2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Group A was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first matches began on 7 January 2011 and its last matches were played on 16 January 2011. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha, Qatar. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, China PR, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Uzbekistan321063+37Advance to knockout stage
2  Qatar (H)320152+36
3  China31114404
4  Kuwait300317−60
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

All times are UTC+3.

Qatar vs Uzbekistan

Qatar  0–2  Uzbekistan
ReportAhmedov 59'
Djeparov 77'
Qatar
Uzbekistan
GK1Qasem Burhan
RB2Hamid Ismail
CB6Bilal Mohammed (c)
CB18Ibrahim Al-Ghanim
LB13Ibrahim Majid
RM10Hussein Yasser  61'
CM4Lawrence Quaye
CM7Wesam Rizik  64'
LM11Fábio César  80'
CF9Jaralla Al-Marri  62'
CF23Sebastián Soria
Substitutions:
MF14Khalfan Ibrahim  61'
FW16Mohamed El-Sayed  62'
FW12Yusef Ahmed  80'
Manager:
Bruno Metsu
GK12Ignatiy Nesterov
CB22Viktor Karpenko
CB4Anzur Ismailov
CB6Sakhob Juraev  53'
DM7Aziz Haydarov
CM18Timur Kapadze
CM9Odil Ahmedov
RW19Jasur Hasanov  66'
LW8Server Djeparov (c)
CF16Maksim Shatskikh
CF15Alexander Geynrikh  89'
Substitutions:
DF14Stanislav Andreev  53'
MF17Sanzhar Tursunov  66'
FW13Olim Navkarov  89'
Manager:
Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match:
Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Kuwait vs China PR

Kuwait  0–2  China
ReportZhang Linpeng 58'
Deng Zhuoxiang 67'
Attendance: 7,423
Kuwait
China PR
GK22Nawaf Al Khaldi (c)
RB2Yaqoub Al Taher  11'
CB4Hussain Fadel
CB13Musaed Neda  36'
LB6Amer Al Fadhel
RM7Fahad Al Enezi  84'
CM18Jarah Al Ateeqi  66'
CM14Talal Al Amer
LM15Waleed Ali  71'
CF17Bader Al-Mutwa
CF20Yousef Nasser  38'
Substitutions:
DF3Fahad Awadh  38'
MF21Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan  71'
FW16Hamad Al-Enezi  84'
Manager:
Goran Tufegdžić
GK1Yang Zhi
RB17Zhang Linpeng
CB5Du Wei (c)
CB4Zhao Peng  58'
LB20Rong Hao
CM7Zhao Xuri  77'
CM19Yang Hao
RW11Qu Bo  33'  46'
AM10Deng Zhuoxiang
LW21Yu Hai
CF9Yang Xu
Substitutions:
MF8Hao Junmin  46'
MF13Liu Jianye  58'
MF15Yu Tao  77'
Manager:
Gao Hongbo

Man of the Match:
Deng Zhuoxiang (China PR)

Assistant referees:
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Uzbekistan vs Kuwait

Uzbekistan  2–1  Kuwait
Shatskikh 41'
Djeparov 65'
ReportAl-Mutwa 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,481
Uzbekistan
Kuwait
GK12Ignatiy Nesterov
CB22Viktor Karpenko
CB4Anzur Ismailov
CB14Stanislav Andreev
DM7Aziz Haydarov
CM18Timur Kapadze
CM9Odil Ahmedov
RW17Sanzhar Tursunov  90'
LW8Server Djeparov (c)
CF16Maksim Shatskikh  54'
CF15Alexander Geynrikh  62'  74'
Substitutions:
MF19Jasur Hasanov  88'  54'
FW13Olim Navkarov  74'
MF23Vagiz Galiullin  90'
Manager:
Vadim Abramov
GK22Nawaf Al Khaldi (c)
RB2Yaqoub Al Taher
CB4Hussain Fadel  40'
CB6Amer Al Fadhel
LB3Fahad Awadh  80'
RM7Fahad Al Enezi
CM14Talal Al-Amer
CM18Jarah Al Ateeqi  46'
LM15Waleed Ali  71'
CF17Bader Al-Mutwa
CF20Yousef Nasser
Substitutions:
FW16Hamad Al-Enezi  46'
MF21Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan  71'
MF5Ahmad Ajab  80'
Manager:
Goran Tufegdžić

