2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification was an international men's under-19 football competition which was originally held to decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship. The AFC announced the cancellation of the final tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 25 January 2021.[1]

2020 AFC U-20 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesOman (Group A)
Qatar (Group B)
Tajikistan (Group C)
Iran (Group D)
Bahrain (Group E)
Saudi Arabia (Group F)
Cambodia (Group G)
Chinese Taipei (Group H)
Myanmar (Group I)
Vietnam (Group J)
Indonesia (Group K)
Dates2–6 October and 2–30 November 2019
Teams46 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played74
Goals scored325 (4.39 per match)
Attendance88,413 (1,195 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Suphanat Mueanta (9 goals)
2018
2023

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, 46 teams entered the competition.[2]

The draw was held on 9 May 2019 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

  • West: 25 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into six groups: one group of five teams and five groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
  • East: 21 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups: one group of five teams and four groups of four teams (Groups G–K).

The teams were seeded in each zone according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[4]

  • The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
West Zone
  1.  Saudi Arabia (1) (H)
  2.  Qatar (3) (H)
  3.  Tajikistan (6) (H)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (9)
  5.  Jordan (10)
  6.  Iraq (14) (H)
  1.  Uzbekistan (18)
  2.  Iran (19) (H)
  3.  Yemen (20)
  4.  Oman (21) (H)*
  5.  Bahrain (22) (H)
  6.  Syria (23)
  1.  Bangladesh (24)
  2.  India (25)
  3.  Lebanon (27)
  4.  Kyrgyzstan (31)
  5.  Palestine (32)
  6.  Turkmenistan (34)
  1.  Maldives (37)
  2.  Sri Lanka (39)
  3.    Nepal (40)
  1.  Afghanistan (NR)
  2.  Bhutan (NR)
  3.  Kuwait (NR)
  4.  Pakistan (NR)
East Zone
  1.  South Korea (2)
  2.  Japan (4)
  3.  Thailand (5)
  4.  Australia (7)
  5.  Indonesia (8) (H)
  1.  China (11)
  2.  North Korea (12)
  3.  Malaysia (13)
  4.  Vietnam (15) (H)
  5.  Chinese Taipei (16) (H)
  1.  Cambodia (17) (H)
  2.  Myanmar (26) (H)
  3.  Macau (28)
  4.  Hong Kong (29)
  5.  Mongolia (30)
  1.  Laos (33)
  2.  Singapore (35)
  3.  East Timor (36)
  4.  Brunei (38)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts (* Oman replaced Iraq as group hosts after the draw)
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
Did not enter
West ZoneNone
East Zone

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[5]

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualified for the final tournament. As Uzbekistan (who were the designated final tournament hosts) were among the four best runners-up, the fifth best runner-up also qualified for the final tournament.[3]

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 9.3):[5]

  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.

Groups

Group A

  • All matches were held in Oman.
  • Times listed are UTC+4.
  • Iraq was initially announced as the hosts of the group, with the matches scheduled to be played between 2–10 November. Following the 2019 Iraqi protests, matches were postponed to a later time and venue,[6] which was subsequently confirmed to be between 22 and 30 November 2019 in Oman.[7]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Iraq4220105+58Final tournament
2  Kuwait422095+48
3  Palestine4211107+37
4  Oman (H)411247−34
5  Pakistan4004211−90
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Pakistan  1–2  Kuwait
  • Waheed 27'
Report
  • Al-Bous 28'
  • Karam 57'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Palestine  1–0  Oman
  • Baniowda 19'
Report
Attendance: 452
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Kuwait  1–1  Iraq
  • Al-Ajmi 72'
Report
  • Zeyad 29'
Attendance: 223
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Pakistan  1–5  Palestine
Report
  • Dahamshi 13', 26', 65'
  • Al-Nabrisi 46', 73'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Iraq  3–0  Pakistan
  • Abdullah 8'
  • Shawqi 24', 36'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Oman  0–3  Kuwait
Report
  • E. Marzouq 48', 55'
  • Al-Ajmi 84'
Attendance: 198
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Palestine  1–3  Iraq
  • A. Mohammed 34' (o.g.)
Report
  • Barhoush 24' (o.g.)
  • Shawqi 67'
  • Abdullah 73'
Attendance: 260
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Oman  1–0  Pakistan
  • Al-Maashari 10'
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Kuwait  3–3  Palestine
  • Al-Saab 44'
  • B. Al-Mutairi 65'
  • Mahran 86'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Iraq  3–3  Oman
  • M. Mohammed 34'
  • Abdullah 50'
  • A. Mohammed 90+4'
Report
  • Al-Salti 22'
  • Al-Hadabi 27', 45+2'
Attendance: 380
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Group B

