2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Qatar (Group A) Bahrain (Group B) Iran (Group C) Saudi Arabia (Group D) Kuwait (Group E) Uzbekistan (Group F) Mongolia (Group G) Cambodia (Group H) Myanmar (Group I) Malaysia (Group J) Vietnam (Group K) |
Dates | 22–26 March 2019[1] |
Teams | 43 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 13 (in 11 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
Goals scored | 240 (3.81 per match) |
Attendance | 194,470 (3,087 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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.[2] These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.
Draw
[edit]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.[3][4] 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:[5]
- The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | |
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- 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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Player eligibility
[edit]Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[6]
Format
[edit]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
[edit]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).[6]
- 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 are 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.
Groups
[edit]The matches were played between 22 and 26 March 2019.
Matchday | Dates | Matches | |
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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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Qatar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Afghanistan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Nepal ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
Bahrain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bangladesh ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Iran ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Group D
[edit]- All matches were held in Saudi Arabia.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Maldives ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Lebanon ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Group E
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Syria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Jordan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Group F
[edit]- All matches were held in Uzbekistan.
- Times listed are UTC+5.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[7] |
India ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Group G
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Hong Kong ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Singapore ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mongolia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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North Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Singapore ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Group H
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 |
South Korea ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Chinese Taipei ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Cambodia ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Cambodia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Group I
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
Myanmar ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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East Timor ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Macau ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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East Timor ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Group J
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
China ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Philippines ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() |
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Laos ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Malaysia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Group K
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
- ^ Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Vietnam ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Indonesia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
[edit]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.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | H | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | Final tournament |
2 | C | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4[a] | |
2 | E | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4[a] | |
4 | D | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4[a] | |
5 | F | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
6 | A | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
7 | J | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
8 | I | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | K | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Final tournament |
10 | B | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
11 | G | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
Qualified teams
[edit]The following 16 teams qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship1 |
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Hosts | 30 August 2018[2] | 2 (2016, 2018) |
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Group A winners | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2016, 2018) |
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Group B winners | 26 March 2019 | 0 (debut) |
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Group C winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group D winners | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2013, 2016) |
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Group E winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group F winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group G winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group H winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group I winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group J winners | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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Group K winners | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2016, 2018) |
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1st best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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2nd best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 2 (2013, 2016) |
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3rd best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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4th best runners-up | 26 March 2019 | 3 (2013, 2016, 2018) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 240 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Omran Haydary
Joe Champness
Nicholas D'Agostino
Abraham Majok
Mohammed Al-Hardan
Ahmed Al-Sherooqi
Ahmed Bughammar
Sayed Hashim Isa
Mohamed Marhoon
Hu Jinghang
Lin Liangming
Yang Liyu
Reza Jabireh
Amir Al-Ammari
Ko Itakura
Yuto Iwasaki
Takefusa Kubo
Yuta Nakayama
Ernist Batyrkanov
Akhyar Rashid
Hein Htet Aung
Ye Min Thu
Yousef Emghamis
Javier Gayoso
Bassam Al-Rawi
Saad Al-Selouli
Abdulrahman Al-Yami
Cho Young-wook
Lee Dong-jun
Supachok Sarachat
Danilson Araújo
Mohammed Al-Hammadi
Bobur Abdikholikov
Hà Đức Chinh
Nguyễn Thành Chung
Triệu Việt Hưng
1 goal
Suliman Khorami
Thomas Deng
Riley McGree
Tass Mourdoukoutas
Aiden O'Neill
Brandon Wilson
Naseem Al-Shamsi
Abdulaziz Khalid
Biplu Ahmed
Tutul Hossain Badsha
Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi
Narong Kakada
Sin Kakada
Cao Yongjing
Huang Cong
Jiang Shenglong
Philip Ponder
Tsui Wang Kit
Yue Tze Nam
Dimas Drajad
Raffi Syarahil
Mehdi Mehdikhani
Omid Noorafkan
Reza Shekari
Hussein Jabbar
Sajjad Jabbar
Keita Endo
Koki Machida
Kyosuke Tagawa
Yugo Tatsuta
Ward Al-Barri
Musa Al-Taamari
Omar Al-Zebdieh
Badr Abdulrahman
Abdulmohsen Al-Ajmi
Abdulaziz Al-Hadiyah
Fawaz Al-Otaibi
Bounphachan Bounkong
Vannasone Douangmaity
Chitpasong Latthachack
Youssef Al Haj
Alex Boutros
Karim Darwiche
Fouad Eid
Mohammad Kdouh
Hassan Mehanna
Hussein Monzer
Leong Hou In
Leung Chi Seng
Augusto Jeronimo
Faisal Halim
Danial Haqim
Safawi Rasid
Syahmi Safari
Khash-Erdene Batbayar
Myat Kaung Khant
Lwin Moe Aung
Zayar Naing
Jon Hyok
Jong Kum-song
Pak Kwang-hun
Ri Kum-hyok
Muhsen Al-Ghassani
Saud Al-Habsi
Amran Al-Hidi
Yousuf Al-Malki
Ahmed Al-Matroushi
Hani Abdallah
Saadou Abdelsalam
Mahmoud Al-Iwisat
Oday Dabbagh
Raed Dahla
Mousa Farawi
Dawoud Iraqi
Mahmoud Salma
Ayman Al-Khulaif
Abdulrahman Ghareeb
Amiruldin Asraf
Ikhsan Fandi
Irfan Fandi
Hami Syahin
Lionel Tan
Han Chan-hee
Jang Min-gyu
Kim Bo-sub
Lee Si-heon
Seo Gyeong-ju
Alaa Dali
Kamel Koaeh
Sharafdzhon Solehov
Daler Yodgorov
Anon Amornlerdsak
Shinnaphat Leeaoh
Suphanat Mueanta
Saringkan Promsupa
Henrique Cruz
Rufino Gama
Bagtyýar Gürgenow
Majed Rashed
Mohammed Ali Shaker
Jassem Yaqoub
Islom Kobilov
Đinh Thanh Bình
Huỳnh Tấn Sinh
Nguyễn Hoàng Đức
Nguyễn Quang Hải
Trần Thanh Sơn
1 own goal
Haimie Anak Nyaring (against Thailand)
Ouk Sovann (against South Korea)
Wan Tin Iao (against Timor-Leste)
Dinesh Rajbanshi (against Qatar)
Şazada Başimow (against Iran)
References
[edit]- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". 28 February 2018.
- ^ a b "FA Thailand proposed as 2020 AFC U-23 Championship host". AFC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Teams to learn opponents for 2020 Qualifiers". AFC. 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Journey to Thailand 2020 begins". AFC. 7 November 2018.
- ^ "AFC U23 Championship 2020 Qualifiers Draw". YouTube. 7 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Competition Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2020". AFC.
- ^ "Pakistan withdraw from AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers as tensions with India continue". Fox Sports Asia. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- AFC U-23 Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC U-23 Championship 2020, stats.the-AFC.com