2016 AFC U-23 Championship

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2016 AFC U-23 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم 2016
2016 AFC U-23 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates12–30 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Fourth placeFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored103 (3.22 per match)
Attendance93,639 (2,926 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmed Alaa
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Japan.svg Shoya Nakajima
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
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The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, 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 between 12–30 January 2016. [1] [2] A total of 16 teams compete in the tournament. The tournament was also renamed from the "AFC U-22 Championship" to the "AFC U-23 Championship". [1]

Contents

For the first time, the AFC U-23 Championship acted as the AFC qualifiers for the Olympic football tournament, replacing the previous process of home-and-away Olympic qualifiers. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil as the AFC representatives. [3]

Japan won the tournament with a 3–2 final win over South Korea. Both finalists and third-placed Iraq qualified for the Olympics. [4]

Host selection

Qatar was one of the countries which came forward wishing to host the finals competition. [5] They were selected over the other bidding nations Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran. [1]

Qualification

The qualifiers draw was held on Thursday, 4 December 2014. [6] A total of 43 teams were drawn into ten groups, with the ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts. [7]

Qualification rounds were played between 23–31 March 2015, [8] except for Group B which was scheduled to be held in Lahore, Pakistan, but was postponed due to the Lahore church bombings.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. [9]

TeamQualified asAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Hosts1stDebut
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Group A winners2ndChampions (2013)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Group B winners2ndThird place (2013)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Group C winners2ndRunners-up (2013)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group D winners2ndQuarter-finals (2013)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Group E winners2ndQuarter-finals (2013)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Group F winners2ndQuarter-finals (2013)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Group G winners2ndGroup stage (2013)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Group H winners2ndFourth place (2013)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group I winners2ndQuarter-finals (2013)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Group J winners2ndGroup stage (2013)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1st best runners-up (Group G)1stDebut
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2nd best runners-up (Group C)2ndGroup stage (2013)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3rd best runners-up (Group I)1stDebut
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 4th best runners-up (Group D)2ndGroup stage (2013)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5th best runners-up (Group E)2ndGroup stage (2013)

Venues

The tournament was held in four stadiums, located in the cities of Al Rayyan and Doha. [10]

Emblem of Qatar.svg Qatar
Al Rayyan Doha
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
(Al-Sadd Stadium)		 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
(Lekhwiya Stadium)		 Grand Hamad Stadium
(Al-Arabi Stadium)		 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
(Qatar SC Stadium)
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 15,000
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.jpg Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium (1).jpg Grand Hamad stadioni.jpg Interior view of Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in 2020.jpg

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 12 September 2015, 12:00 AST (UTC+3), at the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. [10] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous edition in 2013. [11]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (hosts; position A1)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

Referees
Assistant referees

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers). [12]

As the tournament was not held during the FIFA International Match Calendar, clubs were not obligated to release the players. [13]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order: [12]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
  9. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, AST (UTC+3). [14]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)330094+59 Knockout stage
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 320164+26
3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 310257−23
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300349−50
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Motahari Soccerball shade.svg64'
Mi. Mohammadi Soccerball shade.svg72'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
A. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg65', 72'
A. Alaa Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Liao Lisheng Soccerball shade.svg43'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,340
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Liao Lisheng Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Kharbin Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.), 53'
Al Baher Soccerball shade.svg83'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
A. Karimi Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report A. Alaa Soccerball shade.svg35'
A. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg56'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 11,026
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg4–2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
A. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg10'
A. Alaa Soccerball shade.svg24', 82'
A. Ali Soccerball shade.svg28'		 Report Kalfa Soccerball shade.svg4'
Kharbin Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 9,255
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Motahari Soccerball shade.svg38'
Pahlavan Soccerball shade.svg40'
Torabi Soccerball shade.svg48'		 Report Chang Feiya Soccerball shade.svg40'
Liao Lisheng Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 802
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330071+69 Knockout stage
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 302156−12 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 302156−12 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 302137−42 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head: North Korea (0 GD, 5 GF), Saudi Arabia (0 GD, 4 GF), Thailand (0 GD, 3 GF)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Ueda Soccerball shade.svg5' Report
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,531
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Al-Saiari Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Pinyo Soccerball shade.svg84'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,531
Referee: Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg27'
Yajima Soccerball shade.svg49'
Kubo Soccerball shade.svg75', 84' (pen.)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg3–3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Kim Yong-il Soccerball shade.svg27'
Yun Il-gwang Soccerball shade.svg52'
Jang Kuk-chol Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Kanno Soccerball shade.svg40'
Al-Muwallad Soccerball shade.svg62'
Al-Ghamdi Soccerball shade.svg69'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Madu Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.) Report Oshima Soccerball shade.svg32'
Ideguchi Soccerball shade.svg53'
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 807
Referee: Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg2–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Kim Yong-il Soccerball shade.svg17'
Thossawat Soccerball shade.svg45' (o.g.)		 Report Narubadin Soccerball shade.svg30'
Chanathip Soccerball shade.svg78'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321082+67 Knockout stage
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 321063+37
3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 31026603
4Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 3003110−90
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Faez Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
Husni Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Report
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 803
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Moon Chang-jin Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.), 48' Report Khamdamov Soccerball shade.svg57'
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 803
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report Kwon Chang-hoon Soccerball shade.svg14', 31', 41'
Ryu Seung-woo Soccerball shade.svg72'
Kim Seung-jun Soccerball shade.svg76'
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 686
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Khamdamov Soccerball shade.svg1'
Khakimov Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Attwan Soccerball shade.svg38'
Kamel Soccerball shade.svg43'
Tariq Soccerball shade.svg84'
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 686
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Waleed Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Kim Hyun Soccerball shade.svg22'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Sokhibov Soccerball shade.svg18'
Sergeev Soccerball shade.svg68'
Masharipov Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report A. Al-Sarori Soccerball shade.svg82'
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 227
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 321042+27 Knockout stage
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 312031+25
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311121+14
4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 300338−50
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg3–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Faisal Soccerball shade.svg38', 72'
Manasrah Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Đỗ Duy Mạnh Soccerball shade.svg87'
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,392
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report Gallifuoco Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 307
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Donachie Soccerball shade.svg2'
Maclaren Soccerball shade.svg61'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 539
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary. [12]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 January – Al Rayyan
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (a.e.t.)2
 