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Qatar (H)3210103+77Final tournament
2  Yemen321062+47
3  Turkmenistan310268−23
4  Sri Lanka3003312−90
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Yemen  2–1  Turkmenistan
  • Al-Thulaia 15' (pen.)
  • Maher 36'
Report
  • Sekow 48'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
Qatar  5–1  Sri Lanka
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Sri Lanka  0–3  Yemen
Report
  • Al-Godaimah 12'
  • Al-Harbi 18'
  • Sadeq 36'
Attendance: 812
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Turkmenistan  1–4  Qatar
Report
  • Abdulraheem 51', 63'
  • Tombari 68', 81'
Attendance: 594
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Turkmenistan  4–2  Sri Lanka
Report
  • Sajid 43', 80'
Attendance: 60
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
Qatar  1–1  Yemen
  • Abdulraheem 42'
Report
  • Maher 53'
Attendance: 811
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Tajikistan (H)3300110+119Final tournament
2  Lebanon311132+14
3  Syria31114404
4  Maldives3003214−120
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria  1–1  Lebanon
Report
  • Mekkaoui 73'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Tajikistan  9–0  Maldives
Report
Attendance: 2,920
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

Maldives  2–3  Syria
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Lebanon  0–1  Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Lebanon  2–0  Maldives
  • Hijazi 19'
  • Dakramanji 76'
Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Tajikistan  1–0  Syria
Report
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Iran (H)330090+99Final tournament
2  Kyrgyzstan311123−14
3  United Arab Emirates31024403
4    Nepal301208−81
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  4–0    Nepal
  • N. Gurung 27' (o.g.)
  • Khalfan 38'
  • Yousuf 71'
  • Hamad 81'
Report
Attendance: 115
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Iran  3–0  Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 482
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Kyrgyzstan  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 80
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Nepal    0–4  Iran
Report
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Kyrgyzstan  0–0    Nepal
Report
Attendance: 46
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
United Arab Emirates  0–2  Iran
Report
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Bahrain (H)321081+77Final tournament
2  Jordan312052+35
3  Bhutan310228−63
4  Bangladesh301226−41
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jordan  3–0  Bhutan
  • Banihani 14'
  • Al-Ryiyalat 27' (pen.)
  • Semreen 47'
Report
Attendance: 63
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Bahrain  3–0  Bangladesh
  • Sayed 43', 90'
  • Nemer 90+6'
Report
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Bangladesh  1–1  Jordan
Report
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Bhutan  0–4  Bahrain
Report
  • Al-Romaihi 33' (pen.)
  • Sayed 42'
  • Nemer 45'
  • Alawi 49'
Attendance: 740
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Bangladesh  1–2  Bhutan
Report
Attendance: 270
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Jordan  1–1  Bahrain
  • Al-Ryiyalat 74' (pen.)
Report
  • Al-Romaihi 19' (pen.)
Attendance: 820
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H)321061+57Final tournament
2  Uzbekistan[a]321051+47
3  Afghanistan31023303
4  India300309−90
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Uzbekistan  2–0  India
Report
Attendance: 324
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Afghanistan  0–2  Uzbekistan
Report
  • Abdumajidov 36'
  • Rakhimkulov 41'
Attendance: 232
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
India  0–4  Saudi Arabia
Report
  • Marran 2'
  • Al-Bassas 10', 17', 28'
Attendance: 2,523
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

India  0–3  Afghanistan
Report
  • Ramaki 2'
  • Nawshad 4'
  • Del 29'
Attendance: 180
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Malaysia4400274+2312Final tournament
2  Cambodia (H)4301186+129
3  Thailand4202313+286
4  Brunei4103426−223
5  Northern Mariana Islands4004344−410
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Northern Mariana Islands  3–4  Brunei
Report
  • Eddy 12'
  • Aminuddin 40'
  • Hadif 59'
  • Naqiuddin 90+1'
Attendance: 413
Referee: Choe Kwang-hyon (North Korea)
Cambodia  4–5  Malaysia
  • Met Samel 61'
  • Chea Sokmeng 65'
  • Ry Leap Pheng 77'
  • Soeuth Nava 88'
Report

Brunei  0–9  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 210
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Northern Mariana Islands  0–9  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

Thailand  21–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Malaysia  11–0  Brunei
Report
Attendance: 261
Referee: Choe Kwang-hyon (North Korea)

Malaysia  10–0  Northern Mariana Islands
  • Aiman 7', 46', 74', 79'
  • Hazim 9'
  • Aidil 20'
  • Fahmi 45+1', 56'
  • Firdaus R. 64' (pen.)
  • Azrul 66'
Report
Attendance: 328
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Cambodia  2–1  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 4,545
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Thailand  0–1  Malaysia
Report
  • Umar 84'
Brunei  0–3  Cambodia
Report

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Australia3210132+117Final tournament
2  Laos3210103+77
3  Chinese Taipei (H)310297+23
4  Macau3003020−200
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia  2–2  Laos
Report
Attendance: 55
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Chinese Taipei  8–0  Macau
  • Cheng Chih-huan 31'
  • Lin Ming-wei 35', 62', 82', 90'
  • Yu Yao-hsing 45'
  • Sandberg 60', 77'
Report

