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2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesQatar (Group A)
Tajikistan (Group B)
Bahrain (Group C)
Uzbekistan (Group D)
United Arab Emirates (Group E)
Jordan (Group F)
Tajikistan (Group G)
Singapore (Group H)
Kyrgyzstan (Group I)
Mongolia (Group J)
Japan (Group K)
Dates22 October – 2 November 2021[1]
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in TBD host cities)
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The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification is an international men's under-23 football competition which decides the participating teams of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

A total of 16 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including Uzbekistan who qualified automatically as hosts country.[2]

Draw

Out of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 42 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Uzbekistan decided to participate in qualification and their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking and best positioned teams among all the groups.

The draw was held on 9 July 2021, 12:00 (UTC+5), in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] The 42 teams were drawn into nine groups of four teams and two groups of three teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 23 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams and one group of three teams (Groups A–F).
  • East Zone: 19 teams from ASEAN (Southeast Asia) and Northeast Asia, to be drawn into four groups of four teams and one group of three teams (Groups G–K).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses). The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.

On 29 July, North Korea withdrew from the competition due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, to better balance of the number of teams across all groups, the AFC conducted a draw on 11 August to move one team from Groups G to J, which was Hong Kong, who were placed in Group K.[4] On 11 October, China also withdrew from the competition for the same reason, leaving Group G with only two teams.[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Zone
  1.  Saudi Arabia (2)
  2.  Syria (4)
  3.  Jordan (5) (H)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (7) (H)
  5.  Iran (8)
  6.  Iraq (9)
  1.  Qatar (10) (H)
  2.  Bahrain (13) (H)
  3.  Tajikistan (16) (H)
  4.  Oman (17)
  5.  Palestine (20)
  6.  Bangladesh (23)
  1.  Kuwait (24) (H)
  2.  Afghanistan (25)
  3.  Turkmenistan (26)
  4.  India (27)
  5.  Lebanon (30)
  6.  Yemen (33)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (36)
  2.    Nepal (37)
  3.  Maldives (40)
  4.  Sri Lanka (41)
  5.  Uzbekistan (Q)
East Zone
  1.  South Korea (1)
  2.  Australia (3)
  3.  Thailand (6)
  4.  North Korea (11) (W)
  5.  Vietnam (12)
  1.  Japan (14)
  2.  China (15) (W)
  3.  Malaysia (18)
  4.  Myanmar (19)
  5.  Singapore (21) (H)
  1.  Hong Kong (22)
  2.  Indonesia (28)
  3.  Laos (29)
  4.  Cambodia (31)
  5.  East Timor (32)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (34)
  2.  Mongolia (35) (H)
  3.  Philippines (38)
  4.  Brunei (39) (W)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
  • (X): Suspended
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[6]

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the final tournament.

In group G, after the withdrawal of Brunei and China PR, the two teams left (Australia and Indonesia) will play each other twice. The winner will qualify for the final tournament, while the loser will be eliminated.[7]

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.

  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.

Groups

The matches will be played between 22 October and 2 November 2021.[1]

Schedule
Matchday Groups A–E, H, J Groups F, I, K Group G
Dates Matches Dates Matches Dates Matches
Matchday 1 27 October 2021 1 v 4, 2 v 3 27 October 2021 3 v 1 27 October 2021 2 v 1
Matchday 2 29 October 2021 4 v 2, 3 v 1 29 – 30 October 2021 2 v 3 30 October 2021 1 v 2
Matchday 3 31 October 2021 1 v 2, 3 v 4 31 October – 2 November 2021 1 v 2

Group A

  • All matches will be held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar v Yemen
Syria v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka v Qatar
Yemen v Syria
Syria v Qatar
Yemen v Sri Lanka

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4    Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran v   Nepal
Tajikistan v Lebanon
Lebanon v Iran
Nepal   v Tajikistan
Lebanon v   Nepal
Iran v Tajikistan

Group C

  • All matches will be held in Bahrain.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Bahrain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq v Maldives
Bahrain v Afghanistan
Afghanistan v Iraq
Maldives v Bahrain
Afghanistan v Maldives
Iraq v Bahrain

