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

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

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

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

 South Korea
 Australia
 Japan

 Iraq
 Bahrain
 Qatar

 Saudi Arabia
 Syria
 Uzbekistan

 Oman
 United Arab Emirates
 Malaysia

Groups

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12
 Oman 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
 Qatar 6 1 4 1 6 8 −2 7
 Saudi Arabia 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
South Korea 2 – 0 Oman
Yoon Bit-Garam 24'
Kim Bo-Kyung 74'		 Report
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Qatar
Dagriri 12' Report Al Nahoyi 89'
Oman 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Hardan 15'
Al Shamli 56'		 Report
Qatar 1 – 1 South Korea
Majid 43' (pen.) Report Kim Hyun-Sung 68'
South Korea 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Cho Young-Cheol 33' (pen.) Report
Oman 3 – 0
(awarded1)		 Qatar
Al-Maqbali 11' Report Khalfan 88'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 2 – 2 Oman
Khalfan 26'
Al-Haidos 86'		 Report Al-Maqbali 34'
Farah 76'
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 South Korea
Khudari 60' Report Kim Bo-Kyung 90+1'
Attendance: 1,315
Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Oman 0 – 3 South Korea
Report Nam Tae-Hee 1'
Kim Hyun-Sung 68'
Baek Sung-Dong 72'
Qatar 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Haidos 44'
Nabeel 78'		 Report Walibi 12' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Oman
Al-Muwallad 57' Report Al-Hadhri 43'
South Korea 0 – 0 Qatar
Report
  • 1 Qatar adjudged to have played Abdelaziz Hatem when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 1–1.[3]

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14
 Uzbekistan 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8
 Iraq 6 1 2 3 2 7 −5 5
 Australia 6 0 4 2 0 3 −3 4
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Iraq
Temurkhuja 71'
Turaev 78'		 Report
Attendance: 7,223
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Australia 0 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Iraq 0 – 0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 200
United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 Uzbekistan
Report
Australia 0 – 0 Uzbekistan
Report
United Arab Emirates 3 – 0
(awarded1)		 Iraq
Report Abdul-Raheem 21'
Sabah 77'
Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Iraq 0 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Report Ali 3'
Attendance: 420
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Australia
Turaev 27'
Zoteev 85'		 Report
Attendance: 4,527
Iraq 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
M. Abdullah 45+2' (pen.)
Ahmad 88'		 Report Musaev 23'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
United Arab Emirates 1 – 0 Australia
Abdulrahman 23' Report
Attendance: 28,734
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 2 – 3 United Arab Emirates
Zoteev 34'
Musaev 47'		 Report Khalil 51', 55'
Saleh 90+3'
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Australia 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
  • 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

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'		 Report
Attendance: 22,504
Syria 3 – 1 Bahrain
Fares 15'
Mardigian 45', 54'		 Report Shubbar 85' (pen.)
Bahrain 0 – 2 Japan
Report Otsu 44'
Higashi 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Malaysia 0 – 2 Syria
Report Solaiman 50'
Nasouh 88'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Japan 2 – 1 Syria
Hamada 45'
Otsu 86'		 Report Al Soma 75'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 25,482
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Malaysia 2 – 3 Bahrain
Nazmi 28'
Mahali 69'		 Report Al Amer 80'
Ahmed 84', 86'
Syria 2 – 1 Japan
Osako 19' (o.g.)
Al Salih 90'		 Report Nagai 45'
Bahrain 2 – 1 Malaysia
Al Alawi 25'
Farhan 88'		 Report Hazwan 76'
Al Ahli Stadium, Manama
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Malaysia 0 – 4 Japan
Report Sakai 35'
Osako 44'
Haraguchi 55'
Saito 60'
Attendance: 14,205
Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Al-Zarooni (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 2 – 1 Syria
Al Alawi 12', 89' Report Al Douni 86'
Attendance: 600
Syria 3 – 0 Malaysia
Mardigian 48', 68'
Al Soma 80'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Japan 2 – 0 Bahrain
Ogihara 54'
Kiyotake 59'		 Report
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 36,233
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
  • Bahrain Mohamed Tayeb Al Alawi
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

  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.