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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | |
| Dates | 21–29 September 2024 [1] | 
| Teams | 45 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 80 | 
| Goals scored | 309 (3.86 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |   | 
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The 2025 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 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. [1]
46 out of 47 AFC member associations entered the competition. China, as the hosts, were automatically qualified for the final tournament and thus did not participate in qualification; Pakistan did not enter the competition at all.
The draw was held on 13 June 2024. [2] The ten teams hosting the qualification groups were allocated to a separate pot, with other teams seeded according to their performance in the previous tournament and qualification process (overall ranking shown in parentheses). [2]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | 
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Players born on or after 1 January 2005 were eligible to compete in the tournament. [3]
| Round | Groups A–E | Groups F–J | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 21 September 2024 | 25 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 23 September 2024 | 27 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 3 | 25 September 2024 | 29 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 4 | 27 September 2024 | — | |
| Matchday 5 | 29 September 2024 | ||
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. [4]
| Tiebreakers | 
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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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3): [3] 
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 
|  Bangladesh   | 0–4 | |
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| Report | 
|  Guam   | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
|  Bhutan   | 0–5 | |
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| Report | 
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|  Vietnam   | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Syria   | 10–1 | |
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  | Report |  Gavin Baker  | 
|  Bangladesh   | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
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|  Bhutan   | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Sakib  | Report | 
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|  Vietnam   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Nguyễn Ngọc Chiến  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 
|  Chinese Taipei   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Al-Khalaf  | 
|  Cambodia   | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Nepal     | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
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|  Uzbekistan   | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Chinese Taipei   | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Kao Kuan-yu  | Report | 
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|  Uzbekistan   | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Cambodia   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 12 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | −37 | 0 | 
|  United Arab Emirates   | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Northern Mariana Islands   | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Northern Mariana Islands   | 0–13 | |
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| Report | 
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|  Kuwait   | 0–3 | |
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| Report | 
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|  South Korea   | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Lebanon   | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Lebanon   | 8–0 | |
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  | Report | 
|  United Arab Emirates   | 1–3 | |
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|  Hazim Abbas  | Report | 
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|  South Korea   | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report |  El Hajj  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 10 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 
|  Macau   | 0–1 | |
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| Report | 
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|  Palestine   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Talal Haji  | 
|  Afghanistan   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Jovanovic  | 
|  Macau   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Lei Cheng Lam  | Report |  B. Elhaj  | 
|  Australia   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Kikianis  | Report | 
|  Saudi Arabia   | 4–0 | |
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  | Report | 
|  Palestine   | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Suheib Ali  | Report | 
|  Saudi Arabia   | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Australia   | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | 
|  Malaysia   | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  North Korea   | 4–0 | |
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  | Report | 
|  Oman   | 5–0 | |
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  | Report | 
|  Tajikistan   | 0–2 | |
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| Report | 
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|  Oman   | 0–1 | |
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| Report |  Ri Jong-dok  | 
|  Malaysia   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Khushvakhtov  | 
|  Sri Lanka   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Harish  | Report |  Amir Farhan  | 
|  Tajikistan   | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Khamidov  | Report | 
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 
|  Yemen   | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report |  Alexandro Bahkito  | 
|  Maldives   | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Timor-Leste   | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Timor-Leste   | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report |  Hassan  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | 
|  Mongolia   | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
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|  Iran   | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Laos   | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Iran   | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | 
|  Iraq   | 15–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Thailand   | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Philippines   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Brunei   | 0–13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Philippines   | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | 
|  Japan   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Kanda  | Report | 
|  Kyrgyzstan   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
|  Turkmenistan   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Almazbekov  | 
|  Myanmar   | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Saw Sae Ka Paw Say  | Report | 
|  Japan   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Kanda  | Report |  Madanov  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | 
|  Jordan   | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Qatar   | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | Report | 
|  Hong Kong   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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|  Singapore   | 0–2 | |
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| Report | 
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|  Jordan   | 2–3 | |
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  | Report | 
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|  Singapore   | 0–2 | |
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| Report | 
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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 considered for this ranking. [5]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament | |
| 2 | I | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 [a] | ||
| 3 | D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 [a] | ||
| 4 | H | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 6 | ||
| 5 | J | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 6 | A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | G | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 
A total of 16 teams, including the hosts China, qualified for the final tournament .
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 20th | Champions (1985) | |
| Group A winners | 12th | Champions (1994) | |
| Group B winners | 9th | Champions (2023) | |
| Group C winners | 40th | Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) | |
| Group D winners | 15th | Champions (1986, 1992, 2018) | |
| Group E winners | 14th | Champions (1976, 2006, 2010) | |
| Group F winners | 20th | Champions (1961) | |
| Group G winners | 22nd | Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) | |
| Group H winners | 19th | Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) | |
| Group I winners | 39th | Champions (2016) | |
| Group J winners | 16th | Champions (2014) | |
| Best runners-up | 8th | Quarter-finals (1975) | |
| 2nd-best runners-up | 3rd | Group stage (2006, 2023) | |
| 3rd-best runners-up | 9th | Runners-up (2010) | |
| 4th-best runners-up | 34th | Champions (1962, 1969) | |
| 5th-best runners-up | 9th | Fourth place (2006) | 
There were 309 goals scored in 80 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal