2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates12 February – 1 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
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The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 42nd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia. On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament.[1] A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives. Uzbekistan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.

Qualification

Main article: 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Qualification matches were played between 21 and 29 September 2024.[2]

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams, including hosts China, are qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Hosts 20th Champions (1985)
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria Group A winners 12th Champions (1994)
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Group B winners 9th Champions (2023)
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Group C winners 40th Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Group D winners 15th Champions (1986, 1992, 2018)
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Group E winners 14th Champions (1976, 2006, 2010)
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Group F winners 20th Champions (1961)
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Group G winners 22nd Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Group H winners 19th Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Group I winners 39th Champions (2016)
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Group J winners 16th Champions (2014)
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 1st best runners-up 8th Quarter-finals (1975)
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 2nd best runners-up 3rd Group stage (2006, 2023)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3rd best runners-up 9th Runners-up (2010)
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 4th best runners-up 34th Champions (1962, 1969)
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 5th best runners-up 9th Fourth place (2006)

Venues

The competition will be held in four venues around Shenzhen.[3]

Shenzhen
Bao'an Longhua Guangming
Bao'an Stadium Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 2,364 Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 500
File:宝安体育场 Bao`an Stadium - panoramio (1).jpg

Draw

The draw of the final tournament was held on 7 November 2024 in Shenzhen, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification, with the hosts China automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFile:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFile:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svgvFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFile:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFile:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svgvFile:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svgvFile:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svgvFile:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgvFile:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Iraq File:Flag of Iraq.svgvFile:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgvFile:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svgvFile:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Iran File:Flag of Iran.svgvFile:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Yemen File:Flag of Yemen.svgvFile:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svgvFile:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svgvFile:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svgvFile:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 14 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svgvFile:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svgvFile:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svgvFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Thailand File:Flag of Thailand.svgvFile:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svgvFile:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svgvFile:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 February
 
 
Winners Group A
 
26 February
 
Runners-up Group B
 
Winner QF1
 
23 February
 
Winner QF2
 
Winners Group C
 
1 March
 
Runners-up Group D
 
Winner SF1
 
22 February
 
Winner SF2
 
Winners Group B
 
26 February
 
Runners-up Group A
 
Winner QF3
 
23 February
 
Winner QF4
 
Winners Group D
 
 
Runners-up Group C
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Winners Group BMatch 26Runners-up Group A
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group AMatch 25Runners-up Group B
Winners Group CMatch 27Runners-up Group D
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group DMatch 28Runners-up Group C
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen

Semi-finals

Winners Match 26Match 30Winners Match 28
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Match 25Match 29Winners Match 27

Final

Winners Match 29Match 31Winners Match 30

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
2025
2025
2025
2025
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Association. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). AFC. 15 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "官方：2025年中国U20亚洲杯将在深圳举行" (in 中文). Dongqiudi. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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