2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification

2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesThailand (ASEAN)
Kyrgyz Republic (Central & South)
Malaysia (East)
United Arab Emirates (West)
Dates1 April – 21 May 2022[1]
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored377 (7.25 per match)
Attendance3,255 (63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Muhammad Osamanmusa (11 goals)
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The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's futsal championship of Asia.[2]

A total of 15 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, excluding Kuwait - who automatically qualified as a host.

The qualification process was divided into four zones: ASEAN Zone, where the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship served as the qualifying competition, Central & South Zone, East Zone, and West Zone.

Qualification process

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 31 teams entered the competition. Sixteen spots in the final tournament were distributed as follows:

  • Host: 1 spot (Kuwait)
  • West Zone: 5 spots
  • Central & South Zone: 4 spots
  • East Zone: 3 spots
  • ASEAN Zone: 3 spots

Draw

  • In the West Zone, seven teams were drawn into one group of four teams and another group of three teams.
West Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iraq
 Lebanon

 Bahrain
 Saudi Arabia

 United Arab Emirates

 Oman
 Palestine

  • In the Central & South Zone, eight teams were drawn into two groups.
Central and South Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Iran
 Uzbekistan

 Kyrgyzstan
 Tajikistan

 Turkmenistan
 Afghanistan

   Nepal
 Maldives

  • In the East Zone, six teams were drawn into two group of three teams. Later, after China withdrew, the qualification was played as one group instead.[3]
East Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 Japan
 Chinese Taipei

 China
 South Korea

 Hong Kong
 Mongolia

  • Three berths from the ASEAN Zone were determined by 2022 AFF Futsal Championship where a separate draw was conducted by the ASEAN Football Federation on February 21.
ASEAN Zone
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Thailand
 Vietnam

 Malaysia
 Myanmar

 Indonesia
 East Timor

 Australia
 Cambodia

 Brunei

Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
West Zone Central and South Zone (all of them in South Zone) East Zone ASEAN Zone

 Jordan
 Qatar
 Syria
 Yemen

 Bangladesh
 Bhutan
 India
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka

 Guam
 Macau
 Northern Mariana Islands
 North Korea
 China

 Laos
 Philippines
 Singapore

Format

The qualifiers took place between April 1 to 15 in centralized venues. In the West Zone, the United Arab Emirates were the hosts. Top two teams from each group and the winner of the play-off match between the third placed teams qualified. In the Central and South Zone, the matches were played in the Kyrgyz Republic where top two teams from each group advanced to the final tournament. The host for the East Zone were Malaysia. The top three teams from the five team group qualified for the tournament. The 2022 AFF Futsal Championship acts as the qualifiers for the ASEAN Zone, in which the top three teams (e.g. the two finalists and the winners of the third-place playoff) qualified.

West Zone

Top two teams of each group, and the winner of the play-off between the group third-placed team, qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 7 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 10 9 +1 5
3  Oman 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 Play-off
4  Palestine 3 0 1 2 8 12 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Lebanon 2–1 Oman
  • Taqi 16' (o.g.)
  • Rhyem 25'
 Report
  • Al-Shamsi 30'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 5–4 Palestine
  • Rudayni 4', 34'
  • Al-Zahrani 17', 28'
  • Al-Otaibi 20' (pen.)
 Report
  • Shawahna 22'
  • Salloum 25', 38'
  • Mohammed 26'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)
Oman 2–2 Saudi Arabia
  • Taqi 1'
  • Al-Maawali 25'
 Report
  • Rudayni 2'
  • Al-Harthi 14'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Japan)
Palestine 3–6 Lebanon
  • Shawahna 14'
  • Salloum 27'
  • Fahjan 37'
 Report
  • Kawsan 6'
  • Rhyem 11', 34'
  • Zeitoun 24', 29'
  • Kobeissy 33'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Zari Fathi (Iran)
Lebanon 3–3 Saudi Arabia
  • Rhyem 19', 40'
  • Al-Harthi 40' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Al-Maleh 5'
  • Al-Mulla 18'
  • Mubarak 21'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Jargalsaikhan Rentsenkhand (Mongolia)
Palestine 1–1 Oman
  • Salloum 20'
 Report
  • Al-Shamsi 30'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Lee Po-fu (Chinese Taipei)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2  Bahrain 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  United Arab Emirates (H) 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 Play-off
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Hameed 5'
  • Faisal 28'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Bahrain 1–0 United Arab Emirates
  • Maula 37'
 Report
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)
Iraq 1–1 Bahrain
  • Haqi 29'
 Report
  • Abdulnabi 8'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi Afshar (Iran)

