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2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates12 February – 1 March
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBD
← 2023
2027 ⊟

The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 42nd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia.

On 24 May 2024, the AFC announced that China would host the tournament.[1]

A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the AFC representatives.

Uzbekistan are the title holders, having won the title in 2023.

Qualification

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Main article: 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Qualification matches were played between 21 and 29 September 2024.[2]

Qualified teams

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A total of 16 teams, including hosts China, are qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 China Hosts 20th Champions (1985)
 Syria Group A winners 12th Champions (1994)
 Uzbekistan Group B winners 9th Champions (2023)
 South Korea Group C winners 40th Champions (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
 Saudi Arabia Group D winners 15th Champions (1986, 1992, 2018)
 North Korea Group E winners 14th Champions (1976, 2006, 2010)
 Indonesia Group F winners 20th Champions (1961)
 Iran Group G winners 22nd Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
 Iraq Group H winners 19th Champions (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
 Japan Group I winners 39th Champions (2016)
 Qatar Group J winners 16th Champions (2014)
 Yemen 1st best runners-up 8th Quarter-finals (1975)
 Kyrgyzstan 2nd best runners-up 3rd Group stage (2006, 2023)
 Australia 3rd best runners-up 9th Runners-up (2010)
 Thailand 4th best runners-up 34th Champions (1962, 1969)
 Jordan 5th best runners-up 9th Fourth place (2006)

Venues

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The competition will be held in Shenzhen.[3]

Draw

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The draw of the final tournament was held on 7 November 2024 in Shenzhen, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification, with the hosts China automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  China (hosts)
  2.  Uzbekistan
  3.  Iraq
  4.  Japan


Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Australia v Kyrgyzstan
China v Qatar
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Qatar v Australia
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Kyrgyzstan v China
China v Australia
Kyrgyzstan v Qatar
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iraq v North Korea
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Jordan v Saudi Arabia
North Korea v Jordan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Saudi Arabia v Iraq
Iraq v Jordan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Saudi Arabia v North Korea

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Yemen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2025. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Uzbekistan v Yemen
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Iran v Indonesia
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Yemen v Iran
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Indonesia v Uzbekistan
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Uzbekistan v Iran
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Indonesia v Yemen
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 14 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea v Syria
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Japan v Thailand
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Syria v Japan
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Thailand v South Korea
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Japan v South Korea
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen
Syria v Thailand
Longhua Cultural and Sports Centre Stadium, Shenzhen

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 February
 
 
Winners Group A
 
26 February
 
Runners-up Group B
 
Winner QF1
 
23 February
 
Winner QF2
 
Winners Group C
 
1 March
 
Runners-up Group D
 
Winner SF1
 
22 February
 
Winner SF2
 
Winners Group B
 
26 February
 
Runners-up Group A
 
Winner QF3
 
23 February
 
Winner QF4
 
Winners Group D
 
 
Runners-up Group C
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Winners Group BMatch 26Runners-up Group A
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group AMatch 25Runners-up Group B
Winners Group CMatch 27Runners-up Group D
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Group DMatch 28Runners-up Group C
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1, Shenzhen

Semi-finals

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Winners Match 26Match 30Winners Match 28
Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
Winners Match 25Match 29Winners Match 27

Final

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Winners Match 29Match 31Winners Match 30

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

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The following teams from AFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
2025
2025
2025
2025
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Association. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). AFC. 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "官方：2025年中国U20亚洲杯将在深圳举行" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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