http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/30553-35-asian-teams-in-olympics-draw
Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the Asian qualifiers of the 2012 London Olympics men’s football tournament will be held at AFC House on October 20 at 1100 hours local time.
Thirty-five teams have entered the fray to grab the three-and-a-half slots reserved for the continent. The draw results will be announced on the-afc.com.
The 22 lowest ranked teams, based on the qualifiers and final round of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will play in a home-and-away format on February 23, 2011, and March 9, 2011, and the winners will make it to Round 2.
The 11 winners from the first round will join the 13 highest ranked teams in the second round where they will again play in a home-and-away format on June 19, 2011, and June 23, 2011.
The 12 winners will then be divided into three groups of four teams each in the third round. Again, a home-and-away format from September 21, 2011, to March 14, 2012, will determine the winners who will represent the continent in the Olympics.
Three second-placed teams from the third round will play in a playoff at a centralised venue from March 25 to 29, 2012, and the winners of this group will meet the representatives of CAF for a berth in the Olympics.
In the last Olympics, Japan, Korea Republic, Australia had qualified along with China as the hosts. None of the teams cleared the group stage.
Korea Republic, Australia, China, Japan, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, DPR Korea, Syria, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, ranked from one to 13 respectively, will play directly in the second round.
Kuwait, Thailand, Oman, UAE, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Yemen, Hong Kong, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Palestine, Singapore, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka will battle it out in the first round.
THE SCHEDULE
Round 1
February 23, 2011
March 9, 2011
Round 2
June 19, 2011
June 23, 2011
Round 3
September 21, 2011
November 23, 2011
November 27, 2011
February 5, 2012
February 22, 2012
March 14, 2012
Playoff
March 25 to 29, 2012
Teams in the first round (ranked 14-35)
Kuwait, Thailand, Oman, UAE, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Yemen, Hong Kong, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Palestine, Singapore, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka.
Teams with a bye into the second round (ranked 1-13)
Korea Republic, Australia, China, Japan, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, DPR Korea, Syria, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.