2012 AFC U-19 Championship

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2012 AFC U-19 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 19 سنة لكرة القدم 2012
2012 AFC U-19 Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates3–17 November
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (12th title)
Runners-upFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored93 (3 per match)
Attendance39,997 (1,290 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Igor Sergeev (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
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2014

The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011. [1] The top four teams will qualify directly to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Turkey.

Contents

Hosts

The Organising Committee announced that Bangladesh, Iran, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan had expressed an interest to host the finals.

The decision of the Committee, the member associations should qualify for the finals to be eligible to host the competition. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s next meeting on 23 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers. [1]

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 5,000
Ras al-Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium 3,000

Qualification

The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011. [2]

Qualifiers

Draw

The draw for the Final tournament was held on 13 May 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [3]

Pot 1 (host & seeds)Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Squads

Group stage

All times are UTC+04:00.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 321091+87 Knockout stage
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31111214
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (H)30302203
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 30121871
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
  • Rashid Soccerball shade.svg34'
Report
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report

Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg0–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report

United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 321051+47
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321031+27
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 310236–33
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300325−30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Feng Gang Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Notechaiya Soccerball shade.svg84'
Thongkruea Soccerball shade.svg87'

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Abdul-Raheem Soccerball shade.svg43', 62' Report Wu Xinghan Soccerball shade.svg38'

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Puangchan Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Heo Yong-joon Soccerball shade.svg22'
Kim Seung-jun Soccerball shade.svg72'

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Moon Chang-Jin Soccerball shade.svg80' Report

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report Hattab Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)
Shokan Soccerball shade.svg49'
Abdul-Raheem Soccerball shade.svg52'

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 321082+67
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 312085+35
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 311163+34
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3003214−120
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Ri Ji-Song Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Qwaider Soccerball shade.svg90'
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg4–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Fomin Soccerball shade.svg28'
Sergeev Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 79'
Khakimov Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Fadi Awad Soccerball shade.svg49'
Rakhmanov Soccerball shade.svg65' (o.g.)
Report Sergeev Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–5Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Report Kang Nam-Gwon Soccerball shade.svg3'
Pak Myong-Song Soccerball shade.svg22'
Jong Kwang-Sok Soccerball shade.svg62'
Jang Kuk-Chol Soccerball shade.svg75'
Kim Ju-Song Soccerball shade.svg82'

North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Sergeev Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.)
Khakimov Soccerball shade.svg85'
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg2–5Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Nguyễn Xuân Nam Soccerball shade.svg54'
Nguyễn Thanh Hiền Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Report Qwaider Soccerball shade.svg52', 87'
Al-Bashtawi Soccerball shade.svg64'
Rateb Soccerball shade.svg73'
Al-Essawi Soccerball shade.svg90+1'

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312032+15
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 311174+34
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 311168−24
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 310246−23
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Gameiro Soccerball shade.svg11' Report

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–5Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
A. Al-Shehri Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Maowas Soccerball shade.svg8', 14', 69'
Al-Taki Soccerball shade.svg10'
Salem Soccerball shade.svg86'

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg20'
Al Yazidi Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report S. Al-Shehri Soccerball shade.svg8'
Al-Muwallad Soccerball shade.svg16', 56'
A. Al-Shehri Soccerball shade.svg34'
Fujairah Club Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 500
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Maowas Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Gameiro Soccerball shade.svg81'

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Gameiro Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Al-Muwallad Soccerball shade.svg57'

Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg1–2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Maowas Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.) Report Alaaeldin Soccerball shade.svg44', 49'
Fujairah Club Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Knockout stage

Knockout map

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
 
14 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
11 November 2012 – Fujairah
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (p.)2 (3)
 
17 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 2 (0)
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (p.)1 (4)
 
11 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1 (1)
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2
 
14 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2
 
11 November 2012 – Fujairah
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–2Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Sergeev Soccerball shade.svg44'
Tashpulatov Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report Mido Soccerball shade.svg38'
Al-Mawas Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.)
Penalties
Kozak Soccerball shad check.svg
Sabirkhodjaev Soccerball shad check.svg
Khakimov Soccerball shad check.svg
3–0Soccerball shade cross.svg Al Kaddour
Soccerball shade cross.svg Mobayed
Soccerball shade cross.svg Al-Mawas


Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Gameiro Soccerball shade.svg10', 55', 83' Report
Fujairah Club Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Shokan Soccerball shade.svg34'
Adnan Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Yajima Soccerball shade.svg48'

Semi-finals

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Kang Sang-Woo Soccerball shade.svg51', 76'
Moon Chang-Jin Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Report Sergeev Soccerball shade.svg66'

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Abdul-Raheem Soccerball shade.svg60'
Kadhim Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report

Final

Winners

 2012 AFC U-19 Championship winners 
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea

12th title

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top 4 teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 2011-11-23. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  2. "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. "U-19 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.