Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Jordan (Group A) Cambodia (Group B) China (Group C) Thailand (Group D) Chinese Taipei (Group E) Qatar (Group F) Kuwait (Group G) Laos (Group H) Vietnam (Group I) Singapore (Group J) |
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) | Muhammadjon Nazriev (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 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. Saudi Arabia as host of the final tournament did not participate. [2]
The draw was held on 13 June 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 (GMT+08:00).
The 43 teams were allocated to 3 groups of five teams and 7 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]
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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.
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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]
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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]
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1 | North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | |
4 | Syria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
5 | Jordan (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
North Korea | 8–2 | Hong Kong |
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Jordan | 1–2 | Hong Kong |
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Iran | 1–4 | North Korea |
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Jordan | 0–3 | North Korea |
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Iran | 4–2 | Jordan |
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Hong Kong | 2–1 | Syria |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 [a] | |
3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 [a] | |
4 | Cambodia (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 [a] | |
5 | Macau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
Macau | 0–7 | Philippines |
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Cambodia | 1–0 | Bangladesh |
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Philippines | 0–8 | Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan | 9–0 | Macau |
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Bangladesh | 1–0 | Philippines |
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Bangladesh | 7–0 | Macau |
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Cambodia | 1–3 | Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan | 3–2 | Bangladesh |
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Philippines | 2–0 | Cambodia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | China (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 | |
3 | Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 | |
5 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 1 |
Bahrain | 0–2 | China |
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Bhutan | 0–5 | South Korea |
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China | 6–0 | Bhutan |
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South Korea | 13–0 | Maldives |
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China | 9–0 | Maldives |
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Bahrain | 0–2 | South Korea |
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South Korea | 2–2 | China |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | |
3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
4 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 |
India | 13–0 | Brunei |
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Thailand | 2–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Turkmenistan | 0–1 | India |
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Brunei | 0–19 | Thailand |
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Brunei | 0–10 | Turkmenistan |
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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 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Palestine |
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Iraq | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
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Palestine | 0–4 | Iraq |
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Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
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Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Palestine |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 | |
4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
Nepal | 0–5 | Qatar |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 7 | |
3 | Kuwait (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 3 | |
4 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 |
Australia | 19–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 0–10 | Indonesia |
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Kuwait | 1–3 | Australia |
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Australia | 0–0 | Indonesia |
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Kuwait | 9–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
3 | Laos (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
4 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn [a] |
United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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Laos | 2–5 | United Arab Emirates |
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Malaysia | 2–2 | Laos |
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1 | Yemen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Yemen | 6–1 | Myanmar |
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Vietnam | 0–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Kyrgyzstan | 2–3 | Yemen |
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Myanmar | 0–2 | Vietnam |
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Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | Myanmar |
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Yemen | 1–1 | Vietnam |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tajikistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | +37 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 | |
3 | Singapore (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 3 | |
4 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | −65 | 0 |
Tajikistan | 33–0 | Guam |
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Oman | 5–0 | Singapore |
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Guam | 0–18 | Oman |
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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 |
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1 | C | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final tournament |
2 | I | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | G | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | A | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | |
5 | J | Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
6 | E | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
7 | D | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | F | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
9 | H | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
10 | B | Philippines | 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 |
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Saudi Arabia | Hosts | 12th | Champions (1985, 1988) |
North Korea | Group A winners | 12th | Champions (2010, 2014) |
Afghanistan | Group B winners | 3rd | Group stage (2018, 2023) |
South Korea | Group C winners | 16th | Champions (1986, 2002) |
Thailand | Group D winners | 13th | Champions (1998) |
Uzbekistan | Group E winners | 11th | Champions (2012) |
Japan | Group F winners | 17th | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023) |
Australia | Group G winners | 8th | Semi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018) |
United Arab Emirates | Group H winners | 8th | Runners-up ( 1990 ) |
Yemen | Group I winners | 8th | Runners-up (2002) |
Tajikistan | Group J winners | 5th | Runners-up (2018) |
China | Best runners-up | 16th | Champions (1992, 2004) |
Vietnam | 2nd best runners-up | 9th | Fourth place ( 2000 ) |
Indonesia | 3rd best runners-up | 7th | Fourth place (1990) |
Iran | 4th best runners-up | 13th | Champions (2008) |
Oman | 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.
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