2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1] It was held as under-17 tournament for the first time after rebranding by AFC.[2][3]

2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJordan (Group A)
Indonesia (Group B)
Oman (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Bangladesh (Group E)
Vietnam (Group F)
Australia (Group G)
Tajikistan (Group H)
Kyrgyzstan (Group I)
Uzbekistan (Group J)
Dates1–9 October 2022[1]
Teams44 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played70
Goals scored344 (4.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nestory Irankunda
China Wang Yudong
(8 goals each)
2020
2025

Format changes

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The AFC Executive Committee had approved several strategic recommendations put forward by the AFC Competitions Committee. One of which was the removal of zoning principles in the AFC's youth competitions.[4]

Draw

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Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The initial final tournament hosts Bahrain decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament before its eventual withdrawal from hosting.[5] The draw was held on 24 May 2022.[6]

The 44 teams were allocated to 4 groups of five teams and 6 groups of four teams,[7] with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.

On 16 August, FIFA Council unanimously decided to suspend India with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.[8] On 27 August, FIFA lifted the suspension, allowing India to compete.[9]

On 28 September, Timor-Leste withdrew from the competition, citing financial reasons.[10] Sri Lanka withdrew from the qualification on 4 October.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
Host Pot
  1.   Tajikistan (2) (H)
  2.   Australia (4) (H)
  3.   Indonesia (6) (H)
  4.   Oman (7) (H)
  1.   Jordan (14) (H)
  2.   Vietnam (15) (H)
  3.   Saudi Arabia (17) (H)
  4.   Bangladesh (18) (H)
  1.   Uzbekistan (22) (H)
  2.   Kyrgyzstan (24) (H)
Remaining Teams
  1.   Japan (1)
  2.   South Korea (3)
  3.   India (8)
  4.   Iran (9)
  5.   Yemen (10)
  6.   Thailand (11)
  1.   Iraq (12)
  2.   Malaysia (13)
  3.   Afghanistan (16)
  4.   China (19)
  5.   Hong Kong (20)
  6.   Brunei (21)
  1.   Myanmar (23)
  2.   East Timor (25) (W)
  3.   Qatar (26)
  4.   Palestine (27)
  5.   Cambodia (28)
  6.   Syria (29)
  7.   Singapore (30)
  8.   Chinese Taipei (31)
  1.     Nepal (32)
  2.   Lebanon (34)
  3.   Laos (35)
  4.   Philippines (36)
  5.   Mongolia (37)
  6.   Maldives (38)
  7.   Guam (39)
  8.   Bhutan (40)
  9.   Sri Lanka (42) (W)
  10.   Northern Mariana Islands (43)
  1.   Kuwait (NR)
  2.   Turkmenistan (NR)
  3.   United Arab Emirates (NR)
  4.   Bahrain (33)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter

Player eligibility

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Players born on or after 1 January 2006 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[12]

Format

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In each group, teams will play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the six best runners-up will qualify for the final tournament.[7][13]

Tiebreakers

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Teams will be 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 7.3):[12]

  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.

Groups

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The matches were played between 1–9 October 2022.

Group A

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  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 12 Final tournament
2   Turkmenistan 4 1 2 1 6 11 −5 5[a]
3   Jordan (H) 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5[a]
4   Syria 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 5[a]
5   Philippines 4 0 0 4 3 14 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-heads goals scored: Turkmenistan 4, Jordan 3, Syria 1.
Turkmenistan  2–0  Philippines
  • Annaýew   20', 64' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Syria  0–0  Jordan
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Philippines  0–3  Japan
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Turkmenistan  1–1  Syria
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Japan  7–0  Turkmenistan
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)
Jordan  3–1  Philippines
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Syria  0–3  Japan
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Jordan  3–3  Turkmenistan
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Philippines  2–6  Syria
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Halim Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Japan  2–0  Jordan
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Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9 10 Final tournament
2   Indonesia (H) 4 3 0 1 20 7 +13 9
3   United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 17 9 +8 6
4   Palestine 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3
5   Guam 4 0 1 3 1 28 −27 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Palestine  0–4  Malaysia
Report
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates  9–0  Guam
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

United Arab Emirates  4–3  Palestine
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
Guam  0–14  Indonesia
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

Malaysia  1–1  Guam
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
Indonesia  3–2  United Arab Emirates
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kassem Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Malaysia  3–2  United Arab Emirates
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Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)
Palestine  0–2  Indonesia
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

Guam  0–4  Palestine
Report
Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)
Indonesia  1–5  Malaysia
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Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Group C

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  • All matches were held in Oman.
  • Times listed are UTC+4.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Final tournament
2   Oman (H) 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3   Iraq 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5
4   Bahrain 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 4
5   Lebanon 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar  2–1  Iraq
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Bahrain  1–0  Lebanon
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Lebanon  1–2  Oman
Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Bahrain  1–1  Qatar
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan)

Oman  2–0  Bahrain
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq  0–0  Lebanon
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Iraq  3–0  Bahrain
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Qatar  2–1  Oman
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

Lebanon  1–4  Qatar
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Oman  0–0  Iraq
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia (H) 4 4 0 0 19 2 +17 12 Final tournament
2   India 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 9
3   Kuwait 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 6
4   Myanmar 4 1 0 3 8 11 −3 3
5   Maldives 4 0 0 4 0 27 −27 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kuwait  6–0  Maldives
Report
Referee: Dayirbek Abdildaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Myanmar  0–6  Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)

