2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesQatar (Group A)
Bahrain (Group B)
Iran (Group C)
Saudi Arabia (Group D)
Kuwait (Group E)
Uzbekistan (Group F)
Mongolia (Group G)
Cambodia (Group H)
Myanmar (Group I)
Malaysia (Group J)
Vietnam (Group K)
Dates22–26 March 2019[1]
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored240 (3.81 per match)
Attendance194,470 (3,087 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong (6 goals)

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Thailand who qualified automatically as hosts country.[2] These matches also served as the first stage of the AFC qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.

Draw

Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. The final tournament hosts Thailand decided to participate in qualification despite having automatically qualified for the final tournament.

The draw was held on 7 November 2018, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4] The 44 teams were drawn into eleven groups of four teams. For the draw, teams were divided into two zones:

  • West Zone: 24 teams from West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia, to be drawn into six groups of four teams (Groups A–F).
  • East Zone: 20 teams from ASEAN and East Asia, to be drawn into five groups of four teams (Groups G–K).

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). The following restrictions were also applied:[5]

  • The eleven teams which indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Zone
  1.  Uzbekistan (1) (H)
  2.  Qatar (3) (H)
  3.  Iraq (5)
  4.  Palestine (6)
  5.  Jordan (12)
  6.  Saudi Arabia (13) (H)
  1.  Syria (14)
  2.  Oman (15)
  3.  Iran (17) (H)
  4.  United Arab Emirates (19)
  5.  Tajikistan (21)
  6.  Bahrain (26) (H)
  1.  Lebanon (27)
  2.  India (28)
  3.  Kyrgyzstan (29)
  4.  Turkmenistan (31)
  5.    Nepal (34)
  6.  Bangladesh (37)
  1.  Afghanistan (38)
  2.  Kuwait (NR) (H)
  3.  Maldives (NR)
  4.  Pakistan (NR) (W)
  5.  Sri Lanka (NR)
  6.  Yemen (NR)
East Zone
  1.  Vietnam (2) (H)
  2.  South Korea (4)
  3.  Malaysia (7) (H)
  4.  Japan (8)
  5.  North Korea (9)
  1.  China (10)
  2.  Australia (11)
  3.  Thailand (16) (Q)
  4.  Myanmar (18) (H)
  5.  Hong Kong (20)
  1.  Cambodia (22) (H)
  2.  Indonesia (23)
  3.  East Timor (24)
  4.  Laos (25)
  5.  Singapore (30)
  1.  Mongolia (32) (H)
  2.  Brunei (33)
  3.  Philippines (35)
  4.  Chinese Taipei (36)
  5.  Macau (39) (N)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (Q): Final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
West Zone
  •  Bhutan
East Zone
  •  Guam
  •  Northern Mariana Islands (N)

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[6]

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralized venue. The eleven group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. If the final tournament hosts Thailand win their group or are among the four best runners-up, the fifth best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

Teams are 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 9.3).[6]

  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

The matches were played between 22 and 26 March 2019.

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Groups A–E, G–J Group F
Matchday 1 22 March 2019 1 v 4, 2 v 3 3 v 1
Matchday 2 24 March 2019 4 v 2, 3 v 1 2 v 3
Matchday 3 26 March 2019 1 v 2, 3 v 4 1 v 2

