2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesVietnam (Group A)
Chinese Taipei (Group B)
Kuwait (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Tajikistan (Group E)
Indonesia (Group F)
Laos (Group G)
Thailand (Group H)
Kyrgyzstan (Group I)
Qatar (Group J)
Dates21–29 September 2024[1]
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored309 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Caelan Ryan (5 goals)
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The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-20 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.[1]

Draw

45 out of 47 AFC member associations entered the competition. China (as the hosts of the final tournament) did not participate; nor did Pakistan.

The draw was held on 13 June 2024.[2] The ten teams hosting the qualification groups were allocated to a separate pot, with other teams seeded according to their performance in the previous tournament and qualification process (overall ranking shown in parentheses).[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Uzbekistan (1)
  2.  Iraq (2)
  3.  Japan (3)
  4.  South Korea (4)
  5.  Australia (5)
  6.  Iran (6)
  7.  Jordan (8)
  8.  Vietnam (9) (H)
  9.  Indonesia (10) (H)
  10.  Tajikistan (10) (H)
  1.  Saudi Arabia (12) (H)
  2.  Syria (13)
  3.  Kyrgyzstan (14) (H)
  4.  Oman (15)
  5.  Qatar (16) (H)
  6.  Thailand (17) (H)
  7.  Lebanon (18)
  8.  Yemen (19)
  9.  Mongolia (20)
  10.  Bahrain (21)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (22) (H)
  2.  Malaysia (23)
  3.  Bangladesh (24)
  4.  Palestine (25)
  5.  United Arab Emirates (26)
  6.  Philippines (27)
  7.  India (28)
  8.  Myanmar (29)
  9.  Timor-Leste (30)
  10.  Singapore (31)
  1.  Afghanistan (32)
  2.  Cambodia (33)
  3.  Kuwait (34) (H)
  4.  Turkmenistan (35)
  5.  Laos (36) (H)
  6.  Bhutan (37)
  7.  Hong Kong (38)
  8.  Sri Lanka (39)
  9.  Brunei (40)
  10.  Maldives (41)
  1.    Nepal (42)
  2.  Guam (43)
  3.  Northern Mariana Islands (44)
  4.  North Korea (NR)
  5.  Macau (NR)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • NR: Non-ranked teams
  • Did not enter:  Pakistan

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[3]

Schedule

Round Groups A–E Groups F–J
Matchday 1 21 September 2024 25 September 2024
Matchday 2 23 September 2024 27 September 2024
Matchday 3 25 September 2024 29 September 2024
Matchday 4 27 September 2024
Matchday 5 29 September 2024

Groups

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.[4]

  The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers
Teams were 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 7.3):[3]
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 12 Final tournament
2  Vietnam (H) 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3  Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 5 11 −6 4
4  Guam 4 0 2 2 4 16 −12 2
5  Bhutan 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guam 1–1 Bhutan
Suzuki 42' Report Tenzin 2'
Attendance: 338
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
Bangladesh 0–4 Syria
Report
  • Issa 5'
  • Knaj 12'
  • Dukhan 73'
  • Dahan 79'
Attendance: 198
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Guam 2–2 Bangladesh
  • Suzuki 75' (pen.)
  • Harmon 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 325
Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)
Bhutan 0–5 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 5,616
Referee: Amir Arab (Iran)

Syria 1–0 Bhutan
Al-Kalou 68' Report
Attendance: 121
Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)
Vietnam 3–0 Guam
Report
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Syria 10–1 Guam
  • Dahan 1', 5', 58'
  • Knaj 15'
  • Al-Mustafa 22', 47', 71'
  • Ahmad Soufi 33'
  • Mahmoud Warda 77'
  • Al-Mihi 81'
Report Gavin Baker 53'
Attendance: 116
Referee: Amir Arab (Iran)
Bangladesh 1–4 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Bhutan 1–2 Bangladesh
Sakib 71' (o.g.) Report
  • Muhammad Molla 3'
  • Moin 86'
Attendance: 185
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Vietnam 0–1 Syria
Report Nguyễn Ngọc Chiến 76' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,569
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 4 4 0 0 21 1 +20 12 Final tournament
2  Cambodia 4 2 1 1 6 9 −3 7
3  Bahrain 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
4    Nepal 4 1 0 3 4 15 −11 3
5  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nepal   1–4 Cambodia
Report
  • Vreak 3'
  • Thatthai 7'
  • Chanrith 61'
  • Sovannara 83'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohammed Kanah (Syria)
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Bahrain
Report Al-Khalaf 80'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 450
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Cambodia 0–7 Uzbekistan
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 48
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
Nepal   3–1 Chinese Taipei
Report
  • Yang Chao-jing 45+2'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 223
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Uzbekistan 6–0   Nepal
  • Saidnurullayev 24', 27'
  • Ibraimov 29'
  • Lazizbek Mirzaev 67'
  • Rejabaliev 87'
  • Haydarov 90'
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 52
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Bahrain 0–1 Cambodia
Report Chanrith 68'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 96
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

