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2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
2023 yilgi U-20 Osiyo Kubogi
Tournament details
Host countryUzbekistan
Dates1–18 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored69 (2.23 per match)
Attendance203,176 (6,554 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Naoki Kumata
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Uzbekistan Abbosbek Fayzullaev
Best goalkeeperUzbekistan Otabek Boymurodov
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The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup was the 41st edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia. This edition is the first to be played as an under-20 tournament, as the AFC proposed to switch the tournament from under-19 to under-20 starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament was also rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Asian Cup".[2] On 25 January 2021, the AFC announced that Uzbekistan would retain hosting rights for the 2023 edition after the cancellation of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

A total of 16 teams are playing in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament, Japan, Iraq, South Korea and Uzbekistan, qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the AFC representatives besides Indonesia who automatically qualified as hosts. However, Indonesia was removed from hosting the tournament on 29 March 2023 and thus could not participate.[4] Subsequently, FIFA awarded Argentina the rights to organize the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in place of the original hosts Indonesia.[5][6]

Saudi Arabia were the title holders, having won the title in 2018, but were eliminated from the group stage and thus failed to defend the title. Uzbekistan won the first-ever title after a 1–0 win over Iraq in the final.

Qualification

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Main article: 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Qualification matches were played between 10 and 18 September 2022.[7]

Qualified teams

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A total of 16 teams including hosts Uzbekistan qualified for the final tournament.[8] Countries that initially qualified for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship but missed out this edition included Bahrain, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Yemen. China and Jordan marked their return after initially failed to qualify in the previous edition. Kyrgyzstan qualified for the first time since 2006, Syria returned to the tournament since 2012, and Oman returned after the 2014 edition.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Uzbekistan Hosts 8th Runners-up (2008)
 Saudi Arabia Group A winners 15th Champions (1986, 1992, 2018)
 Qatar Group B winners 15th Champions (2014)
 Japan Group C winners 38th Champions (2016)
 Jordan Group D winners 8th Fourth place (2006)
 South Korea Group E winners 39th Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
 Indonesia Group F winners 18th Champions (1961)
 Oman Group G winners 3rd Group stage (2000, 2014)
 Australia Group H winners 8th Runners-up (2010)
 Tajikistan Group I winners 5th Quarter-finalists (2016, 2018)
 Iran Group J winners 21st Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
 Vietnam Best runners-up 20th[note 1] Semi-finalists (2016)
 Kyrgyzstan 2nd best runners-up 2nd Group stage (2006)
 China 3rd best runners-up 19th Champions (1985)
 Iraq 4th best runners-up 18th Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
 Syria 5th best runners-up 11th Champions (1994)

Venues

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The matches are being played on four venues at two cities across Uzbekistan.

Tashkent Fergana
Milliy Stadium JAR Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium Istiqlol Stadium
Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 8,500 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 20,200
Host cities in Uzbekistan
 Stadiums in Tashkent

Trophy

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AFC has uploaded pictures of the new AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 on their social media pages on 18 March 2023.

Match officials

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In February 2023, AFC announced a total of 13 referees (including one woman) and 15 assistant referees (including two women) appointed for the tournament.

Referees

Assistant referees

Draw

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The draw of the final tournament was held on 26 October 2022, 12:00 UZT (UTC+5), in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[10] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the teams seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship final tournament and qualification, with the hosts Uzbekistan automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[11]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

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Main article: 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2003 and on or before 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.[12]

Group stage

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The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

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 tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[12]

  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 were 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.

All match times are in local time, UZT (UTC+5), as listed by AFC.[13]

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 1–3 March 2023 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 4–6 March 2023 2 v 4, 1 v 3
Matchday 3 7–9 March 2023 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Indonesia 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4  Syria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Indonesia 0–2 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 2–0 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 32,757
Syria 0–1 Indonesia
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 95
Iraq 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 32,218
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Uzbekistan 0–0 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 18,006
Iraq 1–1 Syria
 Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 93
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[a] Knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6[a]
3  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6[a]
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal differences: Iran +1, Australia 0, Vietnam –1.
Australia 0–1 Vietnam
Report
Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Qatar 0–1 Iran
Report
Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Iran 2–3 Australia
 Report
Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 1,154
Vietnam 2–1 Qatar
 Report
Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Qatar 1–9 Australia
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 123
Vietnam 1–3 Iran
 Report
Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana
Attendance: 982
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 Knockout stage
2  Jordan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4  Oman 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea 4–0 Oman
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 53
Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 0–2 Jordan
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 253
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 0–2 South Korea
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 221
Oman 0–1 Tajikistan
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 80
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
South Korea 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 318
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Jordan 0–0 Oman
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 30
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Knockout stage
2  China 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 587
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Japan 2–1 China
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 251
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Japan
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 287
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
China 2–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 325
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Japan
 Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 143
China 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 235
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[12]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 March – Tashkent (Milliy)
 
 
 Uzbekistan (p)1 (5)
 
15 March – Tashkent (Milliy)
 
 Australia1 (4)
 
