2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup#Final
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| other_titles = 2025年亚足联U-20亚洲杯
| year = 2025
| image = File:AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 logo.png
| size = 250px
| caption =
| country = China
| dates = 12 February – 1 March
| num_teams = 16
| confederations = 1
| venues = 4
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fbu|20|AUS}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|20|KSA}}
| matches = 31
| goals = 93
| attendance = {{#expr: 655 + 5152 + 1072 + 7944 + 8743 + 267 + 266 + 472 + 603 + 827 + 310 + 412 + 179 + 356 + 225 + 510 + 252 + 236 + 363 + 184 + 468 + 165 + 310 + 277 + 6058 + 1109 + 1826 + 259 + 408 + 1363 + 3355}}
| top_scorer = {{nowrap|{{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Kim Tae-won
{{fbuicon|20|UZB}} Mukhammadali Urinboev
(4 goals each)}}
| player = {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Alexander Badolato
| goalkeeper = {{fbuicon|20|KSA}} Hamed Al-Shanqiti
| fair_play = {{fbu|20|AUS}}
| prevseason = 2023
| nextseason = 2027
| updated =
}}
The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup was the 42nd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia.
On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/cfed/news/pivotal_reforms_approved_by_afc_competitions_committee.html|title=Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=24 May 2024|access-date=24 May 2024}}
A total of 16 teams played in the tournament. The top four teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives.
Uzbekistan were the title holders, having won the title in 2023. They were eliminated on penalties by South Korea in the quarter-finals. Australia clinched their first major youth title since joining the AFC, overcoming three-time winners Saudi Arabia on penalties.
Qualification
{{main|2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification}}
Qualification matches were played between 21 and 29 September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Calendar-(Jul-2024-Jun-2025)-upd-15Jan2025.pdf|title=AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025) |website=the-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=15 January 2025|accessdate=20 February 2025}}
=Qualified teams=
A total of 16 teams, including hosts China, qualified for the final tournament.
class="wikitable sortable"
! Team ! Qualified as ! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance ! Previous best performance | |||
{{fbu|20|CHN}} | {{sort|*|Hosts}} | 20th | {{sort|02|Champions}} (1985) |
{{fbu|20|SYR}} | {{sort|A|Group A winners}} | 12th | {{sort|02|Champions}} (1994) |
{{fbu|20|UZB}} | {{sort|B|Group B winners}} | 9th | {{sort|02|Champions}} (2023) |
{{fbu|20|KOR}} | {{sort|C|Group C winners}} | 40th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) |
{{fbu|20|KSA}} | {{sort|D|Group D winners}} | 15th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1986, 1992, 2018) |
{{fbu|20|PRK}} | {{sort|E|Group E winners}} | 14th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1976, 2006, 2010) |
{{fbu|20|IDN}} | {{sort|F|Group F winners}} | 20th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1961) |
{{fbu|20|IRN}} | {{sort|G|Group G winners}} | 22nd | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) |
{{fbu|20|IRQ}} | {{sort|H|Group H winners}} | 19th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) |
{{fbu|20|JPN}} | {{sort|I|Group I winners}} | 39th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (2016) |
{{fbu|20|QAT}} | {{sort|J|Group J winners}} | 16th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (2014) |
{{fbu|20|YEM}} | 1st {{sort|Z1|best runners-up}} | 8th | {{sort|06|Quarter-finals}} (1975) |
{{fbu|20|KGZ}} | 2nd {{sort|Z2|best runners-up}} | 3rd | {{sort|14|Group stage}} (2006, 2023) |
{{fbu|20|AUS}} | 3rd {{sort|Z3|best runners-up}} | 9th | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2010) |
{{fbu|20|THA}} | 4th {{sort|Z4|best runners-up}} | 34th | {{sort|01|Champions}} (1962, 1969) |
{{fbu|20|JOR}} | 5th {{sort|Z5|best runners-up}} | 9th | {{sort|04|Fourth place}} (2006) |
Venues
