| كأس آسيا تحت 23 سنة 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar | 
| Dates | 15 April – 3 May 2024 | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan  (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Uzbekistan | 
| Third place |  Iraq | 
| Fourth place |  Indonesia | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 | 
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) | 
| Attendance | 136,534 (4,267 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Ali Jasim (4 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Joel Chima Fujita | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Abduvohid Nematov | 
| Fair play award |  Uzbekistan | 
| ← 2022   2026 → | |
The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (previously the AFC U-23 Championship before rebranding from 2021), [1] the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Qatar from 15 April to 3 May 2024. [2]
The tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the Olympics as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team entered a single-elimination AFC–CAF play-off match. [3] A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. [4]
Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals, who in turn lost the final to Japan in both teams' hunt for the second title.
Qatar was selected as the host for this competition by the Asian Football Confederation Competitions Committee on 30 September 2022. [5] This marked the second time that Qatar was hosting this competition, the first was in 2016.
Qualification matches were played between 6 and 12 September 2023. [6]
| Team | Qualified as | Last appearance | Appearance | Previous best performance | 
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|  Qatar | Hosts | 2022 | 5th | Third place (2018) | 
|  Jordan | Group A winners | 2022 | 6th | Third place (2013) | 
|  South Korea | Group B winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2020) | 
|  Vietnam | Group C winners | 2022 | 5th | Runners-up (2018) | 
|  Japan | Group D winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2016) | 
|  Uzbekistan | Group E winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2018) | 
|  Iraq | Group F winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2013) | 
|  United Arab Emirates | Group G winners | 2022 | 5th | Quarter-finals (2013, 2016, 2020) | 
|  Thailand | Group H winners | 2022 | 5th | Quarter-finals (2020) | 
|  Australia | Group I winners | 2022 | 6th | Third place (2020) | 
|  Saudi Arabia | Group J winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2022) | 
|  Indonesia | Group K winners | — | 1st | Debut | 
|  Kuwait | Best runners-up | 2022 | 3rd | Group stage (2013, 2022) | 
|  Tajikistan | 2nd Best runners-up | 2022 | 2nd | Group stage (2022) | 
|  China | 3rd Best runners-up | 2020 | 5th | Group stage (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020) | 
|  Malaysia | 4th Best runners-up | 2022 | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2018) | 
Four stadiums were used, they were also used in the previous 2023 AFC Asian Cup in January and February 2024.
| Al Rayyan (Doha Area) | Location of the host cities of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. | |
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| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | Khalifa International Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 45,857 | |
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| Doha | Al Wakrah | |
| Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | Al Janoub Stadium | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 44,325 | |
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The draw took place at the Wyndham Doha West Bay in Doha, Qatar on 23 November 2023 at 12:00 AST (UTC+3). [7]
The 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. [8] As hosts, Qatar were ranked as the top seeded team.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
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The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. Video assistant referees were used in this tournament.
 Shaun Evans
  Shaun Evans  Kate Jacewicz
  Kate Jacewicz  Alex King
  Alex King  Casey Reibelt
  Casey Reibelt  Shen Yinhao
  Shen Yinhao  Mooud Bonyadifard
  Mooud Bonyadifard  Hiroyuki Kimura
  Hiroyuki Kimura Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali
  Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali Kim Woo-sung
  Kim Woo-sung Ko Hyung-jin
  Ko Hyung-jin  Abdullah Al-Kandari
  Abdullah Al-Kandari Ammar Ashkanani
  Ammar Ashkanani Hussein Abo Yehia
  Hussein Abo Yehia Abdulla Al-Marri
  Abdulla Al-Marri Meshari Al-Shamari
  Meshari Al-Shamari Mohammed Al-Shammari
  Mohammed Al-Shammari Majed Al-Shamrani
  Majed Al-Shamrani  Abdullah Al-Shehri
  Abdullah Al-Shehri Hanna Hattab
  Hanna Hattab Sadullo Gulmurodi
  Sadullo Gulmurodi Nasrullo Kabirov
  Nasrullo Kabirov Sivakorn Pu-Udom
  Sivakorn Pu-Udom  Torphong Somsing
  Torphong Somsing Yahya Al-Mulla
  Yahya Al-Mulla Ahmed Eisa Darwish
