Courtesy: The AFC.com

Line-up completed for AFC Futsal Championship 2007

6 March 2007

KUALA LUMPUR: Korea Republic, Iraq, Lebanon and the Philippines have qualified for the AFC Futsal Championship 2007 and completed the list of 16 teams for the official draw.

While Lebanon and the Philippines were the top two teams respectively in Group A, Iraq finished atop Group B followed by Korea Republic in the qualifying round held recently in Chinese Taipei.

The official draw will take place on April 9 in Tokyo at the JFA Football Museum.

The four qualifiers will join the 12 teams which have gained automatic qualification, including champions Japan who are not only top-seeded but are also the hosts for this edition. The other teams are IR Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Hong Kong, China PR, Turkmenistan, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.


QUALIFYING RESULTS AND STANDINGS

Group A:
Mar 1-3 - Lebanon 8-2 Philippines , CT 6-1 Maldives
Mar 3-3 - Maldives 1-14 Lebanon , Philippines 4-2 CT
Mar 5-3 - Maldives 2-5 Philippines , Lebanon 1-1 CT

Standings:
1. Lebanon , 7points ( 2w 1d) GF23, GA4, Diff: +19
2. Philippines . 6 points (2w 1l) GF11, GA12, Diff -1
3. Chinese Taipei . 4 points (1w 1l 1d) GF9, GA6, Diff +3
4. Maldives . 0 point (3l) GF4, GA 25, Diff -21

Lebanon and the Philippines qualified for the finals.


Group B:
Mar 1-3 - Iraq 19-0 Guam , Indonesia 1-6 Korea Rep.
Mar 3-3 - Korea Rep. 3-6 Iraq , Guam 2-21 Indonesia
Mar 5-3 - Korea Rep. 25-2 Guam , Iraq 9-4 Indonesia

Standings:
1: Iraq , 9 points (3w) GF34, GA7, Diff +27
2: Korea Republic , 6 points (2w 1l) GF34, GA9, Diff +25
3: Indonesia , 3 points (1w 2l) GF26, GA17, Diff +9
4: Guam , 0 point (3l) GF4, GA65, Diff -61

Iraq and Korea Republic qualified for the finals.



Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com