Macau  0–6  Australia
Report
Attendance: 55
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Laos  2–1  Chinese Taipei
  • Anousone 34'
  • Bounmy 41'
Report
  • Lin Chun-kai 51'
Attendance: 230
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Macau  0–6  Laos
Report
  • Cheang Ka Lok 17' (o.g.)
  • Anantaza 42', 82'
  • Lou Chon Hei 45+1' (o.g.)
  • Chony 53'
  • Tee 85'
Attendance: 89
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Australia  5–0  Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 694
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  South Korea3300181+179Final tournament
2  China320154+16
3  Myanmar (H)310285+33
4  Singapore3003021−210
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
China  2–0  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 653
South Korea  11–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 152
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Singapore  0–2  China
Report
Attendance: 254
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Myanmar  0–3  South Korea
Report

South Korea  4–1  China
Report
Attendance: 254
Myanmar  8–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 312
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group J

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Japan3210190+197Final tournament
2  Vietnam (H)321071+67
3  Mongolia3102415−113
4  Guam3003418−140
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan  10–0  Guam
Report
Attendance: 101
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Vietnam  3–0  Mongolia
Report
Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Mongolia  0–9  Japan
Report
Guam  1–4  Vietnam
  • McDonald 33'
Report
  • Nguyễn Hữu Nam 5', 86'
  • Đỗ Tấn Thành 28'
  • Trần Quốc Đạt 32'
Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Mongolia  4–3  Guam
Report
  • Fernandez 18'
  • Hennegan 19'
  • G. Garber 76'
Attendance: 268
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Japan  0–0  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Group K

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Indonesia (H)321082+67Final tournament
2  North Korea312062+45
3  Hong Kong311136−34
4  East Timor300329−70
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
North Korea  1–1  Hong Kong
  • Ri Jo-guk 66'
Report
Attendance: 92
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Indonesia  3–1  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 2,297
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

East Timor  0–4  North Korea
Report
  • Ra Nam-hyon 7'
  • Ri Kum-hyon 21'
  • Kim Chol-guk 77'
  • Ri Jo-guk 90+3'
Attendance: 137
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Hong Kong  0–4  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Hong Kong  2–1  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 976
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Indonesia  1–1  North Korea
Report
  • Kim Kwang-chong 41'
Attendance: 16,291
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

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. Uzbekistan had already qualified as hosts of the final tournament.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1H  Laos3210103+77Final tournament
2J  Vietnam321071+67
3B  Yemen321062+47
4F  Uzbekistan[a]321051+47
5G  Cambodia320196+36
6I  China320154+16
7K  North Korea312062+45
8A  Kuwait312074+35
9E  Jordan312052+35
10C  Lebanon311132+14
11D  Kyrgyzstan311123−14
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[8]

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in AFC U-19 Championship1
 UzbekistanHosts[9]17 September 20197 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 IraqGroup A winners30 November 201917 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 QatarGroup B winners10 November 201914 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 TajikistanGroup C winners6 October 20194 (2006, 2008, 2016, 2018)
 IranGroup D winners10 November 201920 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 BahrainGroup E winners10 November 20199 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2016)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup F winners10 November 201914 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018)
 MalaysiaGroup G winners10 November 201923 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2004, 2006, 2018)
 AustraliaGroup H winners10 November 20197 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 South KoreaGroup I winners10 November 201938 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 JapanGroup J winners10 November 201937 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 IndonesiaGroup K winners10 November 201917 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2004, 2014, 2018)
 Laos1st best runners-up10 November 20195 (1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 2004)
 Vietnam2nd best runners-up10 November 201919 (19612, 19622, 19632, 19642, 19652, 19672, 19682, 19692, 19702, 19712, 19742, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Yemen3rd best runners-up10 November 20196 (1978, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016)
 Cambodia5th best runners-up30 November 20193 (1963, 1972, 1974)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 As South Vietnam

Goalscorers

There were 325 goals scored in 74 matches, for an average of 4.39 goals per match.

9 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Khoirunnaas Khalid (against Northern Mariana Islands)
  • Karl Hu-Josefsson (against Australia)
  • Abdllah Mohammed (against Palestine)
  • Cheang Ka Lok (against Laos)
  • Lou Chon Hei (against Laos)
  • Ibrahim Dhaisam (against Tajikistan)
  • Savee Ibrahim (against Syria)
  • Buyant Munkhbat (against Vietnam)
  • Nabin Gurung (against United Arab Emirates)
  • Kirt Andon (against Thailand)
  • Muath Barhoush (against Iraq)
  • Naufal Ilham (against South Korea)
  • Avishka Deshan (against Qatar)
  • Gumario (against Indonesia)

References