AFC U-20 Asian Cup explained

Organiser:AFC
Region:Asia (including Australia)
Number Of Teams:16
Current Champions:
(1st title)
Most Successful Team:
(12 titles)
Current:2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The competition has been held since 1959. Between 1959 and 1978, the tournament was held annually (without qualification); since 1980, it has been held every two years. The 1980 AFC Youth Championship had a qualification stage for first time.

The tournament has been played in a number of different formats during its existence. Currently, it consists of two stages, similar to the AFC's other Asian Championship competitions. The qualifying stage is open to all AFC members and the final stage is contested between 16 teams. The most recent edition, the 41st, was held in Uzbekistan. The AFC have proposed switching the tournament from under-19 to under-20 starting from 2023.[1] Moreover, the tournament will also be rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Asian Cup".[2]

Results

EditionYearHostwidth=1% rowspan=49 style="background:#ffffff;"Finalwidth=1% rowspan=22 style="background:#ffffff;"Third place match
width=15%Championswidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runners-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1195933
219604–03–2
31961
0–0
1		2–1
419622–13–0
51963
2–2
1
2–2
2
61964
0–0
1 		5–1
719655–04–1
81966
1–1
1 		[3]
0–0
2
919673–04–0
1019684–0
0–0
2
111969
2–2
1		2–1
1219703–0[4] 5–0
1319711–02–0
1419721–03–0
1519732–03–0
161974
2–2
1 		2–1
171975
0–0
1
2–2
2
181976
0–0
1		2–1
1919774–3 3–1
201978
1–1
1
1–1
2
—1979Canceled due to problems with the South Korean national team's entry into China
2119803width=1% rowspan=14 style="background:#ffffff;"3
22198233
23198533
2419862–01–0
2519881–1
2–0
2619900–0
1–0
2719922–03–0
2819942–11–1
2919963–02–2
3019982–13–1
3120002–1 2–2
3220021–0 4–0
3320042–01–1
3420061–1
2–0
EditionYearHostFinalwidth=1% rowspan=8 style="background:#ffffff;"Losing semi-finalists4
width=15%Championswidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runners-up
3520082–1 and
3620103–2 and
3720121–1
 and
3820141–0 and
3920160–0
and
4020182–1 and
—2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
4120231–0width=1% rowspan=2 style="background:#ffffff;" and
422025
Notes:

1 Title shared.

2 Third place shared.

3 Final tournaments in round-robin format.

4 No third place match played since 2008; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Successful national teams

width=175pxTeamwidth=220px style="background:gold;"Championswidth=200px style="background:silver;"Runners-upwidth=200px style="background:#cc9966;"Third-placewidth=150px style="background:#9acdff;"Fourth-placewidth=120px style="background:#cc9966;"Semi-finalistswidth=80px style="background-color:#81c846;"Total
(Top 4)
12 (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)5 (1962, 1971, 1972, 1992, 2018)6 (1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2006)1 (1964)3 (2008, 2010, 2023)27
7 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970)1 (1965)2 (1967, 1971)–1 (2014)11
6 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972)–1 (1968)1 (1969)–8
5 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)2 (2012, 2023)1 (1982)1 (1994)–9
4 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)1 (1977)2 (1969, 1972)1 (2000)1 (2016)9
3 (1976, 2006, 2010)2 (1990, 2014)3 (1975, 1978, 1986)––8
3 (1986, 1992, 2018)2 (1985, 2016)2 (1998, 2002)1 (1973)1 (2010)9
2 (1962, 1969)–4 (1961, 1963, 1966, 1994)5 (1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985) –11
1 (2016)6 (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)5 (1959, 1960, 1980, 1992, 2004)4 (1970, 1971, 1977, 1996)2 (2018, 2023)18
1 (1985)3 (1982, 1996, 2004)1 (2000)––5
1 (1961)2 (1967, 1970)1 (1962)1 (1960)–5
1 (2014)1 (1980)1 (1988)2 (1986, 1990)1 (2018)6
1 (1994)1 (1988)1 (1990)1 (2004)–4
1 (2023)1 (2008)–1 (2002)2 (2012, 2014)5
1 (2008)–2 (1985, 1996)3 (1982, 1988, 1992)–6
1 (1974)––––1
–3 (1959, 1960, 1968)2 (1964, 1965)1 (1962)–6
–1 (1986)1 (1977)––2
–1 (2010)––2 (2008, 2012)3
––2 (1975, 1978)––2
––1 (1963)2 (1959, 1965)–3
––1 (1966)––1