The competition was held in four venues around Shenzhen.{{cite web|url=https://dongqiudi.com/article/4665291.html|title=官方:2025年中国U20亚洲杯将在深圳举行|work=Dongqiudi|date=7 November 2024|access-date=7 November 2024|language=zh}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
colspan=4|Shenzhen |
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Bao'an
!colspan=2|Guangming |
Bao'an Stadium
| Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium | Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1 |
Capacity: 40,000
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 500 | Capacity: 2,364 |
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| | | |
colspan="4" rowspan="4"| {{location map+|China|float=left|width=300|caption=|places=
{{location map~|China|lat=22.3229|long=114.0335|label=Shenzhen|position=top}} }} |
Match officials
The tournament implemented video assistant referees (VAR), a first in the tournament's history, starting from the semi-finals onwards.{{cite web|title=#AFCU20 - S-finals: 5 things to look out for|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup.html/news/afcu20-s-finals-5-things-to-look-out-for|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=25 February 2025|date=25 February 2025}}
;Referees
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{fbaicon|AUS}} Alex King
- {{fbaicon|BHR}} Ammar Mahfoodh
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Shen Yinhao
- {{fbaicon|IDN}} Thoriq Alkatiri
- {{fbaicon|IRQ}} Zaid Thamer Mohammed
- {{fbaicon|JPN}} Hiroki Kasahara
- {{fbaicon|KUW}} Abdullah Jamali
- {{fbaicon|OMA}} Qasim Al-Hatmi
- {{fbaicon|QAT}} Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} Choi Hyun-jai
- {{fbaicon|UAE}} Ahmed Eisa Darwish
- {{fbaicon|UZB}} Asker Nadjafaliev
{{colend}}
;Assistant referees
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{fbaicon|AUS}} James Lindsay
- {{fbaicon|BHR}} Mohamed Salman
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Guo Jingtao
- {{fbaicon|CHN}} Luo Zheng
- {{fbaicon|HKG}} So Kai Man
- {{fbaicon|IDN}} Bangbang Syamsudar
- {{fbaicon|IRQ}} Hayder Ubaydee
- {{fbaicon|JPN}} Takagi Takumi
- {{fbaicon|KUW}} Ali Jraq
- {{fbaicon|OMA}} Nasser Al-Busaidi
- {{fbaicon|QAT}} Khaled Khalaf
- {{fbaicon|KOR}} Cheon Jin-hee
- {{fbaicon|TJK}} Ismoil Nuraliev
- {{fbaicon|THA}} Kijsathit Pattarapong
- {{fbaicon|UAE}} Yasser Al-Murshidi
- {{fbaicon|UZB}} Ruslan Serazitdinov
{{colend}}
Draw
The draw of the final tournament was held on 7 November 2024 in Shenzhen, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification, with the hosts China automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.{{cite web |title=#AFCU20 draw to unveil China 2025 showdowns |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup.html/news/afcu20-draw-to-unveil-china-2025-showdowns |website=the-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=1 November 2024}}
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width=25%|Pot 1
!width=25%|Pot 2 !width=25%|Pot 3 !width=25%|Pot 4 |
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valign=top|{{ordered list|start=1
|{{fbu|20|CHN}} (hosts) |{{fbu|20|UZB}} |{{fbu|20|IRQ}} |{{fbu|20|JPN}} }} |valign=top|{{ordered list|start=5 |{{fbu|20|KOR}} |{{fbu|20|AUS}} |{{fbu|20|IRN}} |{{fbu|20|JOR}} }} |valign=top|{{ordered list|start=9 |{{fbu|20|IDN}} |{{fbu|20|KSA}} |{{fbu|20|SYR}} |{{fbu|20|KGZ}} }} |valign=top|{{ordered list|start=13 |{{fbu|20|QAT}} |{{fbu|20|THA}} |{{fbu|20|YEM}} |{{fbu|20|PRK}} }} |
Squads
{{main article|2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup squads}}
Players born on or after 1 January 2005 and on or before 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.
Group stage
{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}
;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 tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/tournament-regulations/AFC-U20-Asian-Cup%E2%84%A2-2025-Competition-Regulations.pdf|date=1 March 2024|accessdate=20 February 2025|title=Competition Regulations AFC U-20 Asian Cup™ 2025|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}
- 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 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;
- 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.
