| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Dates | 19–27 October 2024 [1] |
| Teams | 43 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 69 |
| Goals scored | 386 (5.59 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (16 goals) |
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The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup. [1]
Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. Saudi Arabia as the hosts of the final tournament did not participate. [2]
The draw was held on 13 June 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 local time (UTC+8).
The 43 teams were allocated to three groups of five teams and seven groups of four teams, with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup 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. [3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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Players born on or after 1 January 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament. [4]
The matches were played between 19 and 27 October 2024.
| — | Group A-C | Group D-G, I, J | Group H | |||
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| Date | Matches | Date | Matches | Date | Matches | |
| Matchday 1 | 19 October 2024 | 3 v 2 5 v 4 | 23 October 2024 | 1 v 4 2 v 3 | 23 October 2024 | 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 2 | 21 October 2024 | 4 v 1 5 v 3 | 25 October 2024 | 4 v 2 3 v 1 | 25 October 2024 | 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 23 October 2024 | 1 v 5 2 v 4 | 27 October 2024 | 1 v 2 3 v 4 | 27 October 2024 | 1 v 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 25 October 2024 | 2 v 5 3 v 1 | — | |||
| Matchday 5 | 27 October 2024 | 4 v 3 1 v 2 | ||||
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. [5]
| Tiebreakers |
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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 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]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
| North Korea | 8–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Hong Kong | 1–7 | |
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| Yiu Tsz Leong | Report |
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| North Korea | 2–1 | |
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| Report |
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| Jordan | 1–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Iran | 1–4 | |
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| Report |
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| Jordan | 0–3 | |
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| Report |
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| Iran | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Hong Kong | 2–1 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 [a] | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 [a] | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 [a] | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
| Macau | 0–7 | |
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| Report |
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| Cambodia | 1–0 | |
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| Report |
| Afghanistan | 9–0 | |
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| Report |
| Bangladesh | 1–0 | |
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| Report |
| Bangladesh | 7–0 | |
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| Report |
| Cambodia | 1–3 | |
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| Report |
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| Afghanistan | 3–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Philippines | 2–0 | |
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| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 10 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 1 |
| Maldives | 2–2 | |
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| Mohamed Imran | Report |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Maldives | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Ebrahim Ayash |
| Bhutan | 0–5 | |
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| Report |
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| China | 6–0 | |
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| Report |
| South Korea | 13–0 | |
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| Report |
| China | 9–0 | |
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| Report |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | |
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| Report |
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| South Korea | 2–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 |
| India | 13–0 | |
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| Report |
| Turkmenistan | 0–1 | |
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| Report |
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| Brunei | 0–19 | |
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| Report |
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| Brunei | 0–10 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | |
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| Report |
| Iraq | 5–0 | |
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| Report |
| Palestine | 0–4 | |
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| Report |
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| Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | |
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| Report |
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| Uzbekistan | 1–0 | |
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| Report |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
| Japan | 9–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Nepal | 0–5 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 1–0 | |
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| Report |
| Australia | 19–0 | |
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| Report |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–10 | |
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| Report |
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| Kuwait | 1–3 | |
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| Report |
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| Australia | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Kuwait | 9–0 | |
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| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn [a] |
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | |
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| Report |
| Laos | 2–5 | |
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| Report |
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| Malaysia | 2–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Yemen | 6–1 | |
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| Report |
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| Vietnam | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 | |
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| Report |
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| Myanmar | 0–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Yemen | 1–1 | |
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| Report |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | +37 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | −65 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 33–0 | |
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| Report |
| Oman | 5–0 | |
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| Report |
| Guam | 0–18 | |
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| Report |
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| Singapore | 1–3 | |
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| Report |
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| Tajikistan | 2–0 | |
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| Report |
| Singapore | 14–0 | |
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| Report |
Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups and the fourth-placed teams in five-team groups and four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | I | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | G | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | J | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | E | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | ||
| 7 | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 9 | H | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
A total of 16 teams including hosts Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament .
| Team [6] | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 12th | Champions (1985, 1988) | |
| Group A winners | 12th | Champions (2010, 2014) | |
| Group B winners | 3rd | Group stage (2018, 2023) | |
| Group C winners | 16th | Champions (1986, 2002) | |
| Group D winners | 13th | Champions (1998) | |
| Group E winners | 11th | Champions (2012) | |
| Group F winners | 17th | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023) | |
| Group G winners | 8th | Semi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018) | |
| Group H winners | 8th | Runners-up ( 1990 ) | |
| Group I winners | 8th | Runners-up (2002) | |
| Group J winners | 5th | Runners-up (2018) | |
| Best runners-up | 16th | Champions (1992, 2004) | |
| 2nd best runners-up | 9th | Fourth place ( 2000 ) | |
| 3rd best runners-up | 7th | Fourth place (1990) | |
| 4th best runners-up | 13th | Champions (2008) | |
| 5th best runners-up | 11th | Champions (1996, 2000) |
There were 386 goals scored in 69 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.
16 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal