2014 AFC U-19 Championship

The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship was the 38th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 19 and below. Myanmar were approved as hosts of the competition on 25 April 2013.[1] The tournament was held from 9 to 23 October 2014, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[2]

2014 AFC U-19 Championship
၂၀၁၄ အေအက်ဖ်စီ ယူ-၁၉ ချန်ပီယံရှစ်
Tournament details
Host countryMyanmar
Dates9–23 October
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored92 (2.97 per match)
Attendance233,739 (7,540 per match)
Top scorer(s)Qatar Ahmed Al Saadi
Uzbekistan Zabikhillo Urinboev
North Korea Jo Kwang-myong
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Qatar Ahmed Moein
Fair play award North Korea

Qatar won the tournament, and were joined by North Korea, hosts Myanmar, and Uzbekistan as AFC qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Venues
Yangon Naypyidaw
Thuwunna Stadium Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 30,000
Location of stadiums of the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Qualification
Main article: 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

Qualified teams

Draw

The draw for the competition was held on 24 April 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar.[4]

Pot 1
(Host & Seeds)		 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Myanmar
 South Korea
 Iraq
 Uzbekistan

 Australia
 Japan
 Iran
 North Korea

 United Arab Emirates
 Thailand
 China
 Qatar

 Indonesia
 Oman
 Vietnam
 Yemen

Squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1995 are eligible to compete in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).[2]

Group stage

The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[2]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
  8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local (UTC+6:30).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
 Myanmar 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Yemen 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Iran 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
Source:
Iran 1–2 Thailand
Mazloum 15' Report Thanasit 65'
Chenrop 82'
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Myanmar 0–0 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Yemen 1–0 Iran
Al-Sarori 6' Report
Attendance: 24,568
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)
Thailand 0–3 Myanmar
Report Nyein Chan Aung 13', 18'
Aung Thu 42'
Attendance: 24,568
Myanmar 0–2 Iran
Report Seyyedi 56'
Moharrami 83'
Attendance: 19,784
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Thailand 3–2 Yemen
Patiphan 40', 85', 88' Report K. Mahdi 1'
Mohammed 64'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 600
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
 Uzbekistan 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 Australia 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Indonesia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
Uzbekistan 3–1 Indonesia
Khamdanov 18'
Urinboev 22' (pen.)
Shukurov 87'		 Report Sitanggang 58'
Attendance: 625
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Australia 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Borrello 79' Report Mubarak 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 625
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Indonesia 0–1 Australia
Report Sotirio 67'
Attendance: 628
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Uzbekistan
Ghanem 25'
Al Attas 90+3'		 Report Shomurodov 44'
Urinboev 53'
Attendance: 628
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Australia
Urinboev 82' Report Mauk 66'
Attendance: 536
United Arab Emirates 4–1 Indonesia
Al-Akbari 11'
Al Attas 22'
Jassem 50'
Rabee 79'		 Report Drajad 52'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 400

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 China 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4
 Vietnam 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source:
South Korea 6–0 Vietnam
Lee Jung-bin 45'
Kim Gun-hee 54', 90+1'
Shim Je-hyeok 60'
Hwang Hee-chan 66' (pen.)
Paik Seung-ho 76'		 Report
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 300
Japan 1–2 China
Minamino 16' Report Wei Shihao 1' (pen.), 77'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 250
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Vietnam 1–3 Japan
Hoàng Thanh Tùng 90' Report Okugawa 59'
Nakatani 90+5'
Ideguchi 90+6'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
China 0–0 South Korea
Report
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 300
South Korea 1–2 Japan
Kim Gun-hee 29' Report Minamino 13', 65'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 600
China 1–1 Vietnam
Tang Shi 88' Report Hoàng Thanh Tùng 20'
Attendance: 19,784
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 North Korea 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Iraq 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
 Oman 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Source:
Iraq 6–0 Oman
Mohsin 7', 43'
Al Shiyadi 27' (o.g.)
Kareem 74'
Tahseen 85'
Aymen 89'		 Report
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 300
North Korea 1–3 Qatar
Jo Kwang-myong 5' Report Al Saadi 74' (pen.)
Almoez Ali 79'
Afif 86' (pen.)
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 300
Oman 1–1 North Korea
Mubarak 72' Report So Jong-hyok 90'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 400
Qatar 1–1 Iraq
Al Saadi 51' Report Rasan 39' (pen.)
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 400
Iraq 1–2 North Korea
Mhawi 90+3' Report Jo Kwang-myong 50'
Kim Yu-song 63'
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Qatar 2–0 Oman
Al Saadi 58' (pen.), 65' Report
Attendance: 536
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 October 2014
 
