The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship was the 40th edition of the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. It took place in Indonesia, which was appointed as the host by the AFC on 25 July 2017,[1] between 18 October and 4 November 2018.[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
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Host country | Indonesia |
Dates | 18 October – 4 November |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 117 (3.77 per match) |
Attendance | 175,034 (5,646 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the AFC representatives. Saudi Arabia won their third title, and qualified together with runners-up South Korea and semi-finalists Qatar and Japan, which were the defending champions but eliminated by Saudi Arabia.
Qualification
editQualification process
editQualification matches were played between 24 October and 8 November 2017.[3]
Although Indonesia had already qualified automatically as hosts, they also participated in the qualifiers and finished third place after going down 0–3 and 1–4 loss to South Korea and Malaysia sides respectively.[4]
Chinese Taipei returned to the tournament finals for the first time since 1974 as one of the best group runners-up.[5][6][7]
The 2018 qualifiers also witnessed a unique situation where two teams had to go to penalties to determine the higher-position team. It happened in Group C after Qatar and Iraq were tied in all tie-breaking criteria and both of them played among each other in the last match.[8] Qatar won the penalties and finished top of the group while Iraq finished second.[9]
Twelve out of 2018 qualified sixteen teams played in the 2016 finals.
Qualified teams
editThe following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[10]
Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Indonesia | Hosts | 17th | Champions (1961) |
United Arab Emirates | Group A winners | 14th | Champions (2008) |
Tajikistan | Group B winners | 4th | Quarter-finals (2016) |
Qatar | Group C winners | 14th | Champions (2014) |
Saudi Arabia | Group D winners | 14th | Champions (1986, 1992) |
Jordan | Group E winners | 7th | Fourth place (2006) |
South Korea | Group F winners | 38th | Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012) |
China | Group G winners | 18th | Champions (1985) |
Vietnam | Group H winners | 19th[note 1] | Semi-finals (2016) |
Japan | Group I winners | 37th | Champions (2016) |
Australia | Group J winners | 7th | Runners-up (2010) |
Iraq | Group C runners-up[note 2] | 17th | Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000) |
Thailand | Group I runners-up[note 2] | 33rd | Champions (1962, 1969) |
North Korea | Group J runners-up[note 2] | 13th | Champions (1976, 2006, 2010) |
Chinese Taipei | Group H runners-up[note 2] | 10th | Third place (1966) |
Malaysia | Group F runners-up[note 2] | 23rd | Runners-up (1959, 1960, 1968) |
Notes:
- ^ Vietnam between 1959 and 1974 were to play at AFC tournaments as South Vietnam. A separate North Vietnam state did not join FIFA and they mostly played against other communist and communist-sympathising countries.[11] The Vietnam's 19 appearances included 11 appearances as South Vietnam.
- ^ a b c d e The five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.
Venues
editThe matches were played in three venues around Greater Jakarta.
Jakarta | Cibinong | Bekasi |
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Gelora Bung Karno | Pakansari | Patriot Candrabhaga |
Capacity: 77,200 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
Draw
editThe draw was held on 18 May 2018, 15:00 WIB (UTC+7), at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta.[12] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.[13] The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship final tournament and qualification, with the hosts Indonesia automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.[14]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
editPlayers born on or after 1 January 1999 were 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.[15]
Group stage
editThe top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Tiebreakers
Teams were 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 tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[15]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, WIB (UTC+7).
