2013 AFC U-22 Championship
| بطولة آسيا تحت 22 سنة لكرة القدم 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Oman |
| Dates | 11–26 January 2014 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |
 Jordan |
| Fourth place |
 South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.28 per match) |
| Attendance | 34,712 (1,085 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Kaveh Rezaei(5 goals) |
| Best player |
Amjad Kalaf[1] |
The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship (also known as the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup) was the first edition of the AFC U-22 Championship. The hosting rights for the tournament was awarded to Oman. It was set to take place between 23 June and 7 July 2013 but was postponed to be held between 11 and 26 January 2014 due to the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.[2][3]
Host selection
The AFC Competitions Committee awarded the hosting rights of the 2013 finals to Oman on 18 July 2012. Oman and Thailand were the only nations that came forward wanting to host.[4]
Qualification
The draw for the group stage of qualifying took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 February 2012. 41 national teams are taking part in qualifying. All group matches were set to be held from 23 June to 3 July 2012 but were later changed to June 2–10, 2012 due to Nepal's request.[3]
Qualified teams
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Venues
| Muscat | Seeb | |
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| Royal Oman Police Stadium | Seeb Stadium | |
| 23°36′31″N 58°35′31″E / 23.60861°N 58.59194°E | 23°40′49″N 58°10′57″E / 23.68028°N 58.18250°E | |
| Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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| Muscat | ||
| Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | ||
| 23°36′31″N 58°35′31″E / 23.60861°N 58.59194°E | ||
| Capacity: 34,000 | ||
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Squads
Only players born on or after 1 January 1991 were eligible to compete in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup.
Group stage
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 24 August 2013 in Muscat.[5]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[6]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local (UTC+4).
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
 Oman |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
 Myanmar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
13 January 2014 17:00 |
| Myanmar |
0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baek Sung-Dong  32'Yun Il-Lok 61'Moon Chang-Jin 78' |
15 January 2014 20:00 |
| Jordan |
6–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dardour 29', 37', 79' Za'tara 53'Khadr 83'Samir 90' |
Report | Maung Maung Soe 27' |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
 North Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Yemen |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 6 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Iran |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
12 January 2014 20:00 |
| Japan |
3–3 | Iran |
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| Harakawa 9' Asano 30'Nakajima 66' |
Report | Barzay 7' Rezaei 49' (pen.), 55' |
14 January 2014 20:00 |
| Kuwait |
0–0 | Japan |
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| Report |
Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Attendance: 113 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore) |
16 January 2014 17:00 |
| Australia |
0–4 | Japan |
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| Report | Nakajima 18', 48' (pen.) Yajima 24'Brown 45' (o.g.) |
Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat Attendance: 150 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
 China PR |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[6]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 January – Muscat | ||||||||||
| Jordan |
1 | |||||||||
| 23 January – Muscat | ||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates |
0 | |||||||||
| Jordan |
1 | |||||||||
| 20 January – Muscat | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | |||||||||
| Australia |
1 | |||||||||
| 26 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
2 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
0 | |||||||||
| 19 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
| Iraq |
1 | |||||||||
| Syria |
1 | |||||||||
| 23 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
| South Korea |
2 | |||||||||
| South Korea |
0 | Third place | ||||||||
| 20 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
| Iraq |
1 | |||||||||
| Iraq |
1 | Jordan (pen.) |
0 (3) | |||||||
| Japan |
0 | South Korea |
0 (2) | |||||||
| 25 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
23 January 2014 20:00 |
| Jordan |
1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Al-Dardour 34' |
Report | Al Ammar 29' Majrashi 65'Assiri 90+2' (pen.) |
Third place match
25 January 2014 19:30 |
| Jordan |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Al-Dardour  Zahran Al-Khawaldeh  Abu Amarah |
3–2 | Baek Sung-Dong Moon Chang-Jin Nam Seung-Woo Lim Chang-Woo Yun Il-Lok |
Final
Winners
| 2013 AFC U-22 Championship |
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Iraq First title |
Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Most Valuable Player |
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| Kaveh Rezaei |
Amjad Kalaf |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
- Corey Brown (playing against Japan)
- Lim Chang-Woo (playing against Jordan)
Tournament team rankings
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 18 | Champion |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Jordan |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 | South Korea |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Syria |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Japan |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | North Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Oman (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 12 | Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | China PR |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
| 15 | Yemen |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 16 | Myanmar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Kalaf claims MVP Award". AFC. 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
- 1 2 "Competitions Committee takes key decisions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "Oman to host U-22 finals". AFC. 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Oman to face Myanmar in AFC U-22 opener". Asian Football Confederation. 24 August 2013.
- 1 2 "AFC U-22 Championship Oman 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF).
External links
- AFC U-22 Championship, the-AFC.com
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