| ฟุตบอลชิงชนะเลิศแห่งเอเชีย รุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 23 ปี 2020 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 8–26 January[1] |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Uzbekistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 107,402 (3,356 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nicholas D'Agostino Mohammed Nassif Jaroensak Wonggorn Zaid Al-AmeriIslom Kobilov(3 goals each) |
| Best player | Won Du-jae |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Song Bum-keun |
| Fair play award | Saudi Arabia |
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The2020 AFC U-23 Championship was the fourth edition of theAFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted men'sfootball championship organised by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) for under-23 national teams. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. It took place between 8–26 January 2020 inThailand.
The tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament would qualify for the Olympics in Japan as the AFC representatives.[2] AsJapan had already qualified as the hosts, had they reached the semi-finals, the other semi-finalists were guaranteed qualification even before the phase would have commenced.[3]
Uzbekistan were the defending champions,[4] but were eliminated in the semi-finals.South Korea became the fourth different country to win the tournament, beatingSaudi Arabia in the final,[5] whileAustralia defeated Uzbekistan in the third place game 1–0.[6]
Several nations expressed interest to host the tournament, including Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.[7][8] Thailand were selected as host of the competition at an AFC Competition Committee's meeting in Tokyo in August 2018.[9]
The qualifiers were held from 18 to 26 March 2019, during theFIFA International Match Calendar.[10]
Thirteen of the sixteen teams (including hosts Thailand) that qualified for 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualified again for the 2020 final tournament. The 2013 champions Iraq, 2016 champions Japan, 2018 champions Uzbekistan all qualified for the 2020 final tournament. The teams: Iraq, Japan, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, South Korea, China PR, Australia qualified for all editions of AFC U-23 Championship till 2020.
Iran, United Arab Emirates come back after missing out in 2018, with Bahrain making their debut at the tournament finals.
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[11]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Hosts | 3rd | Group stage (2016,2018) |
 Qatar | Group A winners | 3rd | Third place (2018) |
 Bahrain | Group B winners | 1st | Debut |
| Iraq | Group C winners | 4th | Champions (2013) |
| United Arab Emirates | Group D winners | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2013,2016) |
 Jordan | Group E winners | 4th | Third place (2013) |
| Uzbekistan | Group F winners | 4th | Champions (2018) |
 North Korea | Group G winners | 4th | Quarter-finals (2016) |
| South Korea | Group H winners | 4th | Runners-up (2016) |
 Japan | Group I winners | 4th | Champions (2016) |
 China | Group J winners | 4th | Group stage (2013,2016,2018) |
 Vietnam | Group K winners | 3rd | Runners-up (2018) |
| Australia | Group H runners-up[note 1] | 4th | Quarter-finals (2013) |
 Iran | Group C runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2016) |
 Syria | Group E runners-up[note 1] | 4th | Quarter-finals (2013) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group D runners-up[note 1] | 4th | Runners-up (2013) |
The competition was played in four venues across four cities/provinces.
