2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.^[1]

2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Tournament details
Host countries	Jordan (Group A) Cambodia (Group B) China (Group C) Thailand (Group D) Chinese Taipei (Group E) Qatar (Group F) Kuwait (Group G) Laos (Group H) Vietnam (Group I) Singapore (Group J)
Dates	19–27 October 2024[1]
Teams	43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	69
Goals scored	386 (5.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Muhammadjon Nazriev (16 goals)
← 2023 2026 →

Draw

Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. Saudi Arabia as the hosts of the final tournament did not participate.^[2]

The draw was held on 13 June 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 local time (UTC+8).

The 43 teams were allocated to three groups of five teams and seven groups of four teams, with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.^[3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Japan  South Korea  Uzbekistan  Iran  Yemen  Australia  Thailand (H)  Malaysia  Afghanistan  Tajikistan	India  China (H)  Vietnam (H)  Qatar (H)  Laos (H)  Indonesia  Bangladesh  Oman  Jordan (H)  Iraq	Syria  United Arab Emirates  Kuwait (H)  Kyrgyzstan  Chinese Taipei (H)  Singapore (H)  Mongolia  Cambodia (H)  Brunei  Bahrain	Turkmenistan  Palestine    Nepal  Myanmar  Bhutan  Hong Kong  Northern Mariana Islands  Lebanon (W)  Guam  Philippines	Maldives  North Korea (NR)  Macau (NR)

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
• (H): Qualification group hosts
• (W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

Timor-Leste  Pakistan  Sri Lanka

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.^[4]

Schedule

The matches were played between 19 and 27 October 2024.

—	Group A-C		Group D-G, I, J		Group H
	Date	Matches	Date	Matches	Date	Matches
Matchday 1	19 October 2024	3 v 2 5 v 4	23 October 2024	1 v 4 2 v 3	23 October 2024	3 v 1
Matchday 2	21 October 2024	4 v 1 5 v 3	25 October 2024	4 v 2 3 v 1	25 October 2024	2 v 3
Matchday 3	23 October 2024	1 v 5 2 v 4	27 October 2024	1 v 2 3 v 4	27 October 2024	1 v 2
Matchday 4	25 October 2024	2 v 5 3 v 1	—
Matchday 5	27 October 2024	4 v 3 1 v 2

Groups

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.^[5]

  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, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[4] Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 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; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group; 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); Drawing of lots.

Group A

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	4	4	0	0	17	4	+13	12	Final tournament
2	Iran	4	3	0	1	13	7	+6	9
3	Hong Kong	4	2	0	2	7	17	−10	6
4	Syria	4	1	0	3	5	6	−1	3
5	Jordan (H)	4	0	0	4	4	12	−8	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)

17:00

Syria	3–1	Jordan
Al-Sarraj 50' Dinawi 55' Al-Hariri 75' (pen.)	Report	Al-Qasem 90+5' (pen.)

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Athambawa Mohamed Jafran (Sri Lanka)

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)

21:00

North Korea	8–2	Hong Kong
Pak Kwang-song 3' Kim Yu-jin 8', 71' Ri Kang-rim 14', 38', 58' Ri Tae-myong 66' Ri Ro-gwon 90'	Report	Yiu Tsz Leong 19' Cheung Yiu Hin 90+5'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Umesh Bidari (Nepal)

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21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)

17:00

Hong Kong	1–7	Iran
Yiu Tsz Leong 23'	Report	Garachchomaghloo 2', 50', 88', 90+2' Khodadadian 16', 84' Ahmadimanesh 32'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Baraa Abusarris (Palestine)

21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)

21:00

North Korea	2–1	Syria
Kim Tae-guk 68' Kim Yu-jin 83'	Report	Khalaf 71'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)

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23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

17:00

Jordan	1–2	Hong Kong
Al-Qasem 33' (pen.)	Report	Cheung Yiu Hin 4' Wong Yat Hin 17'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Athambawa Mohamed Jafran (Sri Lanka)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

