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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 12 February – 1 March |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBD |
← 2023 2027 → | |
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
editQualification matches were played between 21 and 29 September 2024.[2]
Qualified teams
editA 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
editDraw
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| 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 |
Group B
edit| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group C
edit| 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 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group D
edit| 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 |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
editThe 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
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Association. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). AFC. 15 May 2024.
- ^ "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.