2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A
# 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Group A was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first matches began on 7 January 2011 and its last matches were played on 16 January 2011. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha, Qatar. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, China PR, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

All times are UTC+3.

## Qatar vs Uzbekistan

| Qatar | Uzbekistan |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Qasem Burhan |
| RB | 2 | Hamid Ismail |
| CB | 6 | Bilal Mohammed (c) |
| CB | 18 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim |
| LB | 13 | Ibrahim Majid |
| RM | 10 | Hussein Yasser | | 61' |
| CM | 4 | Lawrence Quaye |
| CM | 7 | Wesam Rizik | 64' |
| LM | 11 | Fábio César | | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Jaralla Al-Marri | | 62' |
| CF | 23 | Sebastián Soria |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Khalfan Ibrahim | | 61' |
| FW | 16 | Mohamed El-Sayed | | 62' |
| FW | 12 | Yusef Ahmed | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||
| GK | 12 | Ignatiy Nesterov |
| CB | 22 | Viktor Karpenko |
| CB | 4 | Anzur Ismailov |
| CB | 6 | Sakhob Juraev | 53' |
| DM | 7 | Aziz Haydarov |
| CM | 18 | Timur Kapadze |
| CM | 9 | Odil Ahmedov |
| RW | 19 | Jasur Hasanov | 66' |
| LW | 8 | Server Djeparov (c) |
| CF | 16 | Maksim Shatskikh |
| CF | 15 | Alexander Geynrikh | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Stanislav Andreev | 53' |
| MF | 17 | Sanzhar Tursunov | 66' |
| MF | 13 | Olim Navkarov | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Vadim Abramov ||

* Man of the Match:
* Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)
* Assistant referees:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)
* Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Mohsen Torky (Iran)

## Kuwait vs China PR

| Kuwait | China PR |
| - | - |
| GK | 22 | Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) |
| RB | 2 | Yaqoub Al Taher | 11' |
| CB | 4 | Hussain Fadel |
| CB | 13 | Musaed Neda | 36' |
| LB | 6 | Amer Al Fadhel |
| RM | 7 | Fahad Al Enezi | | 84' |
| CM | 18 | Jarah Al Ateeqi | 66' |
| CM | 14 | Talal Al Amer |
| LM | 15 | Walied Jumah | | 71' |
| CF | 17 | Bader Al-Mutwa |
| CF | 20 | Yousef Nasser | | 38' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Fahad Awadh | | 38' |
| MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan | | 71' |
| FW | 16 | Hamad Al-Enezi | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Goran Tufegdžić ||
| GK | 1 | Yang Zhi |
| RB | 17 | Zhang Linpeng |
| CB | 5 | Du Wei (c) |
| CB | 4 | Zhao Peng | | 58' |
| LB | 20 | Rong Hao |
| CM | 7 | Zhao Xuri | | 77' |
| CM | 19 | Yang Hao |
| RW | 11 | Qu Bo | 33' | 46' |
| AM | 10 | Deng Zhuoxiang |
| LW | 21 | Yu Hai |
| CF | 9 | Yang Xu |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Hao Junmin | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Liu Jianye | | 58' |
| MF | 15 | Yu Tao | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Gao Hongbo ||

* Man of the Match:
* Deng Zhuoxiang (China PR)
* Assistant referees:
* Ben Wilson (Australia)
* Hakan Anaz (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Alireza Faghani (Iran)

## Uzbekistan vs Kuwait

| Uzbekistan | Kuwait |
| - | - |
| GK | 12 | Ignatiy Nesterov |
| CB | 22 | Viktor Karpenko |
| CB | 4 | Anzur Ismailov |
| CB | 14 | Stanislav Andreev |
| DM | 7 | Aziz Haydarov |
| CM | 18 | Timur Kapadze |
| CM | 9 | Odil Ahmedov |
| RW | 17 | Sanzhar Tursunov | | 90' |
| LW | 8 | Server Djeparov (c) |
| CF | 16 | Maksim Shatskikh | | 54' |
| CF | 15 | Alexander Geynrikh | 62' | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Jasur Hasanov | 88' | 54' |
| MF | 13 | Olim Navkarov | | 74' |
| FW | 23 | Vagiz Galiullin | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Vadim Abramov ||
| GK | 22 | Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) |
| RB | 2 | Yaqoub Al Taher |
| CB | 4 | Hussain Fadel | 40' |
| CB | 6 | Amer Al Fadhel |
| LB | 3 | Fahad Awadh | | 80' |
| RM | 7 | Fahad Al Enezi |
| CM | 14 | Talal Al-Amer |
| CM | 18 | Jarah Al Ateeqi | | 46' |
| LM | 15 | Walied Jumah | | 71' |
| CF | 17 | Bader Al-Mutwa |
| CF | 20 | Yousef Nasser |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Hamad Al-Enezi | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan | | 71' |
| MF | 5 | Ahmad Ajab | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Goran Tufegdžić ||

* Man of the Match:
* Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)
* Assistant referees:
* Khaled Al Allan (Bahrain)
* Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria)
* Fourth official:
* Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