  Ahmed Eisa Darwish Mohammed Obaid Mohammed
  Mohammed Obaid Mohammed Rustam Lutfullin
  Rustam Lutfullin Firdavs Norsafarov
  Firdavs Norsafarov Joanna Charaktis
  Joanna Charaktis George Lakrindis
  George Lakrindis Guo Jingtao
  Guo Jingtao Luo Zheng
  Luo Zheng Saeid Ghasemi
  Saeid Ghasemi Alireza Ildorom
  Alireza Ildorom Takeshi Asada
  Takeshi Asada Kota Watanabe
  Kota Watanabe Ahmad Muhsen
  Ahmad Muhsen Ayman Obeidat
  Ayman Obeidat Bang Gi-yeol
  Bang Gi-yeol Ali Jraq
  Ali Jraq Ramina Tsoi
  Ramina Tsoi Ali Fakih
  Ali Fakih Faisal Al-Shammari
  Faisal Al-Shammari Zahy Al-Shammari
  Zahy Al-Shammari Omar Al-Jamal
  Omar Al-Jamal Hesham Al-Refaei
  Hesham Al-Refaei Abdul Hannan Bin Abdul Hasim
  Abdul Hannan Bin Abdul Hasim Mohamad Kazzaz
  Mohamad Kazzaz Vafo Karaev
  Vafo Karaev Hasan Karimov
  Hasan Karimov Rawut Nakarit
  Rawut Nakarit Yaser Al-Murshidi
  Yaser Al-Murshidi Sanjar Shayusupov
  Sanjar Shayusupov Alisher Usmanov
  Alisher UsmanovPlayers born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team registered a squad of 18 to 23 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3). [4]
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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3): [4]
All times were local, AST (UTC+3). [9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Qatar (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
| South Korea  | 1–0 |  United Arab Emirates | 
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| China  | 0–2 |  South Korea | 
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| United Arab Emirates  | 1–2 |  China | 
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| Japan  | 0–1 |  South Korea | 
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 [a] | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 [a] | |
| 3 |  Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 [b] | |
| 4 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 [b] | 
| Thailand  | 0–5 |  Saudi Arabia | 
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| Tajikistan  | 2–4 |  Iraq | 
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| Thailand  | 0–1 |  Tajikistan | 
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| Saudi Arabia  | 1–2 |  Iraq | 
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | 
| Uzbekistan  | 2–0 |  Malaysia | 
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| Vietnam  | 3–1 |  Kuwait | 
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| Malaysia  | 0–2 |  Vietnam | 
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| Kuwait  | 0–5 |  Uzbekistan | 
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| Uzbekistan  | 3–0 |  Vietnam | 
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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 April – Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
|  Qatar | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 April – Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
|  Japan (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
|  Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 April – Al Wakrah | ||||||||||
|  Iraq | 0 | |||||||||
|  Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 May – Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
|  Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
|  Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 April – Doha | ||||||||||
|  Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
|  South Korea | 2 (10) | |||||||||
| 29 April – Doha | ||||||||||
|  Indonesia (p) | 2 (11) | |||||||||
|  Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 April – Al Rayyan (KIS) | ||||||||||
|  Uzbekistan | 2 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
|  Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||||
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|  Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
|  Iraq (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
|  Indonesia | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |  Indonesia | 
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| Uzbekistan  | 2–0 |  Saudi Arabia | 
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Winners qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The loser advanced to the AFC–CAF play-off match against  Guinea.
  Guinea.
| Japan  | 1–0 |  Uzbekistan | 
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top scorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Fair-play award | 
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|  Ali Jasim |  Joel Chima Fujita |  Abduvohid Nematov |  Uzbekistan | 
The following three teams from the AFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics 1 | 
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|  Uzbekistan | Finalist | 29 April 2024 | 0 (debut) | 
|  Japan | Finalist | 29 April 2024 | 11 (1936, 1956, 1964 , 1968, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 ) | 
|  Iraq | Third place play-off winner | 2 May 2024 | 5 (1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2016) | 
