2014 AFC U-19 Championship

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]

2014 AFC U-19 Championship

၂၀၁၄ အေအက်ဖ်စီ ယူ-၁၉ ချန်ပီယံရှစ်
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(s)	Ahmed Moein
Fair play award	North Korea
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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

Yangon	Naypyidaw
Thuwunna Stadium	Wunna Theikdi Stadium
Capacity: 32,000	Capacity: 30,000
Yangon Naypyidaw Location of stadiums of the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

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

Qualified teams

•  Australia
•  China
•  Indonesia
•  Iran
•  Iraq
•  Japan
•  Myanmar (hosts)
•  Oman
•  North Korea
•  Qatar
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Uzbekistan
•  Vietnam
•  Yemen

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  Qatar	Indonesia  Oman  Vietnam  Yemen

Squads

Main article: 2014 AFC U-19 Championship 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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Iran	1–2	Thailand
Mazloum 15'	Report	Thanasit 65' Chenrop 82'

9 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 2,850

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Myanmar	0–0	Yemen
	Report

9 October 2014

18:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 13,142

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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Yemen	1–0	Iran
Al-Sarori 6'	Report

11 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 24,568

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

Thailand	0–3	Myanmar
	Report	Nyein Chan Aung 13', 18' Aung Thu 42'

11 October 2014

18:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 24,568

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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Myanmar	0–2	Iran
	Report	Seyyedi 56' Moharrami 83'

13 October 2014

18:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 19,784

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Thailand	3–2	Yemen
Patiphan 40', 85', 88'	Report	K. Mahdi 1' Mohammed 64'

13 October 2014

18:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 600

Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Uzbekistan	3–1	Indonesia
Khamdanov 18' Urinboev 22' (pen.) Shukurov 87'	Report	Sitanggang 58'

10 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 625

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Australia	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Borrello 79'	Report	Mubarak 85' (pen.)

10 October 2014

18:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 625

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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Indonesia	0–1	Australia
	Report	Sotirio 67'

12 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 628

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

United Arab Emirates	2–2	Uzbekistan
Ghanem 25' Al Attas 90+3'	Report	Shomurodov 44' Urinboev 53'

12 October 2014

18:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 628

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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Uzbekistan	1–1	Australia
Urinboev 82'	Report	Mauk 66'

14 October 2014

18:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 536

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

United Arab Emirates	4–1	Indonesia
Al-Akbari 11' Al Attas 22' Jassem 50' Rabee 79'	Report	Drajad 52'

14 October 2014

18:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 400

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
China	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Korea	6–0	Vietnam
Lee Jung-bin 45' Kim Gun-hee 54', 90+1' Shim Je-hyeok 60' Hwang Hee-chan 66' (pen.) Paik Seung-ho 76'	Report

9 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 300

Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Japan	1–2	China
Minamino 16'	Report	Wei Shihao 1' (pen.), 77'

9 October 2014

18:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 250

Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

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Vietnam	1–3	Japan
Hoàng Thanh Tùng 90'	Report	Okugawa 59' Nakatani 90+5' Ideguchi 90+6'

11 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 300

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

China	0–0	South Korea
	Report

11 October 2014

18:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 300

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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South Korea	1–2	Japan
Kim Gun-hee 29'	Report	Minamino 13', 65'

13 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 600

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

China	1–1	Vietnam
Tang Shi 88'	Report	Hoàng Thanh Tùng 20'

13 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 19,784

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Iraq	6–0	Oman
Mohsin 7', 43' Al Shiyadi 27' (o.g.) Kareem 74' Tahseen 85' Aymen 89'	Report

10 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

North Korea	1–3	Qatar
Jo Kwang-myong 5'	Report	Al Saadi 74' (pen.) Almoez Ali 79' Afif 86' (pen.)

10 October 2014

18:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 300

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

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Oman	1–1	North Korea
Mubarak 72'	Report	So Jong-hyok 90'

12 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 400

Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Qatar	1–1	Iraq
Al Saadi 51'	Report	Rasan 39' (pen.)

