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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = AFC Asian Cup 
| year         = 2011
| other_titles = {{lang|ar|2011 كأس آسيا}}
| image        = File:2011 AFC Asian Cup full logo.svg
| size         = 200px
| caption      = 
| country      = Qatar
| dates        = 7–29 January
| num_teams    = 16
| confederations = 1
| venues       = 5
| cities       = 2
| champion     = JPN 
| count        = 4
| second       = AUS
| third        = KOR
| third-flagvar = 1997
| fourth       = UZB
| matches      = 32
| goals        = 90
| attendance   = {{#expr: +37143 +7423 +6255 +16562 +9783 +6669 +3639 +10478 +3481 +30778 +17349 +10453 +15526 +11032 +6488 +7233 +28339 +3529 +2022 +9849 +11366 +3919 +4111 +5012 +19479 +16073 +7889 +7111 +16171 +24826 +8199 +37174}}
| top_scorer   = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Koo Ja-cheol]] (5 goals)
| player       = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Honda]]
| fair_play    = {{fb|KOR|1997}}
| prevseason   = [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]
| nextseason   = [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
}}
[[File:2011 AFC Asian Cup results.png|thumb|Results of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.]]
The '''2011 AFC Asian Cup''' was the 15th edition of the men's [[AFC Asian Cup]], a quadrennial international [[association football|football]] tournament organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). The finals were held in [[Qatar]] from 7 to 29 January 2011.<ref name="foxsports20070729">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22154315-5011321,00.html|title=Qatar confirmed as cup host|date=29 July 2007|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|access-date=29 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919065012/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22154315-5011321,00.html|archive-date=19 September 2007|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="afc20070729">{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_8368.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070610034806/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_8368.html|url-status = dead|archive-date=10 June 2007|title=Qatar to host AFC Asian Cup in 2011|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=29 July 2007|access-date=29 July 2007}}</ref> It was the second time that the tournament was hosted by Qatar, the previous occasion being the [[1988 AFC Asian Cup]]. [[Japan national football team|Japan]] won the cup for the record-breaking fourth time after a 1–0 win against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], and earned the right to compete in the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[Brazil]] as the representative from [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1373570.html|title=Japan down Aussies to make history|date=29 January 2011|work=FIFA.com|access-date=2 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201121553/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1373570.html|archive-date=1 February 2011|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312270&cc=5739|title=Australia 0 – 1 Japan|date=29 January 2011|work=ESPN Soccernet|access-date=2 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131075210/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312270&cc=5739|archive-date=31 January 2011|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

A television viewing audience of 484 million in 80 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, North America and North Africa witnessed Japan defeat Australia 1–0 in the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/fifa-world-cup/38889-asian-cup-final-rematch-kick-off-time-confirmed |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911172735/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/fifa-world-cup/38889-asian-cup-final-rematch-kick-off-time-confirmed |url-status = dead|archive-date=11 September 2012 |title=Asian Cup final 'rematch' kick-off time set |date=23 April 2012 |work=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |access-date=5 May 2012 }}</ref>

== Host selection ==
Qatar, India and Iran all lodged interest in hosting the 2011 AFC Asian Cup,<ref name="foxsports20070214">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21227709-5011321,00.html|title=Nations make Asian Cup bid|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=14 February 2007|access-date=20 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929114936/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21227709-5011321,00.html|archive-date=29 September 2007|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> while Australia also considered making a late bid.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Chances-to-host-2011-Asian-Cup-fading/2007/02/13/1171128971592.html|title=Chances to host 2011 Asian Cup fading|date=13 February 2007|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=13 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210195935/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Chances-to-host-2011-Asian-Cup-fading/2007/02/13/1171128971592.html|archive-date=10 February 2009|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Qatar officially submitted their bid on 19 June 2006,<ref>[http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47730&cid=1371&amth=6&ayr=2007 Qatar formally submits Asian Cup 2011 bid] AFC Asian Cup {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191245/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47730&cid=1371&amth=6&ayr=2007 |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> while India withdrew their interest and Iran failed to submit proper documentation for their bid on time.<ref>[http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47758&cid=1231&amth=6&ayr=2007 India withdraw 2011 AFC Asian Cup interest] AFC Asian Cup {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195320/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47758&cid=1231&amth=6&ayr=2007 |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>

Qatar was announced as host nation on 29 July 2007, during the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia.  Due to FIFA regulations stating that confederation events can be hosted either in January or July, and July being peak summer heat in the Middle East, 2011 Asian Cup took place in January of that year.<ref name="foxsports20070729" /><ref name="afc20070729" />{{clear}}

==Qualification==
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification}}
The teams finishing first, second and third in the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]], and the host nation for the 2011 competition, received automatic byes to the finals. They were joined by the top two finishers in each of five qualifying groups. The [[AFC Challenge Cup]] acted as a further qualification competition for eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in [[AFC Challenge Cup 2008|2008]] and [[AFC Challenge Cup 2010|2010]] qualified automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals. These two winners were India and North Korea. It was India's first play for the Asian Cup since 1984, and North Korea's first since 1992.