Play-off

The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Oman 5–3 United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Shamsi 4', 24'
  • S. Al-Balushi 30'
  • Z. Al-Balushi 34', 39'
 Report
  • Al-Falasi 18'
  • Obaid 26'
  • Al-Hammadi 27'
Zayed Sports Complex, Fujairah
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Central and South Zone

Top two teams of each group qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

  • The matches were played between 10 and 12 April 2022.
  • All matches were played in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Times are listed are UTC+6.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 28 1 +27 9 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2  Turkmenistan 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3  Kyrgyzstan (H) 3 1 0 2 9 12 −3 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 1 31 −30 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran 17–0 Maldives
  • Aghapour 5', 15'
  • Derakhshani 6'
  • Tayyebi 11', 25', 26'
  • Karimi 20'
  • Ahmadabbasi 20', 20', 23', 33', 33'
  • Kadkhoda 34', 35'
  • Shavardazi 37', 37'
  • Rafieipour 38'
 Report
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Kim Jong-hee (South Korea)
Kyrgyzstan 1–3 Turkmenistan
  • Makhmadaminov 31'
 Report
  • Gurbanow 27'
  • Garajayew 28'
  • Baýramow 40'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Mohamad Chami (Lebanon)
Turkmenistan 0–3 Iran
Report
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Maldives 1–7 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
  • Isabekov 7'
  • Dolotkeldiev 13', 40'
  • Zholdubaev 20'
  • Abdyzhalil Uulu 28'
  • Daniiar Uulu 30'
  • Naseer 31' (o.g.)
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Jo Young-ha (South Korea)
Turkmenistan 7–0 Maldives
  • Gurbanow 2'
  • Annagulyýew 20'
  • Berenow 24'
  • Sähedow 27', 40'
  • Garajayew 32', 37'
 Report
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Panadda Khotsenaphattra (Thailand)
Iran 8–1 Kyrgyzstan
  • Tayyebi 14'
  • Ezzati 14'
  • Rafieipour 30', 31'
  • Derakhshani 34'
  • Kadkhoda 36'
  • Abbasi 37'
  • Shavardazi 40'
 Report
  • Alimov 13'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 17 10 +7 4
3  Afghanistan 3 1 1 1 13 10 +3 4
4    Nepal 3 0 0 3 3 24 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Uzbekistan 5–1   Nepal
  • Nishonov 2'
  • Usmonov 11'
  • Ropiev 16', 32'
  • Elmurodov 40'
 Report
  • Lama 28'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Yuttakon Maiket (Thailand)
Tajikistan 4–4 Afghanistan
  • Sharipov 1'
  • Sardorov 24'
  • Yorov 38', 40'
 Report
  • Mahmoodi 25'
  • Sadeqi 26'
  • Yorov 28' (o.g.)
  • Hossaini 34'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Nepal   1–11 Tajikistan
  • Hamid 3'
 Report
  • Yorov 8', 38'
  • Kuziev 21', 34'
  • Sardorov 25', 31', 32'
  • Halimov 33', 34'
  • Rizomov 37', 38'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Tsubasa Oya (Japan)
Afghanistan 1–5 Uzbekistan
  • Amiri 2'
 Report
  • Nishonov 3'
  • Ropiev 7', 8'
  • Choriev 11'
  • Rakhmatov 32'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Eisa Abdulhoussain (Kuwait)
Uzbekistan 5–2 Tajikistan
  • Nishonov 7'
  • Choriev 20', 40'
  • Rakhmatov 23'
  • Usmonov 33'
 Report
  • Salomov 12'
  • Sardorov 33'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)
Afghanistan 8–1   Nepal
  • Karimi 1', 32' (pen.)
  • Mohammadi 15'
  • Amiri 24'
  • Sadeqi 25', 36', 40'
  • Hashemi 33'
 Report
  • Shrestha 39'
Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek
Referee: Kumi Hiruma (Japan)

