U-23 soccer Asian Cup 2018 / qualification
The qualification for the U-23 soccer Asian Cup 2018 took place from July 15 to 23, 2017. 40 of the 47 member associations of the AFC took part. The hosts of the finals, China , also took part in qualifying but were automatically qualified for the finals. The remaining teams had to qualify in the preliminary round.
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At the draw, the 40 national teams were divided into the western and eastern regions according to their geographical location. The western region includes countries in West, Central and South Asia and the eastern region includes countries in Southeast and East Asia as well as Australia. The two regions each consisted of five groups with four teams each. All national selections were divided into eight pots, with five teams in each of the pots. Decisive for the pot division was the performance at the U-23 soccer Asian Cup 2016 and its qualification. Bhutan , Guam , Kuwait (suspended by FIFA), the Maldives , the Northern Mariana Islands (only associate member of the AFC), Pakistan and Yemen did not participate.
In the groups, the national teams played once against each other. The individual groups were held as a mini-tournament in a previously specified host country with a permanent venue. The games took place from July 15-21, 2017. The ten group winners and the six best runners-up qualified for the final round.
Grouping
The draw took place in Kuala Lumpur on March 17, 2017 and resulted in the following groups.
Western region
Eastern region
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groups
Group A
The games all took place in the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek ( Kyrgyzstan ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Oman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 6th |
2. | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 |
3. | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: 7 | −5 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Kyrgyzstan | - | Iran | 1: 2 (1: 2) |
07/21/2017 | Oman | - | Kyrgyzstan | 5: 1 (0: 1) |
07/23/2017 | Iran | - | Oman | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
Group B
The games all took place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh ( Saudi Arabia ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12: 1 | +11 | 9 |
2. | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11: 3 | +8 | 6th |
3. | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: 5 | −1 | 3 |
4th | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:18 | −18 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Iraq | - | Afghanistan | 8: 0 (3: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Saudi Arabia | - | Bahrain | 3: 1 (1: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Bahrain | - | Iraq | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Afghanistan | - | Saudi Arabia | 0: 8 (0: 5) |
07/23/2017 | Bahrain | - | Afghanistan | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
07/23/2017 | Iraq | - | Saudi Arabia | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
Group C
The games all took place in the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha ( Qatar ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4: 1 | +3 | 7th |
2. | Syria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3: 1 | +2 | 5 |
3. | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 4 | −1 | 3 |
4th | Turkmenistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1: 5 | −4 | 1 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Syria | - | India | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Qatar | - | Turkmenistan | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Turkmenistan | - | Syria | 0-0 |
07/21/2017 | India | - | Qatar | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
07/23/2017 | India | - | Turkmenistan | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
07/23/2017 | Qatar | - | Syria | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
Group D
The games all took place at the Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium in al-Ain ( United Arab Emirates ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 9 |
2. | Ver. Arab. Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6: 2 | +4 | 6th |
3. | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 4 | −1 | 3 |
4th | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: 9 | −9 | 0 |
Game results
07/15/2017 | Ver. Arab. Emirates | - | Nepal | 5: 0 (4: 0) |
07/15/2017 | Uzbekistan | - | Lebanon | 3: 1 (3: 0) |
07/17/2017 | Nepal | - | Uzbekistan | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
07/17/2017 | Lebanon | - | Ver. Arab. Emirates | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Ver. Arab. Emirates | - | Uzbekistan | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Lebanon | - | Nepal | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
Group E
The games were all in Dora International Stadium in Hebron ( Palestine instead).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Palestine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8: 4 | +4 | 7th |
2. | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11: 3 | +8 | 6th |
3. | Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 4th |
4th | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:13 | −13 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Jordan | - | Bangladesh | 7: 0 (2: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Tajikistan | - | Palestine | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
07/21/2017 | Bangladesh | - | Tajikistan | 1: 3 (1: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Palestine | - | Jordan | 3: 2 (1: 2) |
07/23/2017 | Jordan | - | Tajikistan | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
07/23/2017 | Palestine | - | Bangladesh | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
Group F.