The final day of qualification was 3 March 2010.

===List of qualified teams===
[[File:2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification.PNG|thumb|250px|Final qualification status {{legend|#0000cc|Team qualified for Asian Cup}} {{legend|#cc0000|Team failed to qualify}}]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=17%|Country !! width=17%|Qualified as!! width=17%|Date qualification was secured !! width=49%|Previous appearances in tournament<sup>[[#1|1]], [[#2|2]]</sup>
|-
|| {{fb|QAT}}|| {{Sort|*Hosts|Hosts}} || {{Sort|03|29 July 2007}} || {{Sort|07|7}} ([[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], ''[[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]'', [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|IRQ}}|| {{Sort|071|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] winner}} || {{Sort|00|25 July 2007}} || {{Sort|06|6}} ([[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]], [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], '''[[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]''')
|-
|| {{fb|KSA}}|| {{Sort|072|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] runner-up}} || {{Sort|01|25 July 2007}} || {{Sort|07|7}} ('''[[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]''', '''[[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]''', [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]], '''[[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]''', [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|KOR|1997}}|| {{Sort|073|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] third place}} || {{Sort|02|28 July 2007}} || {{Sort|11|11}} ('''[[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]''', '''''[[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]''''', [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]], [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]], [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|IND}}|| {{Sort|081|[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]] winner}} || {{Sort|04|13 August 2008}} || {{Sort|02|2}} ([[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]])
|-
|| {{fb|UZB}}|| {{Sort|C2|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group C|Group C]] runner-up}} || {{Sort|05|18 November 2009}} || {{Sort|04|4}} ([[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|SYR|1980}}|| {{Sort|D1|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group D]] winner}} || {{Sort|06|18 November 2009}} || {{Sort|04|4}} ([[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]])
|-
|| {{fb|IRN}}|| {{Sort|E1|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group E|Group E]] winner}} || {{Sort|07|6 January 2010}} || {{Sort|11|11}} ('''''[[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]''''', '''[[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]''', '''''[[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]''''', [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]], [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|CHN}}|| {{Sort|D2|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|Group D]] runner-up}} || {{Sort|08|6 January 2010}} || {{Sort|09|9}} ([[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]], [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], ''[[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]'', [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|JPN}}|| {{Sort|A1|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group A|Group A]] winner}} || {{Sort|09|6 January 2010}} || {{Sort|06|6}} ([[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], '''''[[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]''''', [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], '''[[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]''', '''[[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]''', [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|BHR}}|| {{Sort|A2|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group A|Group A]] runner-up}} || {{Sort|10|6 January 2010}} || {{Sort|03|3}} ([[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|UAE}}|| {{Sort|C1|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group C|Group C]] winner}} || {{Sort|11|6 January 2010}} || {{Sort|07|7}} ([[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]], ''[[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]'', [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|PRK}}|| {{Sort|101|{{nowrap|[[2010 AFC Challenge Cup]] winner}}}} || {{Sort|12|27 February 2010}} || {{Sort|02|2}} ([[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]], [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]])
|-
|| {{fb|AUS}}|| {{Sort|B1|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B|Group B]] winner}} || {{Sort|13|3 March 2010}} || {{Sort|01|1}} ([[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]])
|-
|| {{fb|KUW}}|| {{Sort|B2|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group B|Group B]] runner-up}} || {{Sort|14|3 March 2010}} || {{Sort|08|8}} ([[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]], [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]], '''''[[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]''''', [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]], [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]], [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]], [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]])
|-
|| {{fb|JOR}}|| {{Sort|E2|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group E|Group E]] runner-up}} || {{Sort|15|3 March 2010}} || {{Sort|01|1}} ([[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]])
|-
|}

Notes:
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year</div>
:<div id="2"><sup>2</sup> ''Italic'' indicates host</div>

==Draw==
The draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 was held on 23 April 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar were seeded among the top group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/26140-unity-the-theme-at-afc-executive-committee-meeting- |title=Unity the theme at AFC Executive Committee meeting |publisher=AFC |date=25 November 2009 |access-date=25 November 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512175834/http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/26140-unity-the-theme-at-afc-executive-committee-meeting- |archive-date=12 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-asian-cup/27204-afc-asian-cup-2011-finals-draw-on-april-23 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913132424/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-asian-cup/27204-afc-asian-cup-2011-finals-draw-on-april-23 |url-status = dead|archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=AFC Asian Cup 2011 Finals draw on April 23 |publisher=AFC |date=23 February 2010 |access-date=23 February 2010 }}</ref>

