2011 AFC Asian Cup

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The Asian Football Confederation's 2011 Asian Cup finals will be the 15th time the tournament has been held.

Countries that have lodged bids are Qatar, India and Iran. ^{[1] [2]}

Australia was considering a late bid^[3] but an expected rotation rule will result in the 2011 being ear-marked for a west Asian country.^[4]

The host nation will be decided on July 28, 2007, during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.^[2]

The AFC announced that the next host of the Asian Games will be a West Asian nation, then it will be rotated to East Asia for the 2015 Asian Cup.^[4]

[edit] Qualification

The teams which finish first, second and third in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2011 competition, shall receive automatic byes to Finals. The AFC Challenge Cup shall act as the qualification competition for the 17 eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in 2008 and 2010 shall qualify automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup Finals. Should the champions of 2008 and 2010 be the same team, then the runners-up from AFC Challenge Cup 2010 shall qualify along with the champion. ^[5]

[edit] References

1. ^ "India to challenge Iran for hosting 2011 Asian Cup", Iran Sports Press, 2006-01-19. Retrieved on October 14, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nations make Asian Cup bid", Fox Sports, 2007-02-14. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
3. ^ "Chances to host 2011 Asian Cup fading", Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-02-13. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Australia out of 2011 running", Fox Sports, 2007-02-13. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
5. ^ New changes in AFC Competition rules.

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