| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Thailand (ASEAN) Kyrgyz Republic (Central & South) Malaysia (East) United Arab Emirates (West)  | 
| Dates | 1 April – 21 May 2022[1] | 
| Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 | 
| Goals scored | 377 (7.25 per match) | 
| Attendance | 3,255 (63 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
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.
 
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- In the Central & South Zone, eight teams were drawn into two groups.
 
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- 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]
 
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- 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.
 
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- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
 
| West Zone | Central and South Zone (all of them in South Zone) | East Zone | ASEAN Zone | 
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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 | 
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Play-off | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 1 | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 5–4 | |
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| Oman  | 2–2 | |
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| Palestine  | 3–6 | |
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| Lebanon  | 3–3 | |
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| Palestine  | 1–1 | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Play-off | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 0–2 | |
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| Bahrain  | 1–0 | |
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Play-off
The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
| Oman  | 5–3 | |
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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 | 
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 9 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | −30 | 0 | 
| Iran  | 17–0 | |
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| Kyrgyzstan  | 1–3 | |
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| Turkmenistan  | 0–3 | |
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| Maldives  | 1–7 | |
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| Turkmenistan  | 7–0 | |
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| Iran  | 8–1 | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 | 
| Uzbekistan  | 5–1 | |
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| Tajikistan  | 4–4 | |
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| Nepal    | 1–11 | |
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| Afghanistan  | 1–5 | |
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| Uzbekistan  | 5–2 | |
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| Afghanistan  | 8–1 | |
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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 | 
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | +39 | 12 | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 1 | 
| South Korea  | 4−2 | |
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| Mongolia  | 1−1 | |
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| Hong Kong  | 2−11 | |
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| Mongolia  | 0−6 | |
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| Japan  | 15−0 | |
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| Chinese Taipei  | 4−2 | |
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| Chinese Taipei  | 6−1 | |
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| South Korea  | 0−9 | |
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| Hong Kong  | 1−1 | |
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| Japan  | 7−1 | |
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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 | 
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | +31 | 10 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 37 | −35 | 1 | 
| Malaysia  | 7–6 | |
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| Brunei  | 0–12 | |
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| Malaysia  | 10–0 | |
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| Indonesia  | 2–2 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 7 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | 
| East Timor  | 4–7 | |
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| Australia  | 1–6 | |
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| East Timor  | 1–7 | |
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| Vietnam  | 5–1 | |
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| Myanmar  | 10–3 | |
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The winners qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
| Myanmar  | 1–6 | |
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| Thailand  | 3–1 | |
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The winner qualified for 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
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| Indonesia  | 2–2 | |
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Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]
- 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
 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)
References
- ↑ "AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 Qualifiers draw to reveal path to Continental glory". AFC. 3 January 2022.
 - ↑ "AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
 - 1 2 "Latest update on the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022". AFC. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
 - ↑ Nicholson, Paul (20 April 2022). "China pulls out futsal team from AFC qualifiers as covid takes its toll". Inside World Football. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
 - ↑ "Kuwait 2022 cast finalised". AFC. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
 - ↑ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". Asian Football Confederation official website. 25 January 2021.