2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Jordan (Group A) South Korea (Group B) Vietnam (Group C) Bahrain (Group D) Uzbekistan (Group E) Kuwait (Group F) China (Group G) Thailand (Group H) Tajikistan (Group I) Saudi Arabia (Group J) Indonesia (Group K) |
| Dates | 6 September – 12 September 2023[1] |
| Teams | 43 (eligible) (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 14 (in 11 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 57 |
| Goals scored | 215 (3.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Khusayin Norchaev(6 goals) |
← 2022 2026 → | |
The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament,[2] including Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts.[3]
Format changes
The AFC Executive Committee had approved several strategic recommendations put forward by the AFC Competitions Committee, one of which was the removal of zone restrictions in AFC youth competitions.[4]
Draw
Forty-three of the 47 AFC member associations, including the final tournament hosts Qatar, submitted their interest to compete in the qualifiers. The draw took place on 25 May 2023 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification. The nations chosen as group hosts were announced on 17 May and were drawn into separate groups at the beginning of the draw.[6] As Qatar already qualified for the final tournament as hosts and their fixtures will be considered as friendly matches, they were seeded as an unranked team for the draw and placed in Pot 4.[6]
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- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw
- (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
- (W): Withdrew after draw
- Notes
- (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
- (X): Suspended
Draw result
The draw resulted in following groups.
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Bold indicates that the team has qualified for the final tournament.
Format
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.[6]
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:[2]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Lower 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);
- Drawing of lots.
Groups
All matches were played between 6 September and 12 September 2023.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Jordan (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Oman |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Brunei |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
| Jordan | 9–0 | Brunei |
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| Brunei | 0–11 | Syria |
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| Oman | 0–1 | Jordan |
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| Jordan | 2–0 | Syria |
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Group B
- All matches were held in South Korea.
- Times listed are UTC+9.
- Qatar already qualified to the final tournament as host country, so their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  South Korea (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Myanmar |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Myanmar | 1–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| South Korea | 3–0 | Myanmar |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Vietnam (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Yemen |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Singapore |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Guam |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 6–0 | Guam |
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| Yemen | 0–1 | Vietnam |
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| Vietnam | 2–2 | Singapore |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Palestine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Group E
- All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Iran |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 8–1 | Afghanistan |
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| Afghanistan | 0–4 | Iran |
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| Hong Kong | 0–10 | Uzbekistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Iran |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Kuwait (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Timor-Leste |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Macau |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 4–0 | Timor-Leste |
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| Timor-Leste | 0–6 | Iraq |
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| Timor-Leste | 5–0 | Macau |
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Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  China (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  India |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Maldives[a] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Thailand (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Philippines |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 2–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Thailand | 5–0 | Philippines |
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| Bangladesh | 0–3 | Thailand |
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Group I
- All matches were held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Tajikistan (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Laos |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |
| 4 |  North Korea[a] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Laos | 1–7 | Australia |
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| Tajikistan | 2–1 | Laos |
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Group J
- All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Saudi Arabia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Cambodia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mongolia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Mongolia |
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| Saudi Arabia | 6–1 | Cambodia |
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Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 425
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan)
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Indonesia (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Chinese Taipei |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0–4 | Turkmenistan |
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Ranking of runners-up
- The four best-ranked runners-up also qualified for the final tournament.[6]
- Due to groups being different sizes, results against fourth-place teams were not used to calculate the ranking; Group B matches against Qatar were treated as friendlies and were not used to determine group standing.[6]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Kuwait |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 | I | Tajikistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | G | China |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | H | Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3[a] | |
| 5 | E | Iran |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3[a] | |
| 6 | K | Turkmenistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 7 | C | Yemen |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 8 | A | Oman |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 | D | Palestine |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | B | Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 11 | J | Cambodia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Goalscorers
There were 152 individuals who scored at least 1 goal.