===Seeding===
Seeding was announced on 22 April 2010. Qatar were automatically placed in Group A.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/28326-afc-asian-cup-qatar-2011-finals-draw-mechanics |title=AFC Asian Cup 2011 final draw mechanics |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=22 April 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510200016/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/28326-afc-asian-cup-qatar-2011-finals-draw-mechanics |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> FIFA rankings of April 2010 are given in brackets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-rankings.info/2010/04/?m=1|title=April 2010 FIFA World Rankings|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
|-
!width=25%|Pot 1 (Host and Seeds)
!width=25%|Pot 2
!width=25%|Pot 3
!width=25%|Pot 4
|-
|{{fb|QAT}} (96)<br>{{fb|IRQ}} (81)<br>{{fb|KSA}} (66)<br>{{fb|KOR|1997}} (47)
|{{fb|JPN}} (43)<br>{{fb|AUS}} (20)<br>{{fb|IRN}} (60)<br>{{fb|UZB}} (93)
|{{fb|CHN}} (84)<br>{{fb|UAE}} (100)<br>{{fb|BHR}} (69)<br>{{fb|JOR}} (103)
|{{fb|SYR|1980}} (98)<br>{{fb|KUW}} (97)<br>{{fb|IND}} (133)<br>{{fb|PRK}} (106)
|}

==Venues==
{{main|List of football stadiums in Qatar}}
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| mark-title1       = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]]
| mark-description1 = Al Rayyan
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| mark-description2 = Al Rayyan
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Members of the AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 have agreed the use of five stadiums for the 2011 tournament.<ref name="AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 ">{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24773-afc-organising-committee-for-afc-asian-cup-2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203143/http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24773-afc-organising-committee-for-afc-asian-cup-2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2018 |title=AFC Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup 2011 |date=14 July 2009 |publisher=AFC |access-date=14 July 2009}}</ref>

Since the tournament, [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]] was demolished. [[Khalifa International Stadium]] have been heavily modified. The [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]] and [[Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium|Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]] are the only largely unmodified stadium used for this tournament.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of host cities and stadiums
! class="unsortable" | City
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
! rowspan="4" | [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]]
| 21,282
|-
|[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]]
|12,946
|-
|[[Khalifa International Stadium]]
|40,000
|-
|[[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]]
|21,175
|-
![[Doha]]
|[[Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium|Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]]
|13,000
|}

==Officials==
12 referees and 24 assistants were selected for the tournament, along with three stand-by referees:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/event-information/afc-asian-cup-match-officials |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019122041/http://www.the-afc.com/en/event-information/afc-asian-cup-match-officials |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-10-19 |title=2011 AFC Asian Cup referees |publisher=Asian Football Confederation }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Referee
! colspan="2" | Assistants
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ben Williams (referee)|Ben Williams]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Benjamin Wilson (referee)|Ben Wilson]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Hakan Anaz
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuichi Nishimura]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Sagara
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiyuki Nagi
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong-jin]]
| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jeong Hae-sang
| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jang Jun-mo
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Mu Yuxin
| {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud
|-
| {{flagicon|OMA}} [[Abdullah Al Hilali]]
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} Bakhadyr Kochkarov
| {{flagicon|OMA}} Hamed Al Mayahi
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdulrahman Abdou]]
| {{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammad Darman
| {{flagicon|QAT}} Hassan Al Thawadi
|-
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohsen Torky]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} Hassan Kamranifar
| {{flagicon|IRN}} Reza Sokhandan
|-
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]]
| {{flagicon|SIN}} Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng
| {{flagicon|SIN}} Haja Maidin
|-
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Nawaf Shukralla]]
| {{flagicon|BHR}} Khaled Al Alan
| {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Al Badwawi]]
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Saleh Al Marzouqi
| {{flagicon|KUW}} Yaser Marad
|-
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Ravshan Irmatov]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Abdukhamidullo Rasulov]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} Rafael Ilyasov
|}

===Standby referees===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Faghani]]
|-
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Valentin Kovalenko]]
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdullah Balideh]]
|}

==Squads==
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup squads}}

Each country's final squad of 23 players was submitted by 28 December 2010.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/regs/AFC_Asian_Cup_Qatar_2011_Regulations.pdf |title=AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Competition Regulations |publisher=AFC |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122085110/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/2010/regs/AFC_Asian_Cup_Qatar_2011_Regulations.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Group stage==
All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – [[UTC+3]]

===Tie-breaking criteria===
The teams are ranked according to [[Points (association football)|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:<ref name="regulations"/>
#Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
#[[Goal difference]] resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
#Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
#Goal difference in all the group matches;
#Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
#[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Kicks from the penalty mark]] if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
#Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
#Drawing of lots.

