2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Vietnam (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) |
Dates | 21–29 September 2024[1] |
Teams | 47 (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 |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
- (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
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.
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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 |
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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]
Tiebreakers |
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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]
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Bangladesh | 0–4 | Syria |
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Guam | 2–2 | Bangladesh |
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Bhutan | 0–5 | Vietnam |
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Group B
- All matches will be held in Taiwan (Chinese Taipei).
- Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Bahrain |
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Report | Al-Khalaf 80' |
Cambodia | 0–7 | Uzbekistan |
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Nepal | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Uzbekistan | v | Nepal |
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Bahrain | v | Cambodia |
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Bahrain | v | Nepal |
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Chinese Taipei | v | Uzbekistan |
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Uzbekistan | v | Bahrain |
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Cambodia | v | Chinese Taipei |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Lebanon |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 0–6 | Kuwait |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 0–13 | United Arab Emirates |
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Kuwait | 0–3 | South Korea |
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South Korea | v | Northern Mariana Islands |
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Lebanon | v | Northern Mariana Islands |
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United Arab Emirates | v | South Korea |
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South Korea | v | Lebanon |
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Kuwait | v | United Arab Emirates |
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Group D
- All matches will be held in Saudi Arabia.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Macau | 0–1 | Afghanistan |
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Palestine | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Haji 57' |
Afghanistan | 0–2 | Australia |
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Report | Jovanovic 84', 90+3' |
Macau | 1–1 | Palestine |
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Lei Cheng Lam 45+2' | Report | Elhaj 16' |
Group E
- All matches will be held in Tajikistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
North Korea | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Tajikistan |
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Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 will be held in Kyrgyzstan.
- Times listed are UTC+6.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
Group J
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.
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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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 |
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 |
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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
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2024". AFC.
- ^ a b "Stage set for #AFCU17 and #AFCU20 Qualifiers draws". the-AFC. Asian Football Confederation. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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