21:00

Iran	1–4	North Korea
Khodadadian 90+5'		Ri Kang-rim 22' Kim Yu-jin 51' Choe Song-hun 76' (pen.) Pak Kwang-song 90'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Abdullah Dhafer Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

17:00

Jordan	0–3	North Korea
		An Jin-sok 42' Choe Song-hun 59' (pen.) Kim Yu-jin 74'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

21:00

Syria	0–1	Iran
		Alipour 20'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Umesh Bidari (Nepal)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

17:00

Iran	4–2	Jordan
Al-Qasem 15' (o.g.) Kazemirekabdarkolaei 70' Ghafarifouzi 76' Aghamohammadi 90+3' (pen.)		Amro 37' Aburomeh 39'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

21:00

Hong Kong	2–1	Syria
Hui Siu Chung 65' Jeffery Chin Yu-Ho 88'		Dinawi 64'

Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Referee: Baraa Abusarris (Palestine)

Group B

• All matches were held in Cambodia.
• Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Afghanistan	4	4	0	0	23	3	+20	12	Final tournament
2	Philippines	4	2	0	2	9	9	0	6[a]
3	Bangladesh	4	2	0	2	10	4	+6	6[a]
4	Cambodia (H)	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	6[a]
5	Macau	4	0	0	4	0	24	−24	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Philippines 3, Bangladesh 3, Cambodia 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Philippines +1, Bangladesh 0, Cambodia –1

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)

16:00

Macau	0–7	Philippines
	Report	Edvard Omitade 34' Matthew Steen 37' (pen.) Anthony Moutzouris 43' (pen.) Spencer Webster 54' Joshua Moleje 78' Sambher Abrenica 85' Amann 86'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Attendance: 258

Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)

19:00

Cambodia	1–0	Bangladesh
Daro 85'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

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21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)

16:00

Philippines	0–8	Afghanistan
	Report	Waris Shirzai 6', 40' Ahmadi 57', 67' Safi 62' Mahbobi 74' Ibrahimi 81' Sarwari 90+4' (pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Chuang En-yir (Chinese Taipei)

21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)

19:00

Macau	0–1	Cambodia
	Report	Pimakara 15'

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Hussein Falah Munshid (Iraq)

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23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

16:00

Afghanistan	9–0	Macau
Nowrozi 7' Waris Shirzai 27', 56' Ahmadi 49' Sarwari 54' Chen Chia Yeh 60' (o.g.) Mahbobi 79' Waris Raziqi 90' Safi 90+2'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

19:00

Bangladesh	1–0	Philippines
Shofiq Rahman 17'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Tsoi Ramina (Kyrgyzstan)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

16:00

Bangladesh	7–0	Macau
Nazmul Faysal 39', 74', 81', 82' Manik 65' Lei Weng Chong 70' (o.g.) Tang Tin 72' (o.g.)	Report

Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

19:00

Cambodia	1–3	Afghanistan
Sakakibara 90+4'	Report	Safi 45' Waris Shirzai 73' Ahmadi 90'

Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Ali Hussein Ali Doshi (Iraq)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

16:00

Afghanistan	3–2	Bangladesh
Safi 30' Milad Noori 63' Ahmadi 70'	Report	Mithu Chowdhury 6' Mursed Ali 45+1'

Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

19:00

Philippines	2–0	Cambodia
Spencer Webster 3', 43'	Report

Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh

Referee: Hussein Falah Munshid (Iraq)

Group C

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	4	3	1	0	22	2	+20	10	Final tournament
2	China (H)	4	3	1	0	19	2	+17	10
3	Bahrain	4	2	0	2	2	4	−2	6
4	Bhutan	4	0	1	3	2	14	−12	1
5	Maldives	4	0	1	3	2	25	−23	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)

15:30

Maldives	2–2	Bhutan
Mohamed Imran 70', 81' (pen.)	Report	Lama 50' Yezer 62'

Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian

Attendance: 20

Referee: Senthilnathan Sekaran (India)

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19)

19:35

Bahrain	0–2	China
	Report	Nurhaji 2' Bian Yulang 60'

Puwan Stadium, Dalian

Attendance: 238

Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)

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21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)

