# 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification

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.
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.
* In the Central & South Zone, eight teams were drawn into two groups.
* 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.
* 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.

## 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.
* The matches were played between 5 and 9 April 2022.
* All matches were played in United Arab Emirates.
* Times listed are UTC+4.

### 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 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Play-off |
| 4 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 1 | |

### 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 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Play-off |

### Play-off

The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

## 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 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 | |

### 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 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 | |

## 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. 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 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 2 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 1 | |

## ASEAN Zone

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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | |

### 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | East Timor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | |

### Semi-finals

The winners qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

### Third place match

The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.

### Final
## Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC Futsal Championship |
| Kuwait | Hosts | 25 January 2021 | 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
* Muhammad Osamanmusa
9 goals
* Ardiansyah
8 goals
* Holypaul Soumilena
6 goals
* Syauqi Saud
* Saeid Ahmadabbasi
* Kritsada Wongkaeo
5 goals
* Hossein Tayyebi
* Vinícius Crepaldi
* Shunta Uchida
* Mustafa Rhyem
* Hlaing Min Tun
* Fayzali Sardorov
* Nguyễn Thịnh Phát
4 goals
* Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi
* Ardiansyah Nur
* Sora Kanazawa
* Arthur Oliveira
* Atsuya Uemura
* Muatasim Al-Shamsi
* Adnan Salloum
* Idris Yorov
* Peerapat Kaewwilai
* Ikhtiyor Ropiev
3 goals
* Orkchan Sereyvong
* Chi Sheng-fa
* Lin Chih-hung
* Liu Ju-ming
* Hamzeh Kadkhoda
* Alireza Rafieipour
* Masoud Shavardazi
* Gensuke Mori
* Takehiro Motoishi
* Abu Haniffa
* Farhan Khairul
* Myo Thet Aung
* Thyne Phwet Aung
* Fahad Rudayni
* Krit Aransanyalak
* Ronnachai Jungwongsuk
* Panat Kittipanuwong
* Daýanç Garajayew
* Davron Choriev
* Khusniddin Nishonov
* Nguyễn Văn Hiếu
2 goals
* Ali Amiri
* Mohammad Reza Karimi
* Shervin Adeli
* Daniel Fornito
* Scott Rogan
* Chanmony Tong
* Chow Ka Lok
* Chow Ka Wa
* Dewa Rizki
* Firman Ardiansyah
* Salar Aghapour
* Mohammad Derakhshani
* Kokoro Harada
* António Hirata
* Minami Kato
* Tomoki Yoshikawa
* Azamat Dolotkeldiev
* Hassan Zeitoun
* Ekmal Shahrin
* Khairul Effendy
* Joshua Lee
* Saiful Nizam
* Sufri Shamil
* Myo Myint Soe
* Nyein Min Soe
* Zamel Al-Balushi
* Rashid Shawahna
* Mansour Al-Zahrani
* Hwang Un
* Shin Jong-hoon
* Shavqat Halimov
* Umed Kuziev
* Samandar Rizomov
* Apiwat Chaemcharoen
* Sarawut Phalaphruek
* Miguel Fernandes
* Joaquim Mesquita
* Allamyrat Gurbanow
* Gurbangeldi Sähedow
* Dilshod Rakhmatov
* Akbar Usmonov
* Nguyễn Minh Trí
* Trần Thái Huy
1 goal
* Sayed Hashemi
* Hamid Reza Hossaini
* Farzad Mahmoodi
* Mortaza Mohammadi
* Jordan Guerreiro
* Anthony Haddad
* Nicholas Rathjen
* Ahmed Abdulnabi
* Salman Maula
* Zairul Hazmin
* Diamant Prum
* Ros Sichamroeun
* Ros Sirotha
* Sothydaroth Lun
* Chen Ching-hsuan
* Chu Chia-wei
* He Chia-chen
* Huang Wei-lun
* Lee Ho Wo
* Iqbal Rahmattulah
* Rio Pangestu
* Sunny Rizky
* Guntur Sulistyo
* Marvin Wossiry
* Masoud Abbasi
* Morteza Ezzati
* Mahdi Karimi
* Salim Faisal
* Rafid Hameed
* Ali Haqi
* Guilherme Kuromoto
* Masataka Takami
* Yuta Tsutsumi
* Aidarbek Abdyzhalil Uulu
* Maksat Alimov
* Abdurakhim Daniiar Uulu
* Azamat Isabekov
* Shokhrukh Makhmadaminov
* Mirlan Zholdubaev
* Kassem Kawsan
* Mohamad Kobeissy
* Aidil Shahril
* Ridzwan Bakri
* Hussain Shareef
* Amarsaikhan Temüülen
* Ankhbayar Tumurbaatar
* Hein Min Soe
* Khin Zaw Lin
* Wai Zin Oo
* Aadil Hamid
* Mani Lama
* Sumit Shrestha
* Samer Al-Balushi
* Mohammed Taqi
* Khalfan Al-Maawali
* Imad Fahjan
* Ahmed Mohammed
* Nasser Al-Harthi
* Fares Al-Maleh
* Aroan Mubarak
* Abdulrahman Al-Mulla
* Abdulilah Al-Otaibi
* Ahn Kwang-su
* Eom Tae-youn
* Kang Juk-wang
* Kim Min-kuk
* Kim Yun-young
* Lee Ahn
* Seo Jung-woo
* Dilshod Salomov
* Muhamadjon Sharipov
* Supakorn Bovonratcadakul
* Atsadawut Jangkot
* Tanapol Maneepetch
* Cesario Barreto
* Venceslau Guterres
* Bendito Ximenes
* Mülkaman Annagulyýew
* Meretgeldi Baýramow
* Kadyr Berenow
* Abdulla Al-Falasi
* Khalid Al-Hammadi
* Rashid Obaid
* Abbos Elmurodov
* Châu Đoàn Phát
* Lê Quốc Nam
* Nhan Gia Hưng
1 own goal
* Dylan Niski (against Myanmar)
* Ahmed Sweedan (against Timor Leste)
* Abdul Khaaliq (against Thailand)
* Aiman Haji (against Thailand)
* Juma Metali (against Malaysia)
* Diamant Prum (against Indonesia)
* Duk Sophath (against Brunei)
* Lak Phirun (against Thailand)
* Ros Sichamroeun (against Malaysia)
* Saamin Naseer (against Kyrgyzstan)
* Erdene-Undrakh Battogtokh (against Japan)
* Ankhbayar Tumurbaatar (against Japan)
* Mohammed Taqi (against Lebanon)
* Nasser Al-Harthi (against Lebanon)
* Idris Yorov (against Afghanistan)
* Şiri Baýramdurdyýew (against Iran)
2 own goals
* Khalil Saab (against Indonesia, Cambodia)
* Lee Jin-hyuk (against Japan, Hong Kong)