2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJordan (Group A)
South Korea (Group B)
Vietnam (Group C)
Bahrain (Group D)
Uzbekistan (Group E)
Kuwait (Group F)
China (Group G)
Thailand (Group H)
Tajikistan (Group I)
Saudi Arabia (Group J)
Indonesia (Group K)
Dates6 September – 12 September 2023[1]
Teams43 (eligible) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)14 (in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored215 (3.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Khusayin Norchaev
(6 goals)

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.

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

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

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]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Host Pot
  1.  Saudi Arabia (1) (H)
  2.  Uzbekistan (2) (H)
  3.  South Korea (5) (H)
  4.  Vietnam (7) (H)
  5.  Thailand (9) (H)
  6.  Jordan (10) (H)
  1.  Kuwait (14) (H)
  2.  Tajikistan (16) (H)
  3.  Bahrain (17) (H)
  4.  Indonesia (23) (H)
  1.  China (NR) (H)
Remaining Teams
  1.  Iran (12)
  2.  Malaysia (15)
  3.  Myanmar (18)
  4.  Cambodia (19)
  5.  Syria (20)
  6.  India (21)
  7.  Singapore (22)
  1.  Kyrgyzstan (24)
  2.  Palestine (25)
  3.  Yemen (26)
  4.  Timor-Leste (27)
  5.  Chinese Taipei (28)
  6.  Lebanon (29)
  7.  Laos (30)
  8.  Bangladesh (31)
  9.  Hong Kong (32)
  10.  Maldives (33) (W)
  11.  Oman (34)
  1.  Mongolia (35)
  2.  Philippines (36)
  3.  Afghanistan (NR)
  4.  Brunei (NR)
  5.  North Korea (NR) (W)
  6.  Guam (NR)
  7.  Macau (NR) (N)
  8.  Pakistan (NR)
  9.  Qatar (13) (Q)
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
Notes

Draw result

The draw resulted in following groups.

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Jordan
A2 Syria
A3 Oman
A4 Brunei
Group B
PosTeam
B1 South Korea
B2 Myanmar
B3 Kyrgyzstan
B4 Qatar
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Vietnam
C2 Singapore
C3 Yemen
C4 Guam
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Japan
D2 Bahrain
D3 Palestine
D4 Pakistan
Group E
PosTeam
E1 Uzbekistan
E2 Iran
E3 Hong Kong
E4 Afghanistan
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Iraq
F2 Kuwait
F3 Timor-Leste
F4 Macau
Group G
PosTeam
G1 United Arab Emirates
G2 India
G3 Maldives
G4 China
Group H
PosTeam
H1 Thailand
H2 Malaysia
H3 Bangladesh
H4 Philippines
Group I
PosTeam
I1 Australia
I2 Tajikistan
I3 Laos
I4 North Korea
Group J
PosTeam
J1 Saudi Arabia
J2 Cambodia
J3 Lebanon
J4 Mongolia
Group K
PosTeam
K1 Turkmenistan
K2 Indonesia
K3 Chinese Taipei

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

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

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  Jordan (H) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 11 4 +7 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria 0–2 Oman
Report
  • Al Rawahi 25'
  • Al-Mashaiki 67'
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Jordan 9–0 Brunei
  • Bani Hani 10'
  • Darwish 16'
  • Al-Shanaineh 22', 80'
  • Abualnadi 48'
  • Zulkifle 84' (o.g.)
  • Danish 90+2' (o.g.)
  • Abu Taha 90+5'
  • Al-Riyalat 90+7'
 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 800
Referee: Crystal John (India)
Brunei 0–11 Syria
Report
  • Osman 20'
  • Kawo 41'
  • Abdullatif 45', 73', 78'
  • Rihanieh 45+3', 62', 66' (pen.)
  • Hatem 75'
  • Nayef 90+4'
  • Ahmad 90+8'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Oman 0–1 Jordan
Report
  • Al-Riyalat 87'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Oman 3–0 Brunei
  • Al-Maashari 5'
  • Al-Abdulsalam 8'
  • Al-Araimi 10'
 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Jordan 2–0 Syria
  • Al-Riyalat 11'
  • Bani Hani 71'
 Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Myanmar 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Myanmar 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
  • Kaung Htet Paing 23'
 Report
Attendance: 78
Referee: Majed Mohammed AlShamrani (Saudi Arabia)
Kyrgyzstan 0–1 South Korea
Report
Changwon Football Center, Changwon
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
South Korea 3–0 Myanmar
 Report
Changwon Football Center, Changwon

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Yemen 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Singapore 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Guam 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Singapore 0–3 Yemen
Report
  • Maher 32', 45+3'
  • Hanash 41'
Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
Vietnam 6–0 Guam
 Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Guam 1–1 Singapore
  • Meyar 88'
 Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)
Yemen 0–1 Vietnam
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Chen Hsin Chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Yemen 5–1 Guam
  • Mahross 2'
  • Al-Qashmi 17'
  • Al-Sharafi 25'
  • Maher 69'
  • Al-Harbi 88'
 Report
  • Thomas 23'
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Vietnam 2–2 Singapore
 Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 11,268
Referee: Owen Goldrick (Australia)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Palestine 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Bahrain (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  Pakistan 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain 0–1 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 317
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Japan 6–0 Pakistan
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 101
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Pakistan 1–3 Bahrain
 Report
  • Haider 25', 48'
  • Abdulkarim 49'
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 180
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Syria)
Palestine 0–1 Japan
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Attendance: 51
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Palestine 2–1 Pakistan
  • Al-Nabris 90+10', 90+15'
 Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad
Japan 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Final tournament
2  Iran 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  Afghanistan 3 0 1 2 1 12 −11 1
4  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 0 13 −13 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran 3–0 Hong Kong
 Report
Attendance: 47
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Uzbekistan 8–1 Afghanistan
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
Afghanistan 0–4 Iran
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
Hong Kong 0–10 Uzbekistan
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,331
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Hong Kong 0–0 Afghanistan
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolian)
Uzbekistan 1–0 Iran
 Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent

Group F

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 21 2 +19 7 Final tournament
2  Kuwait (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 0 21 −21 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 13–0 Macau
  • Lawend 9', 59' (pen.)
  • Aoraha 15', 45+5'
  • Jasim 26', 45'
  • Fadhil 37', 47', 56'
  • Hassan 43'
  • Tahseen 61'
  • Al-Imari 65'
  • Abdulameer 86'
 Report
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Kuwait 4–0 Timor-Leste
  • Al Taweel 7'
  • Al Qaisi 45'
  • Falah 53'
  • Al Bous 80'
 Report
Referee: Tanimoto Ryo (Japan)
Timor-Leste 0–6 Iraq
Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Mahmood Salim Al Majarafi (Oman)
Kuwait 3–0 Macau
  • Al Awadi 48', 50', 90+5'
 Report
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Referee: Kim Woosung (South Korea)
Timor-Leste 5–0 Macau
 Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Iraq 2–2 Kuwait
  • Al-Imari 69'
  • Saadon 73'
 Report
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City

Group G

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2  China (H) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
4  Maldives[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ Maldives withdrew from the tournament on 5 September 2023.[7]
United Arab Emirates 0–0 China
Report
Dalian Suoyuwan Stadium, Dalian
China 2–1 India
 Report
  • Hu Hetao 90+3' (o.g.)
Dalian Suoyuwan Stadium, Dalian
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
United Arab Emirates 3–0 India
  • Al Baloushi 26'
  • Al Ameeri 33'
  • Khalfan 64'
 Report

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4  Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malaysia 2–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Thailand 5–0 Philippines
 Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 1,425
Philippines 0–4 Malaysia
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Ahmad Alali (Kuwait)
Bangladesh 0–3 Thailand
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yusuf Atef M A Al-Shamari (Qatar)
Bangladesh 0–1 Philippines
Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faisal Sulaiman A Albawali (Saudi Arabia)
Thailand 1–0 Malaysia
 Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6 4 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Laos 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
4  North Korea[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ DPR Korea withdrew from the tournament on 8 August 2023.[8]
Laos 1–7 Australia
  • Chanthavixay 12'
 Report
Tajikistan 2–1 Laos
 Report
  • Damoth 54'
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Wissam Rabbie (Syria)
Australia 1–1 Tajikistan
 Report
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Final tournament
2  Cambodia 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
3  Lebanon 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Mongolia 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cambodia 2–2 Lebanon
 Report
  • Nasser 7'
  • Mekkaoui 74'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Saudi Arabia 3–1 Mongolia
 Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Mongolia 1–2 Cambodia
 Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)
Lebanon 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Referee: Di Wang (China)
Lebanon 1–1 Mongolia
 Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
Saudi Arabia 6–1 Cambodia
 Report
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Final tournament
2  Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei 0–4 Turkmenistan
Report
  • Hydyrow 25', 62', 78'
  • Rozyyev 76'
Indonesia 9–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report
Manahan Stadium, Surakarta
Attendance: 14,540
Referee: Shukri Hussain (Saudi Arabia)
Turkmenistan 0–2 Indonesia
Report
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]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Kuwait 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Final tournament
2 I  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3 G  China 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
4 H  Malaysia 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3[lower-alpha 1]
5 E  Iran 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3[lower-alpha 1]
6 K  Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
7 C  Yemen 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
8 A  Oman 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
9 D  Palestine 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
10 B  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
11 J  Cambodia 2 0 1 1 3 8 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Lower disciplinary points total; 5) Drawing of lots.[9]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Malaysia –4, Iran –7.

Goalscorers

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

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous qualifications
 QatarHosts30 September 20224 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 JordanGroup A winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 South KoreaGroup B winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 VietnamGroup C winners9 September 20234 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 JapanGroup D winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 UzbekistanGroup E winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 IraqGroup F winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup G winners12 September 20234 (2013, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 ThailandGroup H winners12 September 20234 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 AustraliaGroup I winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup J winners12 September 20235 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 IndonesiaGroup K winners12 September 20230 (debut)
 KuwaitBest runners-up12 September 20232 (2013, 2022)
 Tajikistan2nd Best runners-up12 September 20231 (2022)
 China3rd Best runners-up12 September 20234 (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Malaysia4th Best runners-up12 September 20232 (2018, 2022)

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)" (PDF). AFC. September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Qatar recommended as host for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024". AFC. 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 25 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "LIVE | AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers - Official Draw". AFC. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hopefuls set for AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Qatar 2024 Qualifiers draw". Asian Football Confederation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India's opener cancelled after Maldives withdraws". Sportstar. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Олимпийская сборная КНДР (U-23) снялась с отборочного турнира Кубка Азии-2024 в Душанбе" [The Olympic team of the DPRK (U-23) withdrew from the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup 2024 in Dushanbe] (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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