2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Saudi Arabia (Group A) Bahrain (Group B) Laos (Group C) Jordan (Group D) Mongolia (Group E) Indonesia (Group F) Oman (Group G) Kuwait (Group H) Tajikistan (Group I) Kyrgyzstan (Group J) |
Dates | 10 September – 18 October 2022[1] |
Teams | 44 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 53 |
Goals scored | 239 (4.51 per match) |
Attendance | 62,451 (1,178 per match) |
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The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification is an international men's under-20 football competition which will be held to decide the participating teams of the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[1] It will be held as under-20 tournament for the first time after rebranding by AFC.[2][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 zoning principles in the AFC's youth competitions.[4]
Draw
Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Uzbekistan decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament. However. their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking and best second-placed teams among the groups. The draw was held on 24 May 2022.[5]
The 44 teams were allocated to 4 groups of five teams and 6 groups of four teams,[6] with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.
On 16 August, FIFA Council unanimously decided to suspend India with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.[7] On 27 August, FIFA lifted the suspension, allowing India to compete.[8]
On 26 August, Australia withdrew from the tournament citing safety concerns due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis,[9] leaving Group H with only three teams. Iraq were later removed as the hosts of the group due to the same reason, with the AFC deciding to move the fixtures to Kuwait and to be played from 14 to 18 October.[10][11] Australia were reinstated into the group by the AFC on 14 September 2022.[12]
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- (H): Qualification group hosts (* Kuwait replaced Iraq as group hosts after the draw)
- (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
- (W): Withdrew
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Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[14]
Format
In each group, teams will play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up will qualify for the final tournament.[6]
Tiebreakers
Teams will be 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 7.3):[14]
- 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 are being played between 10 and 18 September 2022, with the exception of Group H which will be played from 14 to 18 October.
Group A
- All matches are being held in Saudi Arabia. Uzbekistan will compete in the qualifiers, but their matches are not taken into account when calculating the group ranking.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | Final tournament |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Possible final tournament[a] |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (X) Assured of at least second place, may still finish top of the group
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- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Uzbekistan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Maldives ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Possible final tournament[a] |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (X) Assured of at least second place, may still finish top of the group; (Y) Cannot finish top of the group, may only finish second place.
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- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Bhutan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Qatar ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Bahrain ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 12 | Final tournament |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7 | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
Guam ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Yemen ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Yemen ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Final tournament |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Possible final tournament[a] |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Y) Cannot finish top of the group, may only finish second place.
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- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Syria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Northern Mariana Islands ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 16–0 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Final tournament |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Mongolia ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Sri Lanka ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Possible final tournament[a] |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Vietnam ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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East Timor ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Hong Kong ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3[a] | Possible final tournament[b] |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3[a] | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3[a] |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
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- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Oman 3, Afghanistan 3, Philippines 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Oman +2, Afghanistan 0, Philippines –2
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Oman ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Group H
- All matches were originally scheduled to be held in Iraq, but were later moved to Kuwait due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis.[10][15][11]
- Australia initially withdrew from the tournament citing safety reasons, but were reinstated when Iraq lost hosting rights.[9][12]
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible final tournament[a] |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Group I
- All matches are being held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Possible final tournament[a] |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (X) Assured of at least second place, may still finish top of the group; (Y) Cannot finish top of the group, may only finish second place.
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Singapore ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Group J
- All matches are being held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3[a] | Possible final tournament[b] |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3[a] | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (Y) Cannot finish top of the group, may only finish second place.
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- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Kyrgyzstan 3, United Arab Emirates 0
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups will not be considered for this ranking.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | D | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | I | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
6 | C | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | E | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
8 | G | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
10 | H | Second place Group H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams including hosts Uzbekistan will qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC U-19 Championship1 |
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Hosts[16] | 26 January 2021 | 7 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
TBD | Group A winners | 18 September 2022 | |
TBD | Group B winners | 18 September 2022 | |
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Group C winners | 18 September 2022 | 37 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
TBD | Group D winners | 18 September 2022 | |
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Group E winners | 18 September 2022 | 38 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
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Group F winners | 18 September 2022 | 17 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2004, 2014, 2018) |
TBD | Group G winners | 18 September 2022 | |
TBD | Group H winners | October 2022 | |
TBD | Group I winners | 18 September 2022 | |
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Group J winners | 18 September 2022 | 20 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
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Top 5 best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | 19 (19612, 19622, 19632, 19642, 19652, 19672, 19682, 19692, 19702, 19712, 19742, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
TBD | Top 5 best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | |
TBD | Top 5 best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | |
TBD | Top 5 best runners-up | 18 September 2022 | |
TBD | Top 5 best runners-up | 18 October 2022 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 262 goals scored in 62 matches, for an average of 4.23 goals per match (as of 18 September 2022).