| Bangkok | Buriram | |
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| Rajamangala Stadium | Buriram Stadium | |
| Capacity:49,722 | Capacity:32,600 | |
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| Songkhla | Pathum Thani | |
| Tinsulanon Stadium | Thammasat Stadium | |
| Capacity:45,000 | Capacity:25,000 | |
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The draw of the final tournament was held on 26 September 2019, 15:00ICT (UTC+7), at the Swissotel Bangkok Ratchada inBangkok.[12][13][14] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the2018 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament andqualification, with the hosts Thailand automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[15]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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On 3 January 2020, the AFC announced the list of referees chosen for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. 34 referees, 26 assistant referees and 2 support assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. Video assistant referees will be used in this tournament.[16][17]
Chris BeathShaun EvansNawaf ShukrallaFu MingMa Ning
Liu Kwok ManAlireza FaghaniAli SabahMohanad Qasim SarrayJumpei Iida Hiroyuki KimuraRyuji SatoMinoru TōjōAdham Makhadmeh Ahmad Faisal Al-AliKim Hee-gonKim Jong-hyeokKo Hyung-jin
Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob
Ahmed Al-Kaf Abdulla Al-MarriAbdulrahman Al-Jassim Khamis Al-KuwariKhamis Al-MarriTurki Al-Khudhayr
Muhammad Taqi
Hettikamkanamge Perera Hanna HattabSivakorn Pu-udomAmmar Al-JeneibiMohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed Omar Mohamed Al-AliValentin Kovalenko Ilgiz Tantashev Anton Shchetinin Ashley Beecham Mohamed Salman Abdulla Al-Rowaimi Cao Yi Shi Xiang Mohammadreza AbolfazlMohammadreza Mansouri Ahmad Al-Roalle Mohammad Al-Kalaf Jun Mihara Hiroshi Yamauchi Park Sang-jun Yoon Kwang-yeol Abu Bakar Al-Amri Rashid Al-Ghaithi Saud Al-Maqaleh Taleb Al-Marri Mohammed Al-Abakri Khalaf Al-Shammari Ronnie Koh Min Kiat Palitha Hemathunga Mohammed Al-Hammadi Hasan Al-Mahri Timur Gaynullin Andrey Tsapenko Mohd Yusri Muhamad Rawut NakaritPlayers born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must have been goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 24.1 and 24.2).[3]
The top two teams of each group advanced 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):[3]
All times are local,ICT (UTC+7).[18]
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 8–10 January 2020 | 1 v 4, 2 v 3 |
| Matchday 2 | 11–13 January 2020 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 3 | 14–16 January 2020 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand(H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| Iraq | 1–1 | Australia |
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| Australia | 2–1 | Thailand |
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| Australia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Japan | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1–0 | China |
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| China | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| North Korea | 1–2 | Jordan |
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| Vietnam | 1–2 | North Korea |
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| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 January –Bangkok | ||||||||||
| Australia(a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 January –Pathum Thani | ||||||||||
| Syria | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 January –Pathum Thani | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 January –Bangkok | ||||||||||
| Jordan | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea(a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 January –Pathum Thani | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 January –Bangkok | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||||||
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| Uzbekistan | 0 | Third place match | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 January –Bangkok | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Syria |
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| South Korea | 2–1 | Jordan |
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| United Arab Emirates | 1–5 | Uzbekistan |
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The winners qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics.
The winner qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics.
| Australia | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top scorer[19] | Most Valuable Player[20] | Best Goalkeeper[19] | Fair Play award[19] |
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| Jaroensak Wonggorn[note 2] | Won Du-jae | Song Bum-keun | Saudi Arabia |
There were 69 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.16 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ramy NajjarineReno PiscopoAl Hassan ToureSayed Hashim IsaReza DehghaniOmid NoorafkanReza ShekariAmir Al-AmmariRyotaro MeshinoKoki OgawaYuki SomaIhab Al-KhawaldehYazan Al-NaimatMohammad Bani AtiehOmar HaniKang Kuk-cholRi Chung-gyuRyang Hyon-juYusuf AbdurisagAbdullah Al-AhrakFiras Al-BuraikanAbdullah Al-HamdanAyman Al-KhulaifNasser Al OmranAbdulrahman GhareebJeong Tae-wookKim Dae-wonAnon AmornlerdsakSupachok SarachatKhalifa Al-HammadiBobur AbdikholikovIlkhom AlijanovOybek BozorovJasurbek YakhshiboevNguyễn Tiến Linh1 own goal
Yosief Mohammad (against Qatar)The following four teams from the AFC qualified for the2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament, including Japan which qualified as the hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in theSummer Olympics1 |
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| Japan | 7 September 2013 | 10 (1936,1956,1964,1968,1996,2000,2004,2008,2012,2016) |
| South Korea | 22 January 2020[21] | 10 (1948,1964,1988,1992,1996,2000,2004,2008,2012,2016) |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 January 2020[21] | 2 (1984,1996) |
| Australia | 25 January 2020[22] | 72 (1956,1988,1992,1996,2000,2004,2008) |