Kuwait  1–0  Myanmar
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Maldives  0–5  India
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Saudi Arabia  9–0  Maldives
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
India  3–0  Kuwait
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Myanmar  1–4  India
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Dayirbek Abdildaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Saudi Arabia  2–1  Kuwait
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Maldives  0–7  Myanmar
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
India  1–2  Saudi Arabia
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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Yemen 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Final tournament
2   Bangladesh (H) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3   Singapore 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4   Bhutan 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Yemen  8–0  Bhutan
Report
Bangladesh  2–1  Singapore
Report
Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka

Singapore  0–6  Yemen
Report
Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Ramachandran Venkatesh (India)
Bhutan  0–2  Bangladesh
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Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

Singapore  1–0  Bhutan
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Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Sayyodjon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)
Yemen  4–0  Bangladesh
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Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam (H) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2   Thailand 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4     Nepal 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Thailand  3–0    Nepal
Report
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Vietnam  4–0  Chinese Taipei
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì

Chinese Taipei  1–3  Thailand
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)
Nepal    0–5  Vietnam
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Chinese Taipei  4–2    Nepal
Report
Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
Thailand  0–3  Vietnam
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Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
Attendance: 8,668

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 3 3 0 0 36 1 +35 9 Final tournament
2   China 3 2 0 1 21 3 +18 6
3   Cambodia 3 1 0 2 4 19 −15 3
4   Northern Mariana Islands 3 0 0 3 0 38 −38 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
China  9–0  Cambodia
Report
Shepparton Sports City, Shepparton
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Australia  23–0  Northern Mariana Islands
Report
Shepparton Sports City, Shepparton
Attendance: 484
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Northern Mariana Islands  0–11  China
Report
Shepparton Sports City, Shepparton
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Cambodia  0–10  Australia
Report
Shepparton Sports City, Shepparton

Australia  3–1  China
Report
Shepparton Sports City, Shepparton
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Cambodia  4–0  Northern Mariana Islands
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Shepparton Sports City, Shepparton
Referee: Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tajikistan (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Final tournament
2   Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3   Mongolia 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
4   East Timor[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Timor-Leste withdrew from the tournament on 28 September 2022.[13]
Mongolia  0–3  Tajikistan
Report
Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)

Afghanistan  5–0  Mongolia
Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)

Tajikistan  2–0  Afghanistan
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Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Final tournament
2   Laos 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   Kyrgyzstan (H) 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4   Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran  3–0  Laos
Report
Hong Kong  1–2  Kyrgyzstan
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 1,277[15]
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Laos  5–0  Hong Kong
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddine (Lebanon)
Kyrgyzstan  0–4  Iran
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Iran  11–1  Hong Kong
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Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Laos
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Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uzbekistan (H) 2 2 0 0 17 2 +15 6 Final tournament
2   South Korea 2 1 0 1 12 3 +9 3
3   Brunei 2 0 0 2 0 24 −24 0
4   Sri Lanka[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Sri Lanka withdrew from the tournament on 4 October 2022.[13]
Brunei  0–14  Uzbekistan
Report
Referee: Shukri Al Hanfosh (Saudi Arabia)

Uzbekistan  3–2  South Korea
Report
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

South Korea  10–0  Brunei
Report
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in groups with four teams, or the results against the fourth and fifth-placed teams in groups with five teams, was not considered for this ranking.

Originally only the five best runners-up would qualify, but due to Bahrain’s withdrawal as the final tournament host, the sixth-best runner-up also qualified.[5][13]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 J   South Korea 2 1 0 1 12 3 +9 3 Final tournament
2 G   China 2 1 0 1 10 3 +7 3
3 H   Afghanistan 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
4 D   India 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
5 F   Thailand 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
6 I   Laos 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
7 B   Indonesia 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
8 E   Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
9 C   Oman 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
10 A   Turkmenistan 2 0 1 1 3 10 −7 1
Source: Group stage
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

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A total of 16 teams including hosts qualified for the final tournament.[16]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-16 Championship1
  Japan Group A winners 7 October 2022 15 (1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Malaysia Group B winners 9 October 2022 5 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Qatar Group C winners 7 October 2022 10 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2014)
  Saudi Arabia Group D winners 9 October 2022 10 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)
  Yemen Group E winners 9 October 2022 5 (2002, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2018)
  Vietnam Group F winners 9 October 2022 7 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018)
  Australia Group G winners 9 October 2022 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Tajikistan Group H winners 9 October 2022 3 (2006, 2010, 2018)
  Iran Group I winners 7 October 2022 11 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Uzbekistan Group J winners 7 October 2022 9 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
  South Korea Best runners-up 9 October 2022 14 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  China 2nd best runners-up 9 October 2022 14 (1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
  Afghanistan 3rd best runners-up 9 October 2022 1 (2018)
  India 4th best runners-up 9 October 2022 8 (1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018)
  Thailand 5th best runners-up 9 October 2022 11 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Laos 6th best runners-up 9 October 2022 2 (2004, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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There were 344 goals scored in 70 matches, for an average of 4.91 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h All matches in Group B starting 3 October were played behind closed doors due to the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster.[14]

References

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  13. ^ a b c d "Updated: Stage set for young talents to shine at AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers". the-afc.com. 4 October 2022.
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