3rd Round of the 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
Group winner and runners-up will qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup hosted by United Arab Emirates.
GROUP B
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
2 | DPR Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
4 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
28 Mar 2017 – Lebanon 2:0 Hong Kong
13 Jun 2017 – Hong Kong 1:1 DPR Korea
5 Sep 2017 – Malaysia vs Hong Kong
10 Oct 2017 – Hong Kong vs Malaysia
14 Nov 2017 – Hong Kong vs Lebanon
27 Mar 2018 – DPR Korea vs Hong Kong
2nd Round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup Joint Qualification
Qatar and China advance to the next 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier round in Asia. Hong Kong, as 3rd, will continue with the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifier, which will start in 2017.
GROUP C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Qatar | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 21 |
2 | China PR | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 17 |
3 | Hong Kong | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
4 | Maldives | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 |
5 | Bhutan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 52 | −47 | 0 |
Results:
11 Jun 2015 – Hong Kong 7:0 Bhutan
11 Jun 2015 – Maldives 0:1 Qatar
16 Jun 2015 – Hong Kong 2:0 Maldives
16 Jun 2015 – Bhutan 0:6 China
3 Sep 2015 – China 0:0 Hong Kong
3 Sep 2015 – Qatar 15:0 Bhutan
8 Sep 2015 – Hong Kong 2:3 Qatar
8 Sep 2015 – Maldives 0:3 China
8 Oct 2015 – Bhutan 3:4 Maldives
8 Oct 2015 – Qatar 1:0 China
13 Oct 2015 – Bhutan 0:1 Hong Kong
13 Oct 2015 – Qatar 4:0 Maldives
12 Nov 2015 – Maldives 0:1 Hong Kong
12 Nov 2015 – China 12:0 Bhutan
17 Nov 2015 – Hong Kong 0:0 China (8 pm, Hong Kong Stadium)
17 Nov 2015 – Bhutan 0:3 Qatar
24 Mar 2016 – Qatar 2:0 Hong Kong
24 Mar 2016 – China 4:0 Maldives
29 Mar 2016 – China 2:0 Qatar
29 Mar 2016 – Maldives 4:2 Bhutan
HOW TO QUALIFY
Second Round (World Cup Qualifier):
Hong Kong are currently competing in the 2nd Round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup joint qualification. In total there are 40 participating AFC members, divided into 8 groups of each 5 teams. Only the winner of each group as well as the four best ranked runner-ups will advance to the 3rd Round of the World Cup qualification while directly qualifying for the 2019 Asian Cup. The remaining 4 runner-ups, the 8 third-placed teams as well as the 4 best fourth-placed teams will qualify directly for the 3rd Round of the Asian Cup Qualifier. The other teams (the 4 weaker fourth-placed teams as well as the last in each group) will fight in a play off for the remaining 8 spots in the 3rd round.
Third Round (Asian Cup Qualifier):
The 3rd Round of the Asian Cup qualifiers will consist of 24 participants, divided into 6 group with each 4 teams. They will compete for 11 or 12 Asian Cup spots (depending on the performance of the United Arab Emirates in the qualifiers, as they will host the next Asian Cup).