 2007	Lebanon	0 – 5	Iraq	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 0 Referee: Al-Saeedi (UAE)
		(Report)	Samer Saeed  22' Alaa Abdul-Zahra  59',  89' Ali Abbas  72' Karrar Jassim  76' (pen)

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September 12, 2007	Australia	3 – 0	Lebanon	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 4,171 Referee: Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)
	Nick Ward  6' Mark Bridge  25' David Williams  90+3'	(Report)

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September 12, 2007	Iraq	2 – 0	Korea DPR	Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Abdou (Qatar)
	Khaldoun Ibrahim  21' Alaa Abdul-Zahra  69'	(Report)

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October 17, 2007	Korea DPR	0 – 0	Iraq	Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
		(Report)

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October 17, 2007	Lebanon	0 – 0	Australia	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 350 Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)
		(Report)

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November 17, 2007	Australia	2 – 0	Iraq	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Attendance: 13,088 Referee: Abdul (Singapore)
	Adrian Leijer  18' Mark Milligan  58'	(Report)

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November 17, 2007	Lebanon	1 – 2	Korea DPR	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 100 Referee: Torky (Iran)
	Hamza Salameh  5' (pen)	(Report)	Kim Kyong-Il  45+1' Kim Kuk-Jin  70'

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November 21, 2007	Korea DPR	1 – 1	Australia	Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Basma (Syria)
	Pak Chol-Min  10'	(Report)	Mark Milligan  70'

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November 21, 2007	Iraq	5 – 2	Lebanon	Rayyan SC Stadium, Doha Attendance: 100 Referee: Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
	Alaa Abdul-Zahra  8',  23',  81' Mustafa Karim  30' Samer Saeed  37'	(Report)	Hassan Maatouk  59' (pen) Ali Al Saadi  72' (pen)

[edit] Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Korea Republic	12	6	3	3	0	4	1	+3
Bahrain	11	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3
Syria	4	6	0	4	2	5	7	−2
Uzbekistan	3	6	0	3	3	5	9	−4

August 22, 2007

Korea Republic	2–1	Uzbekistan
Syria	1–2	Bahrain

September 8, 2007

Uzbekistan	0–0	Syria
Bahrain	0–1	Korea Republic

September 12, 2007

Uzbekistan	1–2	Bahrain
Korea Republic	1–0	Syria

October 17, 2007

Bahrain	2–0	Uzbekistan
Syria	0–0	Korea Republic

November 17, 2007

Uzbekistan	0–0	Korea Republic
Bahrain	1–1	Syria

November 21, 2007

Korea Republic	0–0	Bahrain
Syria	3–3	Uzbekistan

[edit] Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Japan	11	6	3	2	1	7	2	+5
Qatar	10	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2
Saudi Arabia	9	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2
Vietnam	2	6	0	2	4	3	12	−9

August 22, 2007

Japan	1–0	Vietnam
Qatar	1–0	Saudi Arabia

September 8, 2007

Vietnam	1–1	Qatar
Saudi Arabia	0–0	Japan

September 12, 2007

Vietnam	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Japan	1–0	Qatar

October 17, 2007

Saudi Arabia	2–0	Vietnam
Qatar	2–1	Japan

November 17, 2007

Vietnam	0–4	Japan
Saudi Arabia	2–1	Qatar

November 21, 2007

Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia
Qatar	3–1	Vietnam

[edit] External links

• Official site of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers