Doha: Qatar football team will set up their base in Canberra ten days before the kickoff of the AFC Asian Cup 2015, an official of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) said here.
“We will be based in Canberra and we will go ten days before our first match as we want to get used to the conditions in Qatar,” said Mansoor Al Ansari, Director of National Teams Committee of QFA.
Qatar will face UAE in their first match of the AFC Asian Cup 2015 to be held in Australia from January 9 to 31. Sixteen teams from Asia have qualified for the tournament. The Peninsula
Asian Cup Past Winners
Japan: 4 times (1992*, 2000, 2004, 2011)
Saudi Arabia: 3 times (1984, 1988, 1996)
Iran: 3 times (1968*, 1972, 1976*)
South Korea: 2 times (1956, 1960*)
Israel: 1 (1964*)
Kuwait: 1 (1980*)
Iraq: 1 (2007)
NB: Israel was expelled from the AFC in the early 1970s and eventually became a member of UEFA
2015 Asian Cup Group Fixtures
Group A: Australia, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Oman
09 Jan 2015: Australia vs Kuwait at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
10 Jan 2015: Korea Republic vs Oman at Canberra Stadium
13 Jan 2015: Kuwait vs Korea Republic at Canberra Stadium
13 Jan 2015: Oman vs Australia at Stadium Australia
17 Jan 2015 Australia vs Korea Republic at Brisbane Stadium
17 Jan 2015 Oman vs Kuwait at Newcastle Stadium
Group B: Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Korea DPR, China PR
10 Jan 2015: Uzbekistanvs Korea DPR at Stadium Australia
10 Jan 2015: Saudi Arabia vs China PR at Brisbane Stadium
14 Jan 2015: Korea DPR vs Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
14 Jan 2015: China PR vs Uzbekistan at Brisbane Stadium
18 Jan 2015: Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
18 Jan 2015 China PR vs Korea DPR at Canberra Stadium
Group C: UAE, Iran, Bahrain, Qatar
11 Jan 2015: UAE vs Qatar at Canberra Stadium
11 Jan 2015: Iran vs Bahrain at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
15 Jan 2015: Bahrainvs UAE at Canberra Stadium
15 Jan 2015: Qatar vs Iran at Stadium Australia
19 Jan 2015: Iran vs UAE at Brisbane Stadium
19 Jan 2015: Qatar vs Bahrain at Stadium Australia
Group D: Japan, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq
12 Jan 2015: Japan vs Palestine at Newcastle Stadium
12 Jan 2015: Jordan vs Iraq at Brisbane Stadium
16 Jan 2015: Palestine vs Jordan at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
16 Jan 2015: Iraq vs Japan at Brisbane Stadium
20 Jan 2015: Japan vs Jordan at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
20 Jan 2015: Iraq vs Palestine at Canberra Stadium