===Group A===
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A}}
{{:2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A}}
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| date = 7 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}
| score = 0–2
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| team2 = {{fb|UZB}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Odil Ahmedov|Ahmedov]] {{goal|59}}<br />[[Server Djeparov|Djeparov]] {{goal|77}}
| stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 37,143
| referee = [[Yuichi Nishimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 8 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KUW}}
| score = 0–2
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| team2 = {{fb|CHN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Zhang Linpeng]] {{goal|58}}<br />[[Deng Zhuoxiang]] {{goal|67}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 7,423
| referee = [[Ben Williams (referee)|Ben Williams]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])
}}
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{{football box
| date = 12 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20190122043923/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2937 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KUW}}
| goals1 = [[Maksim Shatskikh|Shatskikh]] {{goal|41}}<br />[[Server Djeparov|Djeparov]] {{goal|65}}
| goals2 = [[Bader Al-Mutwa|Al-Mutwa]] {{goal|49|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 3,481
| referee = [[Nawaf Shukralla]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 12 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}
| score = 0–2
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180201184348/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2936 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|QAT}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Yusef Ahmed|Ahmed]] {{goal|27||45+1}}
| stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 30,778
| referee = [[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 16 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|QAT}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20190121233005/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2935 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KUW}}
| goals1 = [[Bilal Mohammed|Bilal]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Mohamed El-Sayed (Qatari footballer)|El-Sayed]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Fábio César]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 28,339
| referee = [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 16 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}
| score = 2–2
| report = [https://archive.today/20121204142807/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2934 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|UZB}}
| goals1 = [[Yu Hai]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Hao Junmin]] {{goal|56}}
| goals2 = [[Odil Ahmedov|Ahmedov]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Alexander Geynrikh|Geynrikh]] {{goal|46}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 3,529
| referee = [[Abdullah Al Hilali]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
}}

===Group B===
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}
{{:2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}
{{football box
| date = 9 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220216194933/https://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2932 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|JOR}}
| goals1 = [[Maya Yoshida|Yoshida]] {{goal|90+2}}
| goals2 = [[Hassan Abdel Fattah|Abdel Fattah]] {{goal|45}}
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 6,255
| referee = [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 9 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153431/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32211-saudi-arabia-v-syria Report]
| team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| goals1 = [[Taisir Al-Jassim|Al-Jassim]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 = [[Abdelrazaq Al Hussain|A. Al Hussain]] {{goal|38||63}}
| stadium = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 15,768
| referee = [[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 13 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205082320/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2930 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KSA}}
| goals1 = [[Baha'a Abdul-Rahman|Abdul-Rahman]] {{goal|42}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 17,349
| referee = [[Ali Al-Badwawi]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 13 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2931 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|JPN}}
| goals1 = [[Firas Al Khatib|Al Khatib]] {{goal|76|pen.}}
| goals2 = [[Makoto Hasebe|Hasebe]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Keisuke Honda|Honda]] {{goal|82|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 10,453
| referee = [[Mohsen Torky]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 17 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}
| score = 0–5
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180710011634/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2929 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|JPN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Shinji Okazaki|Okazaki]] {{goal|8||13||80}}<br />[[Ryoichi Maeda|Maeda]] {{goal|19||51}}
| stadium = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 2,022
| referee = [[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 17 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20220406032027/https://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2928 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Diab|A. Diab]] {{goal|30|o.g.}}<br />[[Odai Al-Saify|Al-Saify]] {{goal|59}}
| goals2 = [[Mohamed Al Zeno|Al Zeno]] {{goal|15}}
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 9,849
| referee = [[Abdulrahman Abdou]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
}}

