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2018 AFC U-23 Championship
2018年亚足联U-23锦标赛
File:2018 AFC U-23 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates9–27 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
Third placeFile:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Fourth placeFile:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
Attendance65,850 (2,058 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Almoez Ali (6 goals)
Best player(s)Uzbekistan Odiljon Hamrobekov
Fair play awardFile:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
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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

Qualification

Main article: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

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

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[5]

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Hosts 3rd Group stage (2013, 2016)
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman Group A winners 2nd Group stage (2013)
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Group B winners 3rd Champions (2013)
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Group C winners 2nd Fourth place (2016)
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Group D winners 3rd Group stage (2013, 2016)
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Group E winners 1st Debut
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Group F winners 3rd Quarter-finals (2013)
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Group G winners 3rd Quarter-finals (2016)
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Group H winners 1st Debut
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Group I winners 3rd Runners-up (2016)
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Group H runners-up[note 1] 2nd Group stage (2016)
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria Group C runners-up[note 1] 3rd Quarter-finals (2013)
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Group I runners-up[note 1] 2nd Group stage (2016)
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Group E runners-up[note 1] 3rd Third place (2013)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Group J runners-up[note 1] 3rd Champions (2016)
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Group B runners-up[note 1] 3rd Runners-up (2013)

Notes:

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 As China (Group J winners) had already automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts, the six best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.

Venues

The competition was played in four venues in four cities, all in the province of Jiangsu.[6]

Changzhou Kunshan
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

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

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. Additional assistant referees were used in this tournament.[9]

Referees
Assistant referees
Support referees
Support assistant referees

Squads

Main article: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads

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

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]

  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, CST (UTC+8).

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (H) 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
4 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
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Stats Report
Attendance: 11,800
Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg1–0File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
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Stats Report
Attendance: 1,100
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–0File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
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Stats Report
Attendance: 13,800
Oman File:Flag of Oman.svg0–1File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 820
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–2File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
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Stats Report
Attendance: 15,600
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–0File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
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Stats Report
Attendance: 380

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
3 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg1–0File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 680
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg1–0File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 360
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg1–1File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 560
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg0–1File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,080
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg3–1File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
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Stats Report
Attendance: 320
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svg1–5File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
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Attendance: 120

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg4–1File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 230
Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg2–2File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
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Stats Report
Attendance: 240
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
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Stats Report
Attendance: 780
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–0File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg1–0File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 380
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–1File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 482
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
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Stats Report
Attendance: 1,528
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg2–1File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 766
Vietnam File:Flag of Vietnam.svg1–0File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
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Stats Report
Attendance: 2,362
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg0–0File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 685
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg3–2File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
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Stats Report
Attendance: 678
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg0–0File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Knockout stage

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

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 January – Changzhou
 
 
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar3
 
23 January – Changzhou
 
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine2
 
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar2 (3)
 
20 January – Changshu
 
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (p)2 (4)
 
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq3 (3)
 
27 January – Changzhou
 
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (p)3 (5)
 
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam1
 
19 January – Jiangyin
 
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (a.e.t.)2
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan0
 
23 January – Kunshan
 
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan4
 
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (a.e.t.)4
 
20 January – Kunshan
 
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea1 Third place match
 
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea2
 
26 January – Kunshan
 
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia1
 
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar1
 
 
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea0
 

Quarter-finals

Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg0–4File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 380
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg3–2File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
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Stats Report
Attendance: 226
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg2–1File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
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Stats Report
Attendance: 738
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svg3–3 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
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Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 980

Semi-finals

Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
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Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 630
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg4–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
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Stats Report
Attendance: 367

Third place match

Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg1–0File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
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Stats Report
Attendance: 168

Final

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.

Main article: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Final
Vietnam File:Flag of Vietnam.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
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Stats Report
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Winners

2018 AFC U-23 Championship
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer[11] Most Valuable Player[12] Fair Play award[13]
Qatar Almoez Ali Uzbekistan Odiljon Hamrobekov File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

1 own goal

Tournament team rankings

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
1 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 6 5 0 1 12 3 +9 15 Champions
2 File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 6 1 3 2 8 9 −1 6 Runners-up
3 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 6 5 1 0 10 5 +5 16 Third place
4 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 Fourth place
5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 9 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
7 File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 4 1 1 2 8 6 +2 4
8 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4
9 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 Eliminated in
group stage
10 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (H) 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
11 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
12 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
13 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
14 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
15 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
16 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Broadcasting rights

Notes

  1. ↑ Fastest goal in the tournament

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stage Set For AFC U-23 Championship 2018 Qualifiers Draw". AFC. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "关于承办2018年亚足联U-23锦标赛决赛的意见征求函" (in 中文). Chinese Football Association. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "2018 AFC U-23 Championship: Stage set for enticing Finals". AFC. 24 July 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "AFC U-23 Championship China 2018 groups revealed in Changzhou". AFC. 24 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Groups to be revealed as China readies for AFC U-23 Championship Draw". AFC. 23 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "2018 AFC U-23 Championship Draw". YouTube. 24 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Refereeing Technical Report". Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2018" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Almoez Ali lands Top Scorer award". AFC. 27 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Xamrobekov dedicates award to squad, fans". AFC. 27 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "[Football] Lễ Trao Giải U23 VN - Uzbekistan, AFC U23 Championship". Youtube. 27 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "FOX SPORTS to broadcast Australian U23 matches LIVE & EXCLUSIVE".
  15. ↑ "CCTV-5 Schedule" (in 中文). CCTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "CCTV-5+ Schedule" (in 中文). CCTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "PP Sport Schedule" (in 中文). PPTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Guangdong Sports Schedule" (in 中文). GDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "JTBC3 Fox Sports Programs" (in 한국어). JTBC3 Fox Sports. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "AFC joins forces with Korean cable broadcaster JTBC". the-AFC. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "Lịch TRỰC TIẾP VCK U23 châu Á 2018 trên VTV" (in Tiếng Việt). VTV. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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