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6[a] | Knockout stage |
2 | Indonesia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6[a] | |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6[a] | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Qatar |
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Indonesia | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
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Indonesia | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Iraq | 3–3 | Thailand |
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Japan | 5–2 | North Korea |
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North Korea | 1–0 | Iraq |
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Thailand | 2–1 | North Korea |
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Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Vietnam | 1–2 | Jordan |
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South Korea | 1–1 | Australia |
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Australia | 2–1 | Vietnam |
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Jordan | 1–3 | South Korea |
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Vietnam | 1–3 | South Korea |
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Australia | 1–1 | Jordan |
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Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Malaysia |
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Tajikistan | 1–0 | China |
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China | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Malaysia | 2–2 | Tajikistan |
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Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Tajikistan |
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China | 2–0 | Malaysia |
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Knockout stage
editIn the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[15]
Bracket
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Qatar (a.e.t.) | 7 | |||||||||
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Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
Qatar | 1 | |||||||||
29 October – Bekasi | ||||||||||
South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
4 November – Cibinong | ||||||||||
Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
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Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||
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Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||||||
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Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||||||
Australia | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editWinners qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
South Korea | 1–0 | Tajikistan |
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Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Australia |
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Semi-finals
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Japan | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Final
editSouth Korea | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Winners
edit2018 AFC U-19 Championship |
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Saudi Arabia Third title |
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top Goalscorer[17] | Most Valuable Player[18] | Fair Play award[18] |
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Abdulrasheed Umaru | Turki Al-Ammar | Saudi Arabia |
Goalscorers
editThere were 117 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.77 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Nathaniel Atkinson
- Ben Folami
- Ramy Najjarine
- Oliver Puflett
- Angus Thurgate
- Tao Qianglong
- Xu Yue
- Wang Chung-yu
- Wu Yen-shu
- Egy Maulana
- Luthfi Kamal
- Saddil Ramdani
- Hasan Abdulkareem
- Moamel Abdulridha
- Wakaa Ramadhan
- Hiroki Abe
- Shunki Higashi
- Hiroki Ito
- Takefusa Kubo
- Kyosuke Tagawa
- Yuta Taki
- Mohammad Bani Atieh
- Mohammad Al-Zu'bi
- Pak Kwang-chon
- Kye Tam
- Yousef Ayman
- Ahmed Suhail
- Mohammed Waad
- Nasser Al Yazidi
- Saud Abdulhamid
- Firas Al-Buraikan
- Faraj Al-Ghashayan
- Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani
- Salem Al-Salem
- Choi Jun
- Kim Hyun-woo
- Um Won-sang
- Sheriddin Boboev
- Ehson Panjshanbe
- Sharafdzhon Solehov
- Daler Yodgorov
- Kritsada Kaman
- Sampan Kesi
- Thirapak Prueangna
- Sakunchai Saengthopho
- Abdullah Al-Naqbi
- Lê Văn Nam
- Lê Xuân Tú
- Nhâm Mạnh Dũng
1 own goal
- Lee Jae-ik (against Qatar)
- Vahdat Hanonov (against Malaysia)
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
editThe following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
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Qatar | 28 October 2018[19] | 3 (1981, 1995, 2015) |
Japan | 28 October 2018[19] | 9 (1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2017) |
South Korea | 29 October 2018[20] | 14 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017) |
Saudi Arabia | 29 October 2018[20] | 8 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2017) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Concerns and controversies
editAn error was made before the start of Jordan–South Korea Group C match on 22 October 2018, where the operator played North Korean national anthem instead of South Korean national anthem.[21] The wrong anthem was stopped immediately[22] and the operator has since been replaced.[23]
References
edit- ^ "AFC Competitions Committee's decisions published". AFC. 25 July 2017.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2017" (PDF). AFC. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2017.
- ^ "A stroll for Korea Republic, Azeman shines in Malaysian win". AFC. 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Vietnam, Chinese Taipei enjoy perfect starts". AFC. 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Vietnam seal finals spot, Macau remain hopeful". AFC. 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Vietnam end campaign in style". AFC. 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Qatar top group after nail-biting win over Iraq". AFC. 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Qatar reach AFC U 19 championship". qfa. 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Cast finalised for AFC U-19 Championship 2018". AFC. 9 November 2017.
- ^ S. W. Pope; John Nauright (17 December 2009). Routledge Companion to Sports History. Routledge. pp. 595–. ISBN 978-1-135-97813-6.
- ^ "Asia's best identify opponents for Indonesia 2018". AFC. 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Facts to know before the Final Draw". AFC. 17 May 2018.
- ^ "AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia 2018 - Final Draw". AFC. 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Regulations AFC U-19 Championship 2018". AFC. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship - Final". 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Qatar's Abdulrasheed Umaru lands Top Scorer award". AFC. 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Turki Al Ammar claims MVP". AFC. 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Qatar, Japan qualify for Poland 2019". FIFA.com. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia complete Asia's Poland-bound quartet". FIFA.com. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018.
- ^ "North's anthem played for South Korea at U19 football tournament". Inquirer.net. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "AFC Statement on Korea Republic National Anthem". AFC. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Indriawati, Tri (23 October 2018). "Ada Lagu Kebangsaan Korut pada Pembukaan Laga Yordania Vs Korsel". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
External links
edit- AFC U-19 Championship, the-AFC.com
- AFC U-19 Championship 2018, stats.the-AFC.com