 Uzbekistan (p)0 (3)
 
12 March – Tashkent (JAR)
 
 South Korea0 (1)
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)3
 
18 March – Tashkent (Milliy)
 
 China1
 
 Uzbekistan1
 
11 March – Tashkent (JAR)
 
 Iraq0
 
 Iran0
 
15 March – Tashkent (JAR)
 
 Iraq1
 
 Iraq (p)2 (5)
 
12 March – Tashkent (Lokomotiv)
 
 Japan2 (3)
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Jordan0
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Iran 0–1 Iraq
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 178
Uzbekistan 1–1 (a.e.t.) Australia
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 33,494
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
South Korea 3–1 (a.e.t.) China
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 467
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Japan 2–0 Jordan
 Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 163

Semi-finals

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Iraq 2–2 (a.e.t.) Japan
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 251
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Uzbekistan 0–0 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 33,977
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Final

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Uzbekistan 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 33,834

Winners

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 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup 

Uzbekistan
First title

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer[14] Most Valuable Player[15] Best Goalkeeper[16]
Japan Naoki Kumata Uzbekistan Abbosbek Fayzullaev Uzbekistan Otabek Boymurodov

Goalscorers

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There were 69 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.23 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

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A player or team official is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[12]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

Player/Official Offence(s) Suspension(s)
Iraq Charbel Shamoon Red card in Group A vs Indonesia (matchday 1; 1 March) Group A vs Uzbekistan (matchday 2; 4 March)
Jordan Baker Kalbouneh Red card in Group C vs Tajikistan (matchday 1; 2 March) Group C vs South Korea (matchday 2; 5 March)
Iran Erfan Ghorbani Yellow card in Group B vs Qatar (matchday 1; 1 March)
Yellow card in Group B vs Australia (matchday 2; 4 March) 		Group B vs Vietnam (matchday 3; 7 March)
Uzbekistan Shakhzodbek Rahmatullayev Red card in Group A vs Iraq (matchday 2; 4 March) Group A vs Indonesia (matchday 3; 7 March)
Qatar Younis Mohammed Yellow card in Group B vs Iran (matchday 1; 1 March)
Yellow card in Group B vs Vietnam (matchday 2; 4 March) 		Group B vs Australia (matchday 3; 7 March)
Jordan Yousef Hassan Hussein Yellow card in Group C vs Tajikistan (matchday 1; 2 March)
Yellow card in Group C vs South Korea (matchday 2; 5 March) 		Group C vs Oman (matchday 3; 8 March)
Oman Turki Bait Rabia Yellow card in Group C vs South Korea (matchday 1; 2 March)
Yellow card in Group C vs Tajikistan (matchday 2; 5 March) 		Group C vs Jordan (matchday 3; 8 March)
China Chen Zhexuan Yellow card in Group D vs Japan (matchday 1; 3 March)
Yellow card in Group D vs Kyrgyzstan (matchday 3; 9 March) 		Quarter-finals vs South Korea (quarter-finals; 12 March)
China Behram Abduweli Yellow card in Group D vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 2; 6 March)
Yellow card in Group D vs Kyrgyzstan (matchday 3; 9 March) 		Quarter-finals vs South Korea (quarter-finals; 12 March)
Japan Kosuke Matsumura Yellow card in Group D vs Kyrgyzstan (matchday 2; 6 March)
Yellow card in Group D vs Saudi Arabia (matchday 3; 9 March) 		Quarter-finals vs Jordan (quarter-finals; 12 March)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

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The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
 Iraq 11 March 2023 4 (1977, 1989, 2001, 2013)
 Uzbekistan 11 March 2023 4 (2003, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 South Korea 12 March 2023 15 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)
 Japan 12 March 2023 10 (1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2019)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Between 1959 and 1974, Vietnam competed at AFC tournaments as South Vietnam. A separate North Vietnamese state did not join FIFA and they mostly played against other communist and communist-sympathising countries.[9] The team's total appearances included eleven appearances as the South Vietnam national under-20 football team.

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC. 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "FIFA removes Indonesia as host of FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023". FIFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "FIFA confirms Argentina as host nation for FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023". FIFA. 17 April 2023.
  6. ^ "FIFA confirms Argentina as host of U20 World Cup". Buenos Aires Times. 17 April 2023.
  7. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC. 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Cast confirmed for Uzbekistan 2023". Asian Football Confederation. 19 October 2022.
  9. ^ S. W. Pope; John Nauright (17 December 2009). Routledge Companion to Sports History. Routledge. pp. 595–. ISBN 978-1-135-97813-6.
  10. ^ "Uzbekistan 2023 contenders to discover opponents". AFC. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  11. ^ "AFCU20 Draw unveils thrilling groups". AFC. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "Regulations AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023" (PDF). AFC.
  13. ^ "MATCH SCHEDULE" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 26 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Japan's Kumata wins Yili Top Scorer award". AFC. 18 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Fayzullaev named Most Valuable Player". AFC. 18 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Boymurodov lands Best Goalkeeper honour". AFC. 18 March 2023.
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