East Zone

The top three teams qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. China withdrew from the tournament on 20 April 2022 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country following the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 outbreak.[4][3] Before they withdrew, the qualification was to be staged between six teams which were drawn into two groups of three teams, with the group winners and a play-off winner between the group runner-ups to qualify for the final tournament.

  • The matches were played between 17 and 21 May 2022.
  • All matches were played in Malaysia.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 42 3 +39 12 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
2  South Korea 4 2 1 1 11 12 −1 7
3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 13 14 −1 6
4  Hong Kong 4 0 2 2 6 17 −11 2
5  Mongolia 4 0 1 3 2 28 −26 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
South Korea 4−2 Chinese Taipei
  • Shin Jong-hoon 8'
  • Kim Min-kuk 15'
  • Hwang Un 18'
  • Seo Jung-woo 40'
 Report
  • Lin Chih-hung 2'
  • He Chia-chen 25'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Mongolia 1−1 Hong Kong
Temüülen 7' Report Chow Ka Lok 34'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Hasan Al-Gburi (Iraq)
Hong Kong 2−11 Japan
 Report
  • Crepaldi 2', 28', 30'
  • Kanazawa 3'
  • Uchida 6'
  • Uemura 12', 24'
  • Yoshikawa 20'
  • Oliveira 28'
  • Tsutsumi 31'
  • Mori 40'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)
Mongolia 0−6 South Korea
Report
  • Hwang Un 2'
  • Kang Ju-kwang 4'
  • Shin Jong-hoon 7'
  • Eom Tae-yeon 23'
  • Ahn Kwang-su 32'
  • Lee Ahn 36'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
Japan 15−0 Mongolia
  • Yoshikawa 4'
  • Kato 6'
  • Motoishi 8', 33', 35'
  • Kanazawa 11'
  • Oliveira 12'
  • Mori 14', 26'
  • Harada 24', 40'
  • Battogtokh 24' (o.g.)
  • Crepaldi 30'
  • Uemura 35'
  • Tumurbaatar 35' (o.g.)
 Report
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Chinese Taipei 4−2 Hong Kong
  • Liu Ju-ming 5', 26'
  • Lin Chih-hung 11'
  • Huang Wei-lun 19'
 Report
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)
Chinese Taipei 6−1 Mongolia
  • Chen Ching-hsuan 16'
  • Lin Chih-hung 18'
  • Liu Ju-ming 18'
  • Chi Sheng-fa 20', 27'
  • Chu Chia-wei 36'
 Report
  • Tumurbaatar 11'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
South Korea 0−9 Japan
Report
  • Lee Jin-hyuk 5' (o.g.)
  • Uemura 7'
  • Oliveira 8'
  • Kanazawa 12', 21'
  • Kuromoto 19'
  • Hirata 32'
  • Uchida 39'
  • Kato 40'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Pornnarong Grairod (Thailand)
Hong Kong 1−1 South Korea
  • Lee Jin-hyuk 36' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Kim Yun-young 31'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
Japan 7−1 Chinese Taipei
  • Uchida 6', 16', 22'
  • Crepaldi 24'
  • Oliveira 29' (pen.)
  • Hirata 33'
  • Takami 37'
 Report
  • Chi Sheng-fa 2'
Panasonic Sports Complex, Shah Alam
Referee: Hawkar Salar Ahmed (Iraq)