–––1 (1961)1 (2016)2
–––1 (1967)–1
–––1 (1998)–1
–––1 (2006)–1
Total (as of 2023)5032392914164

Notes:

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop goalscorer(s)GoalsFair play award
1978 Haris Mohammed[6] Haris Mohammed7Unknown
1980 Choi Soon-ho[7] Choi Soon-ho[8] 4Unknown
1996 Kim Do-kyun[9] Wang Peng6Unknown
1998 Lee Dong-gook[10] Lee Dong-gook5Unknown
2002 Kim Dong-hyun[11] Unknown
2004 Park Chu-young[12] Park Chu-young6Unknown
2006 Kim Kum-il Shim Young-sung5
2008 Ahmed Khalil Ahmed Khalil
Kensuke Nagai		4
2010 Jong Il-gwan Kerem Bulut7Unknown
2012 Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Igor Sergeev7
2014 Ahmed Moein Ahmed Al Saadi5
2016 Ritsu Dōan Sami Al-Najei4
2018 Turki Al-Ammar Abdulrasheed Umaru7
2023 Abbosbek Fayzullaev Naoki Kumata5Unknown

Participating nations

Legend:
 ••  – Qualified but withdrew •  – Did not qualify ×  – Did not enter ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA      – Hosts     – Not affiliated to FIFA
Nation
1978
××××××××××××××××GS ×QF GS
××××××××××××××GS ×QF ×3rd QF
××××××××××××××××GS ×GS GS
××××××××××××××××××××
×××××××××××GS ×GS ×GS GS ×××
××××GS ××××××××GS ×GS ××××
××××××××××××××××QF QF ×GS
××GS ××××3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS ×GS ××××
××××××××××××××××××××
4th ××GS 3rd ×4th QF GS GS GS QF GS GS GS QF QF GS GS ×
××××GS GS GS QF QF GS ××QF GS GS bgcolor=gold1st GS GS QF GS
×4th bgcolor=gold1st 3rd ××××bgcolor=silver2nd ×GS bgcolor=silver2nd GS QF GS ×GS QF ×QF
××××××××××3rd QF QF 3rd 1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 2nd QF
××××××××××××××××bgcolor=gold1st QF bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st
×××××bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 3rd 4th QF bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st ××××××
3rd 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS QF 4th 4th QF bgcolor=silver2nd QF GS GS 4th GS
××××××××××××××××××GS GS
××××××××××××QF ×××3rd GS ×3rd
××××××××××GS QF ×GS ×GS ××××
××××××××××××××QF ×××××
××××××××××××××××××××
2nd 2nd GS 4th GS 3rd 3rd QF GS bgcolor=silver2nd QF GS QF GS GS QF GS GS GS GS
××××××××××××××××××××
××××××××××××××××××××
6th GS bgcolor=gold1st GS bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=gold1st 3rd bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 3rd QF QF GS GS QF ××
××××××××××××GS GS ×GS ××××
××××××××××××××××3rd bgcolor=gold1st ×3rd
××××××××××××××××××××
×××GS ××××××××××GS ×××××
××××××××××××××××××××
9th GS ××GS ×GS GS GS R2 GS GS GS GS ×GS GS ×××
××××××××××××××××××××
××××××××××××××4th ×××QF QF
7th GS GS GS GS ××GS 4th GS GS GS GS QF QF QF GS GS GS GS
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st GS 2nd bgcolor=gold1st 4th GS QF GS 3rd QF 3rd bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd 3rd 3rd ×3rd QF bgcolor=gold1st
