2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup explained

Tourney Name:AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Year:2022
Other Titles:2022 yilgi U-23 Osiyo Kubogi
Size:250px
Country:Uzbekistan
Dates:1–19 June
Num Teams:16
Confederations:1
Venues:4
Cities:2
Count:1
Matches:32
Goals:81
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2024

The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (prior to 2021 known as the AFC U-23 Championship[1]), a biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The players had to be born on or after 1 January 1999.[2]

The tournament was originally going to be held in Uzbekistan from 6–24 January 2022, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 1–19 June 2022.[3] [4] A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament.[5]

South Korea were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Japan in the quarter-finals, failing to finish among the top 4 for the first time. Saudi Arabia became the fifth different country to win the tournament, beating hosts Uzbekistan in the final.

Host selection

Originally, it was determined that China would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6] However, they withdrew from hosting the tournament in October 2020 due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On 18 March 2021, the AFC announced that Uzbekistan will host the tournament.[3]

Qualification

See main article: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. Qualification matches were played between 23 October and 2 November 2021.[8]

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asdata-sort-type="number"AppearancePrevious best performance
5th (2018)
4th (2018)
4th (2016)
5th (2013)
2nd (2013)
4th (2013, 2016, 2020)
5th (2013)
5th (2020)
5th (2020)
4th (2018)
2nd (2018)
5th (2016)
4th (2020)
5th (2013, 2020)
1st
1st

Venues

TashkentQarshi
Milliy StadiumPakhtakor StadiumLokomotiv StadiumMarkaziy Stadium
Capacity: 34,000Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 21,000

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. Video assistant referees were used in this tournament.[9]

Referees
Assistant referees

Draw

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with seeding based on their performance at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. The draw took place at the Milliy Stadium at 12:00 PM, February 17.[10]

Squads

See main article: article and 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team have to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, a minimum three of whom must be selected as goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3).

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

TiebreakersTeams 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):[5]
  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.

All times are local, UT (UTC+5).

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 were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).[5]

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[9]

Broadcasting

!Country!Broadcast network!Channel!Online platform
AustraliaNetwork 1010 SportsMy Football
BangladeshEast West Media GroupT SportsT Sports
ChinaiQIYI, Migu VideoiQIYI, Migu Video
Chinese TaipeiELTA TVELTA HDELTA Sports
ThailandTrue Digital GroupTrueID
Hong KongAser VenturesEleven SportsEleven Sports
PhilippinesAser VenturesEleven SportsEleven Sports
SingaporeAser VenturesEleven SportsEleven Sports
IndiaJioJio TVJioTV
IndonesiaMNC MediaMNCTV, RCTI, iNewsMNCTV OFFICIAL, MNC Media
IraqMENAAl Rabiaa TVAl Rabiaa TV
JapanDAZN GroupDAZN
South KoreaTVING Corporation, CoupangCoupang Play
MacauMPLUSMPLUS
MalaysiaAstroTV1, TV2, Astro Arena, Astro Arena HDStadium Astro, MyKlik, Astro Go
MyanmarCanal+Canal+ SportsCanal+ Plus
QatarBeIN Media GroupbeIN SportsbeIN Sports
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Sports CompanySSCShaid MBC
Uzbekistan

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups. AFC. 2 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Competition Regulations AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 . The-AFC.com . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619105257/https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/AFC%20U23%20Asian%20Cup%202022%20Competition%20Regulations.pdf . 19 June 2022 . 32.
  3. Web site: Uzbekistan set to be first-ever Central Asian host of AFC U23 Asian Cup in 2022. AFC. 18 March 2021.
  4. Web site: AFC Competitions Calendar 2022. AFC.
  5. Web site: AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Competition Regulations. AFC.
  6. Web site: New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee. AFC. 11 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Latest update on AFC Futsal Championship and AFC U23 Asian Cup. AFC. 15 October 2020.
  8. Web site: AFC Competitions Calendar 2021. AFC.
  9. Web site: AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Technical Report. the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 24 June 2023.
  10. Web site: AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 draw set to reveal thrilling encounters . AFC . 14 February 2022.

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