2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification#Group B

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC U-23 Championship qualification

| year = 2018

| country = Kyrgyzstan (Group A)

| country2 = Saudi Arabia (Group B)

| country3 = Qatar (Group C)

| country4 = United Arab Emirates (Group D)

| country5 = Palestine (Group E)

| country6 = Myanmar (Group F)

| country7 = North Korea (Group G)

| country8 = Thailand (Group H)

| country9 = Vietnam (Group I)

| country10 = Cambodia (Group J)

| dates = 15–23 July 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2017.pdf|title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017 (UPDATED) Updated as of 12 April 2016|publisher=The-AFC.com|date=12 April 2016}}

| num_teams = 40

| confederations = 1

| venues = 10

| cities = 10

| matches = 57

| goals = 205

| attendance = {{#expr: + 3000 + 2500 + 1000 + 500 + 500 + 200 + 200 + 70 + 500 + 853 + 1736 + 780 + 2768 + 312 + 1760 + 5423 + 50 + 1825 + 570 + 1250 + 1850 + 50 + 700 + 50 + 700 + 50 + 500 + 3000 + 13200 + 750 + 10260 + 9270 + 30000 + 12400 + 14500 + 12500 + 13000 + 13000 + 14000 + 360 + 1500 + 296 + 3019 + 669 + 4400 + 1000 + 6010 + 2500 + 7000 + 5500 + 18000 + 321 + 7326 + 4328 + 15825 + 6372 + 17282}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ}} Aymen Hussein {{nowrap|(6 goals)}}

| prevseason = 2016

| nextseason = 2020

}}

The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including China PR who qualified automatically as hosts.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions-division/afc-competitions-committee-recommends-new-afc-cup-format|title=AFC Competitions Committee recommends new AFC Cup format|publisher=AFC|date=25 November 2016}}

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 40 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts China PR decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2018/stage-set-for-afc-u-23-championship-2018-qualifiers-draw|title=Stage Set For AFC U-23 Championship 2018 Qualifiers Draw|publisher=AFC|date=16 March 2017|access-date=17 March 2017}}

The draw was held on 17 March 2017, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2018/afc-u-23-championship-2018-hopefuls-learn-their-opponents|title=AFC U-23 Championship 2018 hopefuls learn their opponents|publisher=AFC|date=17 March 2017}} The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 20 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups A–E).
  • East Zone: 20 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups F–J).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification. The following restrictions were also applied:{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOaJ5wJ7kwQ|title=AFC U-23 CHINA 2018 QUALIFIERS - Official Draw|publisher=YouTube|date=17 March 2017}}

  • The nine teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
  • As Iran and Saudi Arabia refused to travel to each other's country, they would not be drawn into the same group.
  • As Iran, Syria and Lebanon had indicated they would not travel to Palestine, they would not be drawn into the group hosted by Palestine.

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!width=25%|Pot 1

!width=25%|Pot 2

!width=25%|Pot 3

!width=25%|Pot 4

West Zone

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|{{fbu|23|IRQ}}

|{{fbu|23|QAT}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|UAE}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|IRN}}

|{{fbu|23|JOR}}

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=6

|{{fbu|23|UZB}}

|{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}

|{{fbu|23|KSA}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|OMA}}

|{{fbu|23|TJK}}

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=11

|{{fbu|23|PLE}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|BHR}}

|{{fbu|23|IND}}

|{{fbu|23|KGZ}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|LIB}}

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=16

|{{fbu|23|AFG|2013}}

|{{fbu|23|BAN}}

|{{fbu|23|SRI}} (W)

|{{fbu|23|NEP}}

|{{fbu|23|TKM}} (unranked)

}}

East Zone

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=1

|{{fbu|23|JPN}}

|{{fbu|23|KOR}}

|{{fbu|23|PRK}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|AUS}}

|{{fbu|23|THA}} (H)