There were 215 goals scored in 57 matches, for an average of 3.77 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
- Hussein Lawend
4 goals
- Ridha Fadhil
- Salman Al-Awadi
- Abdullah Radif
3 goals
- Ali Jasim
- Waseem Al-Riyalat
Tameem Al-Abdullah- Mohamad Rihanieh
- Mustafa Abdullatif
- Purachet Thodsanit
- Samammet Hydyrow
- Ulugbek Khoshimov
- Ahmed Maher
2 goals
- Nishan Velupillay
- Noah Botic
- Sayed Jawad Haider
- Sa Ty
- Sor Rotana
- Marselino Ferdinan
- Pratama Arhan
- Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
- Mohammad Ghorbani
- Alexander Aoraha
- Dhulfiqar Younis
- Mao Hosoya
- Shunsuke Mito
- Amin Al-Shanaineh
- Reziq Bani Hani
- T. Saravanan
- Khaled Al-Nabris
- Ahmed Al-Rawi
- Lotfi Madjer
- Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
- Mohammed Maran
- Musab Al-Juwayr
- Yotsakorn Burapha
- Abbosbek Fayzullaev
- Alisher Odilov
- Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
- Bùi Vĩ Hào
1 goal
- Omid Musawi
- Alou Kuol
- Cameron Peupion
- Lachlan Brook
- Louis D'Arrigo
- Hussein Abdulkarim
- Tao Qianglong
- Nebijan Muhmet
- Micah Thomas
- Riku Meyar
- Elkan Baggott
- Hokky Caraka
- Ivar Jenner
- Rafael Struick
- Ramadhan Sananta
- Rio Fahmi
- Witan Sulaeman
- Amin Hazbavi
- Hossein Goodarzi
- Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad
- Blnd Hassan
- Muntadher Abdulameer
- Muntadher Mohammed
- Mustafa Saadoon
- Zaid Tahseen
- Joel Chima Fujita
- Ryuya Nishio
- Shota Fujio
- Mohammad Abualnadi
- Mohannad Abu Taha
- Seif Darwish
- Bandar Al Salamah
- Hamad Al Taweel
- Mohsen Falah
- Salman Al Bous
- Talal Al Qaisi
- Khristiyan Brauzman
- Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone
- Damoth Thongkhamsavath
- Karim Mekkaoui
- Mohammad Nasser
- Mohammad Sami Haidar
- Aliff Izwan
- Fergus Tierney
- Harith Haiqal
- Mukhairi Ajmal
- Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od
- Filip Chinzorig
- Temuulen Uuganbat
- Kaung Htet Paing
- Ahad Al-Mashaikhi
- Mamoon Said Al-Araimi
- Nasser Al-Rawahi
- Nibras Al-Maashari
- Salem Al-Abdulsalam
- Alamgir Ghazi
- Harun Hamid
- Zaid Qunbar
- Gavin Muens
- Ilyes Brimil
- Mohamed Khaled Hassan
- Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
- Saad Al-Nasser
- Farhan Zulkifli
- Zikos Chua
- Hong Yun-sang
- Jeon Byung-kwan
- Oh Jae-hyeok
- Paik Sang-hoon
- Ahmad Hatem
- Almekdad Ahmad
- Hozan Osman
- Mahmoud Nayef
- Oliver Kass Kawo
- Ruslan Khailoev
- Rustam Soirov
- Sodiqjon Qurbonov
- Airfan Doloh
- Anan Yodsangwal
- Chatmongkol Rueangthanarot
- Teerasak Poeiphimai
- Cristevão Fernandes
- Luis Berdila
- Mouzinho
- Ricardo Rorinho
- Zenivio
- Nurmyrat Rozyýew
- Eisa Khalfan
- Mohammed Abbas
- Sultan Adil
- Alibek Davronov
- Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev
- Umarali Rakhmonaliev
- Hoàng Văn Toản
- Hồ Văn Cường
- Lê Văn Đô
- Nguyễn Đình Bắc
- Nguyễn Hữu Nam
- Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn
- Nguyễn Văn Tùng
- Gassem Al-Sharafi
- Hamzah Hanash
- Hamzah Mahross
- Mohammed Al-Qashmi
- Saqr Ebrahim Al-Harbi
1 own goal
- Nazhan Zulkifle (against Jordan)
- Wafiq Danish (against Jordan)
- Hu Hetao (against India)
- Yip Cheuk Man (against Uzbekistan)
- Ibrahim Chami (against Cambodia)
- Nguyễn Hồng Phúc (against Singapore)
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous qualifications |
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| Qatar | Hosts | 30 September 2022 | 4 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Jordan | Group A winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| South Korea | Group B winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Vietnam | Group C winners | 9 September 2023 | 4 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Japan | Group D winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Uzbekistan | Group E winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Iraq | Group F winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group G winners | 12 September 2023 | 4 (2013, 2016, 2020, 2022) |
| Thailand | Group H winners | 12 September 2023 | 4 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Australia | Group I winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group J winners | 12 September 2023 | 5 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Indonesia | Group K winners | 12 September 2023 | 0 (debut) |
| Kuwait | Best runners-up | 12 September 2023 | 2 (2013, 2022) |
| Tajikistan | 2nd Best runners-up | 12 September 2023 | 1 (2022) |
| China | 3rd Best runners-up | 12 September 2023 | 4 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Malaysia | 4th Best runners-up | 12 September 2023 | 2 (2018, 2022) |
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also
References
- ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). AFC. September 2022.
- 1 2 "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ↑ "Qatar recommended as host for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024". AFC. 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "LIVE | AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers - Official Draw". AFC. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Hopefuls set for AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers draw". Asian Football Confederation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India's opener cancelled after Maldives withdraws". Sportstar. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "Олимпийская сборная КНДР (U-23) снялась с отборочного турнира Кубка Азии-2024 в Душанбе" [The Olympic team of the DPRK (U-23) withdrew from the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup 2024 in Dushanbe] (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.