All match times are in local time, (UTC+8)
=Group A=
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|name_KGZ={{fbu|20|KGZ}}
|name_QAT={{fbu|20|QAT}}
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|win_AUS=3 |draw_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=0 |gf_AUS=10|ga_AUS=3
|win_KGZ=0 |draw_KGZ=0 |loss_KGZ=3 |gf_KGZ=3 |ga_KGZ=14
|win_QAT=1 |draw_QAT=0 |loss_QAT=2 |gf_QAT=6 |ga_QAT=5
|team_order=AUS, CHN, QAT, KGZ
|class_rules=Tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
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{{Football box
|id = Australia v Kyrgyzstan
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|12|df=y}}
|time = 17:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|KGZ}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Almazbekov {{goal|73|pen.}}
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 655
|referee = Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490168
}}
{{Football box
|id = China v Qatar
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|12|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CHN}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|QAT}}
|goals1 =
- Kuai Jiwen {{goal|17}}
- Liu Chengyu {{goal|21}}
|goals2 =
- Faragalla {{goal|55}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 5,152
|referee = Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490169
}}
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{{Football box
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|date = {{Start date|2025|2|15|df=y}}
|time = 17:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|QAT}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}
|goals1 =
- Gouda {{goal|19}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 1,072
|referee = Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490170
}}
{{Football box
|id = Kyrgyzstan v China
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|15|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KGZ}}
|score = 2–5
|team2 = {{fbu|20|CHN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Liu Chengyu {{goal|13}}
- Wang Yudong {{goal|45|pen.}}
- Mao Weijie {{goal|49}}
- Zhu Pengyu {{goal|80||90+2}}
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 7,944
|referee = Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490171
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{{Football box
|id = China v Australia
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|18|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CHN}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbu|20|AUS}}
|goals1 =
- Kuai Jiwen {{goal|29}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 8,743
|referee = Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490172
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{{Football box
|id = Kyrgyzstan v Qatar
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|18|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KGZ}}
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{fbu|20|QAT}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 267
|referee = Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490173
}}
=Group B=
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|source=[https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/fixtures__standings.html AFC]
|name_IRQ={{fbu|20|IRQ}}
|name_JOR={{fbu|20|JOR}}
|name_KSA={{fbu|20|KSA}}
|name_PRK={{fbu|20|PRK}}
|update=complete
|win_IRQ=1 |draw_IRQ=2 |loss_IRQ=0 |gf_IRQ=2 |ga_IRQ=1
|win_JOR=1 |draw_JOR=1 |loss_JOR=1 |gf_JOR=2 |ga_JOR=2
|win_KSA=2 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=1 |gf_KSA=3 |ga_KSA=2
|win_PRK=0 |draw_PRK=1 |loss_PRK=2 |gf_PRK=3 |ga_PRK=5
|team_order=KSA, IRQ, JOR, PRK
|class_rules=Tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage
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{{Football box
|id = Iraq v North Korea
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|13|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IRQ}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|PRK}}
|goals1 =
- Luay {{goal|32}}
|goals2 =
- Kim Jin-song {{goal|62}}
|stadium = Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
|attendance = 266
|referee = Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490175
}}
{{Football box
|id = Jordan v Saudi Arabia
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|13|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|JOR}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|KSA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Haqawi {{goal|46}}
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 472
|referee = Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490179
}}
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{{Football box
|id = North Korea v Jordan
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|16|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|PRK}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbu|20|JOR}}
|goals1 =
- Ri Jong-dok {{goal|83|pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Sabra {{goal|6||72}}
|stadium = Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
|attendance = 603
|referee = Alex King (Australia)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490180