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=6

|{{fbu|23|CHN}} (Q)

|{{fbu|23|VIE}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|IDN}}

|{{fbu|23|MYA}} (H)

|{{fbu|23|LAO}}

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=11

|{{fbu|23|MAS}}

|{{fbu|23|TLS}}

|{{fbu|23|TPE}}

|{{fbu|23|CAM}} (H)*

|{{fbu|23|SIN}}

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=16

|{{fbu|23|MNG}}

|{{fbu|23|HKG}}

|{{fbu|23|PHI}}

|{{fbu|23|BRU}}

|{{fbu|23|MAC}}

}}

;Notes

  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (* Cambodia chosen as qualification group hosts after the draw)
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

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+Did not enter
West Zone

|valign=top|

  • {{fbu|23|BHU}}
  • {{fbu|23|KUW}} (suspended){{cite web|title=FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516152844/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2016/m=5/news=fifa-congress-drives-football-forward-first-female-secretary-general-a-2790957.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2016|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 May 2016}}
  • {{fbu|23|MDV}}
  • {{fbu|23|PAK}}
  • {{fbu|23|YEM}}
East Zone

|valign=top|

  • {{fbu|23|GUM}}
  • {{fbu|23|NMI}}

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to compete in the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-u-23-championship-2018-competition-regulations-34136|publisher=AFC|title=Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2018|format=PDF}}

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts China PR won their group or were among the five best runners-up, the sixth best runner-up also qualified for the final tournament.

=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 (Regulations Article 9.3):

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

The matches were played between 15 and 23 July 2017.

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+Schedule
rowspan=2|Matchday

!colspan=2|Dates

!colspan=2|Matches

Group D

!Groups A–C, E–J

!Groups B–J

!Group A

Matchday 1

|15 July 2017

|19 July 2017

|1 v 4, 2 v 3

|3 v 1

Matchday 2

|17 July 2017

|21 July 2017

|4 v 2, 3 v 1

|2 v 3

Matchday 3

|19 July 2017

|23 July 2017

|1 v 2, 3 v 4

|1 v 2

=Group A=

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=Group B=

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=Group C=

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

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=Group D=

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|stadium = Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

|attendance = 1,850

|referee = Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

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}}

=Group E=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group E

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|name_JOR={{fbu|23|JOR}}

|name_TJK={{fbu|23|TJK}}

|name_PLE={{fbu|23|PLE}}

|name_BAN={{fbu|23|BAN}}

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|win_TJK=1 |draw_TJK=1 |loss_TJK=1 |gf_TJK=5 |ga_TJK=5

|win_PLE=2 |draw_PLE=1 |loss_PLE=0 |gf_PLE=8 |ga_PLE=4 |status_PLE=H

|win_BAN=0 |draw_BAN=0 |loss_BAN=3 |gf_BAN=1 |ga_BAN=13

|team1=PLE |team2=JOR |team3=TJK |team4=BAN

|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT={{nowrap|Final tournament}}

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JOR}}

|score = 7–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BAN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dora International Stadium, Hebron

|attendance = 50

|referee = Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11369&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TJK}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|PLE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dora International Stadium, Hebron

|attendance = 700

|referee = Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11370&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BAN}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TJK}}

|goals1 =

  • Mia {{goal|33}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dora International Stadium, Hebron

|attendance = 50

|referee = Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

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}}

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|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PLE}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|JOR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dora International Stadium, Hebron

|attendance = 700

|referee = Pranjal Banerjee (India)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11372&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JOR}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TJK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dora International Stadium, Hebron

|attendance = 50

|referee = Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11373&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PLE}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BAN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dora International Stadium, Hebron

|attendance = 500

|referee = Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11374&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

=Group F=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group F

|source=[http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=436&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_AUS={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|name_MYA={{fbu|23|MYA}}

|name_SIN={{fbu|23|SIN}}

|name_BRU={{fbu|23|BRU}}

|update=complete

|win_AUS=3 |draw_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=0 |gf_AUS=12|ga_AUS=0

|win_MYA=2 |draw_MYA=0 |loss_MYA=1 |gf_MYA=5 |ga_MYA=3 |status_MYA=H

|win_SIN=1 |draw_SIN=0 |loss_SIN=2 |gf_SIN=4 |ga_SIN=10

|win_BRU=0 |draw_BRU=0 |loss_BRU=3 |gf_BRU=1 |ga_BRU=9

|team1=AUS |team2=MYA |team3=SIN |team4=BRU

|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT={{nowrap|Final tournament}}

