2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

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2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesQatar (Group A)
Tajikistan (Group B)
Bahrain (Group C)
Kuwait (Group D)
United Arab Emirates (Group E)
Jordan (Group F)
Indonesia (Group G)
Singapore (Group H)
TBD (Group I)
Mongolia (Group J)
Japan (Group K)
Dates22–30 October 2021[1]
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in TBD host cities)
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The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification is an international men's under-23 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

A total of 16 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including Uzbekistan who qualified automatically as hosts country.[2]

Draw[]

Out of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 42 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Uzbekistan decided to participate in qualification and their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking and best positioned teams among all the groups.

The draw was held on 9 July 2021, 12:00 (UTC+5), in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] The 42 teams were drawn into nine groups of four teams and two groups of three teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 23 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams and one group of three teams (Groups A–F).
  • East Zone: 19 teams from ASEAN (Southeast Asia) and Northeast Asia, to be drawn into four groups of four teams and one group of three teams (Groups G–K).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams).

On 29 July 2021, North Korea withdrew from the competition due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the variance in the number of teams across the different groups of the East Zone has reached more than one. Therefore, in order to maintain the balance of the number of teams across all groups, the AFC conducted a draw to move one team from Groups G to J, to be placed in Group K, to be conducted virtually on 11 August 2021, 15:00 (UTC+8).[4]

  • 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.  Saudi Arabia (2)
  2.  Syria (4)
  3.  Jordan (5) (H)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (7) (H)
  5.  Iran (8)
  6.  Iraq (9)
  1.  Qatar (10) (H)
  2.  Bahrain (13) (H)
  3.  Tajikistan (16) (H)
  4.  Oman (17)
  5.  Palestine (20)
  6.  Bangladesh (23)
  1.  Kuwait (24) (H)
  2.  Afghanistan (25)
  3.  Turkmenistan (26)
  4.  India (27)
  5.  Lebanon (30)
  6.  Yemen (33)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (36)
  2.    Nepal (37)
  3.  Maldives (40)
  4.  Sri Lanka (41)
  5.  Uzbekistan (Q)
East Zone
  1.  South Korea (1)
  2.  Australia (3)
  3.  Thailand (6)
  4.  North Korea (11) (W)
  5.  Vietnam (12)
  1.  Japan (14)
  2.  China PR (15)
  3.  Malaysia (18)
  4.  Myanmar (19)
  5.  Singapore (21) (H)
  1.  Hong Kong (22)
  2.  Indonesia (28) (H)
  3.  Laos (29)
  4.  Cambodia (31)
  5.  Timor-Leste (32)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (34) (H)
  2.  Mongolia (35) (H)
  3.  Philippines (38)
  4.  Brunei (39) (W)
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
  • (X): Suspended
Will not enter
West Zone
East Zone

Player eligibility[]

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[5]

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 Uzbekistan compete and 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.

  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 will be played between 27 and 31 October 2021.[1]

Schedule
Matchday Groups A–E, G–J Groups F, K
Dates Matches Dates Matches
Matchday 1 27 October 2021 1 v 4, 2 v 3 27 October 2021 3 v 1
Matchday 2 29 October 2021 4 v 2, 3 v 1 29 October 2021 2 v 3
Matchday 3 31 October 2021 1 v 2, 3 v 4 31 October 2021 1 v 2

Group A[]

  • All matches will be held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Syria v Sri Lanka
Qatar v Yemen
Sri Lanka v Qatar
Yemen v Syria
Syria v Qatar
Yemen v Sri Lanka

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4    Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Iran v   Nepal
Tajikistan v Lebanon
Nepal   v Tajikistan
Lebanon v Iran
Iran v Tajikistan
Lebanon v   Nepal

Group C[]

  • All matches will be held in Bahrain.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Bahrain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Iraq v Maldives
Bahrain v Afghanistan
Maldives v Bahrain
Afghanistan v Iraq
Iraq v Bahrain
Afghanistan v Maldives

Group D[]

  • All matches will be held in Kuwait.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Since Uzbekistan already qualified to the final tournament as host country, Uzbekistan's matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Kuwait (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Uzbekistan (Q) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament as Hosts
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Saudi Arabia v Uzbekistan
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Bangladesh v Kuwait
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Uzbekistan v Bangladesh
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait v Saudi Arabia
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Saudi Arabia v Bangladesh
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Kuwait v Uzbekistan
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Group E[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
United Arab Emirates v Kyrgyzstan
Oman v India
Kyrgyzstan v Oman
India v United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates v Oman
India v Kyrgyzstan

Group F[]

  • All matches will be held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+2.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Turkmenistan v Jordan
Palestine v Turkmenistan
Jordan v Palestine

Group G[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Indonesia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Australia v Brunei
China PR v Indonesia
Brunei v China PR
Indonesia v Australia
Australia v China PR
Indonesia v Brunei

Group H[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Singapore (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
South Korea v Philippines
Singapore v Timor-Leste
Philippines v Singapore
Timor-Leste v South Korea
South Korea v Singapore
Timor-Leste v Philippines

Group I[]

  • All matches were to be held in Chinese Taipei, but AFC determined that the host will be changed.[6]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Vietnam v Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei v Myanmar
Vietnam v Myanmar

Group J[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Laos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mongolia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 27 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Thailand v Mongolia
Malaysia v Laos
Mongolia v Malaysia
Laos v Thailand
Thailand v Malaysia
Laos v Mongolia

Group K[]

  • All matches will be held in Japan.
  • DPR Korea withdrew from the competition on 29 July 2021. They were replaced by a team initially drawn in Group G–J (excluding host countries and teams from Pot 1), which was determined by a draw on 11 August 2021 to be Hong Kong.[4]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Japan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[4]
First match(es) will be played on 23 October 2021. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host
Cambodia v Hong Kong
Japan v Cambodia
Hong Kong v Japan

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

Due to groups having different numbers of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups are not considered for this ranking (except Group D in which the results against the host country Uzbekistan are not considered).

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A GrA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 B GrB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C GrC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D GrD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E GrE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F GrF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 G GrG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 H GrH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 I GrI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 J GrJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 K GrK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on October 2021. Source:[citation needed]

Qualified teams[]

The following teams qualified for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Uzbekistan Hosts 5th Champions (2018)
TBD Group A winners
TBD Group B winners
TBD Group C winners
TBD Group D winners
TBD Group E winners
TBD Group F winners
TBD Group G winners
TBD Group H winners
TBD Group I winners
TBD Group J winners
TBD Group K winners
TBD 1st best runners-up
TBD 2nd best runners-up
TBD 3rd best runners-up
TBD 4th best runners-up

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Qualifiers - Match Schedule". AFC. 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Uzbekistan set to be first-ever Central Asian host of AFC U23 Asian Cup in 2022". AFC. 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 challengers to identify opponents". AFC. 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Latest update on the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ - Qualifiers". AFC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 competition regulations". AFC.
  6. ^ "Taiwan loses right to host Asian Cup qualifiers due to COVID-19 rules". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.


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