15:30

Maldives	0–1	Bahrain
	Report	Ebrahim Ayash 83'

Puwan Stadium, Dalian

Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

21 October 2024 (2024-10-21)

19:35

Bhutan	0–5	South Korea
	Report	Lee Su-yoon 8' Lee Sang-yeon 15' (pen.) Jun Min-seong 21' (pen.), 67' Oh Ha-ram 35'

Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian

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23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

15:30

China	6–0	Bhutan
Wei Xiangxin 34' Nurhaji 47', 60' Li Xiang 49', 90+5' Yang Qiandong 90+4'	Report

Puwan Stadium, Dalian

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

19:35

South Korea	13–0	Maldives
Jun Min-seung 26' Lee Ji-ho 28' Kim Eun-seong 34' Kim Ji-sung 35', 43', 67' Kim Min-chan 48' Lim Ye-chan 72', 84' Lee Sang-yeon 82' Park Byeong-chan 87', 90+1', 90+5'	Report

Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian

Referee: Senthilnathan Sekaran (India)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

15:30

China	9–0	Maldives
Yang Qiandong 5', 24', 66' Wen Zhanlin 47' Zhang Chengrui 63' Abdulsalam 65' Wei Xiangxin 77', 80' Bian Yulang 85'

Puwan Stadium, Dalian

Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

19:35

Bahrain	0–2	South Korea
		Lee Su-yoon 37' (pen.) Lee Ji-ho 64'

Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

15:30

Bhutan	0–1	Bahrain
	Report	A. Bassam 51' (pen.)

Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

19:35

South Korea	2–2	China
Jun Min-seung 8' Lee Ji-ho 87' (pen.)		Yao Junyu 44' Wei Xiangxin 66' (pen.)

Puwan Stadium, Dalian

Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Group D

• All matches were held in Thailand.
• Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand (H)	3	3	0	0	24	2	+22	9	Final tournament
2	India	3	2	0	1	16	3	+13	6
3	Turkmenistan	3	1	0	2	10	3	+7	3
4	Brunei	3	0	0	3	0	42	−42	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

16:00

India	13–0	Brunei
Yadav 8', 29', 52' Arbash 24' (pen.) Lairenjam 38' Kaif 41' Mate 64' Malngiang 73' Lunkim 81' A. Shah 84' Muhammad Sami 86' Sumit Sharma 88' Usham Singh 90+4'	Report

Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

20:00

Thailand	2–0	Turkmenistan
La-ongdee 57' Ponsan 88'	Report

Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Referee: Karrar Al-Janabi (Iraq)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

16:00

Turkmenistan	0–1	India
		Rishi Singh 44'

Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Referee: Đỗ Khánh Nam (Vietnam)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

20:00

Brunei	0–19	Thailand
		Phuengkuson 11', 38' Larsawat 12', 29', 48', 52' Wan-on 19', 47' Sahanunchaichid 30' Jongketkorn 39', 49' Srilang 58', 89' Homboonma 70', 80', 90+2' Chephankhung 71', 77', 86'

Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

16:00

Brunei	0–10	Turkmenistan
	Report	Gowşudow 18', 32', 37', 51', 66', 73' Meredow 39' Wepaýew 53', 90+3' Oräzdurdyýew 59'

Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Referee: Đỗ Khánh Nam (Vietnam)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

20:00

Thailand	3–2	India
Ponsan 35', 60' Ngernma 86'		Mate 34' (pen.) Yadav 42'

Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)

Group E

• All matches were held in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
• Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Final tournament
2	Iraq	3	2	0	1	9	1	+8	6
3	Palestine	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
4	Chinese Taipei (H)	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

14:00

Uzbekistan	3–0	Palestine
Bakhodirkhonov 11' Sarsenbaev 47' Khasanov 77'	Report

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Referee: Mohammed Al-Mazyed (Qatar)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

18:30

Iraq	5–0	Chinese Taipei
Al-Rubaye 37', 45+3' M. Al-Saedi 56' Al-Talebi 77' Ameer Hasan 84'	Report

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

14:00

Palestine	0–4	Iraq
		Ameer Hasan 15', 90+6' Alridha Al-Lami 64' K. Al-Saedi 90'