===Group C===
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C}}
{{:2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C}}
{{football box
| date = 10 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 0–4
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165852/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32269-india-v-australia Report]
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Tim Cahill|Cahill]] {{goal|11||65}}<br />[[Harry Kewell|Kewell]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Brett Holman|Holman]] {{goal|45+2}}
| stadium = [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 9,783
| referee = [[Ali Al-Badwawi]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 10 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32337-korea-republic-v-bahrain Report]
| team2 = {{fb|BHR}}
| goals1 = [[Koo Ja-cheol]] {{goal|41||56}}
| goals2 = [[Faouzi Mubarak Aaish|Aaish]] {{goal|85|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 6,669
| referee = [[Abdullah Al Hilali]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 14 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000523/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2924 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}
| goals1 = [[Mile Jedinak|Jedinak]] {{goal|62}}
| goals2 = [[Koo Ja-cheol]] {{goal|24}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 15,526
| referee = [[Abdulrahman Abdou]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 14 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
| score = 5–2
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180201184352/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2925 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = [[Faouzi Mubarak Aaish|Aaish]] {{goal|8|pen.}}<br />[[Ismail Abdullatif|Abdullatif]] {{goal|16||19||35||77}}
| goals2 = [[Gouramangi Singh|Gouramangi]] {{goal|9}}<br />[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]]{{efn|''Clarification on goalscorers: the second Indian goal is credited to [[Sunil Chhetri]], who headed in a rebound after a shot from [[Renedy Singh]] hit the underside of the bar and bounced behind the goal line. However, as the officials did not indicate a goal was scored at that earlier point but only after Chhetri headed into the net, Renedy cannot be credited with the goal.''}} {{goal|52}}
| stadium = [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 11,032
| referee = [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]] ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 18 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000651/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2923 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = [[Ji Dong-won]] {{goal|6||23}}<br />[[Koo Ja-cheol]] {{goal|9}}<br/>[[Son Heung-min]] {{goal|81}}
| goals2 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|12|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 11,366
| referee = [[Khalil Al Ghamdi]] ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 18 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20190129010225/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2922 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|BHR}}
| goals1 = [[Mile Jedinak|Jedinak]] {{goal|37}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 3,919
| referee = [[Yuichi Nishimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}

===Group D===
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D}}
{{:2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D}}
{{football box
| date = 11 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205051536/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2920 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|UAE}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 3,639
| referee = [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]] ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 11 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180710011635/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2921 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IRN}}
| goals1 = [[Younis Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] {{goal|13}}
| goals2 = [[Gholamreza Rezaei|Rezaei]] {{goal|42}}<br />[[Iman Mobali|Mobali]] {{goal|84}}
| stadium = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 10,478
| referee = [[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 15 January 2011
| time = 16:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180201184348/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2919 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
| goals1 = [[Karim Ansarifard|Ansarifard]] {{goal|63}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 6,488
| referee = [[Nawaf Shukralla]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) 
}}

{{football box
| date = 15 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205082512/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2918 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IRQ}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Walid Abbas|W. Abbas]] {{goal|90+3|o.g.}}
| stadium = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 7,233
| referee = [[Yuichi Nishimura]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 19 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://archive.today/20121204161907/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2917 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
| goals1 = [[Karrar Jassim|Jassim]] {{goal|22}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)|Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 4,111
| referee = [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]] ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}

{{football box
| date = 19 January 2011
| time = 19:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}
| score = 0–3
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205044134/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2916 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IRN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Arash Afshin|Afshin]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Mohammad Nouri (footballer)|M. Nouri]] {{goal|83}}<br />[[Walid Abbas|W. Abbas]] {{goal|90+3|o.g.}}
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 5,012
| referee = [[Kim Dong-Jin (referee)|Kim Dong-Jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage}}

{{Round8-with third
|widescore=yes
|RD1=[[#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD3=[[#Final|Final]]
|Consol=[[#Third place playoff|Third place]]
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter-finals -->
|21 January – [[Khalifa International Stadium|Al Rayyan (KIS)]]|'''{{fb|UZB}}'''|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Jordan|2]]'''|{{fb|JOR}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Jordan|1]]
|22 January – [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium|Al Rayyan (JBHS)]]|'''{{fb|AUS}}''' {{aet}}|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Australia vs Iraq|1]]'''|{{fb|IRQ}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Australia vs Iraq|0]]
|21 January – [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium|Al Rayyan (TBJS)]]|'''{{fb|JPN}}'''|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Qatar|3]]'''|{{fb|QAT}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Qatar|2]]
|22 January – [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium|Doha]]|{{fb|IRN}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Iran vs Korea Republic|0]]|'''{{fb|KOR|1997}}''' {{aet}}|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Iran vs Korea Republic|1]]'''
<!--semi-finals -->
|25 January – [[Khalifa International Stadium|Al Rayyan (KIS)]]|{{fb|UZB}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Australia|0]]|'''{{fb|AUS}}'''|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Australia|6]]'''
|25 January – [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium|Al Rayyan (TBJS)]]|'''{{fb|JPN}}''' ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Korea Republic|2 (3)]]'''|{{fb|KOR|1997}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Korea Republic|2 (0)]]
<!--final -->
|29 January – [[Khalifa International Stadium|Al Rayyan (KIS)]]|{{fb|AUS}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|0]]|'''{{fb|JPN}}''' {{aet}}|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|1]]'''
<!--third place -->
|28 January – [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium|Al Rayyan (JBHS)]]|{{fb|UZB}}|[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Third place match|2]]|'''{{fb|KOR|1997}}'''|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Third place match|3]]'''
}}