## China PR vs Qatar

| China PR | Qatar |
| - | - |
| GK | 22 | Zeng Cheng |
| RB | 17 | Zhang Linpeng | 53' |
| CB | 5 | Du Wei (c) |
| CB | 4 | Zhao Peng |
| LB | 20 | Rong Hao |
| CM | 15 | Yu Tao | | 59' |
| CM | 19 | Yang Hao | 17' |
| RW | 11 | Qu Bo | 38' |
| AM | 10 | Deng Zhuoxiang |
| LW | 21 | Yu Hai | | 46' |
| CF | 18 | Gao Lin | | 42' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Yang Xu | | 42' |
| MF | 8 | Hao Junmin | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Zhou Haibin | | 59' |
| Manager: ||
| Gao Hongbo ||
| GK | 1 | Qasem Burhan |
| RB | 3 | Mohammed Kasola | 45' | 61' |
| CB | 6 | Bilal Mohammed (c) | 17' |
| CB | 18 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim |
| LB | 13 | Ibrahim Majid |
| RM | 2 | Hamid Ismail | | 90' |
| CM | 4 | Lawrence Quaye |
| CM | 7 | Wesam Rizik |
| LM | 16 | Mohamed El-Sayed |
| CF | 12 | Yusef Ahmed | | 64' |
| CF | 23 | Sebastián Soria |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 8 | Mesaad Al-Hamad | | 61' |
| FW | 9 | Jaralla Al-Marri | | 64' |
| DF | 20 | Ali Afif | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||

* Man of the Match:
* Yusef Ahmed (Qatar)
* Assistant referees:
* Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
* Jang Jun-mo (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Alireza Faghani (Iran)

## Qatar vs Kuwait

| Qatar | Kuwait |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Qasem Burhan |
| RB | 3 | Mohammed Kasola | 38' | 88' |
| CB | 6 | Bilal Mohammed (c) |
| CB | 18 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim |
| LB | 13 | Ibrahim Majid |
| RM | 2 | Hamid Ismail | 30' |
| CM | 4 | Lawrence Quaye |
| CM | 7 | Wesam Rizik |
| LM | 16 | Mohamed El-Sayed | | 80' |
| CF | 12 | Yusef Ahmed | 27' | 72' |
| CF | 23 | Sebastián Soria |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Fábio César | | 72' |
| DF | 20 | Ali Afif | 86' | 80' |
| DF | 8 | Mesaad Al-Hamad | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||
| GK | 22 | Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) |
| RB | 2 | Yaqoub Al Taher | | 46' |
| CB | 4 | Hussain Fadel | 77' |
| CB | 19 | Ahmad Al-Rashidi | 16' |
| LB | 6 | Amer Al Fadhel | 42' |
| RM | 7 | Fahad Al Enezi |
| CM | 14 | Talal Al-Amer | 84' |
| CM | 8 | Saleh Al Sheikh | 61' | 62' |
| LM | 15 | Walied Jumah | 84' |
| CF | 17 | Bader Al-Mutwa |
| CF | 16 | Hamad Al-Enezi | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Ahmad Ajab | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan | | 62' |
| FW | 10 | Khaled Khalaf | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Goran Tufegdžić ||

* Man of the Match:
* Bilal Mohammed (Qatar)
* Assistant referees:
* Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)
* Haja Maidin (Singapore)
* Fourth official:
* Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

## China PR vs Uzbekistan

| China PR | Uzbekistan |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Yang Zhi |
| RB | 17 | Zhang Linpeng | 90+2' |
| CB | 5 | Du Wei (c) |
| CB | 2 | Li Xuepeng |
| LB | 20 | Rong Hao |
| DM | 7 | Zhao Xuri | | 46' |
| DM | 19 | Yang Hao | | 73' |
| CM | 8 | Hao Junmin | 78' |
| RF | 14 | Wang Song |
| CF | 18 | Gao Lin |
| LF | 21 | Yu Hai | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Liu Jianye | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Yang Xu | | 60' |
| MF | 10 | Deng Zhuoxiang | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Gao Hongbo ||
| GK | 12 | Ignatiy Nesterov |
| CB | 22 | Viktor Karpenko | | 74' |
| CB | 4 | Anzur Ismailov | 55' |
| CB | 14 | Stanislav Andreev |
| DM | 7 | Aziz Haydarov | 26' |
| CM | 18 | Timur Kapadze | 67' |
| CM | 9 | Odil Ahmedov |
| RW | 13 | Olim Navkarov | | 62' |
| LW | 8 | Server Djeparov (c) | | 85' |
| CF | 16 | Maksim Shatskikh |
| CF | 15 | Alexander Geynrikh |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Sanzhar Tursunov | | 62' |
| DF | 3 | Shavkat Mullajanov | | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Shavkat Salomov | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Vadim Abramov ||

* Man of the Match:
* Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)
* Assistant referees:
* Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
* Hamed Al Mayahi (Oman)
* Fourth official:
* Alireza Faghani (Iran)
