Mar. 09, 2012

TMC Becomes Official Sponsor of AFC National Team Competition

2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM Asian Qualifiers to Kick Off in June

 

Toyota City, Japan, March 9, 2012―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to become an official sponsor of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) National Team competition.  The competition acts as the 2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM Asian Qualifiers, which are to begin on June 3, 2012.

TMC has sponsored the AFC Champions League―which determines the number one club team in Asia―since 2005, and in addition to sponsoring the 2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM Asian Qualifiers, TMC intends to continue to expand its support of soccer through sponsorship of the 2015 Asian Cup and other events.

TMC is a believer in the dreams, hopes and emotions that soccer instills, and, wishing to share the attraction of soccer with many more people, has supported various international soccer competitions for more than 30 years.

Further information regarding TMC's soccer-related sponsorships can be found at:
www.toyota-global.com/events/sports_sponsorship/soccer/.
Outline of 2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM Asian Qualifiers
Period June 2012 through November 2013
Organizer Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Participants Australia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Korea, Uzbekistan
Tournament format
- The schedule will be determined at an AFC drawing event in Malaysia on March 9, 2012.
- 10 teams are divided into two groups of five teams for a round robin tournament held both home and away.
- 1st Place and 2nd Place teams of each group advance to the FIFA World Cup.
- To determine the recipient of the remaining World Cup slot, 3rd Place teams will enter a playoff, with the winner entering an intercontinental playoff against the winner of the South American confederation 3rd-place playoffs.
AFC website www.the-afc.com/en/index.php
Outline of AFC Sponsorship Package of National Team Competitions
Period March 2012 through December 2016
Sponsored
tournaments		 1) 2014 FIFA World Cup BrazilTM Asian Qualifiers
2) 2015 AFC U-22 Championship (also 2016 Rio Olympic Asian Qualifiers)
3) 2015 AFC Asian Cup
4) 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
5) AFC U-19/U-16 Championships (men's and women's)
6) AFC Futsal Championship