The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship qualification was held in late 2011 and early 2012 to determine 12 spots to the final tournament in United Arab Emirates. The teams finishing first, second and third in the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, and the host nation for the 2012 competition, receive automatic byes to Finals.
System
Twenty-seven teams registered in qualifying action for 12 places in the finals. Reigning champions Iran, runners-up Uzbekistan, Japan and 2012 edition hosts UAE have direct entry into the tournament proper.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Runners-Up | 28 May 2010 | 12th | |
| 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Winners | 28 May 2010 | 12th | |
| 2010 AFC Futsal Championship Third Place | 30 May 2010 | 12th | |
| Host | 2 July 2011 | 1st | |
| South & Central Group | 4 November 2011 | 12th | |
| South & Central Group | 4 November 2011 | 7th | |
| South & Central Group | 4 November 2011 | 6th | |
| East Group Runners-Up | 17 November 2011 | 11th | |
| East Group Winners | 17 November 2011 | 9th | |
| East Group Third Place | 18 November 2011 | 9th | |
| West Group Winners | 15 December 2011 | 2nd | |
| West Group Runners-Up | 15 December 2011 | 10th | |
| West Group Third Place | 16 December 2011 | 8th | |
| ASEAN Group Winners | 25 February 2012 | 12th | |
| ASEAN Group Runners-Up | 25 February 2012 | 8th | |
| ASEAN Group Third Place | 26 February 2012 | 5th | 
Zones
ASEAN
This zone was originally scheduled to take place from November 26 to December 1, 2011.[1] However, the AFC announced on November 9 that it would be postponed due to the flood situation in Bangkok.[2] It has been rescheduled from February 21 to 26, 2012.[3]
All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | +31 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | 
| Indonesia  | 12 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Silitonga  Bachri Hafid Wardhana Handoyo Saptaji Tamimy  | 
Report | 
| Thailand  | 13 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chalaemkhet  Madyalan Thueanklang Wongkaeo Sornwichian  | 
Report | 
| Myanmar  | 2 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aung Aung  Than Wunna Aung  | 
Report | Gempur  Wardhana Arochman Tamimy  | 
| Philippines  | 2 – 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mallari  Zerrudo  | 
Report | Madyalan  Chudech Wongkaeo Thueanklang Chaemcharoen Ratana  | 
| Philippines  | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mallari  Ravelo  | 
Report | Tin Win Ko Ko  | 
| Thailand  | 5 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penpakul  Thueanklang Chudech Sornwichian  | 
Report | Tamimy  Silitonga  | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | 
| Australia  | 15 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adeli  Basger Giovenali Zeballos Gomez Ngaluafe G. Cattanach  | 
Report | 
| Malaysia  | 4 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kadir  Alwee Zahari Hadzir  | 
Report | Adeli  Wright Ngaluafe Giovenali  | 
| Cambodia  | 1 – 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Phang Sunly  | 
Report | Huỳnh Bá Tuấn  Nguyễn Trọng Thiện Nguyễn Bảo Quân Lưu Quỳnh Toàn  | 
| Australia  | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Phung Trong Luan  Zeballos  | 
Report | Lưu Quỳnh Toàn  Nguyễn Trọng Thiện  | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| February 25 – Bangkok | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| February 26 – Bangkok | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| February 25 – Bangkok | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| February 26 – Bangkok | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| Thailand  | 7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thueanklang  Chalaemkhet Madyalan Chaemcharoen Wongkaeo  | 
Report | 
Third place play-off
Final
| Thailand  | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thueanklang  Chomboon Wongkaeo  | 
Report | Wardhana  | 
East
Matches played in Malaysia from November 13 to November 18, 2011. All times are Malaysia Time (MYT) – UTC+8.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 
| South Korea  | 5 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Jong-hoon  Seok Dae-sung Hwang Un  | 
Report | Tsatsral  | 
| Hong Kong  | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yip Tsz Chun  Wong Chun Lam Chu Kwok Leung  | 
Report | 
| South Korea  | 7 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Jong-hoon  Oh Hyun-jong Seok Dae-sung Jeong Eui-hyun  | 
Report | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | 
| China  | 9 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Xi  Feng Wei Cong Lin Zhao Liang Deng Tao Hu Jie  | 
Report | Cheung  | 
| Chinese Taipei  | 12 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Chih-en  Lo Chih-an Hsieh Meng-husan Weng Wei-pin Chen Po-hao Shih Shin-an  | 
Report | Leong Chong In  | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| November 17 – Cheras | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| November 18 – Cheras | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| November 17 – Cheras | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| November 18 – Cheras | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| South Korea  | 7 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeong Eui-hyun  Shin Jong-hoon Kim Sun-ho Jang Ming-yu Ha Jin-won  | 
Report | Lo Chih-en  Weng Wei-pin Huang Cheng-tsung  | 
Third place play-off
| Chinese Taipei  | 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Lo Chih-an  Liu Chi-chao Weng Wei-pin  | 
Report | Chow Ka Wa  Yip Tsz Chun Lau Ka Shing Chu Kwok Leung  | 
Final
South & Central
This zone was originally scheduled to take place from November 25 to 27, 2011 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1] However, the Maldives withdrew in early November and the AFC Futsal Committee decided to award automatic qualification to the remaining teams; Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[4]
West
The matches will be played in Kuwait from December 9 to December 16, 2011.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 55 | −48 | 0 | 
| Qatar  | 6 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal  Rodriguinho Yousuf Raja  | 
Report | Al-Najjar  Estanbolli  | 
| Kuwait  | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Taweel  Al-Mesned Hayat  | 
Report | A. Al-Dosari  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 16 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Owaifi  Al-Alouni Al-Shehri Al-Malki A. Al-Dosari Krinshi Al-Ghanmi Al-Mujari  | 
Report | Al-Osman  | 
| Syria  | 4 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dali  Estanbolli Faowall  | 
Report | Aman  Al-Taweel Al-Mekaimi  | 
| Palestine  | 1 – 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dakkak  | 
Report | Rodriguinho  Yousuf Mohssein Obaid Diab Raja Bilal  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 5 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaibari  A. Al-Dosari Al-Malki Al-Alouni  | 
Report | Al-Masalmeh  Estanbolli Alwan  | 
| Qatar  | 6 – 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal  Rodriguinho Mohssein Yousuf  | 
Report | Al-Alouni  A. Al-Dosari Bin Ghadir Al-Owaifi  | 
| Palestine  | 1 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abu-Sahioun  | 
Report | Al-Mesned  Al-Taweel Al-Mekaimi Al-Mosabehi Aman Al-Awadhi  | 
| Syria  | 15 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Faowall  Dali Al-Najjar Al-Hantoush  | 
Report | Al-Osman  Yassine Abu-Sahioun  | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | 
| Lebanon  | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Takaji  Zeitoun Serhan  | 
Report | Omar  | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 1 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim  | 
Report | Bachay  Khalid Abd-Ali Duraid  | 
| Bahrain  | 2 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Saleh  Yaber  | 
Report | Mahmood  Salmeen Jamil  | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 15 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| December 16 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| December 15 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 16 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
References
- 1 2 "Futsal: Easy draw for Thailand". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. August 16, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
 - ↑ "Futsal 2012 Asean qualifiers postponed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
 - ↑ "ASEAN qualifiers set for February". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. December 1, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
 - ↑ "Direct passage for TJK, TKM, KGZ". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
 
