| كأس آسيا تحت 23 سنة 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 15 April – 3 May 2024 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uzbekistan |
| Third place |  Iraq |
| Fourth place |  Indonesia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 136,534 (4,267 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ali Jasim (4 goals) |
| Best player | Joel Chima Fujita |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Abduvohid Nematov |
| Fair play award | Uzbekistan |
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The2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 6th edition of theAFC U-23 Asian Cup (previously the AFC U-23 Championship before rebranding from 2021),[1] the biennial international age-restrictedfootball championship organised by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Qatar from 15 April to 3 May 2024.[2]
The tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the Olympics as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team entered a single-eliminationAFC–CAF play-off match.[3] A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament.[4]
Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing toUzbekistan in the quarter-finals, who in turn lost the final toJapan in both teams' hunt for the second title.
Qatar was selected as the host for this competition by the Asian Football Confederation Competitions Committee on 30 September 2022.[5] This marked the second time that Qatar was hosting this competition, the first was in2016.
Qualification matches were played between 6 and 12 September 2023.[6]
| Team | Qualified as | Last appearance | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Qatar | Hosts | 2022 | 5th | Third place (2018) |
 Jordan | Group A winners | 2022 | 6th | Third place (2013) |
 South Korea | Group B winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2020) |
 Vietnam | Group C winners | 2022 | 5th | Runners-up (2018) |
| Japan | Group D winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2016) |
| Uzbekistan | Group E winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2018) |
| Iraq | Group F winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2013) |
 United Arab Emirates | Group G winners | 2022 | 5th | Quarter-finals (2013,2016,2020) |
 Thailand | Group H winners | 2022 | 5th | Quarter-finals (2020) |
 Australia | Group I winners | 2022 | 6th | Third place (2020) |
 Saudi Arabia | Group J winners | 2022 | 6th | Champions (2022) |
| Indonesia | Group K winners | — | 1st | Debut |
 Kuwait | Best runners-up | 2022 | 3rd | Group stage (2013,2022) |
 Tajikistan | 2ndBest runners-up | 2022 | 2nd | Group stage (2022) |
 China | 3rdBest runners-up | 2020 | 5th | Group stage (2013,2016,2018,2020) |
 Malaysia | 4thBest runners-up | 2022 | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2018) |
Four stadiums were used, they were also used in the previous2023 AFC Asian Cup in January and February 2024.
| Al Rayyan (Doha Area) | Location of the host cities of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. | |
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| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | Khalifa International Stadium | |
| Capacity:15,000 | Capacity:45,857 | |
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| Doha | Al Wakrah | |
| Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | Al Janoub Stadium | |
| Capacity:12,000 | Capacity:44,325 | |
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The draw took place at the Wyndham Doha West Bay inDoha, Qatar on 23 November 2023 at 12:00AST(UTC+3).[7]
The 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance at the2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[8] As hosts, Qatar were ranked as the top seeded team.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. Video assistant referees were used in this tournament.
Shaun EvansKate JacewiczAlex KingCasey ReibeltShen Yinhao
Mooud Bonyadifard Hiroyuki Kimura Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali Kim Woo-sungKo Hyung-jin Abdullah Al-Kandari Ammar Ashkanani
Hussein Abo Yehia Abdulla Al-Marri Meshari Al-Shamari Mohammed Al-ShammariMajed Al-Shamrani Abdullah Al-Shehri
Hanna Hattab Sadullo Gulmurodi Nasrullo KabirovSivakorn Pu-Udom Torphong Somsing Yahya Al-Mulla Ahmed Eisa Darwish Mohammed Obaid Mohammed Rustam Lutfullin Firdavs Norsafarov Joanna Charaktis George Lakrindis Guo Jingtao Luo Zheng Saeid Ghasemi Alireza Ildorom Takeshi Asada Kota Watanabe Ahmad Muhsen Ayman Obeidat Bang Gi-yeol Ali Jraq
Ramina Tsoi Ali Fakih Faisal Al-Shammari Zahy Al-Shammari Omar Al-Jamal Hesham Al-Refaei
Abdul Hannan Bin Abdul Hasim Mohamad Kazzaz Vafo Karaev Hasan Karimov Rawut Nakarit Yaser Al-Murshidi Sanjar Shayusupov Alisher UsmanovPlayers born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team registered a squad of 18 to 23 players, including a minimum of three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).[4]
Teams were 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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[4]
All times were local,AST (UTC+3).[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Qatar(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| China | 0–2 | South Korea |
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| United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | China |
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| Japan | 0–1 | South Korea |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6[a] | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3[b] | |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3[b] |
| Thailand | 0–5 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Tajikistan | 2–4 | Iraq |
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| Thailand | 0–1 | Tajikistan |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Iraq |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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| Vietnam | 3–1 | Kuwait |
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| Malaysia | 0–2 | Vietnam |
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In the knockout stage,extra time andpenalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 April –Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 April –Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
| Japan(a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 April –Al Wakrah | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 0 | |||||||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 May –Al Rayyan (JBHS) | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 April –Doha | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 (10) | |||||||||
| 29 April –Doha | ||||||||||
| Indonesia(p) | 2 (11) | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 April –Al Rayyan (KIS) | ||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||||
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| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||
| Iraq(a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Indonesia |
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| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Winners qualified for the2024 Summer Olympics.
