2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
2022 yilgi Osiyo U-23 Osiyo Kubogi | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Uzbekistan |
Dates | 1–19 June |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
Attendance | 154,134 (4,817 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (prior to 2021 known as the AFC U-23 Championship[1]), a biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The players had to be born on or after 1 January 1999.[2]
The tournament was originally going to be held in Uzbekistan from 6–24 January 2022, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 1–19 June 2022.[3][4] A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament.[5]
South Korea were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Japan in the quarter-finals, failing to finish among the top 4 for the first time. Saudi Arabia became the fifth different country to win the tournament, beating hosts Uzbekistan in the final.
Host selection
[edit]Originally, it was determined that China would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6] However, they withdrew from hosting the tournament in October 2020 due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On 18 March 2021, the AFC announced that Uzbekistan will host the tournament.[3]
Qualification
[edit]Qualification matches were played between 23 October and 2 November 2021.[8]
Qualified teams
[edit]Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | Hosts | 5th | Champions (2018) |
![]() | Group A winners | 4th | Third place (2018) |
![]() | Group B winners | 4th | Quarter-finals (2016) |
![]() | Group C winners | 5th | Champions (2013) |
![]() | Group D winners | 2nd | Group stage (2013) |
![]() | Group E winners | 4th | Quarter-finals (2013, 2016, 2020) |
![]() | Group F winners | 5th | Third place (2013) |
![]() | Group G winners | 5th | Third place (2020) |
![]() | Group H winners | 5th | Champions (2020) |
![]() | Group I winners | 4th | Runners-up (2018) |
![]() | Group J winners | 2nd | Quarter-finals (2018) |
![]() | Group K winners | 5th | Champions (2016) |
![]() | 1st best runners-up | 4th | Quarter-finals (2020) |
![]() | 2nd best runners-up | 5th | Runners-up (2013, 2020) |
![]() | 3rd best runners-up | 1st | Debut |
![]() | 4th best runners-up | 1st | Debut |
Venues
[edit]Tashkent | Qarshi | |||
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Milliy Stadium | Pakhtakor Stadium | Lokomotiv Stadium | Markaziy Stadium | |
Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | |
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Match officials
[edit]The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. Video assistant referees were used in this tournament.[9]
- Referees
Jonathan Barreiro
Shaun Evans
Alex King
Fu Ming
Ma Ning
Ali Sabah
Mohanad Qasim Sarray
Yusuke Araki
Jumpei Iida
Yudai Yamamoto
Kim Hee-gon
Kim Woo-sung
Ahmad Faisal Al-Ali
Ammar Ashkanani
Ali Shaban
Ahmed Al-Kaf
Abdulla Al-Marri
Saoud Ali Al-Adba
Salman Ahmad Falahi
Mohammed Al-Hoaish
Majed Al Shamrani
Khalid Al-Turais
Muhammad Taqi
Hettikamkanamge Perera
Hanna Hattab
Mongkolchai Pechsri
Sivakorn Pu-udom
Omar Al-Ali
Yahya Al-Mulla
Adel Al-Naqbi
Aziz Asimov
Akhrol Riskullaev
Rustam Lutfullin
Ilgiz Tantashev
- Assistant referees
Owen Goldrick
George Lakrindis
Cao Yi
Shi Xiang
Watheq Al-Swaiedi
Haider Ali Al-Ubaidee
Isao Nishihashi
Takumi Takagi
Jang Jong-pil
Song Bong-keun
Abdulhadi Al-Anezi
Abbas Gholoum
Abu Bakar Al-Amri
Rashid Al-Ghaithi
Yousuf Al-Shamari
Zahy Al-Shammari
Khalaf Al-Shammari
Yasir Al-Sultan
Palitha Hemathunga
Ali Ahmad
Tanate Chuchuen
Rawut Nakarit
Sabet Al-Ali
Ali Al-Nuaimi
Andrey Tsapenko
Draw
[edit]The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. The draw took place at the Milliy Stadium at 12:00 PM, February 17.[10]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
[edit]Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, a minimum three of whom must be selected as goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).[5]
Group stage
[edit]The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- 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):[5]
- 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.