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
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Mubarak Mohamed
Abdullah Al-Subaiei
Santa Kumar Limbu
Abdulla Adil
Rehmetulla Xuehret
Sota Kitano
Issei Kumatoriya
Jiro Nakamura
Zakaria Amro
Ala'a Dayeh
Amin Al-Shanaineh
Sultan Al-Sheyab
Mohammad Sadek
Mohamad Safwan
Adam Farhan
Buyannemekh Ganbat
Temuulen Uuganbat
Monir Al Badarin
Kamil Amirul
Rashid Al-Abdulla
Yazeed Jawshan
Bae Joon-ho
Mahmood Al Aswad
Muhannad Fadel
Elias Safar
Abdulfatokhi Khudoidodzoda
Thanakrit Laorkai
Phuwanet Thongkhui
Söhbet Durdyýew
Daýanç Meredow
Suleýman Mirzoýew
Arslan Saparow
Asadbek Juraboyev
Rian Islamov
Khuất Văn Khang
Nguyễn Thanh Nhân
Mohammed Ali Hasan
Mohammed Mahdi
Ammar Noman
Zakarya Al-Taftoof
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Omid Rajabi
Saad Abdulla
Abdulrahman Gadban
Salem Isa
Abdullah Al-Khalasi
Ashraful Haque Asif
Piash Ahmed Nova
Sonam Chozang
Karma Jamtsho
Koeut Pich
Chen Zhexuan
Mawlet Mijit
Benson Lin
Liou Wei-zhe
Wei Chih-chuan
Yuan Yu-hsuan
Brandon Kukahiko
Chen Ngo Hin
Sohgo Ichikawa
Ellison Tsang
Zanadin Fariz
Muhammad Ferarri
Alfriyanto Nico
Mojtaba Fakhrian
Hossein Hajizadeh
Amin Hazbavi
Saeid Saharkhizan
Mirmohammadreza Torabi
Taichi Fukui
Yoshiki Narahara
Riku Yamane
Mohammed Abdulaziz
Mohammed Abu Hazeem
Omar Al-Asad
Seif Addeen Darwish
Qusai Al-Mansouri
Mirlan Bekberdinov
Khristiyan Brauzman
Chanthavixay Khounthoumphone
Athit Louanglath
Anataza Siphongphan
Phetdavanh Somsanid
Alif Farhan
Sodmunkh Ankhbayar
Gan-Erdene Erdenebat
Temuulen Zayat
Oakkar Naing
Ali Al-Balushi
Khalid Al-Salimi
Nasser Al-Saqri
Bassam Abdallah
Khaled Abu Al-Heija
Danny Derbas
Armo Rezeq
Mohammed Sandouqa
Martin Meriño
Mohammed Mansour
Mobark Shanan
Jassem Al-Sharshani
Mohamed Surag
Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
Musab Al-Juwayr
Salem Al-Najdi
Abdulmalik Al-Oyayri
Saleh Al-Rahmani
Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
Amir Syafiz
Kieran Teo
Jung Seung-bae
Kim Hee-seung
Kim Yong-hak
Mahmoud Mhanna
Mahmoud Nayef
Zakaria Al Ramadan
Mekhrubon Karimov
Fatkhullo Olimzoda
Juvito Moniz
Ejivanio Da Costa
Peeranan Buakai
Chonnapat Buaphan
Ali Abdulaziz
Atiq Esam
Mubarak Al-Jaari
Khalifa Khamis
Mayed Saeed
Rustambek Fomin
Makhmud Juraboyev
Akbar Oktamov
Javokhir Utamurodov
Bùi Vĩ Hào
Nguyễn Đức Anh
Nguyễn Quốc Việt
Nguyễn Xuân Bắc
Mohammed Ebrahim
Hamzah Mahross
Mohammed Al-Qashmi
1 own goal
Kelzang Jigmi (against Qatar)
Levi Buckwalter (against Palestine)
Muhammad Ferarri (against Vietnam)
Jassem Al-Sharshani (against Nepal)
Imdadulla Hussain (against South Korea)
Gamil Al-Dubai (against Japan)
Notes
See also
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