Group A
  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4    Nepal 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Oman 1–0   Nepal
  • Al-Malki 13'
 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Qatar 2–0 Afghanistan
  • Palang 13'
  • A. Al-Ahrak 35' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 900
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Afghanistan 1–2 Oman
 Report
  • Al-Matroushi 56'
  • Al-Ghassani 59' (pen.)
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Nepal   0–5 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 850
Referee: Lau Fong Hei (Hong Kong)
Qatar 2–2 Oman
  • Palang 50', 73'
 Report
  • Al-Hidi 20'
  • Al-Habsi 77'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Nepal   0–2 Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 147
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain (H) 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Final tournament
2  Palestine 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Palestine 9–0 Sri Lanka
  • Al-Iwisat 7'
  • Emghamis 10', 30'
  • Dabbagh 24'
  • Iraqi 60'
  • Salma 68'
  • Farawi 70' (pen.)
  • Dahla 72' (pen.)
  • Abdelsalam 79'
 Report
Attendance: 1,162
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Bahrain 1–0 Bangladesh
  • Al-Hardan 21'
 Report
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Bangladesh 0–1 Palestine
Report
  • Abdallah 22'
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Sri Lanka 0–9 Bahrain
Report
  • Marhoon 14', 45+1'
  • Al-Shamsi 23'
  • Isa 29' (pen.), 85'
  • Khalid 31' (pen.)
  • Al-Sherooqi 48'
  • Bughammar 74' (pen.), 80'
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Bangladesh 2–0 Sri Lanka
  • B. Ahmed 5'
  • Badsha 18'
 Report
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Palestine 0–2 Bahrain
Report
  • Al-Hardan 78' (pen.)
  • Al-Sherooqi 89'
Attendance: 4,140
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Iran (H) 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
4  Yemen 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iraq 5–0 Yemen
  • Al-Ammari 16', 44' (pen.)
  • Jabbar 35'
  • Subeh 65' (pen.), 79'
 Report
Attendance: 102
Iran 3–1 Turkmenistan
 Report
  • Gürgenow 75'
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Turkmenistan 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Subeh 17'
  • S. Jabbar 88'
Attendance: 157
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Yemen 0–3 Iran
Report
  • Shekari 55'
  • Jabireh 67'
  • Mehdikhani 75'
Attendance: 2,931
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Turkmenistan 0–0 Yemen
Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Iraq 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 2,520

