2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
كأس آسيا تحت 23 سنة 2024
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates15 April – 3 May 2024
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored2 (1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Khalid Ali Sabah
Qatar Ahmed Al-Rawi
(1 goal each)
← 2022
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 15 April 2024.

The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup is the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (previously the AFC U-23 Championship before rebranding from 2021),[1] the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament is being held from 15 April to 3 May 2024.[2]

The tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. The top three teams of the tournament qualify for the Olympics as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team will enter a single-elimination AFC–CAF play-off match.[3] A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament.[4] Saudi Arabia are the defending champions.

Host selection

Qatar was selected as the host for this competition by the Asian Football Confederation Competitions Committee on 30 September 2022.[5] This marks as the second time that Qatar is hosting this competition, the first in 2016.

Qualification

Main article: 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Qualification matches were played between 6 and 12 September 2023.[6]

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Last appearance Appearance Previous best performance
 Qatar Hosts 2022 5th Third place (2018)
 Jordan Group A winners 2022 6th Third place (2013)
 South Korea Group B winners 2022 6th Champions (2020)
 Vietnam Group C winners 2022 5th Runners-up (2018)
 Japan Group D winners 2022 6th Champions (2016)
 Uzbekistan Group E winners 2022 6th Champions (2018)
 Iraq Group F winners 2022 6th Champions (2013)
 United Arab Emirates Group G winners 2022 5th Quarter-finals (2013, 2016, 2020)
 Thailand Group H winners 2022 5th Quarter-finals (2020)
 Australia Group I winners 2022 6th Third place (2020)
 Saudi Arabia Group J winners 2022 6th Champions (2022)
 Indonesia Group K winners — 1st Debut
 Kuwait Best runners-up 2022 3rd Group stage (2013, 2022)
 Tajikistan 2nd Best runners-up 2022 2nd Group stage (2022)
 China 3rd Best runners-up 2020 5th Group stage (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Malaysia 4th Best runners-up 2022 3rd Quarter-finals (2018)

Venues

Four stadiums are being used, which were also used in the previous 2023 AFC Asian Cup in January and February 2024.

Al Rayyan
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Khalifa International Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 45,857
Doha Al Wakrah
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 44,325

Draw

The draw took place at the Wyndham Doha West Bay in Doha on 23 November 2023 at 12:00 AST (UTC+3).[7]

The 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[8] As hosts, Qatar were ranked as the top seeded team.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. Video assistant referees were used in this tournament.

Squads

Main article: 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team registered a squad of 18 to 23 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).[4]

Group stage

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 (Regulations Article 7.3):[4]

  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.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[9]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Knockout stage
2  Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[a]
3  Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[a]
4  Indonesia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2024. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: Australia –1, Jordan –3.
Qatar 2–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 8,867
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Australia 0–0 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Jordan v Qatar
Indonesia v Australia
Qatar v Australia
Jordan v Indonesia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3[a] Knockout stage
2  Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3[a]
3  United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0[b]
4  China 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2024. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Disciplinary points: South Korea –1, Japan –3.
  2. ^ a b Disciplinary points: United Arab Emirates 0, China –2.
Japan 1–0 China
 Report
South Korea 1–0 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
United Arab Emirates v Japan
China v South Korea
United Arab Emirates v China
Japan v South Korea

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Iraq 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 April 2024. Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 4–2 Tajikistan
 Report
Iraq 0–2 Thailand
Report
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Tajikistan v Iraq
Thailand v Saudi Arabia
Thailand v Tajikistan
Saudi Arabia v Iraq

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 April 2024. Source: AFC
Uzbekistan v Malaysia
Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
Vietnam v Kuwait
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Kuwait v Uzbekistan
Malaysia v Vietnam
Kuwait v Malaysia
Uzbekistan v Vietnam

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 25 April - Al Rayyan (Jassim)
 
 
 A1
 
 29 April - Al Rayyan (Jassim)
 
 B2
 
 
 
 26 April - Al Wakrah
 
 
 
 C1
 
 3 May - Al Rayyan (Jassim)
 
 D2
 
 
 
 25 April - Doha
 
 
 
 B1
 
 29 April - Doha
 
 A2
 
 
 
 26 April - Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
 Third place play-off
 
 D1
 
 2 May - Doha
 
 C2
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

Winner Group AvRunner-up Group B
Winner Group BvRunner-up Group A
Winner Group CvRunner-up Group D
Winner Group DvRunner-up Group C

Semi-finals

Winners will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Winner Match 25vWinner Match 27
Winner Match 26vWinner Match 28

Third place play-off

The winner will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The loser will advance to the AFC–CAF play-off match.