××××××××××QF ×××
8th ×GS ×GS ××GS QF ×GS GS ×××××GS ×GS
××××××××××××××××GS ×××
5th GS 3rd 1st 3rd GS GS 3rd QF R2 1st GS GS 4th QF 4th ×4th ××
××××××××××××××××××××
××4th GS GS GS GS ×QF GS QF GS GS ××GS ××××
×××××××××××××××××××GS
NationTotal
××ו×××××××ו×DQ•×••×•3
Part of OFC QF SF bgcolor=silver2nd SF GS GS QF QF 8
ו•bgcolor=silver2nd •GS •GS •••••••GS ••QF ••9
5th וו••×GS ••GS ••×••••••6
××××××××ו×ו••×•×•×•0
•×××××וו••••××ו•• •4
×××××××××ו••×××××ו•3
•bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=gold1st •GS •••bgcolor=silver2nd GS 3rd QF bgcolor=silver2nd QF QF QF GS QF GS GS QF Q 19
××Part of OFC ••••••••••••••GS •10
××××××ו×ו••••••××ו0
••••×••×•×••••×•×••••16
•••GS ×GS GS ×GS GS •QF GS GS •••••••22
•••GS ×GS •GS •×••GS ••••GS ×QF GS19
×××ו×GS ×GS •4th •GS GS GS GS QF GS SF • QF21
×3rd ••bgcolor=gold1st ××4th ×GS bgcolor=gold1st •QF QF GS GS bgcolor=silver2nd GS QF GS bgcolor=silver2nd 18
Part of OFC and later UEFA 9
3rd •••GS GS 3rd bgcolor=silver2nd 4th bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd 3rd bgcolor=silver2nd QF QF QF QF bgcolor=gold1st SF SF38
×××××××וו••4th GS GS QF ••GS QF 8
×GS •4th •Part of UEFA 2
ו•••×•GS •GS GS •••••GS ••×•8
×ו••••GS ו×ו•GS2
××××××××ו••GS ••••••••5
×××ווווו•GS ו••••2
××ו•••×••••••••••••×0
••×•×•••••••QF GS •••••GS •23
××ו•••×•••••••×•••••0
×××××××××ו•••×××××ו0
××××××ו×ו••×•••SF •••19
••×•×••×••••GS •••×••••4
OFC member GS OFC member 1
×DQ×3rd GS bgcolor=silver2nd ××ו×××bgcolor=gold1st QF bgcolor=gold1st GS bgcolor=silver2nd GS GS ×13
Not member of AFC ××וו0
••×••••×•×GS ••••••GS ••GS3
ו•••••×••GS ••••••××××3
××××××××××ו••DQ••••••0
••×××ו×ו••••×•×••••13
bgcolor=silver2nd ו4th 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS •GS QF •••GS bgcolor=gold1st GS SF GS15
וbgcolor=silver2nd 1st וbgcolor=gold1st ו3rd •3rd •QF QF SF GS •bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=gold1st GS15
••••×ו••••••••••••••18
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st •GS GS bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silver2nd GS 1st bgcolor=gold1st GS bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 3rd SF SF bgcolor=gold1st GS GS bgcolor=silver2nd SF39
ו•×•×1
×××GS וו•×••••×•×ו••10
ו••bgcolor=silver2nd 3rd •bgcolor=gold1st GS ••QF 4th •GS GS QF ו•GS11
×ו••••GS GS •••QF QF GS5
4th • 4th •••GS 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS QF GS QF •33
××DQ××ו•0
×ו•••••••×•••••0
align=left nowrap×4th 3rd •4th •4th •3rd •GS QF •GS bgcolor=gold1st QF GS QF GS GS •14
×ו••4th QF •bgcolor=silver2nd QF SF SF QF •1st8
×××××××ו••GS GS GS •GS GS GS SF GS GS20
ו××ו•×ו••GS •GS GS •GS GS ••6

