2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesKyrgyzstan (Group A)
Saudi Arabia (Group B)
Qatar (Group C)
United Arab Emirates (Group D)
Palestine (Group E)
Myanmar (Group F)
North Korea (Group G)
Thailand (Group H)
Vietnam (Group I)
Cambodia (Group J)
Dates15–23 July 2017[1]
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored205 (3.6 per match)
Attendance277,285 (4,865 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ayman Hussein (6 goals)
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The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including China PR who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]

Draw[]

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 40 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts China PR decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament.[3]

The draw was held on 17 March 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4] The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 20 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups A–E).
  • East Zone: 20 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups F–J).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification. The following restrictions were also applied:[5]

  • The nine teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
  • As Iran and Saudi Arabia refused to travel to each other's country, they would not be drawn into the same group.
  • As Iran, Syria and Lebanon had indicated they would not travel to Palestine, they would not be drawn into the group hosted by Palestine.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Zone
East Zone
  1.  China PR (Q)
  2.  Vietnam (H)
  3.  Indonesia
  4.  Myanmar (H)
  5.  Laos
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (* Cambodia chosen as qualification group hosts after the draw)
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone
  •  
  •  

Player eligibility[]

Players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[7]

Format[]

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts China PR won their group or were among the five best runners-up, the sixth best runner-up also qualified for the final tournament.[4]

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 tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3):[7]

  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 are 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.

Groups[]

The matches were played between 15 and 23 July 2017.

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Group D Groups A–C, E–J Groups B–J Group A
Matchday 1 15 July 2017 19 July 2017 1 v 4, 2 v 3 3 v 1
Matchday 2 17 July 2017 21 July 2017 4 v 2, 3 v 1 2 v 3
Matchday 3 19 July 2017 23 July 2017 1 v 2, 3 v 4 1 v 2

Group A[]

  • All matches were held in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Times listed were UTC+6.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Oman 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Final tournament
2  Iran 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Kyrgyzstan (H) 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Kyrgyzstan 1–2 Iran
  • Goal 11'
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Jordan)
Oman 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Qatar)
Iran 0–2 Oman
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Group B[]

  • All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
  • Times listed were UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Iraq 8–0 Afghanistan
  • Rasan Goal 13' (pen.)
  • Hussein Goal 39' (pen.), 45', 65', 74', 85'
  • Mhawi Goal 82'
  • Jaffal Goal 86'
 Report
Attendance: 500
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 500
Bahrain 1–2 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 200
Afghanistan 0–8 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Kyrgyzstan)
Bahrain 2–0 Afghanistan
  • Goal 14'
  • Madan Goal 87' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 70
Iraq 2–0 Saudi Arabia
  • Al-Saedi Goal 23'
  • Hussein Goal 45+1'
 Report
Attendance: 500

Group C[]

  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed were UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Syria 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  India 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Syria 2–0 India
  • Goal 64'
  • Goal 88'
 Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 853
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Qatar 2–0 Turkmenistan
  • Afif Goal 4', 15'
 Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,736
Turkmenistan 0–0 Syria
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 780
Referee: (Sri Lanka)
India 0–1 Qatar
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,768
Referee: (Chinese Taipei)
India 3–1 Turkmenistan
 Report
  • Goal 13'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 312
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Qatar 1–1 Syria
 Report
  • Goal 60'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 1,760

Group D[]

  • All matches were held in United Arab Emirates.
  • Times listed were UTC+4.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Final tournament
2  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4    Nepal 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
United Arab Emirates 5–0   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Uzbekistan 3–1 Lebanon
 Report
  • Goal 58'
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Japan)
Nepal   0–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: (Jordan)
Lebanon 0–1 United Arab Emirates
Report
  • Al Attas Goal 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 570
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: (Jordan)
Lebanon 2–0   Nepal
  • Goal 29', 90'
 Report
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: (Bahrain)

Group E[]

  • All matches were held in Palestine.
  • Times listed were UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine (H) 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Final tournament
2  Jordan 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Jordan 7–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Dora International Stadium, Hebron
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 2–2 Palestine
 Report
Dora International Stadium, Hebron
Attendance: 700
Referee: (Oman)
Bangladesh 1–3 Tajikistan
  • Goal 33'
 Report
Dora International Stadium, Hebron
Attendance: 50
Palestine 3–2 Jordan
 Report
  • Abu Arab Goal 19'
  • Goal 31'
Dora International Stadium, Hebron
Attendance: 700
Jordan 2–0 Tajikistan
 Report
Dora International Stadium, Hebron
Attendance: 50
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Palestine 3–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Dora International Stadium, Hebron
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Oman)

Group F[]

  • All matches were held in Myanmar.
  • Times listed were UTC+6:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Singapore 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Australia 2–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Myanmar 2–0 Singapore
 Report
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: (Qatar)
Singapore 0–7 Australia
Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: (Bahrain)
Brunei 0–3 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Singapore 4–1 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 9,270
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Australia 3–0 Myanmar
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: (Bahrain)

Group G[]

  • All matches were held in North Korea.
  • Times listed were UTC+8:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea (H) 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7 Final tournament
2  Hong Kong 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3  Laos 3 1 1 1 4 8 −4 4
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Laos 3–1 Chinese Taipei
 Report
  • Goal 3'
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
North Korea 1–1 Hong Kong
  • Goal 63'
 Report
Attendance: 14,500
Hong Kong 1–1 Laos
 Report
  • Goal 73'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: (Vietnam)
Chinese Taipei 1–7 North Korea
  • Goal 27'
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Chinese Taipei 0–4 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 13,000
North Korea 6–0 Laos
 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Group H[]

  • All matches were held in Thailand.
  • Times listed were UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Indonesia 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
4  Mongolia 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Indonesia 0–3 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 360
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Thailand 1–1 Mongolia
 Report
  • Goal 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Mongolia 0–7 Indonesia
Report
  • Saddil Goal 17', 56'
  • Wanewar Goal 31'
  • Gavin Goal 34', 88'
  • Haay Goal 71'
  • Septian Goal 90'
Attendance: 296
Referee: (Japan)
Malaysia 0–3 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 3,019
Referee: (Iran)
Malaysia 2–0 Mongolia
 Report
Attendance: 669
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Thailand 0–0 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 4,400

Group I[]

  • All matches were held in Vietnam.
  • Times listed were UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Final tournament
2  Vietnam (H) 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 2 25 −23 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
South Korea 10–0 Macau
 Report
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Vietnam 4–0 Timor-Leste
 Report
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 6,010
Referee: (Chinese Taipei)
Timor-Leste 0–0 South Korea
Report
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Pakistan)
Macau 1–8 Vietnam
 Report
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Syria)
Timor-Leste 7–1 Macau
 Report
  • Goal 64'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
South Korea 2–1 Vietnam
 Report
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: (Syria)

Group J[]

  • All matches were held in Cambodia.
  • Times listed were UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR[a] 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3  Cambodia (H) 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ China PR, as final tournament hosts, are automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Japan 8–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 321
Referee: (Iran)
China PR 0–0 Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 7,326
Referee: (South Korea)
Philippines 0–2 China PR
Report
Attendance: 4,328
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Cambodia 0–2 Japan
Report
Attendance: 15,825
Referee: (Singapore)
Japan 1–2 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: (Iran)
Cambodia 1–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 17,282
Referee: (South Korea)

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

Due to groups having different number of teams after the withdrawal of Sri Lanka from Group A, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 H  Thailand 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2 C  Syria 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3 I  Vietnam 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
4 E  Jordan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
5 J  Japan 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
6 B  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
7 A  Iran 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3[a]
8 F  Myanmar 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3[a]
9 D  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
10 G  Hong Kong 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by disciplinary points (Iran: 0 pts; Myanmar: 6 pts).

Qualified teams[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship1
 China PR Hosts 25 November 2016[2] 2 (2013, 2016)
 Oman Group A winners 23 July 2017 1 (2013)
 Iraq Group B winners 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Qatar Group C winners 23 July 2017 1 (2016)
 Uzbekistan Group D winners 19 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Palestine Group E winners 23 July 2017 0 (debut)
 Australia Group F winners 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 North Korea Group G winners 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Malaysia Group H winners 23 July 2017 0 (debut)
 South Korea Group I winners 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Thailand 1st best runners-up 23 July 2017 1 (2016)
 Syria 2nd best runners-up 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Vietnam 3rd best runners-up 23 July 2017 1 (2016)
 Jordan 4th best runners-up 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Japan 5th best runners-up 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
 Saudi Arabia 6th best runners-up 23 July 2017 2 (2013, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[]

There were 205 goals scored in 57 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Iraq Ayman Hussein

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ The match between Thailand and Mongolia was postponed due to heavy rain from 19:00 to 20:10.

References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017 (UPDATED) Updated as of 12 April 2016" (PDF). The-AFC.com. 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format". AFC. 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Stage Set For AFC U-23 Championship 2018 Qualifiers Draw". AFC. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "AFC U-23 Championship 2018 hopefuls learn their opponents". AFC. 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "AFC U-23 CHINA 2018 QUALIFIERS - Official Draw". YouTube. 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ "FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2018" (PDF). AFC.

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