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Referee: Nur Amali Ihsanuddin (Malaysia)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

18:30

Chinese Taipei	0–1	Uzbekistan
		Shukurullaev 61'

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Referee: Gholamreza Adibi (Iran)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

14:00

Uzbekistan	1–0	Iraq
Sarsenbaev 59'	Report

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Referee: Mohammed Al-Mazyed (Qatar)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

18:30

Chinese Taipei	0–2	Palestine
	Report	Abudeiab 52', 90+4'

Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City

Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Group F

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	21	2	+19	9	Final tournament
2	Qatar (H)	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	Mongolia	3	1	0	2	1	9	−8	3
4	Nepal	3	0	0	3	2	15	−13	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

17:45

Qatar	2–0	Mongolia
Zaid Ktit 18', 83'	Report

Aspire Academy Pitch 7, Doha

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

19:45

Japan	9–2	Nepal
Tani 17', 38', 43', 61' Asada 19', 45+2', 64' Kasai 73' Chonan 77'	Report	Sabin Kumar 11' Khadka 88'

Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Phurpa Wangchuk (Bhutan)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

17:45

Nepal	0–5	Qatar
		Yazan Mohamed 20' Zaid Ktit 45', 55', 82' Omar Al-Marzouqi 66'

Aspire Academy Pitch 7, Doha

Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

19:45

Mongolia	0–7	Japan
		Kawabata 10', 46' Baasanjav 41' (o.g.) Kasai 55' Asada 74', 88' Tani 83'

Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Ashraf Abuzubaida (Palestine)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

17:45

Mongolia	1–0	Nepal
Soyol 78'

Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Ahmed Imam (Kuwait)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

17:45

Japan	5–0	Qatar
Imai 3' Tani 52' Seifeldin Hassanein 55' (o.g.) Seguchi 68' Asada 86'

Aspire Academy Pitch 7, Doha

Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Group G

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	22	1	+21	7	Final tournament
2	Indonesia	3	2	1	0	11	0	+11	7
3	Kuwait (H)	3	1	0	2	10	4	+6	3
4	Northern Mariana Islands	3	0	0	3	0	38	−38	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

17:30

Indonesia	1–0	Kuwait
Mathew Baker 8'

Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium, Mishref

Referee: Ammar Abo Alo (Syria)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

20:30

Australia	19–0	Northern Mariana Islands
Tatu 4', 17' Garbowski 11', 31' MacNicol 18', 24', 70' Didulica 25', 26', 38', 45+1', 58' Anastasio 35', 49', 83' Alfaro 37' Maltz 60' Naylor 69', 84'

Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium, Mishref

Referee: Khalid Khallufah S Alahmari (Saudi Arabia)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

17:30

Northern Mariana Islands	0–10	Indonesia
	Report	Muhamad Gholy 2', 9' Muhammad Taher 16', 24' Evandra 21' Jack Raho 23' (o.g.) Komang Gelgel 42' Ida Pramana 69' Daniel 88' Fadly Hengga 90+1'

Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium, Mishref

Referee: Mahmoud Ahmad Mazin Alsawalmeh (Jordan)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

20:30

Kuwait	1–3	Australia
Al-Suwaidi 90+7'	Report	Tatu 21' Charlie Parkin 85' MacNicol 90+5'

Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium, Mishref

Referee: Doolotkeldi Uulu Seiit (Kyrgyzstan)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

17:30

Australia	0–0	Indonesia

Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium, Mishref

Referee: Khalid Khallufah S Alahmari (Saudi Arabia)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

20:30

Kuwait	9–0	Northern Mariana Islands
Abdullah Al-Qarzaei 7', 30', 40', 71' Fawaz Al-Dawood 32', 78' Al-Suwaidi 38' Mubarak Al-Ajmi 57' Ahmed Mesyer 90+2'

Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium, Mishref

Referee: Mohammed Abdulhakim Karama Ba-saleh (Yemen)

Group H

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	6	Final tournament
2	Malaysia	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1
3	Laos (H)	2	0	1	1	4	7	−3	1
4	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn[a]

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Lebanon withdrew on 16 October 2024.

