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Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

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.

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.

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
Changwon Football Center, ChangwonAttendance: 13,704Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Qatar
Dagriri 12' Report Al Nahoyi 89'
King Fahd International Stadium, RiyadhAttendance: 1,315Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)
Oman 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Hardan 15'
Al Shamli 56'		 Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
Qatar 1 – 1 South Korea
Majid 43' (pen.) Report Kim Hyun-Sung 68'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 5,051Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
South Korea 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Cho Young-Cheol 33' (pen.) Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 27,224Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Oman 3 – 0
(awarded)		 Qatar
Al-Maqbali 11' Report Khalfan 88'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 10,000Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Qatar 2 – 2 Oman
Khalfan 26'
Al-Haidos 86'		 Report Al-Maqbali 34'
Farah 76'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 2,707Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 South Korea
Khudari 60' Report Kim Bo-Kyung 90+1'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamAttendance: 1,315Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)
Oman 0 – 3 South Korea
Report Nam Tae-Hee 1'
Kim Hyun-Sung 68'
Baek Sung-Dong 72'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 10,000Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Qatar 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Haidos 44'
Nabeel 78'		 Report Walibi 12' (pen.)
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 2,270Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Oman
Al-Muwallad 57' Report Al-Hadhri 43'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamAttendance: 150Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
South Korea 0 – 0 Qatar
Report
Seoul World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 23,327Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
  • Qatar adjudged to have played Abdelaziz Hatem when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 1–1.

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
JAR Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 7,223Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Australia 0 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Hindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideAttendance: 2,390Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Iraq 0 – 0 Australia
Report
Al Arabi Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 200Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
United Arab Emirates 0 – 0 Uzbekistan
Report
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al AinAttendance: 4,110Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Australia 0 – 0 Uzbekistan
Report
Parramatta Stadium, ParramattaAttendance: 2,604Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 3 – 0
(awarded)		 Iraq
Report Abdul-Raheem 21'
Sabah 77'
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al AinAttendance: 6,432Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Iraq 0 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Report Ali 3'
Al Arabi Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 420Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Australia
Turaev 27'
Zoteev 85'		 Report
JAR Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 4,527Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Iraq 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
M. Abdullah 45+2' (pen.)
Ahmad 88'		 Report Musaev 23'
Al Arabi Stadium, Doha (Qatar)Attendance: 100Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
United Arab Emirates 1 – 0 Australia
Abdulrahman 23' Report
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 28,734Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 2 – 3 United Arab Emirates
Zoteev 34'
Musaev 47'		 Report Khalil 51', 55'
Saleh 90+3'
JAR Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 7,600Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Australia 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Central Coast Stadium, GosfordAttendance: 2,071Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
  • Iraq adjudged to have played Jasim Faisal when he should have served a suspension. Original result was 2–0 to Iraq.

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
Tosu Stadium, TosuAttendance: 22,504Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Syria 3 – 1 Bahrain
Fares 15'
Mardigian 45', 54'		 Report Shubbar 85' (pen.)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (Jordan)Attendance: 200Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 0 – 2 Japan
Report Otsu 44'
Higashi 66'
National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 2,000Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Malaysia 0 – 2 Syria
Report Solaiman 50'
Nasouh 88'
National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 30,000Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)
Japan 2 – 1 Syria
Hamada 45'
Otsu 86'		 Report Al Soma 75'
National Stadium, TokyoAttendance: 25,482Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Malaysia 2 – 3 Bahrain
Nazmi 28'
Mahali 69'		 Report Al Amer 80'
Ahmed 84', 86'
National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 30,000Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Syria 2 – 1 Japan
Osako 19' (o.g.)
Al Salih 90'		 Report Nagai 45'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman (Jordan)Attendance: 500Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
Bahrain 2 – 1 Malaysia
Al Alawi 25'
Farhan 88'		 Report Hazwan 76'
Al Ahli Stadium, ManamaAttendance: 2,000Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Malaysia 0 – 4 Japan
Report Sakai 35'
Osako 44'
Haraguchi 55'
Saito 60'
National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 14,205Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Al-Zarooni (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 2 – 1 Syria
Al Alawi 12', 89' Report Al Douni 86'
National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 600Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Syria 3 – 0 Malaysia
Mardigian 48', 68'
Al Soma 80'		 Report
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman (Jordan)Attendance: 600Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Japan 2 – 0 Bahrain
Ogihara 54'
Kiyotake 59'		 Report
National Stadium, TokyoAttendance: 36,233Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
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.
  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.
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