| 2018年亚足联U-23锦标赛 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 9–27 January |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uzbekistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Vietnam |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 65,850 (2,058 per match) |
| Top scorer | Almoez Ali(6 goals) |
| Best player | Odiljon Hamrobekov |
| Fair play award | Vietnam |
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The2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the third edition of theAFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restrictedfootball championship organised by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. It took place between 9–27 January 2018,[1] and was hosted byChina.[2]
Uzbekistan defeatedVietnam in the final to win their first title.Japan were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals.
The qualifiers were held from 15 to 23 July 2017.[4] China also participated in the qualifiers, even though they had already qualified automatically as hosts.[2]
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | Hosts | 3rd | Group stage (2013,2016) |
 Oman | Group A winners | 2nd | Group stage (2013) |
 Iraq | Group B winners | 3rd | Champions (2013) |
| Qatar | Group C winners | 2nd | Fourth place (2016) |
| Uzbekistan | Group D winners | 3rd | Group stage (2013,2016) |
 Palestine | Group E winners | 1st | Debut |
 Australia | Group F winners | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2013) |
 North Korea | Group G winners | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2016) |
 Malaysia | Group H winners | 1st | Debut |
| South Korea | Group I winners | 3rd | Runners-up (2016) |
 Thailand | Group H runners-up[note 1] | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
 Syria | Group C runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2013) |
| Vietnam | Group I runners-up[note 1] | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
 Jordan | Group E runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Third place (2013) |
 Japan | Group J runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Champions (2016) |
 Saudi Arabia | Group B runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Runners-up (2013) |
Notes:
The competition was played in four venues in four cities, all in the province ofJiangsu.[6]
| Changzhou | Kunshan | ||
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| Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre | Kunshan Stadium | ||
| Capacity:38,000 | Capacity:25,000 | ||
| Jiangyin | Changshu | ||
| Jiangyin Stadium | Changshu Stadium | ||
| Capacity:32,000 | Capacity:35,000 | ||
The draw of the final tournament was held on 24 October 2017, 16:00CST (UTC+8), at the Traders Fudu Hotel inChangzhou.[7] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[6] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament andqualification, with the hosts China automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The following referees were chosen for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. Additional assistant referees were used in this tournament.[9]
Chris BeathPeter Green
Nawaf ShukrallaFu MingMa Ning
Liu Kwok Man
Alireza FaghaniAli SabahMohanad Qasim Eesee SarrayRyuji SatoJumpei IidaAdham MakhadmehKim Dong-jinKo Hyung-jinAhmed Al-KafAbdulrahman Al-JassimKhamis Al-MarriFahad Al-MirdasiTurki Al-Khudhayr
Muhammad Taqi
Hettikamkanamge Perera
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan MohamedRavshan IrmatovValentin KovalenkoMatthew Cream Ebrahim Saleh Yaser Tulefat Cao Yi Huo Weiming Mohammadreza Mansouri Reza Sokhandan Yagi Akane Toru Sagara Ahmad Al-Roalle Yoon Kwang-yeol
Sergei Grishchenko Mohd Yusri Mohamad Abu Bakar Al-Amri Saud Al-Maqaleh Taleb Al-Marri Mohammed Al-Abakry Abdullah Al-Shalawi Ronnie Koh Min Kiat Palitha Hemathunga Mohamed Al-Hammadi Hasan Al-MahriAbdukhamidullo Rasulov Jakhongir SaidovMinoru Tōjō Ilgiz Tantashev Ahmad Ali Nguyễn Trung HậuPlayers born on or after 1 January 1995 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team must register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 24.1 and 24.2).[10]
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
Teams are ranked according topoints (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):[10]
All times are local,CST (UTC+8).
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 9–11 January 2018 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 2 | 12–14 January 2018 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 3 | 15–17 January 2018 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | China(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| China | 3–0 | Oman |
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| Oman | 0–1 | Qatar |
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| China | 1–2 | Qatar |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Japan | 3–1 | North Korea |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Jordan | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Iraq | 1–0 | Jordan |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| South Korea | 3–2 | Australia |
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In the knockout stage,extra time andpenalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 12.1 and 12.2).[10]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 January –Changzhou | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 January –Changzhou | ||||||||||
| Palestine | 2 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 20 January –Changshu | ||||||||||
| Vietnam(p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Iraq | 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 27 January –Changzhou | ||||||||||
| Vietnam(p) | 3 (5) | |||||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 January –Jiangyin | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan(a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 January –Kunshan | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 4 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan(a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| 20 January –Kunshan | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | Third place match | ||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 January –Kunshan | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0–4 | Uzbekistan |
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| Qatar | 3–2 | Palestine |
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| Iraq | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Vietnam |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–5 | ||
| Qatar | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Vietnam |
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| 3–4 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
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This was the first time ever that Vietnam and Uzbekistan met together in final. For Vietnam, this was their first appearance in an AFC final at any level.
| Vietnam | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Uzbekistan |
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| 2018 AFC U-23 Championship |
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 Uzbekistan First title |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer[11] | Most Valuable Player[12] | Fair Play award[13] |
|---|---|---|
| Almoez Ali | Odiljon Hamrobekov | Vietnam |
There were 82 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Trent BuhagiarNick CowburnBruce KamauLi XiaomingWei ShihaoYang LiyuYao JunshengHussein AliAmjad AttwanMohammed JaffalBashar ResanKoji MiyoshiTakahiro YanagiWard Al-BarriDanial Amier NorhishamThanabalan NadarajahKim Yu-songRi HunMohanad FannounShehab QumborMahmoud YousefHashim AliAbdulelah Al-AmriRakan Al-ShamlanCho Jae-wan[a]Cho Young-wookHwang Hyun-sooChenrop SamphaodiKhojiakbar AlijonovRustam AshurmatovAzizjon GanievDostonbek KhamdamovAkramjon KomilovJavokhir SidikovAndrey SidorovDostonbek TursunovZabikhillo UrinboevHà Đức ChinhNguyễn Công PhượngPhan Văn Đức1 own goal
Thomas Deng (against Syria)Kang Ju-hyok (against Japan)Mohammed Rashid (against North Korea)
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