AFC Asian Cup 2019 Points Table, Team Standings, Rankings, Results

The Indian football team. (Source: Twitter)

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Points Table, Team Standings, Rankings, Results: The first big football competition in 2019 is set to begin – the AFC Asian Cup in UAE. The biggest football tournament in Asia will see 24 teams participating against each other to win the coveted trophy. It is the longest edition of the tournament since its inception in 2005. Instead of 16 teams, The 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup will see 24 teams participating. The teams have been divided into six groups of four each. Two best teams from each group with most points will enter the next round of 16.

The tournament will kick off from January 5, 2019, Saturday in UAE. India, which are placed along with Bahrain, UAE and Thailand, will begin their campaign from January 6, 2019 and will face Thailand in their opening contest. UAE are hosting the tournament for a second time having also played hosts in 1996. Australia are the defending champions with a win in the 2015 Asian Cup. The final of the tournament will be played on February 1, 2019.

GROUP A:

No.	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	UAE	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
2	Thailand	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
3	Bahrain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	India	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3

GROUP B:

No.	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Jordan	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Palestine	3	0	2	1	0	3	-3	2
4	Syria	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

GROUP C:

No.	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9
2	China	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Philippines	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0

GROUP D:

No.	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Iran	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	7
2	Iraq	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
3	Vietnam	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
4	Yemen	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0

GROUP E:

No.	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Qatar	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9
2	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	Lebanon	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
4	North Korea	3	0	0	3	1	14	-13	0

GROUP F:

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No.	Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Oman	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Turkmenistan	3	0	0	3	3	10	-7	0

As per the tournament format, top two teams from each group will make their way forward and will be joined by the four best third placed teams. The Round of 16 will be played in a knockout format and will be followed by the quarterfinals, the semi-finals and then the grand finale.