2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC U-23 Championship qualification

| year = 2020

| country = Qatar (Group A)

| country2 = Bahrain (Group B)

| country3 = Iran (Group C)

| country4 = Saudi Arabia (Group D)

| country5 = Kuwait (Group E)

| country6 = Uzbekistan (Group F)

| country7 = Mongolia (Group G)

| country8 = Cambodia (Group H)

| country9 = Myanmar (Group I)

| country10 = Malaysia (Group J)

| country11 = Vietnam (Group K)

| dates = 22–26 March 2019{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-competitions-calendar-2019|title=AFC Competitions Calendar 2019|date=28 February 2018}}

| num_teams = 43

| confederations = 1

| venues = 13

| cities = 11

| matches = 63

| goals = 240

| attendance = {{#expr: + 600 + 900 + 150 + 850 + 900 + 147 + 1162 + 8500 + 2583 + 2746 + 2789 + 4140 + 102 + 1732 + 157 + 2931 + 10 + 2520 + 200 + 122 + 28 + 262 + 130 + 300 + 150 + 1100 + 147 + 300 + 350 + 220 + 2452 + 282 + 4287 + 100 + 636 + 98 + 1028 + 55 + 420 + 1113 + 3118 + 424 + 1328 + 455 + 1662 + 303 + 4220 + 753 + 5200 + 1528 + 9875 + 128 + 7606 + 394 + 9705 + 275 + 26183 + 1053 + 7689 + 1178 + 25591 + 825 + 38278}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Dong-gyeong {{nowrap|(6 goals)}}

| prevseason = 2018

| nextseason = 2022

}}

The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Thailand who qualified automatically as hosts country.{{cite web|title=FA Thailand proposed as 2020 AFC U-23 Championship host|url=http://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/fa-thailand-proposed-as-2020-afc-u23-championship-host|publisher=AFC|access-date=30 August 2018}} These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Thailand decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament.

The draw was held on 7 November 2018, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-23-championship/latest/news/teams-to-learn-opponents-for-2020-qualifiers|title=Teams to learn opponents for 2020 Qualifiers|publisher=AFC|date=6 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-23-championship/latest/news/thailand-2020-qualifiers-draw-result|title=Journey to Thailand 2020 begins|publisher=AFC|date=7 November 2018}} The 44 teams were drawn into eleven groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 24 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into six groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
  • East Zone: 20 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups G–K).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuCvY-CycR0|title=AFC U23 Championship 2020 Qualifiers Draw|publisher=YouTube|date=7 November 2018}}

  • The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.

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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|UZB}} (1) (H)

|{{fbu|23|QAT}} (3) (H)

|{{fbu|23|IRQ}} (5)

|{{fbu|23|PLE}} (6)

|{{fbu|23|JOR}} (12)

|{{fbu|23|KSA}} (13) (H)

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|{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}} (14)

|{{fbu|23|OMA}} (15)

|{{fbu|23|IRN}} (17) (H)

|{{fbu|23|UAE}} (19)

|{{fbu|23|TJK}} (21)

|{{fbu|23|BHR}} (26) (H)

}}

|valign=top|{{ordered list|start=13

|{{fbu|23|LIB}} (27)

|{{fbu|23|IND}} (28)

|{{fbu|23|KGZ}} (29)

|{{fbu|23|TKM}} (31)

|{{fbu|23|NEP}} (34)

|{{fbu|23|BAN}} (37)

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|{{fbu|23|AFG|2013}} (38)

|{{fbu|23|KUW}} (NR) (H)

|{{fbu|23|MDV}} (NR)

|{{fbu|23|PAK}} (NR) (W)

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

|{{fbu|23|YEM}} (NR)

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East Zone

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|{{fbu|23|VIE}} (2) (H)

|{{fbu|23|KOR}} (4)

|{{fbu|23|MAS}} (7) (H)

|{{fbu|23|JPN}} (8)

|{{fbu|23|PRK}} (9)

}}

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

|{{fbu|23|CHN}} (10)

|{{fbu|23|AUS}} (11)

|{{fbu|23|THA}} (16) (Q)

|{{fbu|23|MYA}} (18) (H)

|{{fbu|23|HKG}} (20)

}}

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

|{{fbu|23|CAM}} (22) (H)

|{{fbu|23|IDN}} (23)

|{{fbu|23|TLS}} (24)

|{{fbu|23|LAO}} (25)

|{{fbu|23|SIN}} (30)

}}

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

|{{fbu|23|MNG}} (32) (H)

|{{fbu|23|BRU}} (33)

|{{fbu|23|PHI}} (35)

|{{fbu|23|TPE}} (36)

|{{fbu|23|MAC}} (39) (N)

}}

;Notes

  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

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|+Did not enter

West Zone

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  • {{fbu|23|BHU}}
East Zone

|valign=top|

  • {{fbu|23|GUM}}
  • {{fbu|23|NMI}} (N)

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-u-23-championship-thailand-2020-competition-regulations|title=Competition Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2020|publisher=AFC}}

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Thailand win their group or are among the four best runners-up, the fifth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.

