2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification|
Host countries | Jordan (Group A) Cambodia (Group B) China (Group C) Thailand (Group D) Chinese Taipei (Group E) Qatar (Group F) Kuwait (Group G) Laos (Group H) Vietnam (Group I) Singapore (Group J) |
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Dates | 19–27 October 2024[1] |
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Teams | 43 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 69 |
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Goals scored | 386 (5.59 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Muhammadjon Nazriev (16 goals) |
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2026 → |
The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1]
Draw
Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. Saudi Arabia as the hosts of the final tournament did not participate.[2]
The draw was held on 13 June 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 local time (UTC+8).
The 43 teams were allocated to three groups of five teams and seven groups of four teams, with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.[3]
Pot 1
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Pot 2
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Pot 3
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Pot 4
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Pot 5
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
- (W): Withdrew after draw
Player eligibility
Players born on or after 1 January 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[4]
Schedule
The matches were played between 19 and 27 October 2024.
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Group A-C
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Group D-G, I, J
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Group H
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Date
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Matches
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Date
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Matches
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Date
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Matches
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Matchday 1
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19 October 2024
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3 v 2 5 v 4
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23 October 2024
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1 v 4 2 v 3
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23 October 2024
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3 v 1
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Matchday 2
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21 October 2024
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4 v 1 5 v 3
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25 October 2024
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4 v 2 3 v 1
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25 October 2024
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2 v 3
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Matchday 3
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23 October 2024
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1 v 5 2 v 4
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27 October 2024
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1 v 2 3 v 4
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27 October 2024
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1 v 2
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Matchday 4
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25 October 2024
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2 v 5 3 v 1
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Matchday 5
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27 October 2024
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4 v 3 1 v 2
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Groups
In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.[5]
The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.
Tiebreakers
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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[4]
- 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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were 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.
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Group A
- All matches were held in Jordan.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Group B
- ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Philippines 3, Bangladesh 3, Cambodia 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Philippines +1, Bangladesh 0, Cambodia –1
Group C
- All matches were held in China.
- Times listed are UTC+8.
Group D
Group E
Group F
- All matches were held in Qatar.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Group G
- All matches were held in Kuwait.
- Times listed are UTC+3.
Group H
- All matches were held in Laos.
- Times listed are UTC+7.
Group I
Group J
Ranking of second-placed teams
Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups and the fourth-placed teams in five-team groups and four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams including hosts Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.
Team[6]
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Qualified as
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Appearance
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Previous best performance
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Saudi Arabia |
Hosts |
12th |
Champions (1985, 1988)
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North Korea |
Group A winners |
12th |
Champions (2010, 2014)
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Afghanistan |
Group B winners |
3rd |
Group stage (2018, 2023)
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South Korea |
Group C winners |
16th |
Champions (1986, 2002)
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Thailand |
Group D winners |
13th |
Champions (1998)
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Uzbekistan |
Group E winners |
11th |
Champions (2012)
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Japan |
Group F winners |
17th |
Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)
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Australia |
Group G winners |
8th |
Semi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018)
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United Arab Emirates |
Group H winners |
8th |
Runners-up (1990)
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Yemen |
Group I winners |
8th |
Runners-up (2002)
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Tajikistan |
Group J winners |
5th |
Runners-up (2018)
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China |
Best runners-up |
16th |
Champions (1992, 2004)
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Vietnam |
2nd best runners-up |
9th |
Fourth place (2000)
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Indonesia |
3rd best runners-up |
7th |
Fourth place (1990)
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Iran |
4th best runners-up |
13th |
Champions (2008)
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Oman |
5th best runners-up |
11th |
Champions (1996, 2000)
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 386 goals scored in 69 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.
16 goals
8 goals
6 goals
- Hiroto Asada
- Daichi Tani
- Suleýmannazar Gowşudow
5 goals
- Arash Ahmadi
- Mohammad Shirzai
- Anthony Didulica
- Kim Yu-jin
- Zaid Faisal
4 goals
- Yaser Safi
- Quinn MacNicol
- Nazmul Huda Faysal
- Wei Xiangxin
- Yang Qiandong
- Vishal Yadav
- Omid Garachchomaghloo
- Abdullah Al-Qarzaei
- Ri Kang-rim
- Al-Walid Al-Rashdi
- Qais Shajana
- Uchenna Eziakor
- Jun Min-seong
- Pirada Larsawat
- Mohammed Wahib Al-Garash
3 goals
- Max Anastasio
- Amlani Tatu
- Erfan Khodadadian
- Ameer Falah Hasan
- Phayak Siphanom
- Waqas Al-Azki
- Spencer Webster
- Helmi bin Shahrol
- Kim Ji-sung
- Lee Ji-ho
- Park Byeong-chan
- Umed Jafoev
- Haidarsho Khudoidodov
- Kittiphop Chephankhung
- Jompon Honboonma
- Siwakorn Ponsan
- Phanuphong Wan-on
- Karem Hamdi Abdulatef
2 goals
- Nawid Mahbobi
- Sahil Sarwari
- Alexander Garbowski
- Max Naylor
- Bian Yulang
- Li Xiang
- Hebibilla Nurhaji
- Yiu Tsz Leong
- Cheung Yiu Hin
- Ngamgouhou Mate
- Aldyansyah Taher
- Komang Gelgel
- Zahaby Gholy
- Zainulabdeen Al Rubaye
- Mibuki Kasai
- Hyoei Kawabata
- Kazrg Al-Qasem
- Fawaz Al-Dawood
- Abdulrahman Al-Suwaidi
- Mohamed Ilan Imran
- Choe Song-hun
- Pak Kwang-song
- Al-Walid Al-Abdulsalam
- Ahmed Al-'Amrani
- Sulaiman Al-Kharusi
- Osama Al-Ma'mari
- Firas Al-Sa'di
- Aseeb Abudeiab
- Andy Reefqy
- Erdy Thaqib
- Raihan bin Rafiq
- Lee Sang-yeon
- Lee Su-yoon
- Lim Ye-chan
- Abdulrahman Dinawi
- Asadbek Makhtumov
- Parviz Bobonanazarov
- Thitinai Jongketkorn
- Sorawit Srilang
- Arslan Wepaýew
- Mayed Adel Khamis
- Mohammed Buti Al-Marar
- Nurbek Sarsenbaev
- Ahmed Abdullah Mohyam
1 goal
1 own goal
- Kazrg Al-Qasem (against Iran)
- Mukhammadier Khamidulloev (against Myanmar)
- Ki Mounkanyah (against the UAE)
- Tang Tin (against Bangladesh)
- Batmend Baasanjav (against Japan)
- Seifeldin Hassanein (against Japan)
See also
References
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Tournaments | U-16 Championship | |
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U-17 Championship | |
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U-16 Championship | |
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U-17 Asian Cup | |
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Qualifications | |
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- Bangladesh
- East Timor
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- India
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Myanmar
- Oman
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Syria
- Thailand
- Uzbekistan
- United Arab Emirates
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