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2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesJordan (Group A)
Cambodia (Group B)
China (Group C)
Thailand (Group D)
Chinese Taipei (Group E)
Qatar (Group F)
Kuwait (Group G)
Laos (Group H)
Vietnam (Group I)
Singapore (Group J)
Dates19–27 October 2024[1]
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored386 (5.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tajikistan Muhammadjon Nazriev
(16 goals)
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The 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was held to decide the participating teams of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1]

Draw

Of the 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations, a total of 44 teams entered the competition. Saudi Arabia as the hosts of the final tournament did not participate.[2]

The draw was held on 13 June 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 (GMT+08:00).

The 43 teams were allocated to 3 groups of five teams and 7 groups of four teams, with teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification (overall ranking shown in parentheses; NR stands for non-ranked teams). A further restriction was also applied, with the ten teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  India
  2.  China (H)
  3.  Vietnam (H)
  4.  Qatar (H)
  5.  Laos (H)
  6.  Indonesia
  7.  Bangladesh
  8.  Oman
  9.  Jordan (H)
  10.  Iraq
  1.  Maldives
  2.  North Korea (NR)
  3.  Macau (NR)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualification group hosts
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[4]

Schedule

The matches were played between 19 and 27 October 2024.

— Group A-C Group D-G, I, J Group H
Date Matches Date Matches Date Matches
Matchday 1 19 October 2024 3 v 2
5 v 4 		23 October 2024 1 v 4
2 v 3 		23 October 2024 3 v 1
Matchday 2 21 October 2024 4 v 1
5 v 3 		25 October 2024 4 v 2
3 v 1 		25 October 2024 2 v 3
Matchday 3 23 October 2024 1 v 5
2 v 4 		27 October 2024 1 v 2
3 v 4 		27 October 2024 1 v 2
Matchday 4 25 October 2024 2 v 5
3 v 1 		—
Matchday 5 27 October 2024 4 v 3
1 v 2

Groups

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.[5]

  The ten group winners and the five best runners-up qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.3):[4]
  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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were 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 were 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.

Group A

  • All matches were held in Jordan.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 4 4 0 0 17 4 +13 12 Final tournament
2  Iran 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6 9
3  Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 7 17 −10 6
4  Syria 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1 3
5  Jordan (H) 4 0 0 4 4 12 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria 3–1 Jordan
 Report
Referee: Athambawa Mohamed Jafran (Sri Lanka)
North Korea 8–2 Hong Kong
 Report
Referee: Umesh Bidari (Nepal)
Hong Kong 1–7 Iran
Yiu Tsz Leong 23' Report
Referee: Baraa Abusarris (Palestine)
North Korea 2–1 Syria
 Report
Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)
Jordan 1–2 Hong Kong
 Report
Referee: Athambawa Mohamed Jafran (Sri Lanka)
Iran 1–4 North Korea
Referee: Abdullah Dhafer Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Jordan 0–3 North Korea
Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)
Syria 0–1 Iran
Referee: Umesh Bidari (Nepal)
Iran 4–2 Jordan
Referee: Hussain Al-Showaikh (Bahrain)
Hong Kong 2–1 Syria
Referee: Baraa Abusarris (Palestine)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Afghanistan 4 4 0 0 23 3 +20 12 Final tournament
2  Philippines 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6[a]
3  Bangladesh 4 2 0 2 10 4 +6 6[a]
4  Cambodia (H) 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 6[a]
5  Macau 4 0 0 4 0 24 −24 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Philippines 3, Bangladesh 3, Cambodia 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Philippines +1, Bangladesh 0, Cambodia –1
Macau 0–7 Philippines
Report
Attendance: 258
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyzstan)
Cambodia 1–0 Bangladesh
 Report
Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)
Philippines 0–8 Afghanistan
Report
Referee: Chuang En-yir (Chinese Taipei)
Macau 0–1 Cambodia
Report Pimakara 16'
Referee: Hussein Falah Munshid (Iraq)
Afghanistan 9–0 Macau
 Report
Bangladesh 1–0 Philippines
 Report
Referee: Tsoi Ramina (Kyrgyzstan)
Bangladesh 7–0 Macau
 Report
Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)
Cambodia 1–3 Afghanistan
 Report
Referee: Ali Hussein Ali Doshi (Iraq)
Afghanistan 3–2 Bangladesh
 Report
Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)
Philippines 2–0 Cambodia
 Report
Referee: Hussein Falah Munshid (Iraq)

Group C

  • All matches were held in China.
  • Times listed are UTC+8.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 3 1 0 22 2 +20 10 Final tournament
2  China (H) 4 3 1 0 19 2 +17 10
3  Bahrain 4 2 0 2 2 4 −2 6
4  Bhutan 4 0 1 3 2 14 −12 1
5  Maldives 4 0 1 3 2 25 −23 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Maldives 2–2 Bhutan
Imran 70', 81' (pen.) Report
Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian
Attendance: 20
Referee: S. Senthilnathan (India)
Bahrain 0–2 China
Report
Puwan Stadium, Dalian
Attendance: 238
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
Maldives 0–1 Bahrain
Report Ayash 83'
Puwan Stadium, Dalian
Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Bhutan 0–5 South Korea
Report
Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian
China 6–0 Bhutan
 Report
Puwan Stadium, Dalian
South Korea 13–0 Maldives
 Report
Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian
Referee: S. Senthilnathan (India)
China 9–0 Maldives
Puwan Stadium, Dalian
Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 0–2 South Korea
Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian
Bhutan 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Dalian
South Korea 2–2 China
Puwan Stadium, Dalian
Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 24 2 +22 9 Final tournament
2  India 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 6
3  Turkmenistan 3 1 0 2 10 3 +7 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 42 −42 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
India 13–0 Brunei
 Report
Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Thailand 2–0 Turkmenistan
 Report
Referee: Karrar Al-Janabi (Iraq)
Turkmenistan 0–1 India
Referee: Đỗ Khánh Nam (Vietnam)
Brunei 0–19 Thailand
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
Brunei 0–10 Turkmenistan
Report
Referee: Đỗ Khánh Nam (Vietnam)
Thailand 3–2 India
Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Final tournament
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
3  Palestine 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Chinese Taipei (H) 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan 3–0 Palestine
 Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Referee: Mohammed Al-Mazyed (Qatar)
Iraq 5–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)
Palestine 0–4 Iraq
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Referee: Nur Amali Ihsanuddin (Malaysia)
Chinese Taipei 0–1 Uzbekistan
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Referee: Gholamreza Adibi (Iran)
Uzbekistan 1–0 Iraq
 Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Referee: Mohammed Al-Mazyed (Qatar)
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Palestine
Report
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium, New Taipei City
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)

