2014 AFC U-19 Championship explained

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]

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

Qualification

See 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

• • • • • • • (hosts)

Draw

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

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Squads

See main article: 2014 AFC U-19 Championship 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

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

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

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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Semi-finals

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Final

Qualified teams for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

• (winners)
• (runners-up)
• (semi-finalists) (debut)
• (semi-finalists)

Awards

Award[5]	Winner
Top scorer	Ahmed Al Saadi
MVP	Ahmed Moein
Fair play team

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Jo Kwang-myong
• Ahmed Al Saadi
• Zabikhillo Urinboev

4 goals

• Takumi Minamino
• Akram Afif

3 goals

• Kim Gun-hee
• Nyein Chan Aung
• Almoez Ali
• Patiphan Pinsermsootsri

2 goals

• Wei Shihao
• Emad Mohsin
• Kim Yu-song
• So Jong-hyok
• Aung Thu
• Chenrop Samphaodi
• Ahmed Al Attas
• Hoàng Thanh Tùng

1 goal

• Brandon Borrello
• Jaushua Sotirio
• Stefan Mauk
• Gui Hong
• Tang Shi
• Wei Jingzong
• Dimas Drajad
• Paulo Sitanggang
• Amin Mazloum
• Yousef Seyyedi
• Sadegh Moharrami
• Ayman Hussein
• Alaa Ali Mhawi
• Layth Tahseen
• Sherko Karim
• Bashar Rasan
• Yosuke Ideguchi
• Shinnosuke Nakatani
• Masaya Okugawa
• Kim Kuk-chol
• Paik Seung-ho
• Hwang Hee-chan
• Lee Jung-bin
• Shim Je-hyeok
• Than Paing
• Marwan Mubarak
• Ahmed Moein
• Serigne Abdou Thiam
• Thanasit Siriphala
• Mohamed Al-Akbari
• Abdullah Ghanem
• Saeed Jassem
• Khalfan Mubarak
• Ahmed Rabee
• Dostonbek Khamdamov
• Otabek Shukurov
• Eldor Shomurodov
• Ahmed Al-Sarori
• Khaled Hussein
• Gehad Mohammed

Own goal

• Alaa Ali Shiyadi (playing against Iraq)

External links

• , the-AFC.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myanmar, Thailand to host age-group competitions. AFC. 25 April 2013.
2. Web site: AFC U19 Championship 2014 Regulations. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023104843/http://www.the-afc.com/sites/default/files/afc-u19-championship-2014-regulations.pdf. 23 October 2014. PDF. dead.
3. Web site: U-19 qualifications' draw held. AFC. 26 April 2013.
4. Web site: Tough draw for defending champions. www.the-afc.com. The Asian Football Confederation. 9 October 2014. 24 April 2014.
5. Web site: Qatari duo bag U-19 individual accolades. AFC. 24 October 2014.