AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011â„¢ Finals Draw on April 23

The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011â„¢ Finals Draw will take place at the magnificent Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital on Friday, April 23, 2010.

The draw will start at 1900 hours local time at the world’s largest indoor sports facility, and by the end of the process 16 teams would have been slotted into four groups of four each (4x4) under the Dome’s distinctive sloping roof.

The 16 teams in the hat for the draw are:Image not recovered

Qatar (hosts)
Australia
Bahrain
China
DPR Korea
India Iran
Iraq (defending champions)
Japan
Jordan
Korea Republic
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan

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The tournament runs from January 7-29, 2011. Aspire Dome is part of the Aspire Zone that hosts the Khalifa Stadium, Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre and Aspire Park.

Source: AFC Media Release

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Monday 19 April 2010, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.