2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
2025年亚足联U-20亚洲杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates12 February – 1 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
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The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 42nd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia.

Contents

On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament. [1]

A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives.

Uzbekistan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.

Qualification

Qualification matches were played between 21 and 29 September 2024. [2]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams, including hosts China, are qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hosts20thChampions (1985)
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria Group A winners12thChampions (1994)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Group B winners9thChampions (2023)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Group C winners40thChampions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Group D winners15thChampions (1986, 1992, 2018)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Group E winners14thChampions (1976, 2006, 2010)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Group F winners20thChampions (1961)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group G winners22ndChampions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Group H winners19thChampions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group I winners39thChampions (2016)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Group J winners16thChampions (2014)
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1st best runners-up 8thQuarter-finals (1975)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2nd best runners-up 3rdGroup stage (2006, 2023)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3rd best runners-up 9thRunners-up (2010)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4th best runners-up 34thChampions (1962, 1969)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 5th best runners-up 9thFourth place (2006)

Venues

The competition will be held in four venues around Shenzhen. [3]

Shenzhen
Bao'an Longhua Guangming
Bao'an Stadium Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre StadiumShenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre StadiumShenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 2,364Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 500
Bao An Ti Yu Chang Bao`an Stadium - panoramio (1).jpg

Draw

The draw of the final tournament was held on 7 November 2024 in Shenzhen, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification, with the hosts China automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (hosts)
  2. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  3. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
  4. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan


Group stage

Tiebreakers

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 tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: [4]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All match times are in local time, (UTC+8)

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000000
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 00000000
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 00000000
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 00000000
4Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svgvFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgvFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svgvFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 00000000
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 00000000
4Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svgvFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Iran  Flag of Iran.svgvFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svgvFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svgvFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svgvFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svgvFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 00000000
3Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 00000000
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 14 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svgvFlag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 February
 
 
Winners Group A
 
26 February
 
Runners-up Group B
 
Winner QF1
 
23 February
 
Winner QF2
 
Winners Group C
 
1 March
 
Runners-up Group D
 
Winner SF1
 
22 February
 
Winner SF2
 
Winners Group B
 
26 February
 
Runners-up Group A
 
Winner QF3
 
23 February
 
Winner QF4
 
Winners Group D
 
 
Runners-up Group C
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Winners Group BMatch 26Runners-up Group A
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group AMatch 25Runners-up Group B
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group CMatch 27Runners-up Group D
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group DMatch 28Runners-up Group C
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen

Semi-finals

Winners Match 26Match 30Winners Match 28
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Match 25Match 29Winners Match 27
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen

Final

Winners Match 29Match 31Winners Match 30
Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup 1
2025
2025
2025
2025
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

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