Group D

  • All matches will be held in Uzbekistan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
  • Originally Kuwait was supposed to host group D; however, the AFC changed host country due to the COVID-19 pandemic the country. On 19 October 2021, Uzbekistan was named replacement host.[8]

Since Uzbekistan already qualified to the final tournament as host country, their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Uzbekistan (Q, H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament as Hosts
First match(es) will be played: 27 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Bangladesh v Kuwait
Uzbekistan v Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia v Kuwait
Uzbekistan v Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia v Bangladesh
Kuwait v Uzbekistan

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates v Kyrgyzstan
Oman v India
Kyrgyzstan v Oman
India v United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates v Oman
India v Kyrgyzstan

Group F

  • All matches will be held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+2.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan v Jordan
Palestine v Turkmenistan
Jordan v Palestine

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  China[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
4  Brunei[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ China PR withdrew from the competition on October 11 due to COVID-19 pandemic[9].
  2. ^ Brunei withdrew from the competition on September 3[10].
Indonesia v Australia
Australia v Indonesia

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Singapore (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  East Timor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea v Philippines
Singapore v East Timor
East Timor v South Korea
Philippines v Singapore
East Timor v Philippines
South Korea v Singapore

Group I

  • All matches were to be held in Chinese Taipei, but AFC determined that the host will be changed.[11] On 24 September 2021, AFC confirmed that Group I matches will be held in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Times listed are UTC+6.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Vietnam v Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei v Myanmar
Vietnam v Myanmar

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Laos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mongolia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Thailand v Mongolia
Malaysia v Laos
Mongolia v Malaysia
Laos v Thailand
Thailand v Malaysia
Laos v Mongolia

Group K

  • All matches will be held in Japan.
  • DPR Korea withdrew from the competition on 29 July 2021. They were replaced by a team initially drawn in Group G–J (excluding host countries and teams from Pot 1), which was determined by a draw on 11 August 2021 to be Hong Kong.[4]
  • Time listed are UTC+9.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Japan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Final tournament
3  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[4]
First match(es) will be played: 23 October 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cambodia v Hong Kong
Japan v Cambodia
Hong Kong v Japan

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different numbers of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups are not considered for this ranking (except Group D in which the results against the host country Uzbekistan are not considered).

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A GrA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 B GrB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C GrC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D GrD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E GrE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F GrF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 H GrH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 I GrI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 J GrJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 K GrK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 27 October 2021. Source: [citation needed]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Uzbekistan Hosts 5th Champions (2018)
TBD Group A winners
TBD Group B winners
TBD Group C winners
TBD Group D winners
TBD Group E winners
TBD Group F winners
TBD Group G winners
TBD Group H winners
TBD Group I winners
TBD Group J winners
TBD Group K winners
TBD 1st best runners-up
TBD 2nd best runners-up
TBD 3rd best runners-up
TBD 4th best runners-up

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Qualifiers - Match Schedule". AFC. 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Uzbekistan set to be first-ever Central Asian host of AFC U23 Asian Cup in 2022". AFC. 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 challengers to identify opponents". AFC. 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Latest update on the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ - Qualifiers". AFC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "China quits AFC U23 Championship". www.news.cn. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 competition regulations". AFC.
  7. ^ Yến Hoàng (16 October 2021). "U23 Trung Quốc bỏ giải, U23 Việt Nam được hưởng lợi". Voice of Vietnam (in Vietnamese).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "কুয়েত নয়, উজবেকিস্তানে খেলবে বাংলাদেশ অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ দল". Daily Sports BD (in Bengali). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ^ "China quits AFC U23 Championship". Xinhua News Agency. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Brunei Darussalam Fix Mundur, Timnas Indonesia U-23 Tinggal Bersaing dengan Australia dan China di Kualifikasi Piala AFC U-23 2022" (in Indonesian). Bola.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Taiwan loses right to host Asian Cup qualifiers due to COVID-19 rules". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.


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