| Territory | Broadcasters | Ref. | 
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|  Australia | Paramount+ | [10] | 
|  Indonesia | MNC Media | [11] | 
|  Iraq | 4th Sports | [12] | 
|  Japan | DAZN, NHK General TV, TV Asahi | [13] | 
|  Malaysia | Astro | [14] | 
|  Saudi Arabia | SSC, Shahid | [15] [16] | 
|  South Korea | tvN Sports | [17] | 
|  Uzbekistan | MTRK SportTV | [18] | 
|  Vietnam | VTV, FPT | [19] | 
There were 84 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Liu Zhurun
  Liu Zhurun  Xie Wenneng
  Xie Wenneng  Ivar Jenner
  Ivar Jenner  Witan Sulaeman
  Witan Sulaeman  Hassan Khalid
  Hassan Khalid  Muntadher Mohammed
  Muntadher Mohammed  Karrar Saad
  Karrar Saad  Mustafa Saadoon
  Mustafa Saadoon  Zaid Tahseen
  Zaid Tahseen  Ryotaro Araki
  Ryotaro Araki  Sota Kawasaki
  Sota Kawasaki  Kuryu Matsuki
  Kuryu Matsuki  Kotaro Uchino
  Kotaro Uchino  Aref Al-Haj
  Aref Al-Haj  Talal Al-Qaisi
  Talal Al-Qaisi  Haqimi Azim
  Haqimi Azim  Khalid Ali Sabah
  Khalid Ali Sabah  Jassem Gaber
  Jassem Gaber  Mohamed Al-Manai
  Mohamed Al-Manai  Abdullah Al-Yazidi
  Abdullah Al-Yazidi  Haitham Asiri
  Haitham Asiri  Rayan Hamed
  Rayan Hamed  Jeong Sang-bin
  Jeong Sang-bin  Kim Min-woo
  Kim Min-woo  Ruslan Khayloev
  Ruslan Khayloev  Mekhron Madaminov
  Mekhron Madaminov  Manuchekhr Safarov
  Manuchekhr Safarov  Waris Choolthong
  Waris Choolthong  Teerasak Poeiphimai
  Teerasak Poeiphimai  Ahmed Fawzi
  Ahmed Fawzi  Alibek Davronov
  Alibek Davronov  Khojimat Erkinov
  Khojimat Erkinov  Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
  Jasurbek Jaloliddinov  Ruslanbek Jiyanov
  Ruslanbek Jiyanov  Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev
  Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev  Diyor Kholmatov
  Diyor Kholmatov  Ulugbek Khoshimov
  Ulugbek Khoshimov  Umarali Rakhmonaliev
  Umarali Rakhmonaliev  Khuất Văn Khang
  Khuất Văn Khang  Nguyễn Văn Tùng
  Nguyễn Văn Tùng  Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa
  Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa 1 own goal
 Pratama Arhan (against Uzbekistan)
  Pratama Arhan (against Uzbekistan) Justin Hubner (against Jordan)
  Justin Hubner (against Jordan) Komang Teguh (against South Korea)
  Komang Teguh (against South Korea)The opening match of AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Group A, Qatar vs Indonesia, faced numerous backlashes due to controversial refereeing decisions from Tajikistan referee, Nasrullo Kabirov. The Indonesia U-23 national football team accused Kabirov of being biased towards Qatar, with Qatar receiving favourable decisions, while Indonesia was repeatedly scrutinized by Kadirov which leads to red cards for Ivar Jenner and Ramadhan Sananta. [20]
Qatar took the lead in the first half with Khalid Ali Sabah scoring in the 45+1 minute through a penalty kick awarded by the referee for a foul committed by Indonesian defender Rizky Ridho against Qatari player Mahdi Salem. [21] Initially, the referee awarded a free kick to Indonesia, but after consulting VAR, he ruled in favor of Qatar, leading to protests from the Indonesian players. [21] Sabah converted the penalty, beating goalkeeper Ernando. [21]
Ramadhan Sananta was also shown a direct red card during the match. Initially, the referee had issued a yellow card, but after a VAR review, he upgraded it to a red card during injury time. [21]
Indonesian national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong expressed his outrage over the poor refereeing decisions:
Congratulations to Qatar. The players did their best to deliver a good performance, especially considering we were down in numbers and didn't give up easily. However, many of the referee's decisions throughout the game, if you look at them, it's not a football match, it's a comedy show and highly exaggerated. I can't say anything about the players who received red cards, I'm speechless. Football shouldn't be played like this. On our first red card, there was no contact at all. Why did they use VAR in situations like this? [21]
Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has also sent a protest letter to AFC due to controversial decisions from referee Nasrullo Kabirov. The president of PSSI, Erick Thohir, confirmed this. [22]
Sivakorn Pu-udom, the Thai referee who officiated the match, was highlighted due to the controversies on second-half injury time. The injury time was only supposed to last 10 minutes. However, until the 100th (90+10') minute, he had not stopped the match, even when entering the 103th (90+13') minute, in which midfielder Mohamed Al-Manai scored Qatar's second goal. Then, in the process of the goal, there was actually an incident where a Qatari player pulled a Jordanian player down. VAR had intervened, but Pu-Udom was reluctant to look directly through the television screen on the side of the field. Pu-udom then decided to immediately legalize the goal, which led to Jordan's defeat and, ultimately, resulted in Jordan's worst ever U-23 Asian Cup performance. [23]