Summary (1959–2023)

Rankwidth=200TeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1391901124632376150+226382
238173743069304236+68252
3199460151924284+158195
4219255172018974+115182
533138522462227214+13180
6188141211915680+76144
7157243131614679+67142
81949378413814+124119
92388351341159161−2118
10197631192610995+14112
1113653115199861+37108
121873271432115123−895
131562289259898093
14228022164295145−5082
151147229167150+2175
16840201286245+1772
172206919133774142−6870
1814561815238380+369
1916602093196132−3669
20834161085736+2158
2118671674479190−11155
229371410134744+352
23836121594944+551
2482957172456−3222
25103556243098−6821
261346533832161−12918
275164482029−916
285174491530−1516
29372443171945−2615
301036423035152−11714
313113171426−1210
323113081235−239
332102261525−108
3462115151053−438
3527133513−86
36310046320−174
3726033213−113
384121011647−413
39310028431−272
40414004213−110
414130013394−910

1 No longer an AFC member.
2 Represented South Vietnam from 1959 to 1974.
3 Representing South Yemen in 1975 and North Yemen in 1978.
4 Not an AFC member: participated in tournament as part of intercontinental play-off to qualify for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend
1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place      – Hosts     – Not affiliated to AFC
Team Total
OFC member R1 R1 R1 3
R1 1
R1 QF R1 R2 R2 5
R1 1
R1R1 R1 3
R1QF R1 4th R1 5
R1QF QF 2nd R1 QF R2 R2 R2 R2R1 11
R1 1
R1 UEFA member 1
R1 1
R1 1
R1 R1 R1 3
2nd R1 R1 R1 4
R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R1 9
R1 R1 4th QF R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 QF R2 2nd4th 16
R1 QF R1 R2 4
R2 QF QF 3
R1 R1 QF QFR2 5
R1 1

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions. AFC. 26 November 2018.
  2. Web site: AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups. AFC. 2 October 2020.
  3. Web site: The Straits Times, 16 May 1966, Page 22 . 7 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Newspapers – The Straits Times, 3 May 1970, Page 22, Myanmar rout Indons 3–0 in final . 6 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021 . AFC . 25 January 2021 .
  6. Web site: ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব. bn. 20 April 2021. Dulal. Mahmud. Utp al Shuvro. 22 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231122143751/https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/417. live.
  7. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1981030200209208001&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1981-03-02&officeId=00020&pageNo=8&printNo=18278&publishType=00020 . ko:韓國, 21年만에단독優勝 金錫垣절묘한어시스트…崔淳鎬헤 딩 . Dong-A Ilbo . Naver.com . 2 March 1981 . ko.
  8. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1981030200329208005&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1981-03-02&officeId=00032&pageNo=8&printNo=10898&publishType=00020 . ko:崔淳鎬 4게임서 4골 最多득점┈守備補完이 課題 . Kyunghyang . ko . Naver.com . 2 March 1981.
  9. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1996110100289118001&editNo=5&printCount=1&publishDate=1996-11-01&officeId=00028&pageNo=18&printNo=2715&publishType=00010 . ko:한국 청소년축구 아시아 정상 . The Hankyoreh . Naver.com . ko . 1996-11-01 . 2022-12-22.
  10. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1998110200289115020&editNo=6&printCount=1&publishDate=1998-11-02&officeId=00028&pageNo=15&printNo=3337&publishType=00010. ko:한국,일본꺾고 청소년축구 2연패. ko. The Hankyoreh. 2 November 1998.
  11. News: https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20021101/7878164/1 . ko:[축구]김동현-정조국 ‘희망 쌍두마차’…亞청소년축구 정상 . Dong-A Ilbo . ko . 2002-11-01 . 2022-12-22.
  12. Web site: A brief history of Park Chu-Young . World Soccer . 10 September 2011 . 28 July 2020.

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