2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesSaudi Arabia (Group A)
Bahrain (Group B)
Laos (Group C)
Jordan (Group D)
Mongolia (Group E)
Indonesia (Group F)
Oman (Group G)
Kuwait (Group H)
Tajikistan (Group I)
Kyrgyzstan (Group J)
Dates10 September – 18 October 2022[1]
Teams44 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored319 (4.2 per match)
Attendance110,782 (1,458 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Kanta Chiba (9 goals)
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The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-20 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[1] It was held as under-20 tournament for the first time after rebranding by AFC.[2][3]

Format changes

The AFC Executive Committee had approved several strategic recommendations put forward by the AFC Competitions Committee. One of which was the removal of zoning principles in the AFC's youth competitions.[4]

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Uzbekistan decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament. However. their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking and best second-placed teams among the groups. The draw was held on 24 May 2022.[5]

The 44 teams were allocated to 4 groups of five teams and 6 groups of four teams,[6] with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.

On 16 August, FIFA Council unanimously decided to suspend India with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.[7] On 27 August, FIFA lifted the suspension, allowing India to compete.[8]

On 26 August, Australia withdrew from the tournament citing safety concerns due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis,[9] leaving Group H with only three teams. Iraq were later removed as the hosts of the group due to the same reason, with the AFC deciding to move the fixtures to Kuwait and to be played from 14 to 18 October.[10][11] Australia were reinstated into the group by the AFC on 14 September 2022.[12]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
Host Pot
  1.  Saudi Arabia (1) (H)
  2.  Tajikistan (6) (H)
  3.  Indonesia (8) (H)
  4.  Jordan (10) (H)
  1.  Iraq (14) (H)
  2.  Oman (21) (H)
  3.  Bahrain (22) (H)
  1.  Mongolia (30) (H)
  2.  Kyrgyzstan (31) (H)
  1.  Laos (34) (H)
Remaining Teams
  1.  China (11)
  2.  Malaysia (13)
  3.  Vietnam (15)
  4.  Chinese Taipei (16)
  5.  Cambodia (17)
  6.  Iran (19)
  7.  Yemen (20)
  1.  Syria (23)
  2.  Bangladesh (24)
  3.  India (25)
  4.  Myanmar (26)
  5.  Lebanon (27)
  6.  Hong Kong (29)
  7.  Philippines (32)
  8.  Palestine (33)
  1.  Turkmenistan (35)
  2.  Singapore (36)
  3.  East Timor (37)
  4.  Maldives (38)
  5.  Brunei (39)
  6.  Sri Lanka (40)
  7.    Nepal (41)
  1.  Afghanistan (NR)
  2.  Bhutan (NR)
  3.  Guam (NR)
  4.  Kuwait (NR, H*)
  5.  Northern Mariana Islands (NR)
  6.  Uzbekistan (18) (Q)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (* Kuwait replaced Iraq as group hosts after the draw)
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
Did not enter

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[14]

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.[6]

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[14]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Groups

The matches were played between 10 and 18 September 2022, with the exception of Group H which were played from 14 to 18 October.

Group A

  • All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
  • Uzbekistan competed in the qualifiers, but their matches were not taken into account when calculating the group ranking.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Final tournament
2  China 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Myanmar 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan 7–0 Maldives
  • Usmonov 10', 22', 57'
  • Rahmatullayev 12', 37'
  • Islamov 15'
  • A. Juraboyev 23'
 Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Khaled Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
Myanmar 1–3 China
  • Oakkar Naing 22'
 Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 105
Uzbekistan 3–0 Myanmar
  • Fomin 9'
  • Rahmatullayev 25' (pen.)
  • A. Juraboyev 90+2'
 Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 20
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hassan (Iraq)
Maldives 0–11 Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 2,119
Referee: Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Uzbekistan
 Report
  • M. Juraboyev 34'
  • Islamov 90+1' (pen.)
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 2,299
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
China 5–0 Maldives
  • Xuehret 23', 40'
  • Asqer 35'
  • Chen Zhexuan 61'
  • Mijit 87' (pen.)
 Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 55
China 1–2 Uzbekistan
  • Adil 17'
 Report
  • Oktamov 7'
  • Utamurodov 23'
Attendance: 130
Referee: Khaled Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
Myanmar 0–5 Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 1,115
Referee: Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Maldives 0–3 Myanmar
Report
  • Kaung Htet Paing 45+4'
  • Swan Htet 82'
  • La Min Htwe 86'
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Attendance: 8
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 China
  • Bakor 45+5'
 Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Attendance: 1,914