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BRU}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11375&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MYA}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|SIN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

|attendance = 13,200

|referee = Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11376&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SIN}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

|attendance = 750

|referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11378&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BRU}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MYA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

|attendance = 10,260

|referee = Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11377&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SIN}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BRU}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

|attendance = 9,270

|referee = Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11380&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MYA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11379&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

=Group G=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group G

|source=[http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=436&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_PRK={{fbu|23|PRK}}

|name_LAO={{fbu|23|LAO}}

|name_TPE={{fbu|23|TPE}}

|name_HKG={{fbu|23|HKG}}

|update=complete

|win_PRK=2 |draw_PRK=1 |loss_PRK=0 |gf_PRK=14|ga_PRK=2 |status_PRK=H

|win_LAO=1 |draw_LAO=1 |loss_LAO=1 |gf_LAO=4 |ga_LAO=8

|win_TPE=0 |draw_TPE=0 |loss_TPE=3 |gf_TPE=2 |ga_TPE=14

|win_HKG=1 |draw_HKG=2 |loss_HKG=0 |gf_HKG=6 |ga_HKG=2

|team1=PRK |team2=HKG |team3=LAO |team4=TPE

|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT={{nowrap|Final tournament}}

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|LAO}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TPE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 12,400

|referee = Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11382&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PRK}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|HKG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 14,500

|referee = Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11381&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|HKG}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|LAO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 12,500

|referee = Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11383&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TPE}}

|score = 1–7

|team2 = {{fbu|23|PRK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11384&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TPE}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fbu|23|HKG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11386&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PRK}}

|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|LAO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Wang Di (China)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11385&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

=Group H=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group H

|source=[http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=436&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_THA={{fbu|23|THA}}

|name_IDN={{fbu|23|IDN}}

|name_MAS={{fbu|23|MAS}}

|name_MNG={{fbu|23|MNG}}

|update=complete

|win_THA=1 |draw_THA=2 |loss_THA=0 |gf_THA=4 |ga_THA=1 |status_THA=H

|win_IDN=1 |draw_IDN=1 |loss_IDN=1 |gf_IDN=7 |ga_IDN=3

|win_MAS=2 |draw_MAS=0 |loss_MAS=1 |gf_MAS=5 |ga_MAS=3

|win_MNG=0 |draw_MNG=1 |loss_MNG=2 |gf_MNG=1 |ga_MNG=10

|team1=MAS |team2=THA |team3=IDN |team4=MNG

|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT={{nowrap|Final tournament}}

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IDN}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAS}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 360

|referee = Jarred Gillett (Australia)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11388&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:10{{refn|group="note"|name="THA v MNG"|The match between Thailand and Mongolia was postponed due to heavy rain from 19:00 to 20:10.}}

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|THA}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MNG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Rowan Arumughan (India)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11387&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MNG}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fbu|23|IDN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 296

|referee = Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11389&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MAS}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|THA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 3,019

|referee = Hasan Akrami (Iran)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11390&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MAS}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MNG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 669

|referee = Jarred Gillett (Australia)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11392&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|THA}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|IDN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 4,400

|referee = Rowan Arumughan (India)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11391&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

=Group I=

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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group I

|source=[http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=436&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_KOR={{fbu|23|KOR}}

|name_VIE={{fbu|23|VIE}}

|name_TLS={{fbu|23|TLS}}

|name_MAC={{fbu|23|MAC}}

|update=complete

|win_KOR=2 |draw_KOR=1 |loss_KOR=0 |gf_KOR=12|ga_KOR=1

|win_VIE=2 |draw_VIE=0 |loss_VIE=1 |gf_VIE=13|ga_VIE=3 |status_VIE=H

|win_TLS=1 |draw_TLS=1 |loss_TLS=1 |gf_TLS=7 |ga_TLS=5

|win_MAC=0 |draw_MAC=0 |loss_MAC=3 |gf_MAC=2 |ga_MAC=25

|team1=KOR |team2=VIE |team3=TLS |team4=MAC

|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT={{nowrap|Final tournament}}