Bahrain 4–0   Nepal
  • Sami Bassam 27', 73'
  • Al-Khalaf 45+1'
  • Ali Hasan 83'
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
Chinese Taipei 1–3 Uzbekistan
Kao Kuan-yu 45+1' Report
  • Haydarov 23'
  • Khayrullaev 58', 77'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 453
Referee: Mohammed Kanah (Syria)

Uzbekistan 5–0 Bahrain
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 32
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Cambodia 1–1 Chinese Taipei
  • Sovannara 36'
Report
  • Chen Kuan-lin 10'
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 556
Referee: Lê Thị Lý (Vietnam)

Group C

  • All matches were held in Kuwait.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 18 2 +16 12 Final tournament
2  United Arab Emirates 4 2 1 1 17 5 +12 7
3  Kuwait (H) 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 7
4  Lebanon 4 1 0 3 11 8 +3 3
5  Northern Mariana Islands 4 0 0 4 0 37 −37 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Lebanon
  • Eid Al-Hammadi 45+6'
  • Khayat 46'
  • Bader 51'
Report
  • Khawaja 90+2'
  • Kassas 90+3'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yahya Al Balushi (Oman)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–6 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Zayniddin Alimov (Kyrgyzstan)

Northern Mariana Islands 0–13 United Arab Emirates
Report
  • Yousif Al-Marzooqi 11'
  • Hazim Abbas 17', 38'
  • Saif Al-Kaabi 29'
  • Eid Al-Hammadi 35', 39'
  • Bader 45+2'
  • Obaid Salem 50', 88', 90+2'
  • Ahmed Al-Shammari 64'
  • S. Nasser 66', 90'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Report
  • Kim Tae-won 45'
  • Kim Ho-jin 45+5'
  • Jin Jun-seo 71'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

South Korea 10–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Lebanon 0–3 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

Lebanon 8–0 Northern Mariana Islands
  • Malek Fakieh 15', 17', 35'
  • Hassan Nasser 28', 90+2'
  • Karim Kassem 76'
  • Kassem Watfa 80'
  • Nehme 82'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Zayniddin Alimov (Kyrgyzstan)
United Arab Emirates 1–3 South Korea
Hazim Abbas 41' Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

South Korea 2–1 Lebanon
  • Hong Seok-hyun 14'
  • Lee Chang-woo 22'
Report El Hajj 90+6' (pen.)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Kuwait 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 4 3 1 0 10 0 +10 10 Final tournament
2  Australia 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10
3  Afghanistan 4 1 1 2 1 6 −5 4
4  Palestine 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
5  Macau 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Macau 0–1 Afghanistan
Report
  • Hadafmand 54'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Meder Tayçiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Palestine 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Talal Haji 57'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

Afghanistan 0–2 Australia
Report Jovanovic 84', 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
Macau 1–1 Palestine
Lei Cheng Lam 45+2' Report B. Elhaj 16'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Australia 2–0 Macau
Kikianis 9', 50' Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Afghanistan
  • Talal Haji 56'
  • Thamer Al-Khaibri 76', 90+7'
  • Ali Al-Mahdawi 90+2'
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

Palestine 1–2 Australia
Suheib Ali 7' Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Macau
  • Thamer Al-Khaibri 13' (pen.), 38', 53'
  • Ziyad Al-Ghamdi 80'
  • Awad Aman 83'
Report
Attendance: 210
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Afghanistan 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Meder Tayçiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Australia 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 10 Final tournament
2  Oman 4 2 0 2 9 4 +5 6
3  Tajikistan (H) 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
4  Malaysia 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 1 3 1 13 −12 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malaysia 2–1 Oman
  • Moses Raj 30'
  • Haykal 66' (pen.)
Report
  • Majid Al-Farsi 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)
North Korea 4–0 Sri Lanka
  • Ri Jong-dok 33', 64', 77'
  • Choe Kuk 46'
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

