LOL...I forgot I started this thread many moons ago. Even if Aussies don't show up for Qatar vs. Singy it will still probably break all Asia Cup attendance and TV ratings records. Remember all the people who said how most people in Thailand and Vietnam had no idea they were hosting the Asian Cup when they hosted it? I doubt that will be the case in Australia.
I am not convinced. The Asian Cup is barely on the Australian sporting radar, even amongst football fans. The A-League is sort of recovering but the national side is in noticeable decline and much of its profile comes from big name players who are increasingly past their sell-by date and have no immediate replacements in sight. Interest will probably pick up, but if there's a weak Brazil performance (starting to look quite likely) it could easily flatline again. I'd love for it to go well, but right now the code and the national team are headed for stormy waters.
Well you would know better than me since you're there in Australia and I'm not. Keep in mind Asian Cups are usuallly ignored and get horrible ratings so Australia doesn't have to do much to be the best Asian Cup ever. What is the code?
We play 4 types of football professionally in Australia and we refer to them as codes of football. When he speaks as he does he is referring to the code of Association Football (as opposed to Australian Football, Rugby League Football and Rugby Union Football).
Its all good. 4 October – 17 December http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup 4 – 26 January http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_AFC_Asian_Cup
Different years so its all good. They wouldn't use the same stadiums anyway. I'm going to the eastern states for one of the cricket finals so I may have to stay a few weeks longer and catch some matches. I hope the Cricket doesn't effect crowds to much. Not sure how many people will be afford both.
The games split for the tournament: - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park) will host seven games and the opening ceremony; - Stadium Australia (ANZ Stadium) will host seven games, including a semi-final and the final; - Brisbane Stadium (Suncorp Stadium) will host six group matches plus a quarter-final; - Newcastle Stadium (Hunter Stadium) plays host to four games, including a semi-final and third-place playoff. The 16-team tournament will run from 9-31 January, 2015. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...asian-cup-opener/story-fndb5nmd-1226607625703
I wonder how much grass will be left on the pitches towards the end with this many games over a couple of weeks. Suncorp and Hunter don't normally fair well with a lot of use.
Being summer I don't think normal wear and tear from football will be an issue. It depends on if the venue owners have hired out the ground to anyone else. the biggest problems we have are when venue owners hire out the ground for rock concerts and we get some rain during them.
The seedings are: Pot 1 (teams ranked 1-4): Australia, Iran, Japan, Uzbekistan. Pot 2 (teams ranked 5-8): Korea Republic, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia. Pot 3 (teams ranked 9-12): Oman, China, Qatar, Iraq. Pot 4 (teams ranked 13-16): Bahrain, Kuwait, DPR Korea and 2014 Challenge Cup winner. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1184380/Socceroos-top-seeds-in-Asian-Cup
No one will turn up unless they start promoting it. I only found out about the draw being on last night due to an advertisement on the side of a forums page. No one else i spoke to knew about it and it has hardly been mentioned on the news today.
I'm planning on making the trip to Australia if Palestine qualify. Found a flight for 1500$ on Etihad, hotel accommodation seems reasonable. Palestine's potential games games are in Newcastle vs. Japan, Melbourne vs. Jordan, and Canberra vs. Iraq. Any tips on what these host cities are like? I think I'd be spending most my time in Melbourne.