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Final tournament
2  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon
  • Z. Al-Ameri 29', 60' (pen.), 69'
  • M. Rashed 42'
  • M. Al-Hammadi 55'
  • Yaqoub 79'
 Report
  • Eid 16'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 6–0 Maldives
  • A. Al-Yami 26'
  • Al-Hamdan 27', 67', 73'
  • Ghareeb 49'
  • Al-Khulaif 78'
 Report
Attendance: 122
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
Maldives 0–3 United Arab Emirates
Report
  • M. Al-Hammadi 29'
  • Z. Al-Ameri 49'
  • Shaker 76'
Attendance: 28
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Lebanon 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
  • A. Al-Yami 30'
  • S. Al-Selouli 90+3'
Attendance: 262
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Lebanon 6–0 Maldives
  • Kdouh 24'
  • Darwiche 26'
  • Mehanna 59'
  • Monzer 62'
  • Y. Al Haj 75'
  • Boutros 82'
 Report
Attendance: 130
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates
  • S. Al-Selouli 64'
 Report
  • Z. Al-Ameri 51'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Group E
  • All matches were held in Kuwait.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Final tournament
2  Syria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3  Kuwait (H) 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Barakat 39'
  • Dali 90+4'
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
Jordan 2–1 Kuwait
  • Al-Barri 34'
  • Atieh 51'
 Report
  • F. Al-Otaibi 21'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Kyrgyzstan 0–3 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 147
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Kuwait 0–2 Syria
Report
  • Koaeh 10'
  • Barakat 23'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Jordan 1–1 Syria
  • Atieh 76'
 Report
  • Barakat 84'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Kuwait
  • Batyrkanov 40', 68'
 Report
  • Al-Hadiyah 4'
  • Al-Ajmi 11'
  • Abdulrahman 57'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[7]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
India 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Kobilov 45+1' (pen.)
  • Abdikholikov 78', 83'
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Tajikistan 2–0 India
  • Yodgorov 30'
  • Solehov 85'
 Report
Attendance: 282
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
Uzbekistan 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Singapore 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Mongolia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Hong Kong 1–1 Singapore
  • Tsui Wang Kit 52'
 Report
  • Tan 53'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
North Korea 1–0 Mongolia
  • Jong Kum-song 37'
 Report
Attendance: 636
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Singapore 1–1 North Korea
 Report
  • Pak Kwang-hun 7'
Attendance: 98
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Mongolia 0–1 Hong Kong
Report
  • Yue Tze Nam 71'
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
North Korea 2–0 Hong Kong
  • Ri Kum-hyok 41'
  • Jon Hyok 53' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 55
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Singapore 3–1 Mongolia
  • Amiruldin 32'
  • Irfan 43'
  • Hami 71'
 Report
  • Khash-Erdene 3'
Attendance: 420
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 16 3 +13 7 Final tournament
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
3  Cambodia (H) 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea 8–0 Chinese Taipei
  • Lee Dong-jun 14' (pen.), 33'
  • Seo Gyeong-ju 39'
  • Lee Si-heon 68'
  • Cho Young-wook 69'
  • Lee Dong-gyeong 72', 73', 85'
 Report
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Australia 6–0 Cambodia
 Report
Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Chinese Taipei 0–6 Australia
Report
  • Majok 18', 24'
  • Deng 45+3'
  • Mourdoukoutas 50'
  • Waring 63', 88'
Attendance: 424
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Cambodia 1–6 South Korea
  • N. Kakada 60'
 Report
  • Han Chan-hee 4'
  • Jang Min-gyu 8'
  • Kim Bo-sub 57'
  • Sovann 80' (o.g.)
  • Lee Dong-gyeong 84', 90+3'
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
South Korea 2–2 Australia
 Report
  • D'Agostino 16', 24'
Attendance: 455
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Cambodia 1–1 Chinese Taipei
  • S. Kakada 40'
 Report
  • Ponder 57'
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  East Timor 3 1 0 2 5 16 −11 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan 8–0 Macau
 Report
Attendance: 303
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
Myanmar 7–0 East Timor
  • Hein Htet Aung 4', 5'
  • Myat Kaung Khant 24'
  • Win Naing Tun 45+2', 64'
  • Zayar Naing 52'
  • Ye Min Thu 62'
 Report
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
East Timor 0–6 Japan
Report
Attendance: 753
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Macau 0–4 Myanmar
Report
  • Ye Min Thu 2'
  • Win Naing Tun 19' (pen.), 72'
  • Lwin Moe Aung 86'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)
East Timor 5–3 Macau
  • Wan Tin Iao 3' (o.g.)
  • Gama 43'
  • Araújo 67', 90+3'
  • Cruz 79'
 Report
  • Jeronimo 63' (pen.)
  • Leung Chi Seng 66'
  • Leong Hou In 85'
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Japan 7–0 Myanmar
 Report
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 2 1 0 15 2 +13 7 Final tournament
2  Malaysia (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Laos 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
China 5–0 Laos
 Report
Attendance: 128
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Malaysia 3–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Philippines 0–8 China
Report
Attendance: 394
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Laos 0–1 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 9,705
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Laos 3–2 Philippines
  • Latthachack 74'
  • Douangmaity 88'
  • Bounkong 90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 275
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
Malaysia 2–2 China
 Report
Attendance: 26,183
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam (H) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Thailand[lower-alpha 1] 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.
Thailand 4–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Vietnam 6–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 7,689
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Brunei 0–8 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Indonesia 0–1 Vietnam
Report
  • Triệu Việt Hưng 90+4'
Attendance: 25,591
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
Indonesia 2–1 Brunei
  • Dimas 31'
  • Raffi 79'
 Report
Attendance: 825
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Vietnam 4–0 Thailand
  • Hà Đức Chinh 17'
  • Nguyễn Hoàng Đức 53'
  • Nguyễn Thành Chung 63'
  • Trần Thanh Sơn 90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 38,278
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having different number of teams (after the withdrawal of Pakistan from Group F), the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 H  Australia 2 1 1 0 8 2 +6 4 Final tournament
2 C  Iran 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[lower-alpha 1]
2 E  Syria 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 D  Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4[lower-alpha 1]
5 F  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
6 A  Oman 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
7 J  Malaysia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
8 I  Myanmar 2 1 0 1 7 7 0 3
9 K  Thailand[lower-alpha 2] 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Final tournament
10 B  Palestine 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
11 G  Singapore 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Iran –2, Syria –2, Saudi Arabia –3.
  2. Thailand, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC U-23 Championship1
 ThailandHosts30 August 2018[2]2 (2016, 2018)
 QatarGroup A winners26 March 20192 (2016, 2018)
 BahrainGroup B winners26 March 20190 (debut)
 IraqGroup C winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup D winners26 March 20192 (2013, 2016)
 JordanGroup E winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 UzbekistanGroup F winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 North KoreaGroup G winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 South KoreaGroup H winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 JapanGroup I winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 ChinaGroup J winners26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 VietnamGroup K winners26 March 20192 (2016, 2018)
 Australia1st best runners-up26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Iran2nd best runners-up26 March 20192 (2013, 2016)
 Syria3rd best runners-up26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
 Saudi Arabia4th best runners-up26 March 20193 (2013, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 240 goals scored in 63 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match.