ASEAN Zone

Main article: 2022 AFF Futsal Championship

Top three teams of the 2022 AFF Futsal Championship qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

  • The matches were played between 2 and 10 April 2022.
  • All matches were held in Thailand.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 4 3 1 0 35 4 +31 10 Semi-finals
2  Indonesia 4 3 1 0 30 5 +25 10
3  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 20 15 +5 6
4  Cambodia 4 0 1 3 10 36 −26 1
5  Brunei 4 0 1 3 2 37 −35 1
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malaysia 7–6 Cambodia
  • Saiful 1', 20'
  • Khairul 9', 39'
  • Abu 23', 32'
  • Sichamroeun 29' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Sereyvong 6', 25'
  • Sichamroeun 17'
  • Prum 18'
  • Tong 33'
  • Lun 39'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)
Thailand 13–0 Brunei
 Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 100
Referee: Osama Idrees Sedaif (Bahrain)
Brunei 0–12 Indonesia
Report
  • Soumilena 2', 3'
  • Pangestu 5'
  • Sunny 7'
  • Syauqi 13', 20'
  • Ardiansyah 19', 33'
  • Ardiansyah N. 21'
  • Rizki 27', 34'
  • Khalil 40' (o.g.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)
Cambodia 0–16 Thailand
Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Indonesia 5–1 Malaysia
  • Ardiansyah N. 21', 35'
  • Firman 29'
  • Soumilena 39', 39'
 Report
  • Ridzwan 22'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)
Brunei 2–2 Cambodia
  • Zairul 20'
  • Sophath 34' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Sereyvong 4'
  • Khalil 9' (o.g.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 10
Referee: Leung Chung Yin (Hong Kong)
Malaysia 10–0 Brunei
  • Ekmal 8', 34'
  • Juma 18' (o.g.)
  • Sufri 21', 22'
  • Abu 33'
  • Farhan 33'
  • Lee 37', 37'
  • Aidil 38'
 Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia)
Indonesia 2–2 Thailand
  • Soumilena 1'
  • Ardiansyah N. 6'
 Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Osama Idrees Sedaif (Bahrain)
Cambodia 2–11 Indonesia
  • Sirotha 8'
  • Tong 19'
 Report
  • Ardiansyah 7', 22', 31', 36'
  • Iqbal 12'
  • Syauqi 21', 21', 22'
  • Wossiry 29'
  • Prum 30' (o.g.)
  • Soumilena 37'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Andrew Best (Australia)
Thailand 4–2 Malaysia
  • Tanapol 7'
  • Sarawut 29', 34'
  • Kritsada 39'
 Report
  • Farhan 12', 27'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Referee: Gelareh Nazemi Deylami (Iran)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2  Vietnam 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 9 15 −6 3
4  East Timor 3 0 0 3 8 24 −16 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Vietnam 1–1 Myanmar
  • Nhan Gia Hưng 13'
 Report
  • Myo Myint Soe 27'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
East Timor 4–7 Australia
  • M. Fernandes 5'
  • Ximenes 8'
  • Mesquita 13'
  • Sweedan 20' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Fornito 4'
  • Adeli 9', 29'
  • Rathjen 18'
  • Rogan 24', 35'
  • Guerreiro 25'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)
Australia 1–6 Myanmar
  • Haddad 10'
 Report
  • Thyne Phwet Aung 4', 32'
  • Nyein Min Soe 16', 25'
  • Hein Min Soe 24'
  • Niski 27' (o.g.)
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 20
Referee: Wahyu Wicaksono (Indonesia)
East Timor 1–7 Vietnam
  • Barreto 17'
 Report
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 1', 20'
  • Trần Thái Huy 19'
  • Lê Quốc Nam 22'
  • Nguyễn Văn Hiếu 23', 38'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 30'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)
Vietnam 5–1 Australia
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 13', 34'
  • Trần Thái Huy 29'
  • Châu Đoàn Phát 35'
  • Nguyễn Văn Hiếu 38'
 Report
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 25
Referee: Husain Ali Al-Bahhar (Bahrain)
Myanmar 10–3 East Timor
  • Myo Thet Aung 7', 9', 13'
  • Hlaing Min Tun 8', 12', 14', 34'
  • Thyne Phwet Aung 9'
  • Myo Myint Soe 21'
  • Wai Zin Oo 27'
 Report
  • Guterres 13'
  • Mesquita 19'
  • M. Fernandes 23'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sarraf (Kuwait)