All times are Arabian Standard Time (AST) – [[UTC+3]]

===Quarter-finals===
{{football box
| date = 21 January 2011
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Qatar|3–2]]
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205084701/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2913 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|QAT}}
| goals1 = [[Shinji Kagawa|Kagawa]] {{goal|29||71}}<br />[[Masahiko Inoha|Inoha]] {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = [[Sebastián Soria|Soria]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Fábio César Montezine|Fábio César]] {{goal|63}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 19,479
| referee = [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]] ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 21 January 2011
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}}
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Jordan|2–1]]
| report = [https://archive.today/20121204144324/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2915 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|JOR}}
| goals1 = [[Ulugbek Bakayev|Bakayev]] {{goal|47||49}}
| goals2 = [[Bashar Bani Yaseen|B. Bani Yaseen]] {{goal|58}}
| stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 16,073
| referee = [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 22 January 2011
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| aet = yes
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Australia vs Iraq|1–0]]
| report = [https://archive.today/20121204191758/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2914 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IRQ}}
| goals1 = [[Harry Kewell|Kewell]] {{goal|118}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 7,889
| referee = [[Abdulrahman Abdou]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 22 January 2011
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Iran vs Korea Republic|0–1]]
| aet = yes
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205000613/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2912 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Yoon Bit-garam]] {{goal|105}}
| stadium = [[Suheim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| attendance = 7,111
| referee = [[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{football box
| date = 25 January 2011
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN}}
| aet = yes
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Korea Republic|2–2]]
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205080524/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=3613 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}
| goals1 = [[Ryoichi Maeda|Maeda]] {{goal|36}}<br />[[Hajime Hosogai|Hosogai]] {{goal|97}}
| goals2 = [[Ki Sung-yueng]] {{goal|23|pen.}}<br />[[Hwang Jae-won]] {{goal|120}}
| stadium = [[Thani bin Jassim Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 16,171
| referee = [[Khalil Al Ghamdi]] ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
| penalties1 = [[Keisuke Honda|K. Honda]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Shinji Okazaki|Okazaki]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Yuto Nagatomo|Nagatomo]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Yasuyuki Konno|Konno]] {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 3–0
| penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Koo Ja-cheol]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Lee Yong-rae]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Hong Jeong-ho]]
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 25 January 2011
| time = 19:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Harry Kewell|Kewell]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Saša Ognenovski|Ognenovski]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[David Carney|Carney]] {{goal|65}}<br />[[Brett Emerton|Emerton]] {{goal|73}}<br />[[Carl Valeri|Valeri]] {{goal|82}}<br />[[Robbie Kruse|Kruse]] {{goal|83}}
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Uzbekistan vs Australia|0–6]]
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205015926/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=3614 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
| stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 24,826
| referee = [[Ali Al Badwawi]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}

===Third place playoff===
{{football box
| date = 28 January 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}}
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Third place match|2–3]]
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120820182852/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2909 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}
| goals1 = [[Alexander Geynrikh|Geynrikh]] {{goal|45|pen.|53}}
| goals2 = [[Koo Ja-cheol]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[Ji Dong-won]] {{goal|28||39}}
| stadium = [[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 8,199
| referee = [[Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}

===Final===
{{Main|2011 AFC Asian Cup final}}

{{football box
| date = 29 January 2011
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
| score = [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|0–1]]
| aet = yes
| report = [https://archive.today/20121205084738/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=242&matchId=2908 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|JPN}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Tadanari Lee|Lee]] {{goal|109}}
| stadium = [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]
| attendance = 37,174
| referee = [[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}

==Statistics==
===Goalscorers===
With five goals, Koo Ja-cheol was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 90 goals were scored by 60 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.

'''5 goals:'''
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*{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Koo Ja-cheol]]
{{colend}}

'''4 goals:'''
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*{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Ismail Abdul-Latif]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Ji Dong-won]]
{{colend}}

'''3 goals:'''
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Harry Kewell]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryoichi Maeda]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinji Okazaki]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Alexander Geynrikh]]
{{colend}}

'''2 goals:'''
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mile Jedinak]]
*{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Faouzi Mubarak Aaish]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinji Kagawa]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Yusef Ahmed]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Fábio César Montezine]]
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Abdelrazaq Al Hussain]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Odil Ahmedov]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Ulugbek Bakayev]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Server Djeparov]]
{{colend}}

