Asian Cup to be present at Football4all Gala Day
The Asian Cup will be present at this Sunday’s Football4all Gala Day to be held at the Bernie Mullane Sports Complex at Kellyville.
Part of what will be a festive day of fun and football, the Cup will provide an ideal opportunity for keen participants wishing to take photos with this wonderful piece of silverware.
FAST FACTS ABOUT THE 2015 ASIAN CUP:
· Asia’s biggest sporting event
· This is the 16th edition
· The biggest football tournament ever held in Australia
· 32 matches in 23 days, from January 9-31, 2015
· Five host cities – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle
· 500,000 spectators expected to attend
· 45,000 international visitors
· Potential TV reach: 2.5 billion people
· Previous Asian Cup winners: Japan 4 times, Saudi Arabia 3, Iran 3, Korea 2, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel
· Three countries have hosted twice: Iran, Thailand, Qatar
· Hong Kong hosted the inaugural championship in 1956
· AFC has 47 member nations
· Record for appearing in final: Saudi Arabia 6 (winning three)
· Most matches played in finals: Iran 58 appearances in 12 editions. Korea 56 matches in 12 editions
· World Cup-winning coach Carlos Alberto Parreira of Brazil led two different countries to victory: Kuwait in 1980 and Saudi Arabia in 1988
· Leading scorer in all final series: Ali Daei of Iran 14 goals.
· Leading scorer in one final series: Ali Daei eight goals in 1996
· Record stadium crowds: China 2004 averaging 31,877
· Most watched match on TV: 2011 semifinal between Japan and Korea, 63 million viewers
· Tournament cost: $75 million
· Estimated additional benefit to Australia’s GDP: $230 million, based on visitors spending $5,000 each (PwC study)
Asian Cup 2015 Ticket sale dates are:
May 19 – Venue packs go on sale to the public
May 27 – Individual tickets (starting at $5 for kids and $15 for adults) go on sale to the football family
June 2 – Individual tickets on sale to the general public.