Semi-finals

The winners qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Myanmar 1–6 Indonesia
  • Hlaing Min Tun 37'
 Report
  • Syauqi 17'
  • Soumilena 23'
  • Ardiansyah 25', 35'
  • Sulistyo 40'
  • Firman 40'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)
Thailand 3–1 Vietnam
 Report
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 32'
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 800
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)

Third place match

The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

Myanmar 1–1 Vietnam
  • Khin Zaw Lin 39'
 Report
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 29'
Penalties
  • Myo Myint Soe soccer ball with red X
  • Aung Zin Oo soccer ball with red X
  • Nyein Min Soe soccer ball with check mark
 1–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Trần Văn Vũ
  • soccer ball with check mark Phạm Đức Hoà
  • soccer ball with check mark Khổng Đình Hùng
  • soccer ball with check mark Nguyễn Minh Trí
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fahad Al-Hosani (United Arab Emirates)

Final

Indonesia 2–2 Thailand
  • Soumilena 8'
  • Ardiansyah 25'
 Report
Penalties
  • Firman soccer ball with check mark
  • Ardiansyah soccer ball with red X
  • Syauqi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ardiansyah N. soccer ball with check mark
 3–5
Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Doseri (Bahrain)

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC Futsal Championship1
 Kuwait Hosts 25 January 2021[6] 11 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Lebanon West Zone Group A winners 6 April 2022 11 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Bahrain West Zone Group B runners-up 6 April 2022 2 (2002, 2018)
 Iraq West Zone Group B winners 6 April 2022 11 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Saudi Arabia West Zone Group A runners-up 7 April 2022 1 (2016)
 Indonesia ASEAN Zone runners-up 8 April 2022 9 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Thailand ASEAN Zone winners 8 April 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Oman West Zone Play-off winners 9 April 2022 0 (debut)
 Vietnam ASEAN Zone third place 10 April 2022 5 (2005, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Uzbekistan Central & South Zone Group B winners 11 April 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Iran Central & South Zone Group A winners 11 April 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Tajikistan Central & South Zone Group B runners-up 12 April 2022 10 (2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Turkmenistan Central & South Zone Group A runners-up 12 April 2022 6 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Japan East Zone winners 19 May 2022 15 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 South Korea East Zone runners-up 19 May 2022 13 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
 Chinese Taipei East Zone third place 20 May 2022 12 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 377 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 7.25 goals per match.

11 goals

9 goals

  • Indonesia Ardiansyah

8 goals

  • Indonesia Holypaul Soumilena

6 goals

5 goals

  • Iran Hossein Tayyebi
  • Japan Vinícius Crepaldi
  • Japan Shunta Uchida
  • Lebanon Mustafa Rhyem
  • Myanmar Hlaing Min Tun
  • Tajikistan Fayzali Sardorov
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Thịnh Phát

4 goals

  • Afghanistan Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi
  • Indonesia Ardiansyah Nur
  • Japan Sora Kanazawa
  • Japan Arthur Oliveira
  • Japan Atsuya Uemura
  • Oman Muatasim Al-Shamsi
  • State of Palestine Adnan Salloum
  • Tajikistan Idris Yorov
  • Thailand Peerapat Kaewwilai
  • Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Ropiev