=Tiebreakers=

Teams are 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 are 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 22 and 26 March 2019.

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+Schedule
rowspan=2|Matchday

!rowspan=2|Dates

!colspan=2|Matches

Groups A–E, G–J

!Group F

Matchday 1

|22 March 2019

|1 v 4, 2 v 3

|3 v 1

Matchday 2

|24 March 2019

|4 v 2, 3 v 1

|2 v 3

Matchday 3

|26 March 2019

|1 v 2, 3 v 4

|1 v 2

=Group A=

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

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=Group B=

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=Group C=

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=Group D=

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  • Eid {{goal|16}}

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=Group E=

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

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=Group F=

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=Group G=

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=Group H=

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=Group I=

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=Group J=

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=Group K=

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|date = {{Start date|2019|3|26|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 2–1

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

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Azim {{goal|85|pen.}}

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 825

|referee = Bijan Heidari (Iran)

|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/14584

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|3|26|df=y}}

|time = 20:00

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

|score = 4–0

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

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 38,278

|referee = Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/14583

}}

=Ranking of second-placed teams=

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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/252 AFC]

|show_groups=T

|group_GrA=A |name_GrA={{fbu|23|OMA}}

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

|group_GrC=C |name_GrC={{fbu|23|IRN}}

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

|group_GrE=E |name_GrE={{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}

|group_GrF=F |name_GrF={{fbu|23|TJK}}

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

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

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

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

|group_GrK=K |name_GrK={{fbu|23|THA}} |note_GrK=Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

|update=complete

|win_GrA=1 |draw_GrA=1 |loss_GrA=0 |gf_GrA=4 |ga_GrA=3

|win_GrB=1 |draw_GrB=0 |loss_GrB=1 |gf_GrB=1 |ga_GrB=2

|win_GrC=1 |draw_GrC=1 |loss_GrC=0 |gf_GrC=3 |ga_GrC=1

|win_GrD=1 |draw_GrD=1 |loss_GrD=0 |gf_GrD=3 |ga_GrD=1

|win_GrE=1 |draw_GrE=1 |loss_GrE=0 |gf_GrE=3 |ga_GrE=1

|win_GrF=1 |draw_GrF=1 |loss_GrF=0 |gf_GrF=2 |ga_GrF=0

|win_GrG=0 |draw_GrG=2 |loss_GrG=0 |gf_GrG=2 |ga_GrG=2

|win_GrH=1 |draw_GrH=1 |loss_GrH=0 |gf_GrH=8 |ga_GrH=2

|win_GrI=1 |draw_GrI=0 |loss_GrI=1 |gf_GrI=7 |ga_GrI=7

|win_GrJ=1 |draw_GrJ=1 |loss_GrJ=0 |gf_GrJ=3 |ga_GrJ=2

|win_GrK=1 |draw_GrK=0 |loss_GrK=1 |gf_GrK=4 |ga_GrK=4

|team1=GrH |team2=GrC |team3=GrE |team4=GrD |team5=GrF |team6=GrA |team7=GrJ |team8=GrI |team9=GrK |team10=GrB |team11=GrG

|pos_GrE=2

|hth_GrC=Disciplinary points: Iran –2, Syria –2, Saudi Arabia –3. |hth_GrE=GrC |hth_GrD=GrC

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT |result3=FT |result4=FT |result9=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

}}

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

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

{{fbu|23|THA}}{{sort|*|Hosts}}{{dts|2018|8|30|format=dmy}}2 (2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|QAT}}{{sort|A|Group A winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=12|format=dmy}}2 (2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|BHR}}{{sort|B|Group B winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=13|format=dmy}}0 (debut)
{{fbu|23|IRQ}}{{sort|C|Group C winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=8|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|UAE}}{{sort|D|Group D winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=14|format=dmy}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|JOR}}{{sort|E|Group E winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=9|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|UZB}}{{sort|F|Group F winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=5|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|PRK}}{{sort|G|Group G winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=1|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|KOR}}{{sort|H|Group H winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=2|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|JPN}}{{sort|I|Group I winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=4|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|CHN}}{{sort|J|Group J winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=6|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|VIE}}{{sort|K|Group K winners}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=7|format=dmy}}2 (2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|AUS}}{{sort|Z1|1st best runners-up}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=3|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|IRN}}{{sort|Z2|2nd best runners-up}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=10|format=dmy}}2 (2013, 2016)
{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}{{sort|Z3|3rd best runners-up}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=11|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)
{{fbu|23|KSA}}{{sort|Z4|4th best runners-up}}{{dts|2019|3|26|addkey=15|format=dmy}}3 (2013, 2016, 2018)

:

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

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers|goals=240 |matches=63

|6 goals=

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

References