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Association football tournament in Asia
Football tournament
The
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
, previously the
AFC U-22 Championship
(in 2013) and
AFC U-23 Championship
(between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international
football
competition organised by the
Asian Football Confederation
(AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. Each even-yeared edition of the tournament is linked to the qualification process for the
Olympic Games
, such as in
2016
and
2020
, from which the top three teams qualified.
The
first edition
was initially set to be held in 2013 and its
qualification
matches in 2012, but the finals tournament was postponed to be played in January 2014 due to the
2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
.
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In 2016 the tournament was also renamed from the "AFC U-22 Championship" to the "AFC U-23 Championship".
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The tournament was rebranded as the "AFC U-23 Asian Cup" in 2021.
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In July 2023, the AFC announced that each non-Olympic edition of the tournament would be hosted by the same association hosting the next
AFC Asian Cup
.
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Format
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The overview of the competition format in the 2016 tournament was as follows:
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- 16 teams competed in the final tournament, including the hosts which were automatically qualified.
- Teams were seeded by the result of
2013 AFC U-22 Championship
.
- The tournament was held in 18 days.
- 3 or 4 stadiums in at most 2 cities were needed to host the tournament.
In addition, players would be ineligible for participating in the
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
if they participated in a higher age group competition (this tournament or the
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
), though in reality it is rarely enforced.
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Results
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- Tournament names
- 2013: AFC U-22 Championship
- 2016?2020: AFC U-23 Championship
- 2022?present: AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Edition
|
Year
|
Hosts
|
|
Final
|
|
Third place match
|
Champions
|
Score
|
Runners-up
|
Third place
|
Score
|
Fourth place
|
1
|
2013
|
Oman
|
Iraq
|
1?0
Al-Seeb Stadium
,
Seeb
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Jordan
|
0?0
(
a.e.t.
)
(3?2
p
)
Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
|
South Korea
|
2
|
2016
|
Qatar
|
Japan
|
3?2
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
,
Doha
|
South Korea
|
Iraq
|
2?1
(
a.e.t.
)
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
, Doha
|
Qatar
|
3
|
2018
|
China
|
Uzbekistan
|
2?1
(
a.e.t.
)
Changzhou Sports Centre
,
Changzhou
|
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
1?0
Kunshan Stadium
,
Kunshan
|
South Korea
|
4
|
2020
|
Thailand
|
South Korea
|
1?0
(
a.e.t.
)
Rajamangala Stadium
,
Bangkok
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Australia
|
1?0
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
|
Uzbekistan
|
5
|
2022
|
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2?0
Milliy Stadium
,
Tashkent
|
Uzbekistan
|
Japan
|
3?0
Pakhtakor Stadium
, Tashkent
|
Australia
|
6
|
2024
|
Qatar
|
Japan
|
1?0
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
,
Doha
|
Uzbekistan
|
Iraq
|
2?1
(
a.e.t.
)
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
, Doha
|
Indonesia
|
7
|
2026
|
Saudi Arabia
|
TBD
|
|
TBD
|
TBD
|
|
TBD
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Teams reaching the top four
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- Results from host teams shown in bold
Overall team records
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In this ranking
3 points are awarded for a win
, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. 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. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
- As of
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Champions by regions
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Comprehensive team results by tournament
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- Legend
- 1st
? Champions
- 2nd
? Runners-up
- 3rd
? Third place
- 4th
? Fourth place
|
- QF ? Quarter-finals
- GS ? Group stage
- Q ? Qualified
-
? Hosts
|
- ?
? Did not qualify
- ×
? Did not enter
-
×
? Withdrew before qualification / Banned
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Results at the Olympics (2016?present)
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Awards
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Winning coaches
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Results by federation
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? Hosts are from this federation
|
2013
(16)
|
2016
(16)
|
2018
(16)
|
2020
(16)
|
2022
(16)
|
2024
(16)
|
2026
(16)
|
Total
|
Teams
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
21
|
Top 8
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
9
|
Top 4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
Top 2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
1st
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
2nd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
3rd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
4th
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
2013
(16)
|
2016
(16)
|
2018
(16)
|
2020
(16)
|
2022
(16)
|
2024
(16)
|
2026
(16)
|
Total
|
Teams
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
|
13
|
Top 8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
3
|
Top 4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
Top 2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
1st
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2nd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3rd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
4th
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
2013
(16)
|
2016
(16)
|
2018
(16)
|
2020
(16)
|
2022
(16)
|
2024
(16)
|
2026
(16)
|
Total
|
Teams
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
|
17
|
Top 8
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
Top 4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
Top 2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
|
1st
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2nd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
3rd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
4th
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
2013
(16)
|
2016
(16)
|
2018
(16)
|
2020
(16)
|
2022
(16)
|
2024
(16)
|
2026
(16)
|
Total
|
Teams
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
Top 8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
Top 4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
Top 2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
1st
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
2nd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
3rd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
4th
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
2013
(16)
|
2016
(16)
|
2018
(16)
|
2020
(16)
|
2022
(16)
|
2024
(16)
|
2026
(16)
|
Total
|
Teams
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
|
41
|
Top 8
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
|
21
|
Top 4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
5
|
Top 2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
|
1st
|
|
|
|
|
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2
|
2nd
|
|
|
|
|
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2
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3rd
|
|
|
|
|
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4
|
4th
|
|
|
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1
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See also
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References
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External links
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Tournaments
| U-22 Championship
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U-23 Championship
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U-23 Asian Cup
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Qualification
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Squads
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Finals
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Men's national team
| Senior team
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Age-restricted
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Futsal
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Beach soccer
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Defunct competitions
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Men's club
| Football
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Futsal
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Defunct competitions
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Women's national team
| Senior team
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Age-restricted
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Futsal
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Women's club
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Other tournaments
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Africa
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Asia
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Europe
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North & Central America
and the Caribbean
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Oceania
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South America
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Non-FIFA
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Games
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