The winner qualified for the2024 Summer Olympics. The loser advanced to theAFC–CAF play-off match against
Guinea.
| Japan | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top scorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Fair-play award |
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| Ali Jasim | Joel Chima Fujita | Abduvohid Nematov | Uzbekistan |
The following three teams from the AFC qualified for the2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in theSummer Olympics1 |
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| Uzbekistan | Finalist | 29 April 2024 | 0 (debut) |
| Japan | Finalist | 29 April 2024 | 11 (1936,1956,1964,1968,1996,2000,2004,2008,2012,2016,2020) |
| Iraq | Third place play-off winner | 2 May 2024 | 5 (1980,1984,1988,2004,2016) |
There were 84 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
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Liu ZhurunXie WennengIvar JennerWitan SulaemanHassan KhalidMuntadher MohammedKarrar SaadMustafa SaadoonZaid TahseenRyotaro ArakiSota KawasakiKuryu MatsukiKotaro UchinoAref Al-HajTalal Al-QaisiHaqimi AzimKhalid Ali SabahJassem GaberMohamed Al-ManaiAbdullah Al-YazidiHaitham AsiriRayan HamedJeong Sang-binKim Min-wooRuslan KhayloevMekhron MadaminovManuchekhr SafarovWaris ChoolthongTeerasak PoeiphimaiAhmed FawziAlibek DavronovKhojimat ErkinovJasurbek JaloliddinovRuslanbek JiyanovMukhammadkodir KhamralievDiyor KholmatovUlugbek KhoshimovUmarali RakhmonalievKhuất Văn KhangNguyễn Văn TùngVõ Hoàng Minh Khoa1 own goal
Pratama Arhan (against Uzbekistan)Justin Hubner (against Jordan)Komang Teguh (against South Korea)The opening match of AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Group A, Qatar vs Indonesia, faced numerous backlashes due to controversial refereeing decisions from Tajikistan referee, Nasrullo Kabirov. TheIndonesia U-23 national football team accused Kabirov of being biased towards Qatar, with Qatar receiving favourable decisions, while Indonesia was repeatedly scrutinized by Kadirov which leads to red cards forIvar Jenner andRamadhan Sananta.[20]
Qatar took the lead in the first half withKhalid Ali Sabah scoring in the 45+1 minute through a penalty kick awarded by the referee for a foul committed by Indonesian defenderRizky Ridho against Qatari playerMahdi Salem.[21] Initially, the referee awarded a free kick to Indonesia, but after consultingVAR, he ruled in favor of Qatar, leading to protests from the Indonesian players.[21]Sabah converted the penalty, beating goalkeeperErnando.[21]
Ramadhan Sananta was also shown a direct red card during the match. Initially, the referee had issued a yellow card, but after aVAR review, he upgraded it to a red card during injury time.[21]
Indonesian national football team head coachShin Tae-yong expressed his outrage over the poor refereeing decisions:
Congratulations to Qatar. The players did their best to deliver a good performance, especially considering we were down in numbers and didn't give up easily. However, many of the referee's decisions throughout the game, if you look at them, it's not a football match, it's a comedy show and highly exaggerated.I can't say anything about the players who received red cards, I'm speechless. Football shouldn't be played like this. On our first red card, there was no contact at all. Why did they use VAR in situations like this?[21]
Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has also sent a protest letter toAFC due to controversial decisions from referee Nasrullo Kabirov. The president ofPSSI,Erick Thohir, confirmed this.[22]
Sivakorn Pu-udom, the Thai referee who officiated the match, was highlighted due to the controversies on second-half injury time. The injury time was only supposed to last 10 minutes. However, until the 100th (90+10') minute, he had not stopped the match, even when entering the 103th (90+13') minute, in which midfielderMohamed Al-Manai scored Qatar's second goal. Then, in the process of the goal, there was actually an incident where a Qatari player pulled a Jordanian player down.VAR had intervened, butPu-Udom was reluctant to look directly through the television screen on the side of the field. Pu-udom then decided to immediately legalize the goal, which led to Jordan's defeat and, ultimately, resulted in Jordan's worst ever U-23 Asian Cup performance.[23]