North Korea 0–0 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 35
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Sri Lanka 0–3 Tajikistan
Report
  • Boboev 2'
  • Gafurov 45+2', 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,345
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)

Oman 5–0 Sri Lanka
  • Al-Manwari 12'
  • Muhannad Al-Saadi 18'
  • Yousef Al-Shabibi 34', 37'
  • Faisal Al-Hadidi 56'
Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)
Tajikistan 0–2 North Korea
Report
  • Choe Kuk 26'
  • Ra Mu-ryong 90+1'
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Oman 0–1 North Korea
Report Ri Jong-dok 80'
Attendance: 15
Referee: R. Venkatesh (India)
Malaysia 0–1 Tajikistan
Report Khushvakhtov 90+5'
Attendance: 225
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

Sri Lanka 1–1 Malaysia
Harish 87' Report Amir Farhan 32'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Tajikistan 1–3 Oman
Khamidov 11' Report
  • Yousef Al-Shabibi 14'
  • Hamad Al-Mukhaini 67'
  • Al-Manwari 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2  Yemen 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Yemen 3–1 Timor-Leste
  • Abdulaziz Masnoum 29', 57'
  • Al-Khadher 74'
Report Alexandro Bahkito 69'
Attendance: 180
Referee: Choi Hyun-jae (South Korea)
Indonesia 4–0 Maldives
Report
Attendance: 1,548
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)

Maldives 0–3 Yemen
Report
  • Adel Qasem 8'
  • Anwar Al-Turaiqi 41'
  • Mohammed Al-Awami 90'
Attendance: 214
Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
Timor-Leste 1–3 Indonesia
  • Luís Figo 66'
Report
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Saud Al-Samhan (Kuwait)

Timor-Leste 4–1 Maldives
  • Alexandro Bahkito 40'
  • Vabio Canavaro 44'
  • Aiman Ali 61' (o.g.)
  • Luís Figo 73'
Report Hassan 64'
Attendance: 296
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)
Indonesia 1–1 Yemen
Raven 45+1' Report Alfharezzi Buffon 45+3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,015
Referee: Resul Mämmedow (Turkmenistan)

Group G

  • All matches were held in Laos.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Final tournament
2  India 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Laos (H) 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
4  Mongolia 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Mongolia 1–4 India
  • Uuganbat 44'
Report
Attendance: 132
Referee: Wong Wai Lun (Hong Kong)
Iran 8–0 Laos
  • Bozorgianasl 8'
  • Amir Razzaghinia 29'
  • Barajeh 31', 88' (pen.)
  • Esmaeil Gholizadeh 35'
  • Taheri 40', 90+3' (pen.)
  • Kahrizi 63'
Report
Attendance: 2,258
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

India 0–1 Iran
Report Mazraeh 87'
Attendance: 142
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliyev (Uzbekistan)
Laos 6–0 Mongolia
  • Hopchakkavan 5', 65'
  • Keohanam 13'
  • Phanthavong 55'
  • Panyavong 61'
  • Choummaly 78'
Report
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)