All times are local, UT (UTC+5).
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Turkmenistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Qatar ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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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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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Jordan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Iraq ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Kuwait ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Iraq ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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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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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
South Korea ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Malaysia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Vietnam ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Tajikistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).[5]
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
11 June – Pakhtakor | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||||||
15 June – Milliy | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
12 June – Pakhtakor | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
19 June – Milliy | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
11 June – Milliy | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
15 June – Pakhtakor | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
12 June – Lokomotiv | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
18 June – Pakhtakor | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Uzbekistan ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report | |
Penalties | ||
3–2 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]Uzbekistan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]Winners
[edit]2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
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![]() Saudi Arabia First title |
Awards
[edit]The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[9]
Top scorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Fair-play award |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 81 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Louis D'Arrigo
Alou Kuol
Ramy Najjarine
Jay Rich-Baghuelou
Alireza Bavieh
Erfan Shahriari
Aria Yousefi
Hasan Abdulkareem
Moamel Abdulridha
Mohammed Al-Baqer
Ammar Ghaleb
Muntadher Mohammed
Shota Fujio
Kuryu Matsuki
Taika Nakashima
Yousef Ayedh
Mukhairi Ajmal
Ahmed Al Ganehi
Saud Abdulhamid
Hussain Al-Eisa
Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
Hamad Al-Yami
Haitham Asiri
Abdullah Radif
Go Jae-hyeon
Kim Tae-hwan
Lee Sang-min
Ben Davis
Channarong Promsrikaew
Teýmur Çaryýew
Arzuwguly Sapargulýyew
Abdelaziz Al-Bloushi
Yaser Hassan
Mansoor Saeed
Khojimat Erkinov
Ruslanbek Jiyanov
Otabek Jurakuziyev
Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh
Nguyễn Văn Tùng
Nhâm Mạnh Dũng
Phan Tuấn Tài[note 2]
Vũ Tiến Long
1 own goal
Kai Trewin (against Japan)
Hussein Ammar (against Uzbekistan)
Yousef Ayman (against Uzbekistan)
Oraz Orazow (against Australia)
Tournament team rankings
[edit]As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 16 | Champions |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Third place |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
15 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Broadcasting
[edit]Country | Broadcast network | Channel | Online platform |
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Australia | Network 10 | 10 Sports | My Football |
Bangladesh | East West Media Group | T Sports | T Sports |
China | iQIYI, Migu Video | iQIYI, Migu Video | |
Chinese Taipei | ELTA TV | ELTA HD | ELTA Sports |
Thailand | True Digital Group | TrueID | |
Hong Kong | Aser Ventures | Eleven Sports | Eleven Sports |
Philippines | Aser Ventures | Eleven Sports | Eleven Sports |
Singapore | Aser Ventures | Eleven Sports | Eleven Sports |
India | Jio | Jio TV | JioTV |
Indonesia | MNC Media | MNCTV, RCTI, iNews | MNCTV OFFICIAL, MNC Media |
Iraq | MENA | Al Rabiaa TV | Al Rabiaa TV |
Japan | DAZN Group | DAZN | |
South Korea | TVING Corporation, Coupang | Coupang Play | |
Macau | MPLUS | MPLUS | |
Malaysia | Astro | TV1, TV2, Astro Arena, Astro Arena HD | Stadium Astro, MyKlik, Astro Go |
Myanmar | Canal+ | Canal+ Sports | Canal+ Plus |
Qatar | BeIN Media Group | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Sports Company | SSC | Shaid MBC |
Uzbekistan |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Competition Regulations AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022" (PDF). The-AFC.com. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Uzbekistan set to be first-ever Central Asian host of AFC U23 Asian Cup in 2022". AFC. 18 March 2021.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC.
- ^ a b c d "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
- ^ "New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee". AFC. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Latest update on AFC Futsal Championship and AFC U23 Asian Cup". AFC. 15 October 2020.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". AFC.
- ^ a b "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Technical Report" (PDF). the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 draw set to reveal thrilling encounters". AFC. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- AFC U23 Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
- Competition Regulation (Archived)