3 goals

  • Cambodia Orkchan Sereyvong
  • Chinese Taipei Chi Sheng-fa
  • Chinese Taipei Lin Chih-hung
  • Chinese Taipei Liu Ju-ming
  • Iran Hamzeh Kadkhoda
  • Iran Alireza Rafieipour
  • Iran Masoud Shavardazi
  • Japan Gensuke Mori
  • Japan Takehiro Motoishi
  • Malaysia Abu Haniffa
  • Malaysia Farhan Khairul
  • Myanmar Myo Thet Aung
  • Myanmar Thyne Phwet Aung
  • Saudi Arabia Fahad Rudayni
  • Thailand Krit Aransanyalak
  • Thailand Ronnachai Jungwongsuk
  • Thailand Panat Kittipanuwong
  • Turkmenistan Daýanç Garajayew
  • Uzbekistan Davron Choriev
  • Uzbekistan Khusniddin Nishonov
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Hiếu

2 goals

  • Afghanistan Ali Amiri
  • Afghanistan Mohammad Reza Karimi
  • Australia Shervin Adeli
  • Australia Daniel Fornito
  • Australia Scott Rogan
  • Cambodia Chanmony Tong
  • Hong Kong Chow Ka Lok
  • Hong Kong Chow Ka Wa
  • Indonesia Dewa Rizki
  • Indonesia Firman Ardiansyah
  • Iran Salar Aghapour
  • Iran Mohammad Derakhshani
  • Japan Kokoro Harada
  • Japan António Hirata
  • Japan Minami Kato
  • Japan Tomoki Yoshikawa
  • Kyrgyzstan Azamat Dolotkeldiev
  • Lebanon Hassan Zeitoun
  • Malaysia Ekmal Shahrin
  • Malaysia Khairul Effendy
  • Malaysia Joshua Lee
  • Malaysia Saiful Nizam
  • Malaysia Sufri Shamil
  • Myanmar Myo Myint Soe
  • Myanmar Nyein Min Soe
  • Oman Zamel Al-Balushi
  • State of Palestine Rashid Shawahna
  • Saudi Arabia Mansour Al-Zahrani
  • South Korea Hwang Un
  • South Korea Shin Jong-hoon
  • Tajikistan Shavqat Halimov
  • Tajikistan Umed Kuziev
  • Tajikistan Samandar Rizomov
  • Thailand Apiwat Chaemcharoen
  • Thailand Sarawut Phalaphruek
  • East Timor Miguel Fernandes
  • East Timor Joaquim Mesquita
  • Turkmenistan Allamyrat Gurbanow
  • Turkmenistan Gurbangeldi Sähedow
  • Uzbekistan Dilshod Rakhmatov
  • Uzbekistan Akbar Usmonov
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Trí
  • Vietnam Trần Thái Huy

