The 17th edition of the AFC Asia Cup 2019 began with huge fanfare on January 5, and the excitement amongst the fans are sky high. The AFC Asia Cup tournament is held every four years, and the previous edition in 2015 was held in Australia. The UAE is hosting the 2019 AFC Asia Cup edition, where eight venues have been shortlisted.

Earlier, the AFC Asian Cup tournament featured only 16 teams, which has been used previously since 2004. It is for the first time that a total of 24 teams have participated in the quadrennial international men’s football championship, in this edition. AFC Asian Cup 2019 Schedule in PDF: Download Asia Cup Football Full Timetable in IST With Fixtures, Matches, Team and Venue Details.

The teams have been equally divided into six groups. We take a look at the latest points table of each group in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019: Group A Points Table

Rank Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 UAE 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
2 India 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 3
3 Thailand 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3
4 Bahrain 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019: Group B Points Table

Rank Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 Jordan 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 6
2 Australia 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3
3 Syria 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
4 Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019: Group C Points Table

Rank Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 China 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6
2 South Korea 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6
3 Kyrgyzstan 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
4 Philippines 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019: Group D Points Table

Rank Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 Iran 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 3
2 Iraq 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Vietnam 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
4 Yemen 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019: Group E Points Table

Rank Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
4 North Korea 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019: Group F Points Table

Rank Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 Japan 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
2 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
4 Oman 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0

(Updated till all matches completed on January 11, 2019)

The previous edition, AFC Asian Cup 2015, was won by Australia, who defeated South Korea in the final. A total of 16 teams had participated in the tournament, which saw UAE and Iraq claim the third and fourth spots respectively. AFC Asian Cup, ICC Cricket World Cup and Other Top Sporting Events to Look Forward to in 2019.

It will be interesting to see which team wins the current edition, AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019. Stay tuned with LatestLY for all the latest updates about the 17th edition of the Men’s International Quadrennial Football Championship in Asia.

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