'''1 goal:'''
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carney]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Emerton]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brett Holman]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robbie Kruse]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Saša Ognenovski]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Carl Valeri]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Deng Zhuoxiang]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hao Junmin]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Hai]]
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Linpeng]]
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gouramangi Singh]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Arash Afshin]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Karim Ansarifard]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iman Mobali]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Nouri (footballer)|Mohammad Nouri]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Gholamreza Rezaei]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Karrar Jassim]]
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Younis Mahmoud]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Makoto Hasebe]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Honda]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hajime Hosogai]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masahiko Inoha]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadanari Lee]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Maya Yoshida]]
*{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Hassan Abdel Fattah]]
*{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Baha'a Abdul-Rahman]]
*{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Odai Al-Saify]]
*{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Bashar Bani Yaseen]]
*{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Bader Al-Mutawa]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mohamed El-Sayed (Qatari footballer)|Mohamed El Sayed]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Bilal Mohammed]]
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Sebastián Soria]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Taisir Al-Jassim]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Hwang Jae-won]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Ki Sung-yueng]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Son Heung-min]]
*{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Yoon Bit-garam]]
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Firas Al-Khatib]]
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mohamed Al Zeno]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Maksim Shatskikh]]
{{colend}}

'''1 own goal:'''
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Ali Diab]] (for Jordan)

'''2 own goals:'''
*{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Walid Abbas]] (for Iraq and Iran)

===Awards===
The AFC selected the MVP, top goalscorer, fair play award and four quality players of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-qatar-2011-technical-report |title=AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Technical Report |website=The-AFC.com |publisher=AFC |access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref> They didn't officially announce the all-star team of this tournament.

'''Most Valuable Player'''
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Honda]]

'''Top Goalscorer'''
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Koo Ja-cheol]]

'''Fair Play Award'''
*{{fb|KOR}}

'''Quality Players'''
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Honda]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Ji-sung]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Harry Kewell]]
*{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Server Djeparov]]

===Final standings===
{{Fb cl3 header navbar|p=yes|group=yes|no-extras=yes|fs=95}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=1  |t={{fb|JPN}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B|B]] |no-extras=yes |bc=gold
|w=4 |d=2 |l=0 |gf=14 |ga=6  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=2  |t={{fb|AUS}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C|C]] |no-extras=yes |bc=silver
|w=4 |d=1 |l=1 |gf=13 |ga=2  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=3  |t={{fb|KOR}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C|C]] |no-extras=yes |bc=#c96
|w=4 |d=2 |l=0 |gf=13 |ga=7  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=4  |t={{fb|UZB}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A|A]] |no-extras=yes |bc=
|w=3 |d=1 |l=2 |gf=10 |ga=13 }}
|-
| colspan="11"| '''Eliminated in the quarter-finals'''
|-
{{Fb cl3 team|p=5  |t={{fb|QAT}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A|A]] |no-extras=yes
|w=2 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=7  |ga=5  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=6  |t={{fb|JOR}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B|B]] |no-extras=yes
|w=2 |d=1 |l=1 |gf=5  |ga=4  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=7  |t={{fb|IRN}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D|D]] |no-extras=yes
|w=3 |d=0 |l=1 |gf=6  |ga=2  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=8  |t={{fb|IRQ}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D|D]] |no-extras=yes
|w=2 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=3  |ga=3  }}
|-
| colspan="11"| '''Eliminated in group stage'''
|-
{{Fb cl3 team|p=9  |t={{fb|CHN}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A|A]] |no-extras=yes
|w=1 |d=1 |l=1 |gf=4  |ga=4  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=10 |t={{fb|BHR}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C|C]] |no-extras=yes
|w=1 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=6  |ga=5  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=11 |t={{fb|SYR}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B|B]] |no-extras=yes
|w=1 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=4  |ga=5  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=12 |t={{fb|PRK}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D|D]] |no-extras=yes
|w=0 |d=1 |l=2 |gf=0  |ga=2  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=13 |t={{fb|UAE}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D|D]] |no-extras=yes
|w=0 |d=1 |l=2 |gf=0  |ga=4  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=14 |t={{fb|KUW}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A|A]] |no-extras=yes
|w=0 |d=0 |l=3 |gf=1  |ga=7  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=15 |t={{fb|KSA}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B|B]] |no-extras=yes
|w=0 |d=0 |l=3 |gf=1  |ga=8  }}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=16 |t={{fb|IND}} |gr=[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C|C]] |no-extras=yes
|w=0 |d=0 |l=3 |gf=3  |ga=13 }}
|}
<small>Source: [https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-asian-cup-qatar-2011-technical-report AFC Technical Report]</small>

==Marketing ==
===Official match ball===
The Nike Total 90 Tracer was the official match ball of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/31770-the-tracers-excitement-for-ac-2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019163932/http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/31770-the-tracers-excitement-for-ac-2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 October 2018 |title=The Tracer's excitement for AC 2011 |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=13 December 2010 |access-date=14 December 2010 }}</ref>

===Official mascot ===
Official mascot were Saboog, Tmbki, Freha, Zkriti and Tranaa. They are a family of Jerboas, a rodent found in the deserts of Qatar. The characters are named after different locations in the north, south, east and west of Qatar.