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Sayed Hashemi
  • Afghanistan Hamid Reza Hossaini
  • Afghanistan Farzad Mahmoodi
  • Afghanistan Mortaza Mohammadi
  • Australia Jordan Guerreiro
  • Australia Anthony Haddad
  • Australia Nicholas Rathjen
  • Bahrain Ahmed Abdulnabi
  • Bahrain Salman Maula
  • Brunei Zairul Hazmin
  • Cambodia Diamant Prum
  • Cambodia Ros Sichamroeun
  • Cambodia Ros Sirotha
  • Cambodia Sothydaroth Lun
  • Chinese Taipei Chen Ching-hsuan
  • Chinese Taipei Chu Chia-wei
  • Chinese Taipei He Chia-chen
  • Chinese Taipei Huang Wei-lun
  • Hong Kong Lee Ho Wo
  • Indonesia Iqbal Rahmattulah
  • Indonesia Rio Pangestu
  • Indonesia Sunny Rizky
  • Indonesia Guntur Sulistyo
  • Indonesia Marvin Wossiry
  • Iran Masoud Abbasi
  • Iran Morteza Ezzati
  • Iran Mahdi Karimi
  • Iraq Salim Faisal
  • Iraq Rafid Hameed
  • Iraq Ali Haqi
  • Japan Guilherme Kuromoto
  • Japan Masataka Takami
  • Japan Yuta Tsutsumi
  • Kyrgyzstan Aidarbek Abdyzhalil Uulu
  • Kyrgyzstan Maksat Alimov
  • Kyrgyzstan Abdurakhim Daniiar Uulu
  • Kyrgyzstan Azamat Isabekov
  • Kyrgyzstan Shokhrukh Makhmadaminov
  • Kyrgyzstan Mirlan Zholdubaev
  • Lebanon Kassem Kawsan
  • Lebanon Mohamad Kobeissy
  • Malaysia Aidil Shahril
  • Malaysia Ridzwan Bakri
  • Maldives Hussain Shareef
  • Mongolia Amarsaikhan Temüülen
  • Mongolia Ankhbayar Tumurbaatar
  • Myanmar Hein Min Soe
  • Myanmar Khin Zaw Lin
  • Myanmar Wai Zin Oo
  • Nepal Aadil Hamid
  • Nepal Mani Lama
  • Nepal Sumit Shrestha
  • Oman Samer Al-Balushi
  • Oman Mohammed Taqi
  • Oman Khalfan Al-Maawali
  • State of Palestine Imad Fahjan
  • State of Palestine Ahmed Mohammed
  • Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Harthi
  • Saudi Arabia Fares Al-Maleh
  • Saudi Arabia Aroan Mubarak
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Mulla
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulilah Al-Otaibi
  • South Korea Ahn Kwang-su
  • South Korea Eom Tae-youn
  • South Korea Kang Juk-wang
  • South Korea Kim Min-kuk
  • South Korea Kim Yun-young
  • South Korea Lee Ahn
  • South Korea Seo Jung-woo
  • Tajikistan Dilshod Salomov
  • Tajikistan Muhamadjon Sharipov
  • Thailand Supakorn Bovonratcadakul
  • Thailand Atsadawut Jangkot
  • Thailand Tanapol Maneepetch
  • East Timor Cesario Barreto
  • East Timor Venceslau Guterres
  • East Timor Bendito Ximenes
  • Turkmenistan Mülkaman Annagulyýew
  • Turkmenistan Meretgeldi Baýramow
  • Turkmenistan Kadyr Berenow
  • United Arab Emirates Abdulla Al-Falasi
  • United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Hammadi
  • United Arab Emirates Rashid Obaid
  • Uzbekistan Abbos Elmurodov
  • Vietnam Châu Đoàn Phát
  • Vietnam Lê Quốc Nam
  • Vietnam Nhan Gia Hưng

1 own goal

  • Australia Dylan Niski (against Myanmar)
  • Australia Ahmed Sweedan (against Timor Leste)
  • Brunei Abdul Khaaliq (against Thailand)
  • Brunei Aiman Haji (against Thailand)
  • Brunei Juma Metali (against Malaysia)
  • Cambodia Diamant Prum (against Indonesia)
  • Cambodia Duk Sophath (against Brunei)
  • Cambodia Lak Phirun (against Thailand)
  • Cambodia Ros Sichamroeun (against Malaysia)
  • Maldives Saamin Naseer (against Kyrgyzstan)
  • Mongolia Erdene-Undrakh Battogtokh (against Japan)
  • Mongolia Ankhbayar Tumurbaatar (against Japan)
  • Oman Mohammed Taqi (against Lebanon)
  • Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Harthi (against Lebanon)
  • Tajikistan Idris Yorov (against Afghanistan)
  • Turkmenistan Şiri Baýramdurdyýew (against Iran)

2 own goals

  • Brunei Khalil Saab (against Indonesia, Cambodia)
  • South Korea Lee Jin-hyuk (against Japan, Hong Kong)

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