Football at the 2018 Asian Games

Football at the 2018 Asian Games was held from 14 August to 1 September 2018 in Indonesia.[1][2] One of the host cities, Palembang, hosted the women's event, while the men's matches are played in Bekasi, Cibinong, Cikarang, and Soreang.

Football
at the 2018 Asian Games
VenuesSix stadiums across Indonesia
Dates10 August – 1 September
Teams25 (Men's)
11 (Women's)
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The Games' main stadium, the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta did not host the football events. The stadium hosted the ceremonies and the athletics.

All the top 20 nations sent their national football teams to the Asian Games excluding India. A total of 25 men's team and 11 women's team competed at the Asian Games. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) refused to clear the Indian football team to participate in the tournament due its policy of only sending national teams that were ranked among the top eight at the continental level (India were ranked 14th at the time in Asia). The decision was opposed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) who described the IOA as lacking "vision and competence", and that the IOA did not consider the recent form and upwards movement of the India national football team in FIFA World Rankings. This was the first time that the Indian football team did not participate in the tournament since the 1994 Asian Games.[3] Several nations also refused to participate most notably including Tajikistan, Maldives, Yemen and Lebanon; the latter two teams will participate in 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Competition schedule

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All times are local Indonesia Western Standard Time (UTC+7).

G Group stage Round of 16 ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31 Sat 01
Men G G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G ¼ ½ B F

Venues

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Men's venues

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Soreang Cibinong Bekasi Cikarang
Jalak Harupat Pakansari Patriot Chandrabhaga Wibawa Mukti
Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 28,778
       


Women's venues

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  Palembang
Gelora Sriwijaya Bumi Sriwijaya
Capacity: 23,000[4] Capacity: 7,000[4]
   


Participating nations and regions

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Men's tournament

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Women's tournament

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Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan1102
2  South Korea1012
3  China0101
4  United Arab Emirates0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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  South Korea
Song Bum-keun
Hwang Hyun-soo
Kim Min-jae
Kim Jin-ya
Jeong Tae-wook
Kim Moon-hwan
Son Heung-min
Lee Jin-hyun
Hwang Hee-chan
Hwang In-beom
Na Sang-ho
Lee Si-young
Cho Yu-min
Jang Yun-ho
Lee Seung-mo
Hwang Ui-jo
Lee Seung-woo
Jo Hyeon-woo
Kim Geon-ung
Kim Jung-min
  Japan
Ryosuke Kojima
Yoichi Naganuma
Makoto Okazaki
Ko Itakura
Daiki Sugioka
Ryo Hatsuse
Teruki Hara
Kaoru Mitoma
Reo Hatate
Koji Miyoshi
Keita Endo
Powell Obinna Obi
Yuto Iwasaki
Taishi Matsumoto
Ayase Ueda
Kota Watanabe
Yuta Kamiya
Daizen Maeda
Takuma Ominami
Yugo Tatsuta
  United Arab Emirates
Sultan Al-Mantheri
Abdullah Hassan Al-Noubi
Ahmed Rashed
Salem Sultan
Ismael Khaled
Majed Suroor
Ahmed Al-Attas
Jassem Yaqoub
Khaled Ibrahim
Ali Eid
Abdulrahman Al-Ameri
Abdullah Ghanem
Mohammed Al-Attas
Hussain Abdullah
Mohamed Al-Shamsi
Hamad Jassim
Mohammed Khalfan
Shahin Suroor
Zayed Al-Ameri
Rashed Mohammed
Women
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  Japan
Sakiko Ikeda
Risa Shimizu
Aya Sameshima
Shiori Miyake
Hikari Takagi
Saori Ariyoshi
Emi Nakajima
Mana Iwabuchi
Yuika Sugasawa
Yuka Momiki
Mina Tanaka
Rika Masuya
Yu Nakasato
Yui Hasegawa
Moeno Sakaguchi
Rin Sumida
Aimi Kunitake
Ayaka Yamashita
  China
Zhao Lina
Han Peng
Huang Yini
Lou Jiahui
Wu Haiyan
Lin Yuping
Wang Shuang
Li Jiayue
Ren Guixin
Li Ying
Wang Shanshan
Wang Yan
Li Tingting
Zhao Rong
Xiao Yuyi
Yang Lina
Gu Yasha
Li Mengwen
Bi Xiaolin
Zhang Rui
  South Korea
Yoon Young-geul
Jang Sel-gi
Shin Dam-yeong
Shim Seo-yeon
Hong Hye-ji
Lim Seon-joo
Lee Min-a
Cho So-hyun
Jeon Ga-eul
Ji So-yun
Lee Geum-min
Moon Mi-ra
Han Chae-rin
Choe Yu-ri
Jang Chang
Son Hwa-yeon
Lee Hyun-young
Jung Bo-ram
Lee Eun-mi
Kim Hye-ri