Iran 8–0 Mongolia
  • Esmaeil Gholizadeh 24', 81'
  • Mazraeh 32'
  • Taheri 43' (pen.)
  • Barajeh 44'
  • Kahrizi 54'
  • Moredi 72' (pen.)
  • Asghar Sheikholeslami 89'
Report
Attendance: 216
Referee: Wong Wai Lun (Hong Kong)
India 2–0 Laos
Report
Attendance: 3,323
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 3 2 0 1 18 1 +17 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 15–0 Brunei
  • Mustafa Nawaf 15', 42', 45'
  • Sidad Haji 17', 33'
  • Jaafar 27', 29'
  • Amoori Faisal 39' (pen.), 60'
  • Danish Firdaus 50' (o.g.)
  • Aymen Luay 56', 68', 87'
  • Halgurd Qais Jaafer 73'
  • Ahmed Jasim 85'
Report
Attendance: 85
Referee: Crystal John (India)
Thailand 5–0 Philippines
  • Thanakrit 14'
  • Caelan Ryan 16', 23', 44'
  • Thanawut 74'
Report
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Philippines 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Amoori Faisal 9' (pen.)
  • Sidad Haji 62'
Attendance: 69
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Brunei 0–13 Thailand
Report
  • Siradanai 1'
  • Caelan Ryan 8', 10'
  • Phongsakorn 36'
  • Thanawut 37'
  • Thanyakon 40'
  • Wafiq Danish 43' (o.g.)
  • Chanothai 59' (pen.), 78'
  • Nathakorn 74', 80', 89'
  • Paripan 90+10'
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Philippines 4–0 Brunei
  • Otu Bisong 4'
  • Cyrelle Saut 50'
  • Bacchus Ekberg 51'
  • Trez Mariñas 89'
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)
Iraq 1–0 Thailand
Jaafar 20' Report
Attendance: 2,177
Referee: Crystal John (India)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3  Turkmenistan 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Myanmar 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan 2–0 Turkmenistan
Kanda 22', 48' Report
Attendance: 254
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Kyrgyzstan 2–0 Myanmar
  • Ermekov 17'
  • Madanov 38'
Report
Attendance: 4,295
Referee: Ahmed Kadhim Gatea (Iraq)

Myanmar 0–6 Japan
Report
  • Hiroi 24', 64'
  • Nakagawa 31', 82', 83'
  • Nishihara 44'
Attendance: 253
Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)
Turkmenistan 0–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report Almazbekov 62' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,373
Referee: Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)

Myanmar 1–4 Turkmenistan
Saw Sae Ka Paw Say 13' Report
  • Esenow 17', 89' (pen.)
  • Garajaýew 40'
  • Berenow 90+1'
Referee: Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
Japan 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
Kanda 50' Report Madanov 47'
Referee: Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)

Group J

  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final tournament
2  Jordan 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jordan 7–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Qatar 3–0 Singapore
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Maher Al-Ali (Lebanon)

Hong Kong 0–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Singapore 0–2 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 125
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Jordan 2–3 Qatar
Report
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Singapore 0–2 Hong Kong
Report
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

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 were not considered for this ranking.[5]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Yemen 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Final tournament
2 I  Kyrgyzstan 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7[a]
3 D  Australia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7[a]
4 H  Thailand 3 2 0 1 18 1 +17 6
5 J  Jordan 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
6 A  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
7 G  India 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
8 B  Cambodia 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
9 C  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
10 E  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams equal second. Disciplinary points criterion: Kyrgyzstan –4, Australia –4.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams, including the hosts China, qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 China Hosts 20th Champions (1985)
 Syria Group A winners 12th Champions (1994)
 Uzbekistan Group B winners 9th Champions (2023)
 South Korea Group C winners 40th Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
 Saudi Arabia Group D winners 15th Champions (1986, 1992, 2018)
 North Korea Group E winners 14th Champions (1976, 2006, 2010)
 Indonesia Group F winners 20th Champions (1961)
 Iran Group G winners 22nd Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
 Iraq Group H winners 19th Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
 Japan Group I winners 39th Champions (2016)
 Qatar Group J winners 16th Champions (2014)
 Yemen Best runners-up 8th Quarter-finals (1975)
 Kyrgyzstan 2nd-best runners-up 3rd Group stage (2006, 2023)
 Australia 3rd-best runners-up 9th Runners-up (2010)
 Thailand 4th-best runners-up 34th Champions (1962, 1969)
 Jordan 5th-best runners-up 9th Fourth place (2006)

Goalscorers

There were 309 goals scored in 80 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Caelan Ryan

4 goals

3 goals

  • Jens Raven
  • Esmaeil Gholizadeh
  • Kasra Taheri
  • Yaghoob Barajeh
  • Amoori Faisal
  • Aymen Luay
  • Karrar Jaafar
  • Mustafa Nawaf
  • Sidad Haji
  • Hagumu Nakagawa
  • Soma Kanda
  • Odeh Fakhoury
  • Thamer Al-Khaibari
  • Yousef Al-Shammari
  • Turki Al-Yousef
  • Ali Fakieh
  • Yousuf Ali Al-Shabibi
  • Mohamed Khaled Gouda
  • Mohammad Al-Mustafa
  • Nathakorn Rattanasuwan
  • Eid Al-Hammadi
  • Hazim Abaas
  • Obaid Salem
  • Nurlan Ibraimov

