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.
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- 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
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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]
- 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 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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
The matches were played between 15 and 23 July 2017.
Matchday | Dates | Matches | ||
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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 |
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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 |
Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | Iran |
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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 |
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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 |
Iraq | 8–0 | Afghanistan |
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Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Bahrain |
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Afghanistan | 0–8 | Saudi Arabia |
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Bahrain | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Qatar | 2–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Turkmenistan | 0–0 | Syria |
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India | 3–1 | Turkmenistan |
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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 |
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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 |
Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Lebanon |
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Nepal | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Jordan | 7–0 | Bangladesh |
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Tajikistan | 2–2 | Palestine |
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Bangladesh | 1–3 | Tajikistan |
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Jordan | 2–0 | Tajikistan |
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Palestine | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Myanmar | 2–0 | Singapore |
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Brunei | 0–3 | Myanmar |
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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 |
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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 |
Laos | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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North Korea | 1–1 | Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong | 1–1 | Laos |
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Chinese Taipei | 1–7 | North Korea |
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Chinese Taipei | 0–4 | Hong Kong |
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North Korea | 6–0 | Laos |
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Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Malaysia | 2–0 | Mongolia |
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Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | East Timor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
South Korea | 10–0 | Macau |
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Vietnam | 4–0 | East Timor |
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Macau | 1–8 | Vietnam |
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East Timor | 7–1 | Macau |
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South Korea | 2–1 | Vietnam |
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Group J
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China[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 |
- ^ China PR, as final tournament hosts, are automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Japan | 8–0 | Philippines |
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Philippines | 0–2 | China |
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Cambodia | 1–0 | Philippines |
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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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
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 |
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China | 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
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Milislav Popovic
- Jaushua Sotirio
- Tan Chun Lok
- Gavin Kwan Adsit
- Saddil Ramdani
- Keita Endo
- Nour Al-Rawabdeh
- Musa Al-Taamari
- Baha' Faisal
- Khamphanh Sonthanalay
- Hassan Kourani
- Thanabalan Nadarajah
- Nyein Chan Aung
- Jameel Al-Yahmadi
- Akram Afif
- Abdulelah Al-Amri
- Sami Al-Najei
- Fahad Al-Rashidi
- Ikhsan Fandi
- Hwang In-beom
- Park Seong-bu
- Nozim Babadjanov
- Chenrop Samphaodi
- Kornelis Nahak Portela
- Nataniel de Jesus Reis
- Bobur Abdikholikov
- Lê Thanh Bình
- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
1 goal
- Jonathan Aspropotamitis
- Devante Clut
- Bruce Kamau
- Stefan Mauk
- Riley McGree
- Mohamed Ahmadi Abdulrahman
- Sohel Mia
- Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi
- Sok Samnang
- Deng Hanwen
- He Chao
- Wei Shihao
- Zhang Xiuwei
- Jhou Cheng
- Lee Hsiang-wei
- Chung Wai Keung
- Jordan Lam
- Lau Hok Ming
- Wu Chun Ming
- Alen Deory
- Jerry Lalrinzuala
- Manvir Singh
- Septian David
- Osvaldo Haay
- Marinus Wanewar
- Ali Gholizadeh
- Reza Shekari
- Mohammed Khalid Jaffal Al-Jumaili
- Hussein Ali
- Amjad Attwan
- Mazin Fayyadh
- Alaa Ali Mhawi
- Bashar Rasan
- Hiroki Ito
- Koji Miyoshi
- Tsukasa Morishima
- Yuya Nakasaka
- Yazan Al-Arab
- Mohammad Al-Razem
- Odiljon Abdurakhmanov
- Roman Levchenko
- Armisay Kettavong
- Phoutthasay Khochalern
- Hassan Hammoud
- Lo Man Hin
- Ng Wa Keng
- Jafri Firdaus Chew
- Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad
- Syazwan Andik
- Tuguldur Munkh-Erdene
- Aung Thu
- Hlaing Bo Bo
- Naing Lin Tun
- Jon Se-gye
- Kim Kuk-bom
- Kim Kuk-chol
- Kim Song-sun
- Ri Hun
- Ri Un-chol
- Zahir Al-Aghbari
- Hazem Abuhammad
- Mohanad Fannoun
- Bahaa Wridat
- Mahmoud Yousef
- Sultan Al-Brake
- Almoez Ali
- Hassan Al-Tambakti
- Hanafi Akbar
- Taufik Suparno
- Doo Hyeon-seok
- Jo Sung-wook
- Lee Sang-heon
- Park Jae-woo
- Mohammad Fares Arnaout
- Mohamad Rafat Muhtadi
- Mohammad Rabie Srour
- Firdavs Chakalov
- Zoir Juraboev
- Amirdzhon Safarov
- Chaiyawat Buran
- Picha U-Tra
- Henrique Cruz
- Rufino Gama
- Tomas Sarmento
- Hoshgeldi Hojovov
- Mohamed Al-Akbari
- Mohammed Al-Hammadi
- Khaled Ba Wazir
- Azizjon Ganiev
- Islom Kobilov
- Javokhir Sidikov
- Dostonbek Tursunov
- Hà Đức Chinh
- Hoàng Văn Khánh
- Lương Xuân Trường
- Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy
- Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
1 own goal
- Hamad Al-Shamsan (against Saudi Arabia)
- Khalil Khamis (against Uzbekistan)
- Zoir Juraboev (against Palestine)
Notes
- ^ The match between Thailand and Mongolia was postponed due to heavy rain from 19:00 to 20:10.
References
- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017 (UPDATED) Updated as of 12 April 2016" (PDF). The-AFC.com. 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format". AFC. 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Stage Set For AFC U-23 Championship 2018 Qualifiers Draw". AFC. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b "AFC U-23 Championship 2018 hopefuls learn their opponents". AFC. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "AFC U-23 CHINA 2018 QUALIFIERS - Official Draw". YouTube. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2018" (PDF). AFC.
External links
- AFC U-23 Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC U-23 Championship 2018, stats.the-AFC.com
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