2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup

The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will be the 5th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (prior to 2021 known as the AFC U-23 Championship[1]), a biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia.

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUzbekistan
Dates1–19 June 2022
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBD (in TBD host cities)

The tournament was originally going to be held in Uzbekistan from 6–24 January 2022, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 1–19 June 2022.[2][3] A total of 16 teams will compete in the tournament.[4] South Korea are the defending champions.

Host selection

Originally, it was determined that China would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5] However, they withdrew from hosting the tournament in October 2020 due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On 18 March 2021, the AFC announced that Uzbekistan will host the tournament.[2]

Qualification
Main article: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Qualification matches were played between 23 October and 2 November 2021.[7]

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 UzbekistanHosts5thChampions (2018)
 QatarGroup A winners4thThird place (2018)
 IranGroup B winners4thQuarter-finals (2016)
 IraqGroup C winners5thChampions (2013)
 KuwaitGroup D winners2ndGroup stage (2013)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup E winners4thQuarter-finals (2013, 2016, 2020)
 JordanGroup F winners5thThird place (2013)
 AustraliaGroup G winners5thThird place (2020)
 South KoreaGroup H winners5thChampions (2020)
 VietnamGroup I winners4thRunners-up (2018)
 MalaysiaGroup J winners2ndQuarter-finals (2018)
 JapanGroup K winners5thChampions (2016)
 Thailand1st best runners-up4thQuarter-finals (2020)
 Saudi Arabia2nd best runners-up5thRunners-up (2013, 2020)
 Turkmenistan3rd best runners-up1stDebut
 Tajikistan4th best runners-up1stDebut

Draw

The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, a minimum three of whom must be selected as goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).[4]

Group stage

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):[4]

  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.

All times are local, UT (UTC+5).

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 TBA June 2022 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 TBA June 2022 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 TBA June 2022 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Uzbekistan vA4
A2vA3
A4vA2
A3v Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan vA2
A3vA4

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
B1vB4
B2vB3
B4vB2
B3vB1
B1vB2
B3vB4

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
C1vC4
C2vC3
C4vC2
C3vC1
C1vC2
C3vC4

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
D1vD4
D2vD3
D4vD2
D3vD1
D1vD2
D3vD4

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Winner Group A
 
 
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner QF1
 
 
 
Winner QF3
 
Winner Group C
 
 
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner SF1
 
 
 
Winner SF2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Winner QF2
 
 
 
Winner QF4Third place match
 
Winner Group D
 
 
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Loser SF1
 
 
Loser SF2
 

Quarter-finals
Winner Group BQF2Runner-up Group A
Winner Group AQF1Runner-up Group B
Winner Group CQF3Runner-up Group D
Winner Group DQF4Runner-up Group C

Semi-finals
Winner QF2SF2Winner QF4
Winner QF1SF1Winner QF3

Third place match
Loser SF1vLoser SF2

Final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2

References
  1. "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC. 2 October 2020.
  2. "Uzbekistan set to be first-ever Central Asian host of AFC U23 Asian Cup in 2022". AFC. 18 March 2021.
  3. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022". AFC.
  4. "AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations". AFC.
  5. "New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee". AFC. 11 November 2020.
  6. "Latest update on AFC Futsal Championship and AFC U23 Asian Cup". AFC. 15 October 2020.
  7. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". AFC.
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