2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final

The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final was a football match that took place on 3 May 2024 at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, to determine the winners of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. The match was contested by Japan and Uzbekistan, the winners of the semi-finals.

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan hosted the final.
Event	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Japan Uzbekistan 1 0
Date	3 May 2024
Venue	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Referee	Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
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Japan won the final 1–0 to triumph for the second time in their participation history.^[1][2]

Route to the final

Further information: 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Japan		Round	Uzbekistan
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
China	1–0	Match 1	Malaysia	2–0
United Arab Emirates	2–0	Match 2	Kuwait	5–0
South Korea	0–1	Match 3	Vietnam	3–0
Group B Runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  South Korea 3 9 2  Japan 3 6 3  China 3 3 4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 Source: AFC		Final standings	Group D Winner Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Uzbekistan 3 9 2  Vietnam 3 6 3  Kuwait 3 3 4  Malaysia 3 0 Source: AFC
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Qatar	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Quarter-finals	Saudi Arabia	2–0
Iraq	2–0	Semi-finals	Indonesia	2–0

Match

Japan	1–0	Uzbekistan
Yamada 90+1'	Report

3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)

18:30

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 12,276

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Japan

Uzbekistan

GK 1 Leo Kokubo RB 4 Hiroki Sekine CB 22 Kota Takai CB 5 Seiji Kimura  75' LB 21 Ayumu Ohata  90+4' CM 7 Rihito Yamamoto  72' CM 8 Joel Chima Fujita (c) RW 9 Shota Fujio  7'  62' AM 17 Kuryu Matsuki  62' LW 10 Kein Sato  71' CF 19 Mao Hosoya  16' Substitutions: FW 13 Ryotaro Araki  62' MF 20 Yu Hirakawa  62' MF 11 Fuki Yamada  71' MF 6 Sota Kawasaki  72' DF 16 Takashi Uchino  90+4' Manager: Go Oiwa

GK 1 Abduvohid Nematov  79' RB 2 Saidazamat Mirsaidov  75' CB 5 Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev CB 18 Alibek Davronov LB 6 Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev CM 23 Abdurauf Buriev CM 17 Diyor Kholmatov  90+3' RW 20 Ruslanbek Jiyanov  75' AM 10 Jasurbek Jaloliddinov (c)  85' LW 22 Alisher Odilov CF 19 Khusayin Norchaev  90+3' Substitutions: DF 3 Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov  90+13'  75' FW 9 Ulugbek Khoshimov  75' MF 8 Ibrokhim Ibrokhimov  85' FW 11 Otabek Jurakuziev  90+3' MF 15 Umarali Rakhmonaliev  90+3' Manager: Timur Kapadze

Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions, one substitution added if extra time.