6 goals

  • South Korea Lee Dong-gyeong

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Suliman Khorami
  • Australia Thomas Deng
  • Australia Riley McGree
  • Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas
  • Australia Aiden O'Neill
  • Australia Brandon Wilson
  • Bahrain Naseem Al-Shamsi
  • Bahrain Abdulaziz Khalid
  • Bangladesh Biplu Ahmed
  • Bangladesh Tutul Hossain Badsha
  • Brunei Azim Izamuddin Suhaimi
  • Cambodia Narong Kakada
  • Cambodia Sin Kakada
  • China Cao Yongjing
  • China Huang Cong
  • China Jiang Shenglong
  • Chinese Taipei Philip Ponder
  • Hong Kong Tsui Wang Kit
  • Hong Kong Yue Tze Nam
  • Indonesia Dimas Drajad
  • Indonesia Raffi Syarahil
  • Iran Mehdi Mehdikhani
  • Iran Omid Noorafkan
  • Iran Reza Shekari
  • Iraq Hussein Jabbar
  • Iraq Sajjad Jabbar
  • Japan Keita Endo
  • Japan Koki Machida
  • Japan Kyosuke Tagawa
  • Japan Yugo Tatsuta
  • Jordan Ward Al-Barri
  • Jordan Musa Al-Taamari
  • Jordan Omar Al-Zebdieh
  • Kuwait Badr Abdulrahman
  • Kuwait Abdulmohsen Al-Ajmi
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz Al-Hadiyah
  • Kuwait Fawaz Al-Otaibi
  • Laos Bounphachan Bounkong
  • Laos Vannasone Douangmaity
  • Laos Chitpasong Latthachack
  • Lebanon Youssef Al Haj
  • Lebanon Alex Boutros
  • Lebanon Karim Darwiche
  • Lebanon Fouad Eid
  • Lebanon Mohammad Kdouh
  • Lebanon Hassan Mehanna
  • Lebanon Hussein Monzer
  • Macau Leong Hou In
  • Macau Leung Chi Seng
  • Macau Augusto Jeronimo
  • Malaysia Faisal Halim
  • Malaysia Danial Haqim
  • Malaysia Safawi Rasid
  • Malaysia Syahmi Safari
  • Mongolia Khash-Erdene Batbayar
  • Myanmar Myat Kaung Khant
  • Myanmar Lwin Moe Aung
  • Myanmar Zayar Naing
  • North Korea Jon Hyok
  • North Korea Jong Kum-song
  • North Korea Pak Kwang-hun
  • North Korea Ri Kum-hyok
  • Oman Muhsen Al-Ghassani
  • Oman Saud Al-Habsi
  • Oman Amran Al-Hidi
  • Oman Yousuf Al-Malki
  • Oman Ahmed Al-Matroushi
  • State of Palestine Hani Abdallah
  • State of Palestine Saadou Abdelsalam
  • State of Palestine Mahmoud Al-Iwisat
  • State of Palestine Oday Dabbagh
  • State of Palestine Raed Dahla
  • State of Palestine Mousa Farawi
  • State of Palestine Dawoud Iraqi
  • State of Palestine Mahmoud Salma
  • Saudi Arabia Ayman Al-Khulaif
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Ghareeb
  • Singapore Amiruldin Asraf
  • Singapore Ikhsan Fandi
  • Singapore Irfan Fandi
  • Singapore Hami Syahin
  • Singapore Lionel Tan
  • South Korea Han Chan-hee
  • South Korea Jang Min-gyu
  • South Korea Kim Bo-sub
  • South Korea Lee Si-heon
  • South Korea Seo Gyeong-ju
  • Syria Alaa Dali
  • Syria Kamel Koaeh
  • Tajikistan Sharafdzhon Solehov
  • Tajikistan Daler Yodgorov
  • Thailand Anon Amornlerdsak
  • Thailand Shinnaphat Leeaoh
  • Thailand Suphanat Mueanta
  • Thailand Saringkan Promsupa
  • East Timor Henrique Cruz
  • East Timor Rufino Gama
  • Turkmenistan Bagtyýar Gürgenow
  • United Arab Emirates Majed Rashed
  • United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ali Shaker
  • United Arab Emirates Jassem Yaqoub
  • Uzbekistan Islom Kobilov
  • Vietnam Đinh Thanh Bình
  • Vietnam Huỳnh Tấn Sinh
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Đức
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải
  • Vietnam Trần Thanh Sơn

1 own goal

  • Brunei Haimie Anak Nyaring (against Thailand)
  • Cambodia Ouk Sovann (against South Korea)
  • Macau Wan Tin Iao (against Timor-Leste)
  • Nepal Dinesh Rajbanshi (against Qatar)
  • Turkmenistan Şazada Başimow (against Iran)

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