2 goals

1 goal

  • Esmatullah Hadafmand
  • Alexander Badolato
  • Rhys Youlley
  • Asadul Molla
  • Mirajul Islam
  • Piash Ahmed Nova
  • Ali Ahmed Hasan
  • Kinzang Tenzin
  • Phan Vreak
  • Phoeuk Thatthai
  • Curtis Harmon
  • Gavin Baker
  • Anthony Pinto
  • Ho Tung Lam
  • Aditya Warman
  • Figo Dennis
  • Toni Firmansyah
  • Muhammad Ragil
  • Riski Afrisal
  • Gwgwmsar Goyary
  • Kelvin Singh Taorem
  • Korou Singh Thingujam
  • Thanglalsoun Gangte
  • Abolfazl Moredi
  • Ali Asghar Sheikholeslami
  • Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia
  • Farhan Bozorgianasl
  • Ahmed Jasim
  • Halgurd Qays
  • Motoki Nishihara
  • Abdelrahman Al-Khdour
  • Anas Al-Khob
  • Omar Khader
  • Mohammad Taha
  • Mahmoud Khrouba
  • Baibol Ermekov
  • Yryskeldi Madanov
  • Baek Ga-on
  • Hong Seok-hyun
  • Jin Jun-seo
  • Kim Ho-jin
  • Kim Myung-jun
  • Lee Chang-woo
  • Lee Soo-ah
  • Shim Yeon-won
  • Ali Al-Mahdawi
  • Awad Muhsen
  • Ziyad Al-Ghamdi
  • Bandar Al-Barazi
  • Eid Al-Ruqbah
  • Peter Phanthavong
  • Phousomboun Panyavong
  • Sayfon Keohanam
  • Somvang Choummaly
  • Anis Nehme
  • Hassan Nasser
  • Joe Khawaja
  • Josef El Hajj
  • Karim Kassem
  • Kassem Watfa
  • Mohamad Kassas
  • Lei Cheng Lam
  • Amir Farhan
  • Haykal Danish
  • Moses Raj
  • Muzdhan Hassan
  • Temulen Uuganbat
  • Saw Sae Ka Paw Say
  • Majid Al-Farsi
  • Fahad Al-Mukhaini
  • Faisal Al-Hadidi
  • Muhand Al-Saadi
  • Basim Elhaj
  • Suheibelias Ali
  • Bacchus Ekberg
  • Cyrelle Saut
  • Otu Banatao
  • Rodrigo Mariñas
  • Ra Mu-ryong
  • Johnjimron Harish
  • Ahmad Alkalou
  • Wessam Dukhan
  • Kawa Issa
  • Abdulrahman Al-Mihi
  • Esam Radman
  • Mamdouh Warda
  • Paripan Wongsa
  • Phongsakorn Sangkasopha
  • Siradanai Phosri
  • Thanakrit Chotmuangpak
  • Thanyakon Swangsuk
  • Bilol Boboev
  • Dzhovidon Khushvakhtov
  • Mehrubon Khamidov
  • Gurbangeldi Garajayev
  • Gurbanmuhammet Esenov
  • Magtymberdi Berenov
  • Vabio Canavaro
  • Chen Kuan-lin
  • Kao Kuan-yu
  • Yang Chao-jing
  • Yousef Al-Marzouqi
  • Saif Al-Kaabi
  • Ahmed Al-Shammari
  • Anthony Khayat
  • Meyirbek Rejabaliev
  • Daler Tukhsanov
  • Lê Văn Quang Duyệt
  • Nguyễn Bảo Long
  • Nguyễn Đăng Dương
  • Nguyễn Hoàng Khanh
  • Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn
  • Nguyễn Lê Phát
  • Adel Qasem
  • Anwar Al Turaiqi
  • Mohammed Al Awami

1 own goal

  • Asadul Islam Sakib (against Bhutan)
  • Danish Firdaus (against Iraq)
  • Wafiq Danish (against Thailand)
  • Mahdi Osseili (against Kuwait)
  • Mohamed Aiman Ali (against East Timor)
  • Monico Claridades (against South Korea)
  • Markus Toves (against South Korea)
  • Bassam Eid (against Jordan)
  • Nguyễn Ngọc Chiến (against Syria)

See also

References

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