football at the 2006 Asian Games
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{{EngvarB|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox sports competition event
| event = Football
| games = 2006 Asian Games
| image = Football pictogram.svg
| image_size = 100px
| venues = Al-Ahli Stadium
Al-Arabi Stadium
Al-Gharrafa Stadium
Al-Rayyan Stadium
Al-Sadd Stadium
Al-Wakrah Stadium
Qatar SC Stadium
| dates = 18 November – 15 December
| competitors = 697
| nations = 29
| gold = {{fbu|23|QAT}} {{small|(men)}}
{{fbw|PRK}} {{small|(women)}}
| silver = {{fbu|23|IRQ}} {{small|(men)}}
{{fbw|JPN}} {{small|(women)}}
| bronze = {{fbu|23|IRI}} {{small|(men)}}
{{fbw|CHN}} {{small|(women)}}
| prev = 2002
| next = 2010
}}
Football at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar from 18 November to 15 December 2006. The opening match was played 14 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, some 30 teams played in the men's competition, and 8 teams participated in women's competition.
Turkmenistan,[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/16/sports/AS_SPT_SOC_Asian_Games_Turkmenistan_Withdraws.php Turkmenistan soccer team withdraws from Asian Games] and Yemen withdrew from the competition before playing their first match. The organisation announced a new competition format because of this. Instead of only the group winners of the first round to go through to the second round, now also both runners-up qualified.[http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/sports/userobject1ai2465838.html Yemen pulls out of Asiad soccer tournament]
Later India also announced their retirement, however they remained in the tournament on a "no cost to government basis".{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1850634,00070003.htm |title=It's official, footballers will have a ball |access-date=25 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014510/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1850634%2C00070003.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Iran was taken out of competition prior to their first match, due to a suspension by FIFA.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,126229,00.html |title=FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation |publisher=FIFA |access-date=27 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102093639/http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,126229,00.html |archive-date=2 January 2007 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=119240&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 Iran out of football after FIFA ban] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203413/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=119240&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 |date=30 September 2007 }} However, FIFA lifted the suspension on Iran under-23 team on 26 November 2006 so they returned to the original Group D stage.{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media§ion=newsDetails&newsID=7543 |title=FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban |publisher=the-AFC.com |access-date=27 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623134749/http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media |archive-date=23 June 2007 }}
Age limit for the men teams is under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.
==Venues==
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| zoom = 9
| width = 220
| height = 275
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| caption = Location of the stadiums of the Football at the 2006 Asian Games.
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| mark-coord1 = {{Coord|25.251892|51.535361}}
| mark-title1 = Al-Ahli Stadium
| mark-description1 = Doha
| mark-coord2 = {{Coord|25.258708|51.520509}}
| mark-title2 = Al-Arabi Stadium
| mark-description2 = Doha
| mark-coord3 = {{Coord|25.31715|51.51236}}
| mark-title3 = Qatar SC Stadium
| mark-description3 = Doha
| mark-coord4 = {{Coord|25.34474|51.44056}}
| mark-title4 = Al-Gharrafa Stadium
| mark-description4 = Al Rayyan
| mark-coord5 = {{Coord|25.32964|51.34227}}
| mark-title5 = Al-Rayyan Stadium
| mark-description5 = Al Rayyan
| mark-coord6 = {{Coord|25.26735|51.48425}}
| mark-title6 = Al-Sadd Stadium
| mark-description6 = Al Rayyan
| mark-coord7 = {{Coord|25.180294|51.596522}}
| mark-title7 = Al-Wakrah Stadium
| mark-description7 = Al Wakrah
}}
There are 3 host cities, including 7 stadiums hosted the tournament.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| class="unsortable" | City
! Stadium ! Capacity !Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |Doha