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

19:00

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Malaysia
Mayed Khamis 7' ฺB. Al-Marar 45+5' (pen.)	Report

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

19:00

Laos	2–5	United Arab Emirates
Siphanom 50', 56' (pen.)		Mayed Khamis 12' Faisal Al-Breiki 29' ฺB. Al-Marar 51' Al-Suwaidi 89' Mounkanyah 90+2' (o.g.)

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Referee: Chotrawee Tongduang (Thailand)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

19:00

Malaysia	2–2	Laos
Arayyan Hakeem 11' Naqif Firhad 66'		Phettakounh 21' Siphanom 33' (pen.)

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Referee: Ibrokhim Ismoilov (Uzbekistan)

Group I

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yemen	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7	Final tournament
2	Vietnam (H)	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
3	Myanmar	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

16:00

Yemen	6–1	Myanmar
Wahib Al-Garash 5', 59' Obaid Al-Sakkaf 12' Ahmed Mohyam 46' Karem Abdulatef 63' Htet Kyaw Shine 75' (o.g.)	Report	Thura Min Thant 70'

Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ

Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev (Tajikistan)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

19:00

Vietnam	0–0	Kyrgyzstan
	Report

Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ

Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

16:00

Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Yemen
Kanatov 19' Khe 39'	Report	Wahib Al-Garash 23' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Karem Abdulatef 48'

Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ

Referee: Benjamin James Abraham (Australia)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

19:00

Myanmar	0–2	Vietnam
	Report	Nguyễn Văn Dương 68' Trần Gia Bảo 89'

Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ

Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

16:00

Kyrgyzstan	1–2	Myanmar
Isakov 15'	Report	Khamidulloev 85' (o.g.) Aung Pyae Phyo 90+2'

Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ

Referee: Amirul Mohd Jamil (Malaysia)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

19:00

Yemen	1–1	Vietnam
Karem Abdulatef 12'	Report	Lê Huy Việt Anh 30'

Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ

Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)

Group J

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tajikistan	3	3	0	0	38	1	+37	9	Final tournament
2	Oman	3	2	0	1	23	2	+21	6
3	Singapore (H)	3	1	0	2	15	8	+7	3
4	Guam	3	0	0	3	0	65	−65	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

17:00

Tajikistan	33–0	Guam
Khudoidodov 2', 25' Nazriev 5', 12', 22', 38', 49', 50', 55' Nazriev (cont.) 66', 67', 73', 76', 82', 83' Ashuralizoda 6', 10', 30', 38', 45+1', 52' Jafoev 20', 23', 32' Melikmurodov 35' Bobonanazarov 41', 42' Shoev 58' Rozykov 62' Makhtumov 63', 77' Mirahmadov 70' Maksudov 72'	Report

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23)

20:00

Oman	5–0	Singapore
Salim Al-Amrani 21' (pen.), 72' Osama Al-Mamari 55', 88' Dawood Al-Kharusi 69'	Report

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Koki Nagamine (Japan)

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25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

17:00

Guam	0–18	Oman
		Wagas Al-Azki 8', 41', 77' W. Al-Abdulsalam 17', 45' Talal Al-Rashdi 19', 22', 38', 49' Dawood Al-Kharusi 26' Qais Shajana 52', 61', 83', 86' W. Al-Baraidai 55' Y. Al-Balushi 70' Firas Al-Saadi 82', 90+1'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Nasir Uddin (Bangladesh)

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)

20:00

Singapore	1–3	Tajikistan
Shafrel Nizam 82'		Khudoidodov 4' Ashuralizoda 61', 86'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Samarathunge Madushanka (Sri Lanka)

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27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

17:00

Tajikistan	2–0	Oman
Nazriev 70', 81'	Report

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Cheon Jin-hee (South Korea)

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27)

20:00

Singapore	14–0	Guam
Erdy Thaqib 23', 40' Muhammad Helmi 25', 38', 88' Uchenna Eziakor 32', 48', 52' Reburiano 42' (o.g.) Qalish 50' Andy Reefqy 75' Mohammad Raihan 68', 80' Ahmad Martin 73'

Bishan Stadium, Bishan

Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

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 and the fourth-placed teams in five-team groups and four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	China	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Final tournament
2	I	Vietnam	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
3	G	Indonesia	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
4	A	Iran	2	1	0	1	8	5	+3	3
5	J	Oman	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
6	E	Iraq	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
7	D	India	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
8	F	Qatar	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
9	H	Malaysia	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1
10	B	Philippines	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0

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 Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.