Group F

  • All matches were held in Qatar.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 21 2 +19 9 Final tournament
2  Qatar (H) 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Mongolia 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4    Nepal 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar 2–0 Mongolia
Faisal 18', 84' Report
Japan 9–2   Nepal
 Report
Referee: Phurpa Wangchuk (Bhutan)
Nepal   0–5 Qatar
Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Mongolia 0–7 Japan
Referee: Ashraf Abuzubaida (Palestine)
Mongolia 1–0   Nepal
Referee: Ahmed Imam (Kuwait)
Japan 5–0 Qatar
Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Group G

  • All matches were held in Kuwait.
  • Times listed are UTC+3.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 22 1 +21 7 Final tournament
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 0 11 0 +11 7
3  Kuwait (H) 3 1 0 2 10 4 +6 3
4  Northern Mariana Islands 3 0 0 3 0 38 −38 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Indonesia 1–0 Kuwait
Referee: Ammar Abo Alo (Syria)
Australia 19–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Referee: Khalid Khallufah S Alahmari (Saudi Arabia)
Northern Mariana Islands 0–10 Indonesia
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Ahmad Mazin Alsawalmeh (Jordan)
Kuwait 1–3 Australia
 Report
Referee: Doolotkeldi Uulu Seiit (Kyrgyzstan)
Australia 0–0 Indonesia
Referee: Khalid Khallufah S Alahmari (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait 9–0 Northern Mariana Islands
Referee: Mohammed Abdulhakim Karama Ba-saleh (Yemen)

Group H

  • All matches were held in Laos.
  • Times listed are UTC+7.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Final tournament
2  Malaysia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
3  Laos (H) 2 0 1 1 4 7 −3 1
4  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[a]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Lebanon withdrew on 16 October 2024.


United Arab Emirates 2–0 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait)
Laos 2–5 United Arab Emirates
Referee: Chotrawee Tongduang (Thailand)
Malaysia 2–2 Laos
Referee: Ibrokhim Ismoilov (Uzbekistan)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yemen 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Final tournament
2  Vietnam (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Myanmar 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Yemen 6–1 Myanmar
 Report
Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev (Tajikistan)
Vietnam 0–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Benjamin James Abraham (New Zealand)
Myanmar 0–2 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 1–2 Myanmar
 Report
Referee: Amirul Mohd Jamil (Malaysia)
Yemen 1–1 Vietnam
 Report
Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tajikistan 3 3 0 0 38 1 +37 9 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 2 0 1 23 2 +21 6
3  Singapore (H) 3 1 0 2 15 8 +7 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 0 65 −65 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Tajikistan 33–0 Guam
 Report
Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)
Oman 5–0 Singapore
 Report
Referee: Koki Nagamine (Japan)
Guam 0–18 Oman
Referee: Nasir Uddin (Bangladesh)
Singapore 1–3 Tajikistan
Referee: Samarathunge Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
Tajikistan 2–0 Oman
 Report
Referee: Cheon Jin-hee (South Korea)
Singapore 14–0 Guam
Referee: Jack Morgan (Australia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups and the fourth-placed teams in five-team groups and four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  China 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Final tournament
2 I  Vietnam 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3 G  Indonesia 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
4 A  Iran 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 3
5 J  Oman 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
6 E  Iraq 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
7 D  India 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
8 F  Qatar 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
9 H  Malaysia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
10 B  Philippines 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Qualified teams

A total of 16 teams including hosts Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament.

Team[6] Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance
 Saudi Arabia Hosts 12th Champions (1985, 1988)
 North Korea Group A winners 12th Champions (2010, 2014)
 Afghanistan Group B winners 3rd Group stage (2018, 2023)
 South Korea Group C winners 16th Champions (1986, 2002)
 Thailand Group D winners 13th Champions (1998)
 Uzbekistan Group E winners 11th Champions (2012)
 Japan Group F winners 17th Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)
 Australia Group G winners 8th Semi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018)
 United Arab Emirates Group H winners 8th Runners-up (1990)
 Yemen Group I winners 8th Runners-up (2002)
 Tajikistan Group J winners 5th Runners-up (2018)
 China Best runners-up 16th Champions (1992, 2004)
 Vietnam 2nd best runners-up 9th Fourth place (2000)
 Indonesia 3rd best runners-up 7th Fourth place (1990)
 Iran 4th best runners-up 13th Champions (2008)
 Oman 5th best runners-up 11th Champions (1996, 2000)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 386 goals scored in 69 matches, for an average of 5.59 goals per match.

16 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

References

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  4. ^ a b "AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2025 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
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