26 January – Al Rayyan
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1
 
23 January – Doha (SBH)
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
30 January – Doha (ABK)
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
22 January – Doha (ABK)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (a.e.t.)3
 
26 January – Doha (ABK)
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
23 January – Doha (GH)
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1 Third place
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1
 
29 January – Al Rayyan
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (a.e.t.)3
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (a.e.t.)2
 

Quarter-finals

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Toyokawa Soccerball shade.svg95'
Nakajima Soccerball shade.svg108', 110'		 Report
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
A. Afif Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)
A. Assad Soccerball shade.svg92'		 Report So Kyong-jin Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 9,702
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Moon Chang-jin Soccerball shade.svg23' Report
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Mhawi Soccerball shade.svg75' (o.g.) Report Husni Soccerball shade.svg77'
Abdul-Raheem Soccerball shade.svg103'
Waleed Soccerball shade.svg120+3'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Kubo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Harakawa Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Saad Soccerball shade.svg43'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
A. Alaa Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Ryu Seung-woo Soccerball shade.svg48'
Kwon Chang-hoon Soccerball shade.svg89'
Moon Chang-jin Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 11,840
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Third place play-off

Winner qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
A. Alaa Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Abdul-Raheem Soccerball shade.svg86'
Ayman Soccerball shade.svg109'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Final

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kwon Chang-hoon Soccerball shade.svg20'
Jin Sung-wook Soccerball shade.svg47'		 Report Asano Soccerball shade.svg67', 81'
Yajima Soccerball shade.svg68'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Winners

2016 AFC U-23 Championship
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer [15] Most Valuable Player [16] Fair Play award [16]
Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmed Alaa Flag of Japan.svg Shoya Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: The-AFC.com

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6600154+1118Champions
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6411146+813Runners-up
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 6411127+513Third place
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)64021310+312Fourth place
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 42115507Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 420267−16
7Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 412132+15
8Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 402268−22
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311121+14Eliminated in
group stage
10Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 31026603
11Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 310257−23
12Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 302156−12
13Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 302137−42
14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300349−50
15Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 300338−50
16Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 3003110−90
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Qualified teams for Olympics

The following three teams from AFC qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 26 January 20169 (1936, 1956, 1964 , 1968, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 26 January 20169 (1948, 1964, 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 29 January 20164 (1980, 1984, 1988, 2004)
1Italic indicates host for that year. Statistics include all Olympic format (current Olympic under-23 format started in 1992).

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryChannelRef
Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab world beIN Sports
Al-Kass Sports 		[17] [18]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fox Sports [19]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CCTV [19]
Flag of Europe.svg Europe Eurosport [19]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Now TV [19]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran IRIB [19]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan NHK [19]
Latin America Fox Sports [19]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sky Sports [19]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa SABC [19]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea KBS [19]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand BBTV CH7 [20]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States ONE World Sports [21]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Sport-UZ [19]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam VTV [22] [23]

Controversies

Qatar, Syria and Yemen each had at least two players born on 1 January 1993, the cut off date for eligibility in this tournament. [24] [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ Including a fastest goal in the tournament

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The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup is the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, 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 is being held from 15 April to 3 May 2024.

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