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{{Football box
|id = Saudi Arabia v Iraq
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|16|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|IRQ}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Faisal {{goal|25}}
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 827
|referee = Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490181
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Iraq v Jordan
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|19|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IRQ}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|JOR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
|attendance = 310
|referee = Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490183
}}
{{Football box
|id = Saudi Arabia v North Korea
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|19|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|PRK}}
|goals1 =
- Haqawi {{goal|51}}
- Al-Khaibri {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
- Han Jae-yong {{goal|28}}
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 412
|referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490182
}}
=Group C=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/fixtures__standings.html AFC]
|name_UZB={{fbu|20|UZB}}
|name_IRN={{fbu|20|IRN}}
|name_IDN={{fbu|20|IDN}}
|name_YEM={{fbu|20|YEM}}
|update=complete
|win_UZB=2 |draw_UZB=0 |loss_UZB=1 |gf_UZB=5 |ga_UZB=3
|win_IRN=3 |draw_IRN=0 |loss_IRN=0 |gf_IRN=11|ga_IRN=1
|win_IDN=0 |draw_IDN=1 |loss_IDN=2 |gf_IDN=1 |ga_IDN=6
|win_YEM=0 |draw_YEM=1 |loss_YEM=2 |gf_YEM=0 |ga_YEM=7
|team_order=IRN, UZB, IDN, YEM
|class_rules=Tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage
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{{Football box
|id = Uzbekistan v Yemen
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|13|df=y}}
|time = 17:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|UZB}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|YEM}}
|goals1 =
- Urinboev {{goal|26}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 179
|referee = Shen Yinhao (China)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490176
}}
{{Football box
|id = Iran v Indonesia
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|13|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IRN}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|IDN}}
|goals1 =
- Nafari {{goal|5}}
- Gholizadeh {{goal|63}}
- Dehghan {{goal|70}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 356
|referee = Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490184
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Yemen v Iran
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|16|df=y}}
|time = 17:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|YEM}}
|score = 0–6
|team2 = {{fbu|20|IRN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Zamani {{goal|26||34}}
- Gholizadeh {{goal|42}}
- Moqbel {{goal|45+2|o.g.}}
- Ghandipour {{goal|46}}
- Zoleikhaei {{goal|72}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 225
|referee = Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490185
}}
{{Football box
|id = Indonesia v Uzbekistan
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|16|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IDN}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fbu|20|UZB}}
|goals1 =
- Raven {{goal|23}}
|goals2 =
- Urinboev {{goal|21}}
- Khaydarov {{goal|47}}
- Saidnurullaev {{goal|63}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 510
|referee = Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490186
}}
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{{Football box
|id = Uzbekistan v Iran
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|19|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|UZB}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbu|20|IRN}}
|goals1 =
- Urinboev {{goal|81}}
|goals2 =
- Mazraeh {{goal|52}}
- Gholizadeh {{goal|66|pen.}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 252
|referee = Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490188
}}
{{Football box
|id = Indonesia v Yemen
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|19|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IDN}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|YEM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 236
|referee = Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490187
}}
=Group D=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/fixtures__standings.html AFC]
|name_JPN={{fbu|20|JPN}}
|name_KOR={{fbu|20|KOR}}
|name_SYR={{fbu|20|SYR}}
|name_THA={{fbu|20|THA}}
|update=complete
|win_JPN=1 |draw_JPN=2 |loss_JPN=0 |gf_JPN=6 |ga_JPN=3
|win_KOR=2 |draw_KOR=1 |loss_KOR=0 |gf_KOR=7 |ga_KOR=3
|win_SYR=0 |draw_SYR=2 |loss_SYR=1 |gf_SYR=5 |ga_SYR=6
|win_THA=0 |draw_THA=1 |loss_THA=2 |gf_THA=3 |ga_THA=9
|team_order=KOR, JPN, SYR, THA
|class_rules=Tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage
}}
{{Football box
|id = South Korea v Syria
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|14|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KOR}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|SYR}}
|goals1 =
- Shin Sung {{goal|8}}
- Baek Min-gyu {{goal|23}}