Team[6]	Qualified as	Appearance	Previous best performance1
Saudi Arabia	Hosts	12th	Champions (1985, 1988)
North Korea	Group A winners	12th	Champions (2010, 2014)
Afghanistan	Group B winners	3rd	Group stage (2018, 2023)
South Korea	Group C winners	16th	Champions (1986, 2002)
Thailand	Group D winners	13th	Champions (1998)
Uzbekistan	Group E winners	11th	Champions (2012)
Japan	Group F winners	17th	Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)
Australia	Group G winners	8th	Semi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018)
United Arab Emirates	Group H winners	8th	Runners-up (1990)
Yemen	Group I winners	8th	Runners-up (2002)
Tajikistan	Group J winners	5th	Runners-up (2018)
China	Best runners-up	16th	Champions (1992, 2004)
Vietnam	2nd best runners-up	9th	Fourth place (2000)
Indonesia	3rd best runners-up	7th	Fourth place (1990)
Iran	4th best runners-up	13th	Champions (2008)
Oman	5th best runners-up	11th	Champions (1996, 2000)

¹Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 386 goals scored in 69 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.

16 goals

• Muhammadjon Nazriev

8 goals

• Nazrullo Ashuralizoda

6 goals

• Hiroto Asada
• Daichi Tani
• Suleýmannazar Gowşudow

5 goals

• Arash Ahmadi
• Mohammad Shirzai
• Anthony Didulica
• Kim Yu-jin
• Zaid Faisal

4 goals

• Yaser Safi
• Quinn MacNicol
• Nazmul Huda Faysal
• Wei Xiangxin
• Yang Qiandong
• Vishal Yadav
• Omid Garachchomaghloo
• Abdullah Al-Qarzaei
• Ri Kang-rim
• Al-Walid Al-Rashdi
• Qais Shajana
• Uchenna Eziakor
• Jun Min-seong
• Pirada Larsawat
• Mohammed Wahib Al-Garash

3 goals

• Max Anastasio
• Amlani Tatu
• Erfan Khodadadian
• Ameer Falah Hasan
• Phayak Siphanom
• Waqas Al-Azki
• Spencer Webster
• Helmi bin Shahrol
• Kim Ji-sung
• Lee Ji-ho
• Park Byeong-chan
• Umed Jafoev
• Haidarsho Khudoidodov
• Kittiphop Chephankhung
• Jompon Honboonma
• Siwakorn Ponsan
• Phanuphong Wan-on
• Karem Hamdi Abdulatef

2 goals

• Nawid Mahbobi
• Sahil Sarwari
• Alexander Garbowski
• Max Naylor
• Bian Yulang
• Li Xiang
• Hebibilla Nurhaji
• Yiu Tsz Leong
• Cheung Yiu Hin
• Ngamgouhou Mate
• Aldyansyah Taher
• Komang Gelgel
• Zahaby Gholy
• Zainulabdeen Al Rubaye
• Mibuki Kasai
• Hyoei Kawabata
• Kazrg Al-Qasem
• Fawaz Al-Dawood
• Abdulrahman Al-Suwaidi
• Mohamed Ilan Imran
• Choe Song-hun
• Pak Kwang-song
• Al-Walid Al-Abdulsalam
• Ahmed Al-'Amrani
• Sulaiman Al-Kharusi
• Osama Al-Ma'mari
• Firas Al-Sa'di
• Aseeb Abudeiab
• Andy Reefqy
• Erdy Thaqib
• Raihan bin Rafiq
• Lee Sang-yeon
• Lee Su-yoon
• Lim Ye-chan
• Abdulrahman Dinawi
• Asadbek Makhtumov
• Parviz Bobonanazarov
• Thitinai Jongketkorn
• Sorawit Srilang
• Arslan Wepaýew
• Mayed Adel Khamis
• Mohammed Buti Al-Marar
• Nurbek Sarsenbaev
• Ahmed Abdullah Mohyam