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score = 10–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAC}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11393&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|VIE}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TLS}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance = 6,010

|referee = Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11394&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TLS}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KOR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance = 2,500

|referee = Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11396&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MAC}}

|score = 1–8

|team2 = {{fbu|23|VIE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11395&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TLS}}

|score = 7–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAC}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance = 5,500

|referee = Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11398&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|23|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|VIE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11397&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

=Group J=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group J

|source=[http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=436&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_JPN={{fbu|23|JPN}}

|name_CHN={{fbu|23|CHN}} |note_CHN=China PR, as final tournament hosts, are automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

|name_CAM={{fbu|23|CAM}}

|name_PHI={{fbu|23|PHI}}

|update=complete

|win_JPN=2 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=1 |gf_JPN=11|ga_JPN=2

|win_CHN=2 |draw_CHN=1 |loss_CHN=0 |gf_CHN=4 |ga_CHN=1

|win_CAM=1 |draw_CAM=1 |loss_CAM=1 |gf_CAM=1 |ga_CAM=2 |status_CAM=H

|win_PHI=0 |draw_PHI=0 |loss_PHI=3 |gf_PHI=0 |ga_PHI=11

|team1=CHN |team2=JPN |team3=CAM |team4=PHI

|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT={{nowrap|Final tournament}}

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

|score = 8–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|PHI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

|attendance = 321

|referee = Payam Heidari (Iran)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11399&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|CHN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|CAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh

|attendance = 7,326

|referee = Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

|report = http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11400&stageid=436&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|7|21|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PHI}}

|score = 0–2

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|attendance = 4,328

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|attendance = 15,825

|referee = Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

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|attendance = 6,372

|referee = Payam Heidari (Iran)

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams after the withdrawal of Sri Lanka from Group A, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

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|group_GrB=B |name_GrB={{fbu|23|KSA}}

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|group_GrD=D |name_GrD={{fbu|23|UAE}}

|group_GrE=E |name_GrE={{fbu|23|JOR}}

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|group_GrG=G |name_GrG={{fbu|23|HKG}}

|group_GrH=H |name_GrH={{fbu|23|THA}}

|group_GrI=I |name_GrI={{fbu|23|VIE}}

|group_GrJ=J |name_GrJ={{fbu|23|JPN}}

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Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

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Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship1

{{fbu|23|CHN}}{{sort|*|Hosts}}{{dts|25 November 2016}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|OMA}}{{sort|A|Group A winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=7}}1 (2013)
{{fbu|23|IRQ}}{{sort|B|Group B winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=13}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|QAT}}{{sort|C|Group C winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=11}}1 (2016)
{{fbu|23|UZB}}{{sort|D|Group D winners}}{{dts|19 July 2017}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|PLE}}{{sort|E|Group E winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=10}}0 (debut)
{{fbu|23|AUS}}{{sort|F|Group F winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=2}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|PRK}}{{sort|G|Group G winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=1}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|MAS}}{{sort|H|Group H winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=5}}0 (debut)
{{fbu|23|KOR}}{{sort|I|Group I winners}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=3}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|THA}}{{sort|Z1|1st best runners-up}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=6}}1 (2016)
{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}{{sort|Z2|2nd best runners-up}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=12}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|VIE}}{{sort|Z3|3rd best runners-up}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=4}}1 (2016)
{{fbu|23|JOR}}{{sort|Z4|4th best runners-up}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=9}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|JPN}}{{sort|Z5|5th best runners-up}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=8}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|KSA}}{{sort|Z6|6th best runners-up}}{{dts|23 July 2017|addkey=14}}2 (2013, 2016)

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

Goalscorers

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Notes

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References

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