Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Saudi 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) |
Dates | 10 September – 18 October 2022 [1] |
Teams | 44 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 76 |
Goals scored | 319 (4.2 per match) |
Attendance | 110,782 (1,458 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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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]
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]
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]
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Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament. [14]
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]
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]
The matches were played between 10 and 18 September 2022, with the exception of Group H which were played from 14 to 18 October.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Myanmar ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Maldives ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Maldives ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
Guam ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Yemen ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Yemen ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 |
Syria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Northern Mariana Islands ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 16–0 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
South Korea ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Mongolia ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Vietnam ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Timor-Leste ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 [a] | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 [a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Oman ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Afghanistan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Philippines ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Singapore ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Iran ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups were not counted in the ranking.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | F | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | J | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | A | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
4 | H | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 [a] | |
5 | D | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 [a] | |
6 | G | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 [a] | |
7 | I | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
8 | C | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | E | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
10 | B | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
A total of 16 teams including hosts Uzbekistan qualified for the final tournament. [16]
There were 319 goals scored in 76 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.
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1 goal
1 own goal
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