2014 AFC U-19 Championship

2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Myanmar
Dates	9–23 October
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up	North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	92 (2.97 per match)
Attendance	233,739 (7,540 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmed Al Saadi Zabikhillo Urinboev Jo Kwang-myong (5 goals each)
Best player	Ahmed Doozandeh
Fair play award	North Korea

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

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Yangon	Thuwunna Stadium	32,000
Naypyidaw	Wunna Theikdi Stadium	30,000

Qualification

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 26 April 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3]

Qualified teams

Draw

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

Pot 1 (Host & Seeds)	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Myanmar  South Korea  Iraq  Uzbekistan	Australia  Japan  Iran  North Korea	United Arab Emirates  Thailand  China PR  Qatar	Indonesia  Oman  Vietnam  Yemen

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Thailand	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	6
Myanmar	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Yemen	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Iran	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	5
Uzbekistan	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Australia	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Indonesia	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
China PR	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
South Korea	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	4
Vietnam	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

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Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qatar	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
North Korea	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
Iraq	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	4
Oman	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1

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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				Semi-finals				Final
	17 October 2014
	Thailand	1
					20 October 2014
	Uzbekistan	2
					Uzbekistan	0
	17 October 2014
					North Korea	5
	Japan	1 (4)
									23 October 2014
	North Korea (pen.)	1 (5)
									North Korea	0
	17 October 2014
									Qatar	1
	United Arab Emirates	0
					20 October 2014
	Myanmar	1
					Myanmar	2
	17 October 2014
					Qatar (a.e.t.)	3
	Qatar	4
	China PR	2

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Winners

2014 AFC U-19 Championship Winners
Qatar First title

Qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

•  Qatar (Winners)
•  North Korea (Runners-up)
•  Myanmar (Semi-finalists) (debut)
•  Uzbekistan (Semi-finalists)

Awards

Award[5]	Winner
Top scorer	Ahmed Al Saadi
MVP	Ahmed Doozandeh
Fair play team	North Korea

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

• Alaa Ali Shiyadi (playing against Iraq)

References

External links

• AFC U-19 Championship, the-AFC.com