2012 Asian Olympic Qualifiers

Discussion in 'AFC: Tournaments' started by jonny63, Jul 22, 2009.

  1. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    KUALA LUMPUR: The 2012 Olympic Football Tournament qualifiers for Asian countries has been postponed until age eligibility issues are resolved.

    The competition was scheduled for February 2010 but AFC now expects it to start after September 2010 or February 2011.

    World governing body FIFA is now in the process of establishing age eligibility rules for the tournament. Once the criteria have been confirmed, AFC will inform Member Associations of the revised dates.

    http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/24859-asian-olympic-qualifiers-postponed
     
  2. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)—FIFA officials will discuss possible changes on the age limit for male soccer players at the Olympics.

    The governing body’s executive committee meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday also will address preparations for the 2010 World Cup.

    FIFA favors dropping the age limit to 21 instead of the current 23, or abolishing the limit but barring all players with World Cup experience from participating.

    The IOC would like to keep the age limit at 23, with the exception of three overage players.

    The task force is expected to set a December deadline to come up with recommendations for new rules to be presented to the International Olympic Committee ahead of the 2012 London Games.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-fifa-executivemeeting&prov=ap&type=lgns
     
  3. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
  4. Syriaman

    Syriaman Member

    Oct 31, 2007
    Stuttgart,Aleppo
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Syria
  5. amrizzle

    amrizzle Member

    Jun 29, 2007
    Footballistan
    Looking forward to these coming Olympics, I'll be getting tickets to some of the games hopefully.
     
  6. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa (AP)—FIFA has turned down calls to restrict the Olympic men’s football tournament to players 21 and under, and will stick with an under-23 format plus three over-age players for the 2012 London Games.

    European governing body UEFA wanted the change to ensure that top players stay with their clubs during preseason training. But FIFA’s executive committee decided on Thursday to retain the existing format for the next Olympics.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-oly--fifa-olympics&prov=ap&type=lgns
     
  7. danielmak

    danielmak Member

    Sep 26, 2004
    off the purple line
    Is this still happening? Is there any kind of TV coverage of this tournament (either in the US, Europe, Australia or Asia)?
     
  8. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway

    It seems to be postponed ? I cant find any Olympic qualifiers on AFC Calendar for 2010
     
  9. Matilda Maniac

    Matilda Maniac Big Soccer Memebr

    Sep 21, 2006
    Perth
    Club:
    Perth Glory
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    but there's a 3-stage qualification format in the AFC's 2011 and 2012 calendars.
     
  10. Angsa

    Angsa Member

    Aug 26, 2008
    Hong Kong
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Maybe AFC can use the Asian Games football tournament as qualification for the Olympic Games? It will save the top young Asian players from playing too many games...
     
  11. almango

    almango Member+

    Sydney FC
    Australia
    Nov 29, 2004
    Bulli, Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Not all of AFC's teams play in the Asian Games.
     
  12. edrees

    edrees Member

    Nov 28, 2005
    any news on the olympic qual?
     
  13. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
  14. Fevernova99

    Fevernova99 Member

    May 3, 2003
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    When was the last time an AFC team did well in the Olympics?
     
  15. druryfire

    druryfire Member

    Sep 10, 2007
    England
    Japan Bronze medal 1968
    Iraq 4th 2004
    Japan 1/4 finals 2000
    Korea Republic 1/4 finals 2004
    Qatar 1/4 finals 1992
     
  16. ashindia

    ashindia Member

    Apr 14, 2009
    India,Hyderabad
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    India
    Your forgot India :- 1956 Olympics 4th place :)
     
  17. druryfire

    druryfire Member

    Sep 10, 2007
    England
    Oh man, i just couldn't go that far back!!

    But your right, 1956 in Melbourne. They beat the host's 4-2 before losing to Yugoslavia, which lets face it, would have been a strong team
     
  18. danielmak

    danielmak Member

    Sep 26, 2004
    off the purple line
  19. JLSA

    JLSA Member

    Nov 11, 2003
    :confused:

    J
     
  20. edrees

    edrees Member

    Nov 28, 2005
    AFC needs to move fast and determine the qualifiers so national teams can organise themselves, I wonder when this will happen... Olympics is only 2 yrs away, and the qualifiers are yet to be determined..
     
  21. Angsa

    Angsa Member

    Aug 26, 2008
    Hong Kong
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Argentina
    Japan beat Brazil 1:0 in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics if I remember right. Brazil had Ronaldo, Juninho, Roberto Carlos etc in the team. It was the game that made goalkeeper Kawaguchi a household name in Japan.
     
  22. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    Kuala Lumpur: FIFA has extended the deadline for submission of entries for the preliminary competition of the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament to May 10, 2010.

    In a letter to the Member Associations, AFC has informed that the men’s and women’s Asian qualifiers will be planned based on the total number of entries confirmed by FIFA.

    Member Associations who wish to participate in the preliminary competition and have not yet confirmed their participation have been advised to contact FIFA directly before the above deadline.

    Detailed information on the Asian qualifiers will be provided to the confirmed participating Member Associations in due time.

    http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/28753-2012-olympics-entry-deadline-extended
     
  23. edrees

    edrees Member

    Nov 28, 2005
    That's good, so we should see the confirmed nations and the structure of the qualification very soon.

    I would be interested to see which nations do not enter? would be disappointed if there are quite a few...
     
  24. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    Nepal is the first country not to enter.

    http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=2083
     
  25. edrees

    edrees Member

    Nov 28, 2005
    Deadline was 10th May 2010, so AFC should have a format done by now??
     

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