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 12 Final tournament
2  Bahrain (H) 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7
3  Bangladesh 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
4  Bhutan 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3
5    Nepal 4 0 0 4 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bhutan 2–0   Nepal
  • Chozang 33'
  • Jamtsho 47'
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Bangladesh 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 1,468
Bhutan 1–2 Bangladesh
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 635
Nepal   1–3 Qatar
 Report
  • Mansour 30'
  • Surag 45+2'
  • Al-Abdulla 60'
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 100
Qatar 6–0 Bhutan
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Bahrain 6–0   Nepal
  • Al-Khalasi 19' (pen.)
  • S. Abdulla 37'
  • Gadban 67'
  • Al-Subaiei 84', 88'
  • Mu. Mohamed 90+1'
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)
Bangladesh 0–3 Qatar
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 3,215
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Bahrain 2–1 Bhutan
  • Mu. Mohamed 20' (pen.)
  • Isa 60'
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 205
Nepal   0–3 Bangladesh
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Ahmed Eisa (United Arab Emirates)
Qatar 2–0 Bahrain
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 200

Group C

  • All matches were held in Laos.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22 12 Final tournament
2  Yemen 4 2 1 1 14 5 +9 7
3  Palestine 4 2 1 1 8 10 −2 7
4  Laos (H) 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
5  Guam 4 0 0 4 1 27 −26 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Palestine 2–2 Yemen
  • Rezeq 4'
  • Abdallah 47'
 Report
  • Mahross 56'
  • Mahdi 62'
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Guam 0–3 Laos
Report
  • Anantaza 31'
  • Chanthavixay 39'
  • Athit 88'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Guam 0–5 Palestine
Report
  • Buckwalter 11' (o.g.)
  • Abu Al-Heija 14'
  • Al Badarin 28', 63'
  • Derbas 40'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 895
Laos 0–4 Japan
Report
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 9,225
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
Japan 9–0 Guam
 Report
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 230
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Yemen 2–1 Laos
  • Mahdi 12'
  • Noman 83'
 Report
  • Phetdavanh 85'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Palestine 0–8 Japan
Report
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 235
Yemen 10–1 Guam
  • Noman 18'
  • Al-Sharafi 23', 45+1', 53'
  • Hasan 43', 61'
  • Ebrahim 50'
  • Al-Taftoof 56', 86'
  • Al-Qashmi 90+1'
 Report
  • Kukahiko 28'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 143
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Japan 1–0 Yemen
  • Al-Dubai 85' (o.g.)
 Report
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 918
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Laos 0–1 Palestine
Report
  • Sandouqa 90+1'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Group D