| 20,000 | |
| Al-Arabi Stadium
|13,000 |
| Qatar SC Stadium
|12,500 |
| rowspan="3" |Al Rayyan
| rowspan="2" |25,000 |
| Al-Rayyan Stadium |
| Al-Sadd Stadium
|12,000 |
| Al Wakrah
| 20,000 | |
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em; text-align:center;" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#FFE4E1" align=center|Q | Qualification
|bgcolor="#FFBBBB" align=center|P | Preliminary round
|bgcolor="#AFF55B" align=center|¼ | Quarterfinals
|bgcolor="#97DEFF" align=center|½ | Semifinals
|bgcolor="#CC9966" align=center|B | Bronze medal match
|bgcolor="#FFDF80" align=center|G | Gold medal match |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em; text-align:center"
! Event↓/Date → | 18th Sat | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | 26th Sun | 27th Mon | 28th Tue | 29th Wed | 30th Thu | 1st Fri | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | colspan=2|13th Wed | 14th Thu | 15th Fri | |
| style="text-align:left;" | Men | bgcolor="#FFE4E1"|Q | bgcolor="#FFE4E1"|Q | bgcolor="#FFE4E1"|Q | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#AFF55B"|¼ | bgcolor="#97DEFF"|½ | colspan=2| | bgcolor="#CC9966"|B | bgcolor="#FFDF80"|G | |||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:left;" | Women | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|P | bgcolor="#97DEFF"|½ | bgcolor="#CC9966"|B | bgcolor="#FFDF80"|G |
Medalists
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC2team
| event = 2006 Asian Games
| team =
| gold_PRK = 1 | silver_PRK = 0 | bronze_PRK = 0
| gold_QAT = 1 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 0
| gold_IRQ = 0 | silver_IRQ = 1 | bronze_IRQ = 0
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 0
| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1
| gold_IRI = 0 | silver_IRI = 0 | bronze_IRI = 1
}}
Draw
The draw ceremony for the team sports was held on 7 September 2006 at Doha.
=Men=
Eight teams who did not enter 2002 had to play in Round 1; 22 other teams qualify directly for the tournament proper.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Round 1 – Group A
- {{fbu|23|JOR}}
- {{fbu|23|TJK}}
- {{fbu|23|KGZ}}
- {{fbu|23|MAC}}
{{col-2}}
;Round 1 – Group B
- {{fbu|23|SIN}}
- {{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}
- {{fbu|23|INA}}
- {{fbu|23|IRQ|2004}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;Round 2 – Group A
- {{fbu|23|QAT}}
- {{fbu|23|UAE}}
- {{fbu|23|UZB}}
- 1st Round 1 – Group A
{{col-3}}
;Round 2 – Group B
- {{fbu|23|KOR|1997}}
- {{fbu|23|BHR}}
- {{fbu|23|VIE}}
- {{fbu|23|BAN}}
{{col-3}}
;Round 2 – Group C
- {{fbu|23|THA}}
- {{fbu|23|KUW}}
{{fbu|23|YEM}}*- {{fbu|23|PLE}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;Round 2 – Group D
- {{fbu|23|IRI}}
- {{fbu|23|IND}}
- {{fbu|23|HKG}}
- {{fbu|23|MDV}}
{{col-3}}
;Round 2 – Group E
- {{fbu|23|CHN|name=China}}
- {{fbu|23|OMA}}
- {{fbu|23|MAS}}
- 1st Round 1 – Group B
{{col-3}}
;Round 2 – Group F
- {{fbu|23|JPN}}
- {{fbu|23|PRK}}
{{fbu|23|TKM}}*- {{fbu|23|PAK}}
{{col-end}}
=Women=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Group A
- {{fbw|CHN|name=China}}
- {{fbw|JPN}}
{{fbw|MDV}}*- {{fbw|JOR}}
{{col-2}}
;Group B
- {{fbw|PRK}}
- {{fbw|KOR|1997}}
- {{fbw|THA}}*
- {{fbw|TPE}}
- {{fbw|VIE}}
{{col-end}}
Squads
{{main|Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Squads}}
Final standing
= Men =
{{Further|Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's tournament}}
{{#section:Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Ranking}}
= Women =
{{Further|Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's tournament}}
{{#section:Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's tournament|Ranking}}
Impact on Qatar
Scholars suggest that the 2006 Asian Games had long-term consequences for Qatar by boosting its tourist economy, aiding in economic diversification away from oil, and encouraging infrastructural development, while anticipating Qatar's bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite journal|last=Mirgani|first=Suzi|date=2019|title=Consumer Citizenship: National Identity and Museum Merchandise in Qatar|journal=Middle East Journal|volume=73|issue=4 |pages=555–72, see p. 563|doi=10.3751/73.4.12 |s2cid=214424661 }}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212135025/http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/Sports/FB/IGFBSchedule.aspx?rscid=FBM01 Official men football schedule]
- [http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/Sports/FB/IGFBSchedule.aspx?rscid=FBW01 Official women football schedule]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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