Qatar football team will set up their base in Canberra ten days before the kickoff of the AFC Asian Cup 2015.

"We will be based in Canberra and we will go ten days before our first match as we want to get used to the conditions in Qatar," said Mansoor Al Ansari, Director of National Teams Committee of QFA.

Qatar will face UAE in their first match of the AFC Asian Cup 2015 to be held in Australia from January 9 to 31. Sixteen teams from Asia have qualified for the tournament.

Qatar is in red hot form in the run-up to the tournament as they overcame Estonia 3-0 this weekend.

Asian Cup Past Winners

Japan: 4 times (1992*, 2000, 2004, 2011)

Saudi Arabia: 3 times (1984, 1988, 1996)

Iran: 3 times (1968*, 1972, 1976*)

South Korea: 2 times (1956, 1960*)

Israel: 1 (1964*)

Kuwait: 1 (1980*)

Iraq: 1 (2007)

2015 Asian Cup Group Fixtures

Group A: Australia, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Oman

09 Jan 2015: Australia vs Kuwait at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

10 Jan 2015: Korea Republic vs Oman at Canberra Stadium

13 Jan 2015: Kuwait vs Korea Republic at Canberra Stadium

13 Jan 2015: Oman vs Australia at Stadium Australia

17 Jan 2015 Australia vs Korea Republic at Brisbane Stadium

17 Jan 2015 Oman vs Kuwait at Newcastle Stadium

Group B: Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Korea DPR, China PR

10 Jan 2015: Uzbekistanvs Korea DPR at Stadium Australia

10 Jan 2015: Saudi Arabia vs China PR at Brisbane Stadium

14 Jan 2015: Korea DPR vs Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

14 Jan 2015: China PR vs Uzbekistan at Brisbane Stadium

18 Jan 2015: Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

18 Jan 2015 China PR vs Korea DPR at Canberra Stadium

Group C: UAE, Iran, Bahrain, Qatar

11 Jan 2015: UAE vs Qatar at Canberra Stadium

11 Jan 2015: Iran vs Bahrain at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

15 Jan 2015: Bahrainvs UAE at Canberra Stadium

15 Jan 2015: Qatar vs Iran at Stadium Australia

19 Jan 2015: Iran vs UAE at Brisbane Stadium

19 Jan 2015: Qatar vs Bahrain at Stadium Australia

Group D: Japan, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq

12 Jan 2015: Japan vs Palestine at Newcastle Stadium

12 Jan 2015: Jordan vs Iraq at Brisbane Stadium

16 Jan 2015: Palestine vs Jordan at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

16 Jan 2015: Iraq vs Japan at Brisbane Stadium

20 Jan 2015: Japan vs Jordan at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

20 Jan 2015: Iraq vs Palestine at Canberra Stadium