  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan (H) 4 3 1 0 21 2 +19 10 Final tournament
2  Syria 4 3 0 1 16 3 +13 9
3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 1 1 10 1 +9 7
4  Turkmenistan 4 1 0 3 9 8 +1 3
5  Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 0 42 −42 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria 1–0 Chinese Taipei
  • Al Aswad 28'
 Report
Attendance: 97
Referee: Dayirbek Abdildaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–7 Turkmenistan
Report
  • Meredow 17', 19'
  • Mirzoýew 31', 86'
  • A. Saparow 45+1'
  • Durdyýew 76', 81'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 14
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–10 Syria
Report
  • Fadel 7', 35'
  • Safar 9', 26'
  • Osman 12', 75' (pen.)
  • Nayef 40'
  • Al Ramadan 59'
  • Al Aswad 61'
  • Mhanna 70'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 34
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Turkmenistan 1–3 Jordan
  • A. Saparow 16'
 Report
  • Abu Taha 54'
  • Dayeh 81'
  • Al-Shanaineh 90+3'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 372
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Chinese Taipei 1–0 Turkmenistan
  • Wei Chih-chuan 69'
 Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 16–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Abu Taha 5', 22', 37'
  • Kalbouneh 13', 33'
  • Abu Hazeem 17' (pen.)
  • Al-Shanaineh 19'
  • Darwish 23'
  • Amro 26', 84'
  • Dayeh 45'
  • Al-Sheyab 65', 77'
  • Al-Asad 81'
  • Abdulaziz 86'
  • Al-Mansouri 88'
 Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 143
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Chinese Taipei 9–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Kao Kuan-yu 4', 57', 59'
  • Lin 19'
  • Liu Hsuan-wei 29', 45+1', 74'
  • Yuan Yu-hsuan 42'
  • Liou Wei-zhe 85'
 Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 18
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Syria 1–2 Jordan
 Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 2,537
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Turkmenistan 1–4 Syria
  • Meredow 90+2'
 Report
  • Al Ramadan 56', 61'
  • Osman 78'
  • Fadel 88'
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 56
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 0–0 Chinese Taipei
Report
Petra Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 875
Referee: Dayirbek Abdildaev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Final tournament
2  Mongolia (H) 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
3  Malaysia 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea 6–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 177
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Malaysia 1–1 Mongolia
 Report
  • B. Ganbat 24' (pen.)
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Mongolia 0–7 South Korea
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,284
Sri Lanka 0–3 Malaysia
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 41
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
South Korea 6–2 Malaysia
 Report
  • Adam 55'
  • Alif F. 69'
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 142
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Mongolia 6–0 Sri Lanka
  • Zayat 2'
  • B. Ganbat 42'
  • Uuganbat 45+1', 90+1'
  • Sodmönkh 60'
  • Erdenebat 90+4'
 Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Final tournament
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  East Timor 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Vietnam 5–1 Hong Kong
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Indonesia 4–0 East Timor
 Report
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Attendance: 2,207
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
East Timor 0–4 Vietnam
Report
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Attendance: 100
Hong Kong 1–5 Indonesia
 Report
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Attendance: 2,839
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
Hong Kong 1–2 East Timor
 Report
  • Juvito 52'
  • Ejivanio 60'
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Indonesia 3–2 Vietnam
 Report
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Attendance: 22,165

Group G

  • All matches were held in Oman.
  • Times listed are UTC+4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman (H) 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6[a] Final tournament
2  Thailand 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a]
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Oman 3, Thailand 0
Thailand 3–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Oman 3–0 Philippines
  • Al-Saqri 8'
  • Al-Salimi 13'
  • Al-Balushi 30'
 Report
Al-Saada Sports Complex, Salalah
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Afghanistan 1–0 Oman
  • Rajabi 28'
 Report
Al-Saada Sports Complex, Salalah
Attendance: 530
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Philippines 2–3 Thailand
 Report
  • Thanakrit 11'
  • Phuwanet 44'
  • Peeranan 89'
Al-Saada Sports Complex, Salalah
Attendance: 297
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Philippines 1–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Al-Saada Sports Complex, Salalah
Attendance: 187
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Thailand 0–1 Oman
Report
  • Al-Mashaikhi 21'
Al-Saada Sports Complex, Salalah
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group H

