2018 AFC U-23 Championship
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(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
Attendance | 65,850 (2,058 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the third edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian 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 by China.[2]
Uzbekistan defeated Vietnam 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.
Hosts selection
[edit]Qualification
[edit]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]
Qualified teams
[edit]The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]
Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | Hosts | 3rd | Group stage (2013, 2016) |
![]() | Group A winners | 2nd | Group stage (2013) |
![]() | Group B winners | 3rd | Champions (2013) |
![]() | Group C winners | 2nd | Fourth place (2016) |
![]() | Group D winners | 3rd | Group stage (2013, 2016) |
![]() | Group E winners | 1st | Debut |
![]() | Group F winners | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2013) |
![]() | Group G winners | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2016) |
![]() | Group H winners | 1st | Debut |
![]() | Group I winners | 3rd | Runners-up (2016) |
![]() | Group H runners-up[note 1] | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
![]() | Group C runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Quarter-finals (2013) |
![]() | Group I runners-up[note 1] | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
![]() | Group E runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Third place (2013) |
![]() | Group J runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Champions (2016) |
![]() | Group B runners-up[note 1] | 3rd | Runners-up (2013) |
Notes:
Venues
[edit]The competition was played in four venues in four cities, all in the province of Jiangsu.[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 |
Draw
[edit]The draw of the final tournament was held on 24 October 2017, 16:00 CST (UTC+8), at the Traders Fudu Hotel in Changzhou.[7] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[6] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification, 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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Match officials
[edit]The following referees were chosen for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. Additional assistant referees were used in this tournament.[9]
- Referees
Chris Beath
Peter Green
Nawaf Shukralla
Fu Ming
Ma Ning
Liu Kwok Man
Alireza Faghani
Ali Sabah
Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray
Ryuji Sato
Jumpei Iida
Adham Makhadmeh
Kim Dong-jin
Ko Hyung-jin
Ahmed Al-Kaf
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
Khamis Al-Marri
Fahad Al-Mirdasi
Turki Al-Khudhayr
Muhammad Taqi
Hettikamkanamge Perera
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
Ravshan Irmatov
Valentin Kovalenko
- Assistant referees
Matthew 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-Mahri
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov
Jakhongir Saidov
- Support referees
Minoru Tōjō
Ilgiz Tantashev
- Support assistant referees
Squads
[edit]Players 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]
Group stage
[edit]The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
- Tiebreakers
Teams are 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):[10]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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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 |
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
China ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Oman ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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China ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Thailand ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Japan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Iraq ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Jordan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Iraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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South Korea ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 12.1 and 12.2).[10]
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
19 January – Changzhou | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
23 January – Changzhou | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||||||
20 January – Changshu | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||||||
![]() | 3 (3) | |||||||||
27 January – Changzhou | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 (5) | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
19 January – Jiangyin | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
23 January – Kunshan | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
20 January – Kunshan | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | Third place match | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
26 January – Kunshan | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Japan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Qatar ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Iraq ![]() | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Penalties | ||
3–5 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Qatar ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Penalties | ||
3–4 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
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Third place match
[edit]Qatar ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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| Live Report Stats Report |
Final
[edit]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.) | ![]() |
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Winners
[edit]2018 AFC U-23 Championship |
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![]() Uzbekistan First title |
Awards
[edit]The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top Goalscorer[11] | Most Valuable Player[12] | Fair Play award[13] |
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]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 Buhagiar
Nick Cowburn
Bruce Kamau
Li Xiaoming
Wei Shihao
Yang Liyu
Yao Junsheng
Hussein Ali
Amjad Attwan
Mohammed Jaffal
Bashar Resan
Koji Miyoshi
Takahiro Yanagi
Ward Al-Barri
Danial Amier Norhisham
Thanabalan Nadarajah
Kim Yu-song
Ri Hun
Mohanad Fannoun
Shehab Qumbor
Mahmoud Yousef
Hashim Ali
Abdulelah Al-Amri
Rakan Al-Shamlan
Cho Jae-wan[a]
Cho Young-wook
Hwang Hyun-soo
Chenrop Samphaodi
Khojiakbar Alijonov
Rustam Ashurmatov
Azizjon Ganiev
Dostonbek Khamdamov
Akramjon Komilov
Javokhir Sidikov
Andrey Sidorov
Dostonbek Tursunov
Zabikhillo Urinboev
Hà Đức Chinh
Nguyễn Công Phượng
Phan Văn Đức
1 own goal
Thomas Deng (against Syria)
Kang Ju-hyok (against Japan)
Mohammed Rashid (against North Korea)
Tournament team rankings
[edit]As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | Champions |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 16 | Third place |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Broadcasting rights
[edit]Arab League: beIN Sports (MENA), Alkaas Sports Channels
Australia: Fox Sports Australia[14]
China: CCTV,[15][16] PPTV,[17] Guangdong Sports[18]
ASEAN: Fox Sports Asia[19]
South Korea: JTBC3 Fox Sports[20][21]
Vietnam: VTV[22] (shared by Fox Sports Asia)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fastest goal in the tournament
References
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- ^ a b "Stage Set For AFC U-23 Championship 2018 Qualifiers Draw". AFC. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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- ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2017 (UPDATED) Updated as of 12 April 2016" (PDF). The-AFC.com. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017.
- ^ "2018 AFC U-23 Championship: Stage set for enticing Finals". AFC. 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b "AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 groups revealed in Changzhou". AFC. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Groups to be revealed as China readies for AFC U-23 Championship Draw". AFC. 23 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 AFC U-23 Championship Draw". YouTube. 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Refereeing Technical Report". Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2018" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Almoez Ali lands Top Scorer award". AFC. 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Xamrobekov dedicates award to squad, fans". AFC. 27 January 2018.
- ^ "[Football] Lễ Trao Giải U23 VN - Uzbekistan, AFC U23 Championship". Youtube. 27 January 2018.
- ^ "FOX SPORTS to broadcast Australian U23 matches LIVE & EXCLUSIVE".
- ^ "CCTV-5 Schedule" (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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- ^ "PP Sport Schedule" (in Chinese). PPTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Guangdong Sports Schedule" (in Chinese). GDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "The Official TV Listings for FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports 3". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "JTBC3 Fox Sports Programs" (in Korean). JTBC3 Fox Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "AFC joins forces with Korean cable broadcaster JTBC". the-AFC. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Lịch TRỰC TIẾP VCK U23 châu Á 2018 trên VTV" (in Vietnamese). VTV. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- AFC U-23 Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC U-23 Championship 2018, stats.the-AFC.com