Men's competition

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The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia (H) 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Palestine 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
3   Hong Kong 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4 7
4   Laos 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3
5   Chinese Taipei 4 0 1 3 0 10 −10 1
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Bangladesh 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3   Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Qatar 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Syria 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3   United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4   East Timor 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
5   Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew, replaced by UAE[5]
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3   Pakistan 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4     Nepal 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2   South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6[a]
3   Bahrain 3 1 1 1 5 10 −5 4
4   Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
5   United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Redrawn to Group C
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Malaysia 2–1 South Korea.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   North Korea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Myanmar 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 F   Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 E   Bahrain 3 1 1 1 5 10 −5 4
4 C   United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
5 D   Pakistan 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
6 B   Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: Asian Games 2018 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair play points; 5) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
              
 
23 August – Bekasi
 
 
  Palestine0
 
27 August – Bekasi
 
  Syria1
 
  Syria0
 
23 August – Bekasi
 
  Vietnam (a.e.t.)1
 
  Vietnam1
 
29 August – Cibinong
 
  Bahrain0
 
  Vietnam1
 
23 August – Cikarang
 
  South Korea3
 
  Uzbekistan3
 
27 August – Bekasi
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  Uzbekistan3
 
23 August – Cikarang
 
  South Korea (a.e.t.)4
 
  Iran0
 
1 September – Cibinong
 
  South Korea2
 
  South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
24 August – Bekasi
 
  Japan1
 
  China3
 
27 August – Cibinong
 
  Saudi Arabia4
 
  Saudi Arabia1
 
24 August – Bekasi
 
  Japan2
 
  Malaysia0
 
29 August – Cibinong
 
  Japan1
 
  Japan1
 
24 August – Cikarang
 
  United Arab Emirates0 Bronze medal match
 
  Indonesia2 (3)
 
27 August – Cibinong1 September – Cibinong
 
  United Arab Emirates (p)2 (4)
 
  United Arab Emirates (p)1 (5)  Vietnam1 (3)
 
24 August – Cikarang
 
  North Korea1 (3)   United Arab Emirates (p)1 (4)
 
  Bangladesh1
 
 
  North Korea3
 

Women's competition

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The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6
3   Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 6 16 −10 3
4   Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 0 25 0 +25 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2   North Korea 3 2 0 1 24 2 +22 6
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 6 16 −10 3
4   Tajikistan 3 0 0 3 1 38 −37 0
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Vietnam 2 1 0 1 3 9 −6 3
3   Thailand 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: Asian Games 2018
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C   Thailand 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 B   Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 0
3 A   Indonesia 2 0 0 2 0 16 −16 0
Source: Asian Games 2018 Archived 26 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) fair play points; 5) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
24 August – Palembang
 
 
  South Korea5
 
28 August – Palembang
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  South Korea1
 
25 August – Palembang
 
  Japan2
 
  Japan2
 
31 August – Palembang
 
  North Korea1
 
  Japan1
 
24 August – Palembang
 
  China0
 
  Chinese Taipei (p)0 (4)
 
28 August – Palembang
 
  Vietnam0 (3)
 
  Chinese Taipei0
 
25 August – Palembang
 
  China1 Bronze medal match
 
  China5
 
31 August – Palembang
 
  Thailand0
 
  South Korea4
 
 
  Chinese Taipei0
 

References

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  1. ^ "Football Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Games: Indonesia 'ready for 2018 Asiad'". The Straits Times. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "IOA lacks competence to understand that football is global sport: AIFF". The Times of India. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Football Sports Technical Handbook [Stadium Seating Capacity]" (PDF). asiangames2018.id. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Asian Games: Iraq withdraw from football tournament". Reuters. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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