  • All matches were originally scheduled to be held in Iraq, but were later moved to Kuwait due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis.[10][15][11]
  • Australia initially withdrew from the tournament citing safety reasons, but were reinstated when Iraq lost hosting rights.[9][12]
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Final tournament
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  India 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4  Kuwait (H) 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 4–2 India
  • Qasim 2'
  • Abdulkareem 51'
  • Sadeq 63'
  • Yumnam 73' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 351
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Australia 4–1 Kuwait
 Report
Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 532
India 1–4 Australia
 Report
Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 88
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Kuwait 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Mousa 40'
  • Ali 90+4'
Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 184
Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan)
Australia 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 67
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
India 2–1 Kuwait
 Report
  • Faisal 73'
Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 376
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan (H) 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Final tournament
2  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Singapore 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
4  Cambodia 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cambodia 0–1 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Tajikistan 0–0 Singapore
Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Singapore 1–1 Cambodia
 Report
  • Koeut Pich 44'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 120
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Lebanon 0–4 Tajikistan
Report
  • Karimov 14'
  • Olimzoda 44'
  • Khudoidodzoda 85', 90+1'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Lebanon 6–1 Singapore
  • Safwan 12', 22'
  • Kassas 30' (pen.), 59', 61'
  • Sadek 90+1'
 Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 90
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Tajikistan 2–1 Cambodia
 Report
  • Hav Soknet 64'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan (H) 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 5–0 Brunei
  • Esam 1'
  • Khamis 62'
  • Abdulaziz 79' (pen.)
  • Saeed 80'
  • Al-Jaari 90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 15
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddine (Lebanon)
Iran 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 2,690
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Brunei 0–8 Iran
Report
  • Torabi 23'
  • Ebrahimzadeh 27', 67', 70', 71', 77'
  • Fakhrian 45+1'
  • Hajizadeh 56'
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
Kyrgyzstan 2–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,562
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iran
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 12
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Kyrgyzstan 6–0 Brunei
  • M. Bekberdinov 16' (pen.), 45+3'
  • Almazbekov 25'
  • Sharshenbekov 45'
  • Kenjebaev 52' (pen.)
  • Balbakov 90+5'
 Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,172
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups will not be considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6 Final tournament
2 J  Kyrgyzstan 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6
3 A  China 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
4 H  Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a]
5 D  Syria 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a]
6 G  Thailand 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6[a]
7 I  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
8 C  Yemen 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
9 E  Mongolia 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
10 B  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Source: Group stage
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Disciplinary points: Iraq –5, Syria –8, Thailand –10.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams including hosts Uzbekistan qualified for the final tournament.[16]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-19 Championship1
 Uzbekistan Hosts[17] 26 January 2021 7 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Saudi Arabia Group A winners 18 September 2022 14 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018)
 Qatar Group B winners 18 September 2022 14 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Japan Group C winners 18 September 2022 37 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Jordan Group D winners 18 September 2022 7 (1977, 1978, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018)
 South Korea Group E winners 18 September 2022 38 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Indonesia Group F winners 18 September 2022 17 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2004, 2014, 2018)
 Oman Group G winners 18 September 2022 2 (2000, 2014)
 Australia Group H winners 18 October 2022 7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Tajikistan Group I winners 18 September 2022 4 (2006, 2008, 2016, 2018)
 Iran Group J winners 18 September 2022 20 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Vietnam Best runners-up 18 September 2022 19 (19612, 19622, 19632, 19642, 19652, 19672, 19682, 19692, 19702, 19712, 19742, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Kyrgyzstan 2nd best runners-up 18 September 2022 1 (2006)
 China 3rd best runners-up 18 September 2022 18 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Iraq 4th best runners-up 18 October 2022 17 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Syria 5th best runners-up 18 September 2022 10 (1975, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 As South Vietnam

Goalscorers

There were 319 goals scored in 76 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Bhutan Kelzang Jigmi (against Qatar)
  • Guam Levi Buckwalter (against Palestine)
  • Indonesia Muhammad Ferarri (against Vietnam)
  • Qatar Jassem Al-Sharshani (against Nepal)
  • Sri Lanka Imdadulla Hussain (against South Korea)
  • Yemen Gamil Al-Dubai (against Japan)

2 own goals

Notes

See also

References

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  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". Asian Football Confederation. 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 25 February 2022.
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  6. ^ a b "Updated: AFC U17 and U20 Asian Cup Qualifier Draws set the stage for Asia's future stars to shine". Asian Football Confederation. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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  9. ^ a b "Australia pulls out of Asian U-20s qualifiers in Iraq on safety grounds". Channel News Asia. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b Salem, Amr (1 September 2022). "AFC moves Asian Youth Qualifiers from Basra to another country". Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023™ Qualifiers Group H to be held in Kuwait". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  12. ^ a b "AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers Group H to be held in Kuwait". the-afc.com. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  13. ^ "FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b "AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
  15. ^ "Young talents ready for AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 Qualifiers". the-afc.com. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Cast confirmed for Uzbekistan 2023". Asian Football Confederation. 19 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021.

External links

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