| # | Group 1 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2. | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:1 | -1 | 1 | |
| # | Group 2 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Iraq | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:6 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2. | Qatar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3. | Jordan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:7 | -4 | 2 | |
| # | Group 3 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Syria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2. | Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:2 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3. | Yemen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1:12 | -11 | 0 | |
| # | Group 4 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7:4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2. | South Yemen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:7 | -3 | 1 | |
| # | Group 5 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2. | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6:2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3. | Nepal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0:11 | -11 | 1 | |
| # | Group 6 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Indonesia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2. | India | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7:6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3. | Thailand | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4. | Bangladesh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5:10 | -5 | 4 | |
| # | Group 7 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Hong Kong | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19:2 | 17 | 11 | |
| 2. | China | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23:2 | 21 | 9 | |
| 3. | Macau | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4:15 | -11 | 4 | |
| 4. | Brunei | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2:29 | -27 | 0 | |
| # | Group 8 | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:1 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2. | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. | Singapore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2:11 | -9 | 1 |