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2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesVietnam (Group A)
Chinese Taipei (Group B)
Kuwait (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Tajikistan (Group E)
Indonesia (Group F)
Laos (Group G)
Thailand (Group H)
Kyrgyzstan (Group I)
Qatar (Group J)
Dates21–29 September 2024[1]
Teams47 (expected) (from 1 confederation)
2023
2027 →

The 2025 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 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[1]

Draw

45 out of 47 AFC member associations are expected to enter the competition. China as host of the final tournament will not participate.

The draw was held on 13 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 16:00 (GMT+08:00).[2]

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further draw principle was applied where the 10 teams who will serve as qualification group hosts were allocated to a hosts pot reflective of their original seeding, and were required to be drawn into separate groups.[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Uzbekistan (1)
  2.  Iraq (2)
  3.  Japan (3)
  4.  South Korea (4)
  5.  Australia (5)
  6.  Iran (6)
  7.  Jordan (8)
  8.  Vietnam (9) (H)
  9.  Indonesia (T-10) (H)
  10.  Tajikistan (T-10) (H)
  1.  Saudi Arabia (12) (H)
  2.  Syria (13)
  3.  Kyrgyzstan (14) (H)
  4.  Oman (15)
  5.  Qatar (16) (H)
  6.  Thailand (17) (H)
  7.  Lebanon (18)
  8.  Yemen (19)
  9.  Mongolia (20)
  10.  Bahrain (21)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (22) (H)
  2.  Malaysia (23)
  3.  Bangladesh (24)
  4.  Palestine (25)
  5.  United Arab Emirates (26)
  6.  Philippines (27)
  7.  India (28)
  8.  Myanmar (29)
  9.  East Timor (30)
  10.  Singapore (31)
  1.  Afghanistan (32)
  2.  Cambodia (33)
  3.  Kuwait (34) (H)
  4.  Turkmenistan (35)
  5.  Laos (36) (H)
  6.  Bhutan (37)
  7.  Hong Kong (38)
  8.  Sri Lanka (39)
  9.  Brunei (40)
  10.  Maldives (41)
  1.    Nepal (42)
  2.  Guam (43)
  3.  Northern Mariana Islands (44)
  4.  North Korea (NR)
  5.  Macau (NR)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
Did not enter

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[3]

Schedule

The matches will be played between 21 and 29 September 2024.

Group A–E Group F–J
Date Matches Date Matches
Matchday 1 21 September 2024 3 v 2

5 v 4

25 September 2024 1 v 4

2 v 3

Matchday 2 23 September 2024 4 v 1

5 v 3

27 September 2024 4 v 2

3 v 1

Matchday 3 25 September 2024 1 v 5

2 v 4

29 September 2024 1 v 2

3 v 4

Matchday 4 27 September 2024 2 v 5

3 v 1

Matchday 5 29 September 2024 4 v 3

1 v 2

Groups

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.[4]

  The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.
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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[5]
  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.

Group A

  • All matches will be held in Vietnam.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3 Final tournament
2  Syria 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Guam 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
4  Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
5  Bhutan 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Guam 1–1 Bhutan
Suzuki 42' Report Tenzin 2'
Attendance: 338
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
Bangladesh 0–4 Syria
Report
Attendance: 198
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Guam 2–2 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 325
Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)
Bhutan 0–5 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 5,616
Referee: Amir Arab (Iran)

Syria v Bhutan
Vietnam v Guam

Syria v Guam
Bangladesh v Vietnam

Bhutan v Bangladesh
Vietnam v Syria

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 3 Final tournament
2  Cambodia 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 3 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
4    Nepal 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
5  Chinese Taipei (H) 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Nepal   1–4 Cambodia
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohammed Kanah (Syria)
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Bahrain
Report Al-Khalaf 80'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 450
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Cambodia 0–7 Uzbekistan
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 48
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
Nepal   3–1 Chinese Taipei
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 223
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Uzbekistan v   Nepal
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Bahrain v Cambodia
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Bahrain v   Nepal
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Chinese Taipei v Uzbekistan
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Uzbekistan v Bahrain
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Cambodia v Chinese Taipei
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Group C

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 16 2 +14 6 Final tournament
2  South Korea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Kuwait (H) 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
4  Lebanon 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
5  Northern Mariana Islands 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yahya Al Balushi (Oman)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–6 Kuwait
Report
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref
Attendance: 200
Referee: Zayniddin Alimov (Kyrgyzstan)

Northern Mariana Islands 0–13 United Arab Emirates
Report
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref
Attendance: 50
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Report
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

South Korea v Northern Mariana Islands
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref
Lebanon v Kuwait
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref

Lebanon v Northern Mariana Islands
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref
United Arab Emirates v South Korea
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref

South Korea v Lebanon
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref
Kuwait v United Arab Emirates
Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Satduim, Mishref

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
4  Macau 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
5  Palestine 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Macau 0–1 Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Meder Tayçiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Haji 57'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

Afghanistan 0–2 Australia
Report Jovanovic 84', 90+3'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
Macau 1–1 Palestine
Lei Cheng Lam 45+2' Report Elhaj 16'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Australia v Macau
Saudi Arabia v Afghanistan

Palestine v Australia
Saudi Arabia v Macau

Afghanistan v Palestine
Australia v Saudi Arabia

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Tajikistan (H) 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
4  Oman 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
5  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Malaysia 2–1 Oman
Report
Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)
North Korea 4–0 Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

North Korea 0–0 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 35
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Sri Lanka 0–3 Tajikistan
Report
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)

Oman v Sri Lanka
Tajikistan v North Korea

Oman v North Korea
Malaysia v Tajikistan

Sri Lanka v Malaysia
Tajikistan v Oman

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament[a]
3  East Timor 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 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Yemen v East Timor
Indonesia v Maldives

Maldives v Yemen
East Timor v Indonesia

East Timor v Maldives
Indonesia v Yemen

Group G

  • All matches will be held in Laos.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament[a]
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Laos (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Mongolia v India
Iran v Laos

India v Iran
Laos v Mongolia

Iran v Mongolia
India v Laos

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Iraq v Brunei
Thailand v Philippines

Philippines v Iraq
Brunei v Thailand

Philippines v Brunei
Iraq v Thailand

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Japan v Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan v Myanmar

Myanmar v Japan
Turkmenistan v Kyrgyzstan

Myanmar v Turkmenistan
Japan v Kyrgyzstan

Group J

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible final tournament[a]
3  Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Jordan v Hong Kong
Qatar v Singapore

Hong Kong v Qatar
Singapore v Jordan

Jordan v Qatar
Singapore v Hong Kong

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
1 E  Malaysia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Final tournament
2 A  Syria 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
3 C  South Korea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
4 B  Cambodia 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 3
5 D  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 G  Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 H  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 I  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 J  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams including hosts China will qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 China Hosts 20th Champions (1985)
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 1st best runners-up
TBD 2nd best runners-up
TBD 3rd best runners-up
TBD 4th best runners-up
TBD 5th best runners-up

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2024". AFC.
  2. ^ a b "Stage set for #AFCU17 and #AFCU20 Qualifiers draws". the-AFC. Asian Football Confederation. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
  4. ^ "Updated: AFC U17 and U20 Asian Cup Qualifier Draws set the stage for Asia's future stars to shine". Asian Football Confederation. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. ^ "AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.