|goals2 =
- Abdi {{goal|60}}
|stadium = Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
|attendance = 363
|referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490189
}}
{{Football box
|id = Japan v Thailand
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|14|df=y}}
|time = 17:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|THA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 184
|referee = Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490190
}}
----
{{Football box
|id = Syria v Japan
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|17|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SYR}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fbu|20|JPN}}
|goals1 =
- Al-Mustafa {{goal|10}}
- Soufi {{goal|33}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
|attendance = 468
|referee = Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490192
}}
{{Football box
|id = Thailand v South Korea
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|17|df=y}}
|time = 17:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|THA}}
|score = 1–4
|team2 = {{fbu|20|KOR}}
|goals1 =
- Yotsakorn {{goal|23}}
|goals2 =
- Yoon Do-young {{goal|32}}
- Kim Tae-won {{goal|59||86}}
- Park Seung-soo {{goal|89}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 165
|referee = Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490193
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Japan v South Korea
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|20|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|JPN}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fbu|20|KOR}}
|goals1 =
- Kanda {{goal|28}}
|goals2 =
- Kim Tae-won {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 310
|referee = Alex King (Australia)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490194
}}
{{Football box
|id = Syria v Thailand
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|20|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SYR}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fbu|20|THA}}
|goals1 =
- Al-Kalou {{goal|52}}
- Al-Mustafa {{goal|71}}
|goals2 =
- Thanawut {{goal|73||81}}
|stadium = Longhua Cultural and Sports Center, Shenzhen
|attendance = 277
|referee = Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490196
}}
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
=Bracket=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
|22 February|{{fbu|20|AUS}}|3|{{fbu|20|IRQ}}|2
|23 February|{{fbu|20|IRN}}|1 (3)|{{fbu|20|JPN}} {{pso}}|1 (4)
|22 February|{{fbu|20|KSA}}|1|{{fbu|20|CHN}}|0
|23 February|{{fbu|20|KOR}} {{pso}}|3 (3)|{{fbu|20|UZB}}|3 (1)
|26 February|{{fbu|20|AUS}}|2|{{fbu|20|JPN}}|0
|26 February|{{fbu|20|KSA}} {{pso}}|0 (3)|{{fbu|20|KOR}}|0 (2)
|1 March|{{fbu|20|AUS}} {{pso}}|1 (5)|{{fbu|20|KSA}}|1 (4)
}}
=Quarter-finals=
All four winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|22|df=y}}
|time = 16:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}
|score = 1–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|CHN}}
|goals1 =
- Al-Yuhaybi {{goal|90+5}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 6,058
|referee = Alex King (Australia)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490200
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|22|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fbu|20|IRQ}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 1,109
|referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490201
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|23|df=y}}
|time = 16:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|IRN}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = y
|team2 = {{fbu|20|JPN}}
|goals1 =
- Ghandipour {{goal|5}}
|goals2 =
- Ogura {{goal|30}}
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 1,826
|referee = Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490202
|penaltyscore = 3–4
|penalties1 =
- Darvishaali {{penmiss}}
- Shahrabadi {{penmiss}}
- Shakouri {{pengoal}}
- Hassani {{pengoal}}
- Andarz {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Nakajima
- {{pengoal}} Takaoka
- {{penmiss}} Takahashi
- {{pengoal}} Sato
- {{pengoal}} Ichihara
}}
----
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|23|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KOR}}
|score = 3–3
|aet = y
|team2 = {{fbu|20|UZB}}
|goals1 =
- Shin Min-ha {{goal|26||56}}
- Kim Tae-won {{goal|61}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
|attendance = 259
|referee = Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490203
|penaltyscore = 3–1
|penalties1 =
- Kim Tae-won {{pengoal}}
- Lee Geon-hee {{penmiss}}
- Shin Min-ha {{penmiss}}
- Kim Ho-jin {{pengoal}}
- Ha Jeong-woo {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|26|df=y}}
|time = 16:15
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|KSA}}
|score = 0–0
|aet = y
|team2 = {{fbu|20|KOR}}
|penaltyscore = 3–2
|penalties1 =
- Al-Khaibari {{pengoal}}
- Barnawi {{penmiss}}
- Al-Shamrani {{pengoal}}
- Al-Tumbukti {{penmiss}}
- Al-Mahdawi {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
- {{penmiss}} Kim Tae-won
- {{penmiss}} Lee Chang-woo
- {{pengoal}} Kim Ho-jin
- {{pengoal}} Kim Seo-jin
- {{penmiss}} Kang Min-woo
|stadium = Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 408