The games all took place in the Thuwanna Stadium in Rangoon ( Myanmar ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12: 0 | +12 | 9 |
2. | Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: 3 | +2 | 6th |
3. | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:10 | −6 | 3 |
4th | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: 9 | −8 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Australia | - | Brunei | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Myanmar | - | Singapore | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Singapore | - | Australia | 0: 7 (0: 4) |
07/21/2017 | Brunei | - | Myanmar | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
07/23/2017 | Singapore | - | Brunei | 4: 1 (2: 1) |
07/23/2017 | Australia | - | Myanmar | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
Group G
The games all took place at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang ( North Korea ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14: 2 | +12 | 7th |
2. | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6: 2 | +4 | 5 |
3. | Laos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4: 8 | −4 | 4th |
4th | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:14 | −12 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Laos | - | Chinese Taipei | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
07/19/2017 | North Korea | - | Hong Kong | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
07/21/2017 | Hong Kong | - | Laos | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Chinese Taipei | - | North Korea | 1: 7 (1: 4) |
07/23/2017 | Chinese Taipei | - | Hong Kong | 0: 4 (0: 0) |
07/23/2017 | North Korea | - | Laos | 6: 0 (4: 0) |
Group H.
The games were all in Suphachalasai Stadium in Bangkok ( Thailand instead).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: 3 | +2 | 6th |
2. | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4: 1 | +3 | 5 |
3. | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7: 3 | +4 | 4th |
4th | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:10 | −9 | 1 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Indonesia | - | Malaysia | 0: 3 (0: 3) |
07/19/2017 | Thailand | - | Mongolia | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
07/21/2017 | Mongolia | - | Indonesia | 0: 7 (0: 3) |
07/21/2017 | Malaysia | - | Thailand | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
07/23/2017 | Malaysia | - | Mongolia | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
07/23/2017 | Thailand | - | Indonesia | 0-0 |
Group I.
The games all took place at Thống Nhất Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City ( Vietnam ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12: 1 | +11 | 7th |
2. | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13: 3 | +10 | 6th |
3. | East Timor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7: 5 | +2 | 4th |
4th | Macau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:25 | −23 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | South Korea | - | Macau | 10: 0 (4: 0) |
07/19/2017 | Vietnam | - | East Timor | 4: 0 (1: 0) |
07/21/2017 | East Timor | - | South Korea | 0-0 |
07/21/2017 | Macau | - | Vietnam | 1: 8 (0: 6) |
07/23/2017 | East Timor | - | Macau | 7: 1 (3: 0) |
07/23/2017 | South Korea | - | Vietnam | 2: 1 (2: 1) |
Group J
The games all took place in the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh ( Cambodia ).
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4: 1 | +3 | 7th |
2. | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11: 2 | +9 | 6th |
3. | Cambodia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1: 2 | −1 | 4th |
4th | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:11 | −11 | 0 |
Game results
07/19/2017 | Japan | - | Philippines | 8: 0 (5: 0) |
07/19/2017 | China | - | Cambodia | 0-0 |
07/21/2017 | Philippines | - | China | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
07/21/2017 | Cambodia | - | Japan | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
07/23/2017 | Japan | - | China | 1: 2 (0: 2) |
07/23/2017 | Cambodia | - | Philippines | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
Ranking of the runners-up
In addition to the ten group winners, the six best runners-up qualified for the final round. In order to make all runners-up in the group comparable, the games of the runners-up against the bottom of the group were not taken into account in the groups of four (groups B to J).
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | group |
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1. | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 4th | H |
2. | Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 1 | +2 | 4th | C. |
3. | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5: 2 | +3 | 3 | I. |
4th | Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4: 3 | +1 | 3 | E. |
5. | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3: 2 | +1 | 3 | J |
6th | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3: 3 | ± 0 | 3 | B. |
7th | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 | A. |
8th. | Myanmar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 | F. |
9. | Ver. Arab. Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1: 2 | −1 | 3 | D. |
10. | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 2 | G |
Web links
- Official website of the U-23 Asian Football Championship
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stage set for AFC U-23 Championship 2018 Qualifiers draw . In: The-AFC.com . March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 hopefuls learn their fate . In: The-AFC.com . March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.