Thursday, January 06, 2011

AFC Asian Cup 2011: Schedule and Live TV channels

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The much awaited AFC Asian Cup is going to start from 7th January 2011 and it will continue till 29th January 2011. This time Qatar will host the prestigious tournament in five different venues.
AFC Asian Cup 2011 is going to be the fifteenth edition of the tournament since 1956. It is the second time that Qatar is going to host the tournament. In 1988, they hosted the AFC Asian Cup for the first time.
Since 1956, the AFC Asian Cup is taking place every four years. Until now, only seven countries have won the title while four countries could manage their runners-up place.
Saudi Arabia, Japan and Iran are three countries who have won the title highest times. They have won the title three times each. On the other hand, South Korea won the title twice while both Kuwait and Israel won the title one apiece.
Since 2004, sixteen countries are taking part in the Asian Cup divided into four groups. Four teams have been qualified automatically. As a host country Qatar has received automatic byes to Finals. The other teams are Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea who finished the 2007 AFC Asian Cup respectively first, second and third.
Ten countries have been qualified through a traditional preliminary round with five teams in each ground sending one winner and one runner-up to the tournament. Two other teams have been qualified through AFC Challenge Cup competitions in 2008 and 2010. India won the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup competition and North Korea won the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup competition and qualified automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup Finals.
It is going to be the most attractive tournament ever. The new edition of AFC Asian Cup will catch the attention of many football fans worldwide. Many players such as Tim Cahill, Shinji Kagawa and Park Ji Sung, who are currently playing in well-known European clubs, will be seen participating in this tournament.
On 23rd April 2010, the draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 was held in Doha, Qatar. Qatar has been placed in one of the strongest groups.
Nike Total 90 Tracer ball will be used for the match as Nike is the current sponsor of the AFC.
Fans around the world should not miss the chance to see the AFC Asian Cup 2011 live. Here, I have given some TV channels name where from you can enjoy the match live.
ESPN STAR Sports has got the right to telecast the tournament live in Asia.
U.S fans can enjoy the tournament live on One World Sports as it has acquired the rights through World Sport Group, the AFC’s exclusive marketing and media partner.
One World Sports will distribute the football tournament to Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Charter, Mediacom and a host of other U.S. affiliates; DISH Network; and Avail/TVN, including AT&T and Verizon FiOS among its affiliates.
Fans can also watch the tournament through pay-per-view TV channels.
Sixteen players have been divided into four groups each group consisting of four teams. The groups are given below-
Group A- China, Kuwait, Qatar, Uzbekistan.
Group B- Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria.
Group C- Australia, Bahrain, India, South Korea.
Group D- Iran, Iraq, North Korea. United Arab Emirates.
Thirty-two matches will be played in five venues. The name of these venues are-
*Khalifa International Stadium
*Al-Gharafa Stadium
*Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
*Qatar SC Stadium
*Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Group A-
Date
Teams
Venue
Time
7th January 2011
QATAR vs UZBEKISTAN
Khalifa
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
8th January 2011
KUWAIT vs CHINA
P.R.
Al Gharafa
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
12th January 2011
UZBEKISTAN vs KUWAIT
Al Gharafa
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
12th January 2011
CHINA
P.R. vs QATAR
Khalifa
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
16th January 2011
QATAR vs KUWAIT
Khalifa
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
16th January 2011
CHINA
P.R. vs UZBEKISTAN
Al Gharafa
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
Group B
9th January 2011
JAPAN vs JORDAN
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
9th January 2011
SAUDI
ARABIA vs SYRIA
Al Rayyan
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
13th January 2011
JORDAN vs SAUDI
ARABIA
Al Rayyan
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
13th January 2011
SYRIA vs JAPAN
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
17th January 2011
SAUDI
ARABIA vs JAPAN
Al Rayyan
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
17th January 2011
JORDAN vs SYRIA
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
Group C
10th January 2011
INDIA vs AUSTRALIA
Al Sadd
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
10th January 2011
KOREA
REPUBLIC vs BAHRAIN
Al Gharafa
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
14th January 2011
AUSTRALIA vs KOREA
REPUBLIC
Al Gharafa
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
14th January 2011
BAHRAIN vs INDIA
Al Sadd
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
18th January 2011
KOREA
REPUBLIC vs INDIA
Al Gharafa
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
18th January 2011
AUSTRALIA vs BAHRAIN
Al Sadd
Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
Group D-
11th January 2011
DPR
KOREA vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
11th January 2011
IRAQ vs I.R.
IRAN
Al Rayyan
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
15th January 2011
I.R.
IRAN vs DPR KOREA
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
16:15 UTC+3
15th January 2011
UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES vs IRAQ
Al Rayyan
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
19th January 2011
IRAQ vs DPR
KOREA
Al Rayyan
Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
19th Janury 2011
UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES vs I.R. IRAN
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
19:15 UTC+3
Quarter-Finals
21st January 2011
Winner
Group B vs Runner Up Group A
Al Gharafa
Stadium
16:25 UTC+3
21st January 2011
Winner
Group A vs Runner Up Group B
Khalifa
Stadium
19:25 UTC+3
22nd January 2011
Winner
Group C vs Runner Up Group D
Al Sadd
Stadium
16:25 UTC+3
22nd January 2011
Winner
Group D vs Runner Up Group C
Qatar
Sports Club Stadium
19:25 UTC+3
Semi-Final-
25th January 2011
Winner
QF2 vs Winner QF4
Al Gharafa
Stadium
16:25 UTC+3
25th January 2011
Winner
QF1 vs Winner QF3
Khalifa
Stadium
19:25 UTC+3
Third Place-
28th January 2011
Loser
SF1 vs Loser SF2
Al Sadd
Stadium
18:00 UTC+3
Final-
29th January 2011
Winner
SF1 vs Winner SF2
Khalifa
Stadium
18:00 UTC+3

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