 
 Thailand1
 
20 October 2014
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
 Uzbekistan0
 
17 October 2014
 
 North Korea5
 
 Japan1 (4)
 
23 October 2014
 
 North Korea (p)1 (5)
 
 North Korea0
 
17 October 2014
 
 Qatar1
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
20 October 2014
 
 Myanmar1
 
 Myanmar2
 
17 October 2014
 
 Qatar (a.e.t.)3
 
 Qatar4
 
 
 China2
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Thailand 1–2 Uzbekistan
Chenrop 48' Report Urinboev 6', 20'
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Myanmar
Report Than Paing 53'
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Japan 1–1 (a.e.t.) North Korea
Minamino 83' (pen.) Report Kim Kuk-chol 36'
Penalties
Mochizuki soccer ball with check mark
Sakai soccer ball with check mark
Ideguchi soccer ball with check mark
Nakatani soccer ball with check mark
Minamino soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Kang Nam-gwon
soccer ball with check mark Ri Un-chol
soccer ball with check mark Min Hyo-song
soccer ball with check mark Jon Kum-dong
soccer ball with check mark Jo Sol-song
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 400
Qatar 4–2 China
Al Saadi 6'
Afif 45+5' (pen.)
Moein 58'
Ali 90+6'		 Report Gui Hong 54'
Wei Jingzong 86' (pen.)
Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw
Attendance: 400

Semi-finals
Uzbekistan 0–5 North Korea
Report Jo Kwang-myong 5', 39', 63'
Kim Yu-song 70'
So Jong-hyok 73'
Attendance: 29,870
Myanmar 2–3 (a.e.t.) Qatar
Aung Thu 62'
Nyein Chan Aung 64'		 Report Ali 45+1'
Afif 75'
Thiam 92'
Attendance: 29,870
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

Final
North Korea 0–1 Qatar
Report Afif 52'
Attendance: 2,375
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Winners
 2014 AFC U-19 Championship winners 

Qatar
First title

Qualified teams for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup:

Awards
Award[5] Winner
Top scorer Qatar Ahmed Al Saadi
MVP Qatar Ahmed Moein
Fair play team  North Korea

Goalscorers
5 goals
  • North Korea Jo Kwang-myong
  • Qatar Ahmed Al Saadi
  • Uzbekistan Zabikhillo Urinboev
4 goals
3 goals
  • South Korea Kim Gun-hee
  • Myanmar Nyein Chan Aung
  • Qatar Almoez Ali
  • Thailand Patiphan Pinsermsootsri
2 goals
  • China Wei Shihao
  • Iraq Emad Mohsin
  • North Korea Kim Yu-song
  • North Korea So Jong-hyok
  • Myanmar Aung Thu
  • Thailand Chenrop Samphaodi
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Attas
  • Vietnam Hoàng Thanh Tùng
1 goal
Own goal
  • Oman Alaa Ali Shiyadi (playing against Iraq)

References
  1. "Myanmar, Thailand to host age-group competitions". AFC. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. "AFC U19 Championship 2014 Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014.
  3. "U-19 qualifications' draw held". AFC. 26 April 2013.
  4. "Tough draw for defending champions". www.the-afc.com. The Asian Football Confederation. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. "Qatari duo bag U-19 individual accolades". AFC. 24 October 2014.
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