12 October 2014

18:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 400

Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

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Iraq	1–2	North Korea
Mhawi 90+3'	Report	Jo Kwang-myong 50' Kim Yu-song 63'

14 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 400

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Qatar	2–0	Oman
Al Saadi 58' (pen.), 65'	Report

14 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 536

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

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 (p)	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	2

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Thailand	1–2	Uzbekistan
Chenrop 48'	Report	Urinboev 6', 20'

17 October 2014

19:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 29,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

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United Arab Emirates	0–1	Myanmar
	Report	Than Paing 53'

17 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 29,000

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	North Korea
Minamino 83' (pen.)	Report	Kim Kuk-chol 36'
Penalties
Mochizuki Sakai Ideguchi Nakatani Minamino	4–5	Kang Nam-gwon Ri Un-chol Min Hyo-song Jon Kum-dong Jo Sol-song

17 October 2014

15:30

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 400

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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Qatar	4–2	China
Al Saadi 6' Afif 45+5' (pen.) Moein 58' Ali 90+6'	Report	Gui Hong 54' Wei Jingzong 86' (pen.)

17 October 2014

19:00

Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw

Attendance: 400

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Semi-finals

Uzbekistan	0–5	North Korea
	Report	Jo Kwang-myong 5', 39', 63' Kim Yu-song 70' So Jong-hyok 73'

20 October 2014

15:30

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 29,870

Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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Myanmar	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Qatar
Aung Thu 62' Nyein Chan Aung 64'	Report	Ali 45+1' Afif 75' Thiam 90+2'

20 October 2014

19:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 29,870

Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)

Final

North Korea	0–1	Qatar
	Report	Afif 52'

23 October 2014

19:00

Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

Attendance: 2,375

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Winners

2014 AFC U-19 Championship winners
Qatar First title

Qualified teams 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 Moein
Fair play team	North Korea

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Jo Kwang-myong
• Ahmed Al Saadi
• Zabikhillo Urinboev

4 goals

• Takumi Minamino
• Akram Afif

3 goals

• Kim Gun-hee
• Nyein Chan Aung
• Almoez Ali
• Patiphan Pinsermsootsri

2 goals

• Wei Shihao
• Emad Mohsin
• Kim Yu-song
• So Jong-hyok
• Aung Thu
• Chenrop Samphaodi
• Ahmed Al Attas
• Hoàng Thanh Tùng

1 goal

• Brandon Borrello
• Jaushua Sotirio
• Stefan Mauk
• Gui Hong
• Tang Shi
• Wei Jingzong
• Dimas Drajad
• Paulo Sitanggang
• Amin Mazloum
• Yousef Seyyedi
• Sadegh Moharrami
• Ayman Hussein
• Alaa Ali Mhawi
• Layth Tahseen
• Sherko Karim
• Bashar Rasan
• Yosuke Ideguchi
• Shinnosuke Nakatani
• Masaya Okugawa
• Kim Kuk-chol
• Paik Seung-ho
• Hwang Hee-chan
• Lee Jung-bin
• Shim Je-hyeok
• Than Paing
• Marwan Mubarak
• Ahmed Moein
• Serigne Abdou Thiam
• Thanasit Siriphala
• Mohamed Al-Akbari
• Abdullah Ghanem
• Saeed Jassem
• Khalfan Mubarak
• Ahmed Rabee
• Dostonbek Khamdamov
• Otabek Shukurov
• Eldor Shomurodov
• Ahmed Al-Sarori
• Khaled Hussein
• Gehad Mohammed

Own goal

• Alaa Ali Shiyadi (playing against Iraq)

References

1. "Myanmar, Thailand to host age-group competitions". AFC. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
2. "AFC U19 Championship 2014 Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014.
3. "U-19 qualifications' draw held". AFC. 26 April 2013.
4. "Tough draw for defending champions". www.the-afc.com. The Asian Football Confederation. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
5. "Qatari duo bag U-19 individual accolades". AFC. 24 October 2014.

External links

• AFC U-19 Championship, the-AFC.com