Man of the Match:
Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Khaled Al Allan (Bahrain)
Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria)
Fourth official:
Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

China PR vs Qatar

China  0–2  Qatar
ReportAhmed 27', 45+1'
China PR
Qatar
GK22Zeng Cheng
RB17Zhang Linpeng  53'
CB5Du Wei (c)
CB4Zhao Peng
LB20Rong Hao
CM15Yu Tao  59'
CM19Yang Hao  17'
RW11Qu Bo  38'
AM10Deng Zhuoxiang
LW21Yu Hai  46'
CF18Gao Lin  42'
Substitutions:
FW9Yang Xu  42'
MF8Hao Junmin  46'
MF6Zhou Haibin  59'
Manager:
Gao Hongbo
GK1Qasem Burhan
RB3Mohammed Kasola  45'  61'
CB6Bilal Mohammed (c)  17'
CB18Ibrahim Al-Ghanim
LB13Ibrahim Majid
RM2Hamid Ismail  90'
CM4Lawrence Quaye
CM7Wesam Rizik
LM16Mohamed El-Sayed
CF12Yusef Ahmed  64'
CF23Sebastián Soria
Substitutions:
DF8Mesaad Al-Hamad  61'
FW9Jaralla Al-Marri  64'
DF20Ali Afif  90'
Manager:
Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
Yusef Ahmed (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
Jang Jun-mo (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Qatar vs Kuwait

Qatar
Kuwait
GK1Qasem Burhan
RB3Mohammed Kasola  38'  88'
CB6Bilal Mohammed (c)
CB18Ibrahim Al-Ghanim
LB13Ibrahim Majid
RM2Hamid Ismail  30'
CM4Lawrence Quaye
CM7Wesam Rizik
LM16Mohamed El-Sayed  80'
CF12Yusef Ahmed  27'  72'
CF23Sebastián Soria
Substitutions:
FW11Fábio César  72'
DF20Ali Afif  86'  80'
DF8Mesaad Al-Hamad  88'
Manager:
Bruno Metsu
GK22Nawaf Al Khaldi (c)
RB2Yaqoub Al Taher  46'
CB4Hussain Fadel  77'
CB19Ahmad Al-Rashidi  16'
LB6Amer Al Fadhel  42'
RM7Fahad Al Enezi
CM14Talal Al-Amer  84'
CM8Saleh Al Sheikh  61'  62'
LM15Waleed Ali  84'
CF17Bader Al-Mutwa
CF16Hamad Al-Enezi  79'
Substitutions:
MF5Ahmad Ajab  46'
MF21Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan  62'
FW10Khaled Khalaf  79'
Manager:
Goran Tufegdžić

Man of the Match:
Bilal Mohammed (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)
Haja Maidin (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

China PR vs Uzbekistan

China  2–2  Uzbekistan
Yu Hai 6'
Hao Junmin 56'
ReportAhmedov 30'
Geynrikh 46'
Attendance: 3,529
China PR
Uzbekistan
GK1Yang Zhi
RB17Zhang Linpeng  90+2'
CB5Du Wei (c)
CB2Li Xuepeng
LB20Rong Hao
DM7Zhao Xuri  46'
DM19Yang Hao  73'
CM8Hao Junmin  78'
RF14Wang Song
CF18Gao Lin
LF21Yu Hai  60'
Substitutions:
MF13Liu Jianye  46'
FW9Yang Xu  60'
MF10Deng Zhuoxiang  73'
Manager:
Gao Hongbo
GK12Ignatiy Nesterov
CB22Viktor Karpenko  74'
CB4Anzur Ismailov  55'
CB14Stanislav Andreev
DM7Aziz Haydarov  26'
RM18Timur Kapadze  67'
LM9Odil Ahmedov
AM8Server Djeparov (c)  85'
RF16Maksim Shatskikh
CF13Olim Navkarov  62'
LF15Alexander Geynrikh
Substitutions:
MF17Sanzhar Tursunov  62'
DF3Shavkat Mullajanov  74'
MF10Shavkat Salomov  85'
Manager:
Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match:
Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Hamed Al Mayahi (Oman)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Notes