2020 AFC Futsal Championship

The following nations expressed interest to host the tournament:

• Kuwait (Kuwait City)
• Jordan (Amman)
• Japan (Nagoya)
• Turkmenistan (Ashgabat)
• Indonesia (Jakarta)

In spring 2019, Turkmenistan was chosen as the host to take place in Ashgabat, before being moved to Kuwait.

Qualifying was played from 16 – 27 October 2019.^[17] Turkmenistan also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts. Kuwait had to play the qualifying round (in case of a non-qualification, another host would have been chosen).

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.^[18]

Team	Qualified as	Appearance (planned)	Previous best performance
Turkmenistan	Original hosts	7th	Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Thailand	ASEAN Zone winners	16th	Runners-up (2008, 2012)
Indonesia	ASEAN Zone runners-up	10th	Group stage (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Vietnam	ASEAN Zone third place	6th	Fourth place (2016)
Uzbekistan	Central & South Zone Group A winners	16th	Runners-up (2001, 2006, 2010, 2016)
Tajikistan	Central & South Zone Group A runners-up	11th	Quarter-finals (2007)
Iran	Central & South Zone Group B winners	16th	Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
Kyrgyzstan	Central & South Zone Group B runners-up	16th	Semi-finals (2005), Fourth place (2006, 2007)
China	East Zone Group A winners	13th	Fourth place (2008, 2010)
Japan	East Zone Group B winners	16th	Champions (2006, 2012, 2014)
South Korea	East Zone Play-off winners	14th	Runners-up (1999)
Kuwait	West Zone Group A winners	12th	Fourth place (2003, 2014)
Bahrain	West Zone Group A runners-up	3rd	Quarter-finals (2018)
Lebanon	West Zone Group B winners	12th	Quarter-finals (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Saudi Arabia	West Zone Group B runners-up	2nd	Group stage (2016)
Oman	West Zone Play-off winners	1st	Debut

The competition was originally to be played at the Main Indoor Arena and the Martial Arts Arena in Ashgabat,^[19] before being moved to Kuwait.

Original host

Ashgabat
Main Indoor Arena	Martial Arts Arena
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: Unknown

New host

Kuwait City
Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Capacity: 6,000

Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.^[20]

The final draw was held on 6 December 2019, 15:00 TMT (UTC+5), at the Olympia Hotel in Ashgabat.^[21][22] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship final tournament and qualification, with the original hosts Turkmenistan automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.^[23]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Turkmenistan (original hosts)  Iran  Japan  Uzbekistan	Lebanon  Vietnam  Bahrain  Thailand	Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  China  South Korea	Saudi Arabia  Indonesia  Kuwait (unranked; new hosts)  Oman (unranked)

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The top two teams of each group would have advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:^[20]

1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
9. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).^[24]

Schedule

Matchday	Matches
Matchday 1	1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2	4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3	1 v 2, 3 v 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Vietnam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Oman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kuwait (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be used in the third place match).^[20]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
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	Winner Group A
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	Runner-up Group B
					Winner QF1
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					Winner QF2
	Winner Group C
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	Runner-up Group D
									Winner SF1
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									Winner SF2
	Winner Group B
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	Runner-up Group A
					Winner QF3
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					Winner QF4				Third place match
	Winner Group D
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	Runner-up Group C
									Loser SF1
									Loser SF2

	Fifth place play-offs				Fifth place match
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	Loser QF1
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	Loser QF2
					Winner PO1
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					Winner PO2
	Loser QF3
	Loser QF4

Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Losers would have entered fifth place play-offs.

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Winner would have qualified for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.