U-19 soccer Asian Cup 2010

U-19 Asian Football Championship AFC U19 Championship 2010
Number of nations	16  (of 42 applicants)
Asian champion	North Korea (3rd title)
venue	People's Republic of China
Opening game	October 3
Endgame	October 17th
Games	31
Gates	78  (⌀: 2.52 per game)
spectator	335,786  (⌀: 10,832 per game)
Top scorer	Kerem Bulut (7 goals)
Best player	Jong Il-gwan

The 2010 U-19 Asian Football Championship (officially: AFC U19 Championship 2010 ) was the 36th edition of the tournament and was held from October 3rd to 17th, 2010 in the Chinese province of Shandong .

The winner of this edition was the selection of North Korea, which was able to prevail in the final against Australia 3-2. For the East Asians it was the third title in this age group after 1976 and 2006. The Australian Kerem Bulut was the tournament's top scorer with seven goals.

host

After the last edition was held in Saudi Arabia, an East Asian state was scheduled to host the next edition. By the end of the application period on June 11, 2009, Thailand , Indonesia and China had applied to host the tournament.

In November 2009 the Asian Association announced that the qualified countries could apply again to host the tournament. In addition to Thailand and China, Australia, Jordan, Iran and Vietnam have now also applied as hosts.

On February 18, 2010, China was officially confirmed to host the tournament. The People's Republic hosted the tournament for the first time.

Venue

Location Zibos in China

Zibo in Shandong Province was chosen as the host . The games were played at the Zibo Sports Center Stadium and the Linzi Stadium .

The 45,000-seat Zibo Sports Center Stadium hosted Group A and B games, two quarter-finals, a semi-final and the final, while the Linzi Stadium hosted Groups C and D, two quarter-finals and a semi-final. The stadium, located in the administrative region of Linzi, has a capacity of 14,000 spectators and was renovated on the occasion of this tournament.

Attendees

qualification

Of the 46 member associations of the AFC, 42 registered to take part. The teams were divided according to their geographical location into the West Group, consisting of West, Central and South Asia, and the East Group, consisting of Southeast and East Asia and Australia. During the draw, the teams were divided into seven groups of six teams each.

The qualification was played between October and December 2009, the first two of the group qualified. In addition, the best third group from the western and eastern groups came.

group	venue	Qualified teams
A.	Kathmandu , Nepal	Jordan, Yemen
B.	Al Ain , UAE	UAE, Syria, Bahrain (best third party)
C.	Erbil , Iraq	Iraq, Saudi Arabia
D.	Tehran , Iran	Uzbekistan, Iran
E.	Bangkok , Thailand	South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam (best group third)
F.	Jakarta , Indonesia	Japan, Australia
G	Zibo, China	China, North Korea

Group stage draw

The group draw took place on May 9, 2010 at the Century Hotel in Zibo. Host China was set as the head of the first group, the remaining teams were distributed over the four pots according to their results at the last edition.

• Lottery pot 1: China, UAE, Uzbekistan, South Korea
• Lottery pot 2: Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, North Korea
• Lottery pot 3: Iran, Thailand, Iraq, Jordan
• Lottery pot 4: Syria, Yemen, Vietnam, Bahrain

The draw resulted in the following group allocation:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
People's Republic of China	Uzbekistan	United Arab Emirates	South Korea
Thailand	Iraq	Vietnam	Australia
Syria	Bahrain	Jordan	Yemen
Saudi Arabia	North Korea	Japan	Iran

mode

The competition consisted of a qualifying round played in the championship mode with home and return matches, as well as the final round played in a group phase and the finals.

In the final round, the sixteen participants formed four preliminary round groups with four teams each, of which the first two qualified for the quarter-finals. In the group stage, each team played against every other team in its group according to the championship mode, with three points being awarded for a win and one point for a draw. If several teams were tied in the group games, first the goal difference, then the number of goals scored from the direct encounters, decided on the placement. Then the goal difference and the number of goals scored in all group matches were used.

From the quarter-finals, the tournament continued in the semi-finals and finals in the knockout system , with the winner of a game qualifying for the next round. If a game ended in a draw after the end of normal playing time, it was extended by 15 minutes twice. If no decision was made after extra time, the winner of the match was determined on penalties. The four best teams in the tournament will also qualify for the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia .

Games and results

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	People's Republic of China	3	2	1	0	006: 200	+4	07th
2.	Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	003: 300	± 0	06th
3.	Syria	3	1	0	2	001: 300	−2	03
4th	Thailand	3	0	1	2	001: 300	−2	01

October 3, 2010
China	-	Saudi Arabia	3: 1 (2: 1)
October 3, 2010
Thailand	-	Syria	0: 1 (0: 0)
October 5, 2010
Saudi Arabia	-	Thailand	1: 0 (0: 0)
October 5, 2010
Syria	-	China	0: 2 (0: 1)
October 7, 2010
China	-	Thailand	1: 1 (0: 1)
October 7, 2010
Syria	-	Saudi Arabia	0: 1 (0: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uzbekistan	3	3	0	0	004-000	+4	09
2.	North Korea	3	2	0	1	005: 100	+4	06th
3.	Bahrain	3	1	2	0	002: 400	−2	05
4th	Iraq	3	0	0	3	001: 700	−6	00

October 3, 2010
Uzbekistan	-	North Korea	1: 0 (0: 0)
October 3, 2010
Iraq	-	Bahrain	1: 2 (1: 0)
October 5, 2010
North Korea	-	Iraq	3: 0 (2: 0)
October 5, 2010
Bahrain	-	Uzbekistan	0: 1 (0: 1)
October 7, 2010
Uzbekistan	-	Iraq	2: 0 (1: 0)
October 7, 2010
Bahrain	-	North Korea	0: 2 (0: 0)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Japan	3	3	0	0	009: 100	+8	09
2.	United Arab Emirates	3	1	1	1	005: 200	+3	04th
3.	Vietnam	3	1	0	2	002: 900	−7	03
4th	Jordan	3	0	1	2	001: 500	−4	01

4th October 2010
UAE	-	Japan	1: 2 (0: 0)
4th October 2010
Vietnam	-	Jordan	2: 1 (0: 1)
October 6, 2010
Japan	-	Vietnam	4: 0 (2: 0)
October 6, 2010
Jordan	-	UAE	0-0
October 8, 2010
UAE	-	Vietnam	4: 0 (3: 0)
October 8, 2010
Jordan	-	Japan	0: 3 (0: 0)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Australia	3	2	1	0	007: 100	+6	07th
2.	South Korea	3	2	1	0	003-000	+3	07th
3.	Iran	3	1	0	2	002: 500	−3	03
4th	Yemen	3	0	0	3	001: 700	−6	00

4th October 2010
South Korea	-	Iran	2: 0 (1: 0)
4th October 2010
Australia	-	Yemen	4: 1 (3: 1)
October 6, 2010
Iran	-	Australia	0: 3 (0: 1)
October 6, 2010
Yemen	-	South Korea	0: 1 (0: 1)
October 8, 2010
South Korea	-	Australia	0-0
October 8, 2010
Yemen	-	Iran	0: 2 (0: 0)

Final round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

A1

People's Republic of China

0

B2

North Korea

2

North Korea

2

South Korea

0

C1

Japan

2

D2

South Korea

3

North Korea

3

Australia

2

D1

Australia

4 n.

C2

United Arab Emirates

2 V.

Australia

2

Saudi Arabia

0

B1

Uzbekistan

1 n.

A2

Saudi Arabia

2 V.

Quarter finals

October 11, 2010
China	-	North Korea	0: 2 (0: 0)
October 11, 2010
Japan	-	South Korea	2: 3 (2: 3)
October 11, 2010
Uzbekistan	-	Saudi Arabia	1: 2 n.v. (1: 1, 1: 0)
October 11, 2010
Australia	-	UAE	4: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 1)

Semifinals

October 14, 2010
North Korea	-	South Korea	2: 0 (0: 0)
October 14, 2010
Australia	-	Saudi Arabia	2: 0 (1: 0)

final

17th October 2010
North Korea	-	Australia	3: 2 (2: 2)

Web links

• Official website of the Asian Football Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AFC: Three bids to host AFC U-19 Championship 2010 , July 29th 2009
2. ↑ AFC: AFC re-opens bidding to host U-19 Finals , November 19, 2009
3. ↑ MAs bid to host U16s and U19s finals , December 4, 2009
4. ↑ Zibo, China to host AFC U-19 Championship Finals , February 18, 2010
5. ^ AFC: Modern stadium to host youthful action , May 7, 2010
6. ↑ AFC: AFC U-19 Championship 2010 (Q) draw held , February 20, 2009
7. ↑ AFC: China top seeds for AFC U-19 Championship draw , May 6, 2010