===Official song ===
{{Infobox song
| name       = Yalla Asia
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Jay Sean]] featuring [[Karl Wolf]] and Radhika Vekaria
| album      =
| released   = 9 January 2011
| recorded   =
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| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = 3:21
| label      =
| writer     = {{hlist|Radhika Vekaria|[[Max Herman]]|Zoulikha El Fassi}}
| producer   = Max Herman
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
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For marketing of the event, the organisers opted for the slogan "Yalla Asia" with a song sung by international artists [[Jay Sean]] and [[Karl Wolf]], featuring Radhika Vekaria.
Yalla Asia was composed and written by Radhika Vekaria, [[Max Herman]] and Zoulikha El Fassi. Max Herman produced the record for Zoul Projects 2011. The music video features Football Free Stylers Abbas Farid and Soufiane Touzani.

The music video was released on January 9, 2011.

=== Sponsorship ===
'''Official Sponsors'''

* [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]
* [[Epson]]
* [[ING Group|ING]]
* [[Konica Minolta]]
* [[Pocari Sweat]]
* [[QatarEnergy|Qatar Petroleum]]
* [[Qtel]]
* [[Samsung]]
* [[Toshiba]]
* [[The Asahi Shimbun]]

'''Official Supporters'''

* [[Alkass Sports Channels]]
* [[FamilyMart]]
* [[Hyundai Heavy Industries]]
* [[Makita]]
* [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
* [[Nikon]]

==Controversies==
The 2011 Asian Cup was not without controversies as concerns were risen about the extremely low crowds at most games not featuring hosts Qatar. The average attendance was just 12,006, much lower than the previous AFC Asian Cup tournaments. North Korea and the United Arab Emirates both had the lowest attendance numbers with approximately 3,000 and 6,000 attendances respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/afc.cup/afc-asian-cup?cc=3888|title=AFC Asian Cup Statistics – ESPN FC|work=go.com|access-date=3 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024065457/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/afc.cup/afc-asian-cup?cc=3888|archive-date=24 October 2012|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Final|final match]] between Japan and Australia saw as many as 3,000 to 10,000 fans with valid tickets denied entry to the stadium<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6073683/asian-cup-ticket-holders-denied-entry-finale|title=Asian Cup ticket-holders denied entry to finale|work=ESPN.com|access-date=1 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203001858/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6073683/asian-cup-ticket-holders-denied-entry-finale|archive-date=3 February 2011|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which then allegedly sparked small skirmishes among fans, "It was just incredibly badly handled. There were kids and families, not causing any problem, being confronted by riot police and being told they weren't getting in", according to [[Andy Richardson (sports correspondent)|Andy Richardson]], [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]'s sports correspondent.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/01/27/qatar.2022.asian.cup/ | work=CNN | title=Five things we've learned from Qatar's Asian Cup | date=3 February 2011 | access-date=3 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209020649/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/01/27/qatar.2022.asian.cup/ | archive-date=9 February 2011 |url-status = dead| df=dmy-all }}</ref> The AFC stated that the gates were closed early for security concerns and organisers did not anticipate an influx of [[Japan]]ese and [[Australia]]n fans. The organising committee has offered to refund all tickets not redeemed at the match.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-03/refund-offer-for-asian-cup-final-lockout/1929038 |title=Refund offer for Asian Cup final lockout |newspaper=ABC News |date=3 February 2011 |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505045110/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-03/refund-offer-for-asian-cup-final-lockout/1929038 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

After staging the 2006 Asian Games,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hHX5UMKcoyDd2oBmQoAN5Y68fWiQ?docId=CNG.94591e60ea7188c66e691af71595f0f4.791|title=AFP: Qatar puts Middle East football on map|website=[[Google News]]|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206081245/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hHX5UMKcoyDd2oBmQoAN5Y68fWiQ?docId=CNG.94591e60ea7188c66e691af71595f0f4.791|archive-date=6 December 2010|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> this Asian Cup was being closely watched as an indicator to see how Qatar copes with hosting a major international football tournament<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/12/02/world.cup.qatar.opinion/index.html|title=Qatar: From obscure desert kingdom to World Cup host|work=cnn.com|access-date=23 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121230228/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/12/02/world.cup.qatar.opinion/index.html|archive-date=21 January 2011|url-status = live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in preparation for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114225931/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011 AFC Asian Cup 2011 Official Site] (Archived)
*[https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup/2011-qatar/group-stage/r11619/ 2011 AFC Asian Cup] at soccerway.com

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