Few interesting Asian Cup statistics

[ShiroKhorshid]

http://www.transfermarkt.de/afc-asian-cup-2015/teilnehmer/pokalwettbewerb/AM15

[K. Nader]

The average age of the Iranian squad is not 27.4. It's something closer to 26.4.

[ShiroKhorshid]

Really? As far as i see they have listed all the ages of our players right...

[K. Nader]

Really? As far as i see they have listed all the ages of our players right...

Yep. Just ran the calculation - the average age is 26.48 to be precise.

[BacheLot]

^probably Hashem getting replaced with a younger Khanzadeh had/will have an effect too..??

[ShiroKhorshid]

Good point that should be the reason as Hashem is 8 or 9 yrs older.

[AsOen5]

Now Beikzadeh is injuried and with Khanzadeh our squad will be a little younger.

[persianfire]

Players wise Japan is the team to beat. Judging by their team page on wikipedia, there are even players who play regularly in good European leagues but didn't get call ups.

[Bi-honar]

Here's a couple of fun facts for those who fancy Australia's chances winning this tournament:

1 - No host has won the tournament since 1992!
2 - Other than Japan, no team from outside the ME has won the tournament since 1960!

[GoIran]

Here's a couple of fun facts for those who fancy Australia's chances winning this tournament:

1 - No host has won the tournament since 1992!
2 - Other than Japan, no team from outside the ME has won the tournament since 1960!

Besides the big 3 (Japan, Australia and Korea), East Asia is really weak. No Southeast Asian teams in the AC again. Palestine qualified for the Cup after beating Philippines, one of the strongest teams in SE Asia.