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2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

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The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

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A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament,[2] including Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts.[3]

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Format changes

The AFC Executive Committee had approved several strategic recommendations put forward by the AFC Competitions Committee, one of which was the removal of zone restrictions in AFC youth competitions.[4]

Draw

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Forty-three of the 47 AFC member associations, including the final tournament hosts Qatar, submitted their interest to compete in the qualifiers. The draw took place on 25 May 2023 at 15:00 MST (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification. The nations chosen as group hosts were announced on 17 May and were drawn into separate groups at the beginning of the draw.[6] As Qatar already qualified for the final tournament as hosts and their fixtures will be considered as friendly matches, they were seeded as an unranked team for the draw and placed in Pot 4.[6]

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Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts determined before the draw
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
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Draw result

The draw resulted in following groups.

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Bold indicates that the team has qualified for the final tournament.

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.[6]

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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[2]

  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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were 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 were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Lower 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

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All matches were played between 6 September and 12 September 2023.

Group A

  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Syria, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
More information Jordan, 9–0 ...
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 800
Referee: Crystal John (India)

More information Brunei, 0–11 ...
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
More information Oman, 0–1 ...
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

More information Oman, 3–0 ...
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
More information Jordan, 2–0 ...
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Group B

  • All matches were held in South Korea.
  • Times listed are UTC+9.
  • Qatar already qualified to the final tournament as host country, so their matches will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking.

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Myanmar, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 78
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

More information Kyrgyzstan, 0–1 ...
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

More information South Korea, 3–0 ...
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Group C

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Singapore, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
More information Vietnam, 6–0 ...
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

More information Guam, 1–1 ...
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)
More information Yemen, 0–1 ...
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Chen Hsin Chuan (Chinese Taipei)

More information Yemen, 5–1 ...
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 826
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
More information Vietnam, 2–2 ...
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 11,268
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Group D

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Bahrain, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 317
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
More information Japan, 6–0 ...
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 101
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

More information Pakistan, 1–3 ...
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 180
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Syria)
More information Palestine, 0–1 ...
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 51
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

More information Japan, 0–0 ...
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 271
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
More information Palestine, 2–1 ...
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 45
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Group E

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Iran, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 47
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
More information Uzbekistan, 8–1 ...
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

More information Afghanistan, 0–4 ...
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
More information Hong Kong, 0–10 ...
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,331
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

More information Hong Kong, 0–0 ...
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 57
Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolian)
More information Uzbekistan, 1–0 ...
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Group F

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

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Iraq, 13–0 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran (India)
More information Kuwait, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 625
Referee: Tanimoto Ryo (Japan)

More information Timor-Leste, 0–6 ...
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Mahmood Salim Al Majarafi (Oman)
More information Macau, 0–3 ...
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 950
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

More information Timor-Leste, 5–0 ...
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mahmood Salim Al Majarafi (Oman)
More information Iraq, 2–2 ...
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 11,240
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Group G

  • All matches were held in China.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information United Arab Emirates, 0–0 ...

More information China, 2–1 ...
Dalian Suoyuwan Stadium, Dalian
Attendance: 13,818
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

More information United Arab Emirates, 3–0 ...

Group H

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Malaysia, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 750
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
More information Thailand, 5–0 ...
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba (Qatar)

More information Philippines, 0–4 ...
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
More information Bangladesh, 0–3 ...
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yusuf Aref Al-Shamari (Qatar)

More information Bangladesh, 0–1 ...
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faisal Suleiman Al Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
More information Thailand, 1–0 ...
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba (Qatar)

Group I

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Laos, 1–7 ...
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

More information Tajikistan, 2–1 ...
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Wissam Rabbie (Syria)

More information Australia, 1–1 ...
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Group J

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Cambodia, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wang Di (China)
More information Saudi Arabia, 3–1 ...
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 490
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)

More information Mongolia, 1–2 ...
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 47
Referee: Choi Hyun-jae (South Korea)
More information Lebanon, 0–3 ...
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 388

More information Lebanon, 1–1 ...
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 65
More information Saudi Arabia, 6–1 ...
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Attendance: 425
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan)

Group K

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Chinese Taipei, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

More information Indonesia, 9–0 ...
Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
Attendance: 14,540
Referee: Shukri Hussain (Saudi Arabia)

More information Turkmenistan, 0–2 ...
Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
Attendance: 15,890
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Ranking of runners-up

  • The four best-ranked runners-up also qualified for the final tournament.[6]
  • Due to groups being different sizes, results against fourth-place teams were not used to calculate the ranking; Group B matches against Qatar were treated as friendlies and were not used to determine group standing.[6]

More information Pos, Grp ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Lower disciplinary points total; 5) Drawing of lots.[7]
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Malaysia –4, Iran –7.
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Goalscorers

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There were 152 individuals who scored at least 1 goal.

There were 215 goals scored in 57 matches, for an average of 3.77 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

  • Iraq Hussein Lawend

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

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Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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