Karena Australia juga merupakan juara kedua Piala Asia AFC 2011, satu dari tempat kualifikasi otomatis tidak digunakan.[1] Maka, ada total 11 tempat yang akan ditentukan oleh pertandingan kualifikasi.
1Cetak tebal menunjukkan juara pertama pada edisi tersebut
2 Australia juga merupakan juara kedua Piala Asia AFC 2011 yang berhak lolos
Format
AFC mengajukan 20 tim yang terlibat dalam kualifikasi dibagi ke dalam lima kelompok dengan masing-masing berisi 4 tim. Dua tim teratas dari setiap kelompok dan satu tim posisi ketiga terbaik dari semua kelompok akan lolos ke putaran final.[2]
Undian penyisihan dilakukan di Melbourne pada 9 Oktober 2012, 18:00 UTC+11:00.[3] Dua puluh tim dibagi ke dalam empat pot:
Tim-tim berikut ini tidak masuk dalam undian kualifikasi utama, tetapi sebagai peserta kualifikasi untuk Piala Tantangan AFC2012 atau 2014, mereka berhak untuk masuk ke Piala Asia AFC 2015 dengan memenangkan salah satu dari dua turnamen tersebut:
Timor Leste were the only eligible AFC national team to enter neither the 2012 nor 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.
Kepulauan Mariana Utara were also an entrant to 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification; however, as an associate member of AFC, it was not clear if they were eligible to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Jadwal
The following matchdays have been assigned by the AFC for 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. As 15 October and 19 November 2013 are also the dates of the inter-confederation playoffs for 2014 FIFA World Cup,[4] a number of alternative matchdays have been allocated.
In each group, the teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss) and tie breakers are in following order:[7]
Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
Goal difference in all the group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
Untuk menentukan tim berposisi ketiga yang terbaik, ketentuan berikut digunakan:[7]
Number of points obtained in the group matches;
Goal difference in the group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in the group matches;
Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
Australia
Jepang
Korea Selatan
Korea Utara
Timor Leste were the only eligible AFC national team to enter neither the 2012 nor 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.
Kepulauan Mariana Utara were also an entrant to 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification; however, as an associate member of AFC, it was not clear if they were eligible to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