|referee = Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490204
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|26|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fbu|20|JPN}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 1,363
|referee = Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490205
}}
=Final=
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2025|3|1|df=y}}
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|AUS}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{fbu|20|KSA}}
|goals1 = Agosti {{goal|24}}
|goals2 = Haji {{goal|45+2}}
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|penalties1 =
- Jovanovic {{pengoal}}
- Badolato {{pengoal}}
- Pearman {{pengoal}}
- Yull {{pengoal}}
- Kikianis {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Al-Khaibri
- {{pengoal}} Al-Shamrani
- {{pengoal}} Al-Mahdawi
- {{pengoal}} Barnawi
- {{penmiss}} Hazazi
|stadium = Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
|attendance = 3,355
|referee = Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u20-asian-cup/2025/2490206
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers|goals=93|matches=31
| 4 goals=
- {{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Kim Tae-won
- {{fbuicon|20|UZB}} Mukhammadali Urinboev
| 3 goals=
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Luka Jovanovic
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Musa Toure
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Esmaeil Gholizadeh
| 2 goals=
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Alexander Badolato
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Daniel Bennie
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Louis Agosti
- {{fbuicon|20|CHN}} Kuai Jiwen
- {{fbuicon|20|CHN}} Liu Chengyu
- {{fbuicon|20|CHN}} Zhu Pengyu
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Reza Ghandipour
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Abolfazl Zamani
- {{fbuicon|20|IRQ}} Amoori Faisal
- {{fbuicon|20|JOR}} Ibrahim Sabra
- {{fbuicon|20|QAT}} Mohammed Khaled Gouda
- {{fbuicon|20|KSA}} Saad Haqawi
- {{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Shin Min-ha
- {{fbuicon|20|SYR}} Mohammad Al-Mustafa
- {{fbuicon|20|THA}} Thanawut Phochai
- {{fbuicon|20|UZB}} Abdugafur Khaydarov
| 1 goals=
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Dean Bosnjak
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Panagiotis Kikianis
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Medin Memeti
- {{fbuicon|20|AUS}} Jaylan Pearman
- {{fbuicon|20|CHN}} Mao Weijie
- {{fbuicon|20|CHN}} Wang Yudong
- {{fbuicon|20|IDN}} Jens Raven
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Mobin Dehghan
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Yousef Mazraeh
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Hesam Nafari
- {{fbuicon|20|IRN}} Abolfazl Zoleikhaei
- {{fbuicon|20|IRQ}} Aymen Luay
- {{fbuicon|20|IRQ}} Mustafa Qabeel
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Rion Ichihara
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Hisatsugu Ishii
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Soma Kanda
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Kosei Ogura
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Yuto Ozeki
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Ryunosuke Sato
- {{fbuicon|20|JPN}} Rento Takaoka
- {{fbuicon|20|KGZ}} Beknaz Almazbekov
- {{fbuicon|20|KGZ}} Yryskeldi Madanov
- {{fbuicon|20|KGZ}} Umar Madavinov
- {{fbuicon|20|PRK}} Han Jae-yong
- {{fbuicon|20|PRK}} Kim Jin-song
- {{fbuicon|20|PRK}} Ri Jong-dok
- {{fbuicon|20|QAT}} Mohamed Hani Faragalla
- {{fbuicon|20|QAT}} Tahsin Jamshid
- {{fbuicon|20|QAT}} Moath Taha
- {{fbuicon|20|QAT}} Noureldan Tamer
- {{fbuicon|20|KSA}} Talal Haji
- {{fbuicon|20|KSA}} Thamer Al-Khaibri
- {{fbuicon|20|KSA}} Ammar Al-Yuhaybi
- {{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Baek Min-gyu
- {{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Park Seung-soo
- {{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Shin Sung
- {{fbuicon|20|KOR}} Yoon Do-young
- {{fbuicon|20|SYR}} Aland Abdi
- {{fbuicon|20|SYR}} Ahmad Al-Kalou
- {{fbuicon|20|SYR}} Ahmad Soufi
- {{fbuicon|20|THA}} Yotsakorn Burapha
- {{fbuicon|20|UZB}} Asilbek Jumaev
- {{fbuicon|20|UZB}} Saidumarkhon Saidnurullaev
|1 own goal=
- {{fbuicon|20|YEM}} Mohammed Moqbel (against Iran)
}}
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
Team
! Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 | ||
---|---|---|
{{fbu|20|KSA}} | 22 February 2025 | 9 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2017, 2019) |
{{fbu|20|AUS}} | 22 February 2025 | 15 (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013) |
{{fbu|20|JPN}} | 23 February 2025 | 11 (1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
{{fbu|20|KOR}} | 23 February 2025 | 16 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
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See also
Notes
{{reflist|group="note"}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/home.html Official page]
{{AFC U-19 Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025}}
Category:2025 in Chinese football
Category:International association football competitions hosted by China