Loser Match 29vLoser Match 30

Final

Winner Match 29vWinner Match 30

Broadcasting rights

Territory Broadcasters Ref.
 Australia Paramount+ [10]
 Indonesia MNC Media [11]
 Japan DAZN, NHK, TV Asahi [12]
 South Korea tvN Sports [13]
 Vietnam VTV, FPT [14]

Goalscorers

There have been 2 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match (as of 15 April 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

1 goal

Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics

The following three teams from the AFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics1
TBD Finalist 29 April 2024
TBD Finalist 29 April 2024
TBD Third place play-off winner 2 May 2024
1 Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Controversies

Opening Match

The opening match of AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Group A, Qatar vs Indonesia, faced numerous backlashes due to controversial refereeing decisions from Nasrullo Kabirov. The Indonesia U-23 national football team accuses Kabirov of being biased towards Qatar, with Qatar receiving favourable decisions, while Indonesia repeatedly scrutinized by Kadirov which leads to red cards for Ivar Jenner and Ramadhan Sananta.[15]

Qatar took the lead in the first half with Khalid Ali Sabah scoring in the 45+1 minute through a penalty kick awarded by the referee for a foul committed by Indonesian defender Rizky Ridho against Qatari player Mahdi Salem. Initially, the referee awarded a free kick to Indonesia, but after consulting VAR, he ruled in favor of Qatar, leading to protests from the Indonesian players. Sabah calmly converted the penalty, beating goalkeeper Ernando.[16]

Ramadhan Sananta was also shown a direct red card during the match. Initially, the referee had issued a yellow card, but after a VAR review, he upgraded it to a red card during injury time.[17]

Indonesian national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong expressed his outrage over the poor refereeing decisions:

Congratulations to Qatar. The players did their best to deliver a good performance, especially considering we were down in numbers and didn't give up easily. However, many of the referee's decisions throughout the game, if you look at them, it's not a football match, it's a comedy show and highly exaggerated. I can't say anything about the players who received red cards, I'm speechless. Football shouldn't be played like this. On our first red card, there was no contact at all. Why did they use VAR in situations like this?[18]

Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has also sent a protest letter to AFC due to controversial decisions from referee Nasrullo Kabirov. The president of PSSI, Erick Thohir, confirmed this.[19]

See Also

References

  1. ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ @theaseanfootball (17 April 2023). "Qatar 2024 Qualifiers - Seeding Pots". Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Neto, Virgílio Franceschi (1 July 2022). "How to qualify for football at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ^ "Qatar recommended as host for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024". the-AFC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Asian Football Calendar (Aug 2023 – Jul 2024)". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ^ "#AFCU23 Qatar 2024 cast set for Final Draw". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Replay | AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Final Draw" (video). Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2023. Event occurs at 7:55. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via Youtube.
  9. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Qavar 2024 Match Schedule" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  10. ^ "How To Watch Australia at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™". Socceroos. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Live di RCTI! Ini Jadwal Siaran Langsung Timnas Indonesia U-23 vs Timnas Qatar U-23 di Piala Asia U-23 2024" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ^ "TV放送" [TV broadcasting]. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  13. ^ Gu, Ja-yoon (3 April 2024). "tvN·tvN SPORTS, '2024 AFC U23 아시안컵 카타르' 대회 생중계". Financial News (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Tuoi Tre Online (5 April 2024). "Xem U23 Việt Nam thi đấu tại Giải U23 châu Á 2024 trên kênh nào?". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  15. ^ Cokorda Krishna Sadana (16 April 2024). "Poor Officiating Infuriates Indonesia in U-23 Asian Cup Opening Day Defeat". Football Tribe Asia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Coach Shin Tae-yong Voices Outrage Over Referee Decisions After Indonesia's Defeat to Qatar". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  17. ^ "Coach Shin Tae-yong Voices Outrage Over Referee Decisions After Indonesia's Defeat to Qatar". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  18. ^ "Coach Shin Tae-yong Voices Outrage Over Referee Decisions After Indonesia's Defeat to Qatar". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  19. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2024-04-16). "Piala Asia U23 2024, Timnas Indonesia Protes ke AFC Usai Wasit Kontroversial". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-04-16.

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