1 goal

• Mohammad Ibrahimi
• Nasir Ahmad Mohammadi
• Milad Noori
• Mohammad Nowrozi
• Mohammad Waris Raziqi
• Nickolas Alfaro
• Jay Maltz
• Charlie Parkin
• Ebrahim Ahmed Ayash
• Abdulrahman Bassam
• Mursed Ali
• Md Manik
• Md Rifat Kazi
• Mohammad Shofiq Rahman
• Sayon Lama
• Thinley Yezer
• Rintaro Sakakibara
• Thach Daro
• Pov Pimakara
• Bunyamin Abdulsalam
• Wen Zhanlin
• Yao Junyu
• Zhang Chengrui
• Wong Yat Hin
• Jeffery Chin
• Hui Siu Chung
• Md Arbash
• Mohammed Kaif
• Azlaan Shah KH
• Bharat Lairenjam
• Hemneichung Lunkim
• Manbhakupar Malngiang
• Ningthoukhongjam Rishi Singh
• Mahmad Sami
• Sumit Sharma
• Usham Thougamba Singh
• Fadly Alberto
• Mathew Baker
• Daniel Alfrido
• Evandra Florasta
• Ida Bagus Cahya
• Mehrdad Aghamohammadi
• Iliya Ahmadimanesh
• Mahan Alipour
• Salman Ghafarifouzi
• Abolfazl Kazemirekabdarkolaei
• Ali Al-Lami
• Karrar Al-Saedi
• Murtadha Al-Saedi
• Hayder Al-Talebi
• Kaiji Chonan
• Kosuke Imai
• Taiga Seguchi
• Mohammad Aburomeh
• Noureldeen Amro
• Mubarak Al-Ajmi
• Ahmed Mesyer
• Amantur Isakov
• Kairat Kanatov
• Innan Khe
• Palindeth Phettakounh
• Arayyan Hakeem
• Naqif Firhad
• Odkhuu Soyol
• Aung Pyae Phyo
• Thura Min Than
• Bigyan Khadka
• Sabin Kumar
• An Jin-sok
• Kim Tae-guk
• Ri Ro-gwon
• Ri Tae-myong
• Al-Yazan Al-Balushi
• Al-Walid Al-Baraidai
• Sambher Abrenica
• Luke Amann
• Joshua Moleje
• Anthony Moutzouris
• Edvard Omitade
• Matthew Steen
• Omar Al-Marzouqi
• Yazan Hani Mohamed
• Ahmad Martin
• Shafrel Ariel
• Kim Eun-seong
• Kim Min-chan
• Oh Ha-ram
• Bashar Al-Hariri
• Ahmad Khalaf
• Abdulrahman Al Sarraj
• David Maksudov
• Abdusamad Melikmurodov
• Muhammadjon Mirahmadov
• Mehrojidin Rozykov
• Sorakrit Kaewsri
• Chaiwat Ngernma
• Thatasaporn Phuengkuson
• Chatchawat Sahanunchaichid
• Hudaýnazar Meredow
• Weýsgeldi Oräzdurdyýew
• Faisal Al-Breiki
• Suhail Al-Suwaidi
• Muminkhon Bakhodirkhonov
• Sadriddin Khasanov
• Abubakir Shukurullaev
• Lê Huy Việt Anh
• Nguyễn Văn Dương
• Trần Gia Bảo
• Esam Obaid Al-Sakkaf

1 own goal

• Kazrg Al-Qasem (against Iran)
• Mukhammadier Khamidulloev (against Myanmar)
• Ki Mounkanyah (against the UAE)
• Tang Tin (against Bangladesh)
• Batmend Baasanjav (against Japan)
• Seifeldin Hassanein (against Japan)

See also

• 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification