2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesQatar (Group A)
Bahrain (Group B)
Iran (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Kuwait (Group E)
Uzbekistan (Group F)
Mongolia (Group G)
Cambodia (Group H)
Myanmar (Group I)
Malaysia (Group J)
Vietnam (Group K)
Dates22–26 March 2019[1]
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored240 (3.81 per match)
Attendance194,470 (3,087 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong (6 goals)
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The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Thailand who qualified automatically as hosts country.[2] These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.

Draw[]

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Thailand decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament.

The draw was held on 7 November 2018, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] The 44 teams were drawn into eleven groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 24 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into six groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
  • East Zone: 20 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups G–K).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[5]

  • The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Zone
  1.  Uzbekistan (1) (H)
  2.  Qatar (3) (H)
  3.  Iraq (5)
  4.  Palestine (6)
  5.  Jordan (12)
  6.  Saudi Arabia (13) (H)
  1.  Syria (14)
  2.  Oman (15)
  3.  Iran (17) (H)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (19)
  5.  Tajikistan (21)
  6.  Bahrain (26) (H)
  1.  Lebanon (27)
  2.  India (28)
  3.  Kyrgyzstan (29)
  4.  Turkmenistan (31)
  5.    Nepal (34)
  6.  Bangladesh (37)
  1.  Afghanistan (38)
  2.  Kuwait (NR) (H)
  3.  Maldives (NR)
  4.  Pakistan (NR) (W)
  5.  Sri Lanka (NR)
  6.  Yemen (NR)
East Zone
  1.  Vietnam (2) (H)
  2.  South Korea (4)
  3.  Malaysia (7) (H)
  4.  Japan (8)
  5.  North Korea (9)
  1.  China PR (10)
  2.  Australia (11)
  3.  Thailand (16) (Q)
  4.  Myanmar (18) (H)
  5.  Hong Kong (20)
  1.  Cambodia (22) (H)
  2.  Indonesia (23)
  3.  Timor-Leste (24)
  4.  Laos (25)
  5.  Singapore (30)
  1.  Mongolia (32) (H)
  2.  Brunei (33)
  3.  Philippines (35)
  4.  Chinese Taipei (36)
  5.  Macau (39) (N)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone
  •  
  •   (N)

Player eligibility[]

Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[6]

Format[]

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Thailand win their group or are among the four best runners-up, the fifth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers[]

Teams are 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 9.3).[6]

  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 22 and 26 March 2019.

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Groups A–E, G–J Group F
Matchday 1 22 March 2019 1 v 4, 2 v 3 3 v 1
Matchday 2 24 March 2019 4 v 2, 3 v 1 2 v 3
Matchday 3 26 March 2019 1 v 2, 3 v 4 1 v 2

Group A[]

  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4    Nepal 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Oman 1–0   Nepal
  • Goal 13'
 Report
Aspire 4, Doha
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Qatar 2–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Aspire 5, Doha
Attendance: 900
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Afghanistan 1–2 Oman
 Report
Aspire 4, Doha
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Nepal   0–5 Qatar
Report
Aspire 5, Doha
Attendance: 850
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Qatar 2–2 Oman
 Report
Aspire 5, Doha
Attendance: 900
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Nepal   0–2 Afghanistan
Report
Aspire 4, Doha
Attendance: 147
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group B[]

  • All matches were held in Bahrain.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain (H) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2  Palestine 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Palestine 9–0 Sri Lanka
  • Goal 7'
  • Goal 10', 30'
  • Dabbagh Goal 24'
  • Iraqi Goal 60'
  • Goal 68'
  • Farawi Goal 70' (pen.)
  • Goal 72' (pen.)
  • Goal 79'
 Report
Attendance: 1,162
Referee: (South Korea)
Bahrain 1–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Bangladesh 0–1 Palestine
Report
  • Goal 22'
Attendance: 2,583
Sri Lanka 0–9 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Bangladesh 2–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: (South Korea)
Palestine 0–2 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 4,140
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Group C[]

  • All matches were held in Iran.
  • Times listed are UTC+4:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Iran (H) 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
4  Yemen 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Iraq 5–0 Yemen
  • Al-Ammari Goal 16', 44' (pen.)
  • Goal 35'
  • Goal 65' (pen.), 79'
 Report
Attendance: 102
Iran 3–1 Turkmenistan
  • Goal 35' (o.g.)
  • Noorafkan Goal 54'
  • Jabireh Goal 90+2'
 Report
  • Goal 75'
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Turkmenistan 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Goal 17'
  • Goal 88'
Attendance: 157
Yemen 0–3 Iran
Report
  • Shekari Goal 55'
  • Jabireh Goal 67'
  • Mehdikhani Goal 75'
Attendance: 2,931
Turkmenistan 0–0 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 10
Iraq 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 2,520

Group D[]

  • All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon
  • Z. Al-Ameri Goal 29', 60' (pen.), 69'
  • M. Rashed Goal 42'
  • M. Al-Hammadi Goal 55'
  • Yaqoub Goal 79'
 Report
  • Goal 16'
Attendance: 200
Referee: (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Maldives
 Report
Attendance: 122
Referee: (Japan)
Maldives 0–3 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 28
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Lebanon 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 262
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Lebanon 6–0 Maldives
  • Kdouh Goal 24'
  • Darwiche Goal 26'
  • Goal 59'
  • Monzer Goal 62'
  • Goal 75'
  • Goal 82'
 Report
Attendance: 130
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
  • Z. Al-Ameri Goal 51'
Attendance: 300
Referee: (Japan)

Group E[]

  • All matches were held in Kuwait.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Final tournament
2  Syria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3  Kuwait (H) 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Syria 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Goal 39'
  • Goal 90+4'
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
Jordan 2–1 Kuwait
  • Goal 34'
  • Goal 51'
 Report
  • Goal 21'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 147
Kuwait 0–2 Syria
Report
  • Goal 10'
  • Goal 23'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Jordan 1–1 Syria
  • Goal 76'
 Report
  • Goal 84'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Kuwait
 Report
  • Goal 4'
  • Goal 11'
  • Goal 57'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Group F[]

  • All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
  • Times listed are UTC+5.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[7]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
India 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Tajikistan 2–0 India
 Report
Attendance: 282
Referee: (Hong Kong)
Uzbekistan 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: (Japan)

Group G[]

  • All matches were held in Mongolia.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Singapore 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Mongolia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Hong Kong 1–1 Singapore
 Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 100
Referee: (Syria)
North Korea 1–0 Mongolia
  • Goal 37'
 Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 636
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
Singapore 1–1 North Korea
  • Ikhsan Goal 2'
 Report
  • Goal 7'
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 98
Referee: (Lebanon)
Mongolia 0–1 Hong Kong
Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
North Korea 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Goal 41'
  • Goal 53' (pen.)
 Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 55
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Singapore 3–1 Mongolia
 Report
MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 420
Referee: (Lebanon)

Group H[]

  • All matches were held in Cambodia.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 16 3 +13 7 Final tournament
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
3  Cambodia (H) 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
South Korea 8–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
Australia 6–0 Cambodia
 Report
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: (Bahrain)
Chinese Taipei 0–6 Australia
Report
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 424
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Cambodia 1–6 South Korea
  • Goal 60'
 Report
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
South Korea 2–2 Australia
 Report
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 455
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Cambodia 1–1 Chinese Taipei
 Report
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)

Group I[]

  • All matches were held in Myanmar.
  • Times listed are UTC+6:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 5 16 −11 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Japan 8–0 Macau
  • Machida Goal 51'
  • Ueda Goal 54', 60', 70'
  • Endo Goal 67'
  • Maeda Goal 69', 72'
  • Itakura Goal 90+5'
 Report
Attendance: 303
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
Myanmar 7–0 Timor-Leste
 Report
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: (Jordan)
Timor-Leste 0–6 Japan
Report
  • Tagawa Goal 24'
  • Kubo Goal 54', 75'
  • Tatsuta Goal 60'
  • Itakura Goal 71'
  • Ueda Goal 77'
Attendance: 753
Referee: (Lebanon)
Macau 0–4 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 5,200
Timor-Leste 5–3 Macau
  • Goal 3' (o.g.)
  • Gama Goal 43'
  • Goal 67', 90+3'
  • Cruz Goal 79'
 Report
  • Goal 63' (pen.)
  • Goal 66'
  • Goal 85'
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: (Lebanon)
Japan 7–0 Myanmar
  • Maeda Goal 7', 9', 44'
  • Iwasaki Goal 18', 69'
  • Nakayama Goal 38', 79'
 Report
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Group J[]

  • All matches were held in Malaysia.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 3 2 1 0 15 2 +13 7 Final tournament
2  Malaysia (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Laos 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
China PR 5–0 Laos
 Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
Malaysia 3–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 7,606
Philippines 0–8 China PR
Report
Attendance: 394
Referee: (United Arab Emirates)
Laos 0–1 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 9,705
Referee: (Syria)
Laos 3–2 Philippines
 Report
  • Gayoso Goal 11', 33' (pen.)
Attendance: 275
Referee: (Jordan)
Malaysia 2–2 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 26,183

Group K[]

  • All matches were held in Vietnam.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Thailand[a] 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Thailand 4–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: (Uzbekistan)
Vietnam 6–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 7,689
Brunei 0–8 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: (Iran)
Indonesia 0–1 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 25,591
Referee: (Qatar)
Indonesia 2–1 Brunei
  • Dimas Goal 31'
  • Raffi Goal 79'
 Report
Attendance: 825
Referee: (Iran)
Vietnam 4–0 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 38,278
Referee: (Uzbekistan)

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

Due to groups having different number of teams (after the withdrawal of Pakistan from Group F), 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  Australia 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6 4 Final tournament
2 C  Iran 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[a]
2 E  Syria 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[a]
4 D  Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[a]
5 F  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
6 A  Oman 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
7 J  Malaysia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
8 I  Myanmar 2 1 0 1 7 7 0 3
9 K  Thailand[b] 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Final tournament
10 B  Palestine 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
11 G  Singapore 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 c Disciplinary points: Iran –2, Syria –2, Saudi Arabia –3.
  2. ^ Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

Qualified teams[]

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship1
 Thailand Hosts 30 August 2018[2] 2 (2016, 2018)
 Qatar Group A winners 26 March 2019 2 (2016, 2018)
 Bahrain Group B winners 26 March 2019 0 (debut)
 Iraq Group C winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 United Arab Emirates Group D winners 26 March 2019 2 (2013, 2016)
 Jordan Group E winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Uzbekistan Group F winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 North Korea Group G winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 South Korea Group H winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Japan Group I winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 China PR Group J winners 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Vietnam Group K winners 26 March 2019 2 (2016, 2018)
 Australia 1st best runners-up 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Iran 2nd best runners-up 26 March 2019 2 (2013, 2016)
 Syria 3rd best runners-up 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Saudi Arabia 4th best runners-up 26 March 2019 3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[]

There were 240 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

  • Japan Daizen Maeda
  • Thailand Supachai Jaided
  • United Arab Emirates Zaid Al-Ameri

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References[]

  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "FA Thailand proposed as 2020 AFC U-23 Championship host". AFC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Teams to learn opponents for 2020 Qualifiers". AFC. 6 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Journey to Thailand 2020 begins". AFC. 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ "AFC U23 Championship 2020 Qualifiers Draw". YouTube. 7 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2020". AFC.
  7. ^ "Pakistan withdraw from AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers as tensions with India continue". Fox Sports Asia. 8 March 2019.

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