All the interesting statistics from the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, Kuwait as Japan’s Samurai Five beat Iran in final

Japan are champions of the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup following their spirited performance in the competition saw them complete a hat-trick of come-from-behind wins in the knockout phase of the competition.

Below are all the interesting statistics/data you must know from the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup which ended on Saturday night, October 8, 2022, at the Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City.

• Japan completed the most fightback wins in the tournament (3) – quarter-final fought from behind to beat Indonesia 3-2 – Samuel Eko scored first for Indonesia in the 21st minute. Semi-final crawl from behind to beat Uzbekistan 2-1 – Ilkhomjon Khamroev had scored a 17th-minute opener for the White Wolves. Final Samurai Five won 3-2 against Iran – Saeid Ahmadabbasi scored a 15th-minute opening goal for Team Melli.
• 193 goals were scored by the 16 teams at the Saad Al Abdullah, an average of 6.03 goals per game.
• 88 first-period goals (45.6%) were recorded. Match number 11 (Tajikistan 8-5 Turkmenistan) – produced the highest number of first-period goals (6) with (Chinese Taipei 1-10 Iran) being the other game also with 6 first-period goals.
• Iran was the highest-scoring team with 39 goals in 6 games, an average of 6.5 goals per game, while South Korea was the lowerest scoring side with just a goal from 3 games, an average of 0.33 goals per game.
• Despite reaching the last four, Thailand had the joint weakest defense in the tournament conceding 20 goals apiece with Turkmenistan who failed to progress from the group stage.
• Oman (18) conceded the highest number of goals per game (3) ratio.
• Oman, Bahrain, Chinese Taipei, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, and South Korea all failed to win a game at the competition – however, Oman and South Korea were the only sides to exit the tournament with 0 points after playing 3 games.
• Only 4 drawn games were recorded out of the 32 matches that were played in the 19th edition.
• Only 9 out of 32 matches recorded clean sheets. (Thailand 0–5 Iran), (Iran 9–0 Lebanon), and (Iran 5–0 Indonesia).
• The highest-scoring game produced 13 goals. Match number 11 (Tajikistan 8-5 Turkmenistan).
• The lowest-scoring games produced just 2 each – Lebanon 1-1 Chinese Taipei and Japan 2-0 Vietnam.
• Per the facts about the statistics available, the 2022 edition has recorded the lowest goal ratio in the competition’s history – (6.03 per match). Here’s the history of goals in the competition since 1999. 253 (12.65 per match) 1999, 223 (11.15 per match) 2000, 328 (9.65 per match) 2001, 307 (9.03 per match) 2002, 286 (8.94 per match) 2003, 433 (10.83 per match) 2004, 720 (9.23 per match) 2005, 249 (8.89 per match) 2006, 234 (7.31 per match) 2007, 240 (7.5 per match) 2008, 260 (8.13 per match) 2010, 198 (6.19 per match) 2012, 221 (6.91 per match) 2014, 234 (6.69 per match) 2016, and 203 (6.34 per match) 2018.
• With the exception of the 2003 edition (8.94 per match), 2003 which showed a slight shift from the trend, the goal ratio in the competition has been on the descent since 1999 and the latest of 6.03 per game is a piece of clear evidence.
• South Korea’s Shin Jong-hoon scored the fastest goal of the 19th edition – a 1st-minute strike against Vietnam in a 5-1 loss on September 28, 2022. The goal also proved to be Korea’s only goal in the competition.
• Six (6) own-goals were scored in the 19th edition while only two (2) penalty goals were recorded.
• Iran and Uzbekistan were the only two sides who won all their Group Stage games.
• This is just the fourth time Iran has lost a final game in the competition’s history (2006), (2012), (2014), and (2022).
• Japan has now become the biggest obstacle to Iran, preventing them from winning the title in 2006, 2014, and now 2022. The Samurai Five have now won 2 finals against Team Melli (2014 and 2022).
• Japan has now scored 16 goals in four finals and has conceded 6 (2006, 2012, 2014, and 2022).
• After Saturday’s final, the tournament has now recorded 99 goals in Final matches. The 2010 edition which was hosted by Uzbekistan, has the highest number of goals in a final game (Uzbekistan 3 – 8 Iran). The 2005 edition recorded the lowest number of goals scored ever in a final game (Japan 0-2 Iran).

• Japan captain Arthur Oliveira started the highest number of games in the 19th edition.
• Iran’s Hossein Tayyebi won the Goal King award of the 19th edition with 10 goals while his teammate and compatriot Moslem Oladghobad won the MVP of the edition.

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