2013 AFC U-22 Championship
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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]
| 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(s) | Amjad Kalaf[1] |
| Fair play award | South Korea |
2016 → | |
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]
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]
For the draw, teams were seeded based on their performance in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.[5]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Oman (Host) |
| Muscat | Seeb | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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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Only players born on or after 1 January 1991 were eligible to compete in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup.
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 24 August 2013 in Muscat.[6]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[7]
- 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).
| 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 (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[7]
| 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 | |||||||||
| 20 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
| Iraq | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Iraq | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Seeb | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Jordan (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| South Korea | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 2013 AFC U-22 Championship |
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| Iraq First title |
The following awards were presented.[8]
| Top Goalscorer | Most Valuable Player | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Kaveh Rezaei | Amjad Kalaf | South Korea |
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ryan Kitto
- Luo Senwen
- Yang Chaosheng
- Behnam Barzay
- Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
- Dhurgham Ismail
- Amjad Kalaf
- Takuma Asano
- Riki Harakawa
- Shinya Yajima
- Ibrahim Daldoum
- Odai Khadr
- Bilal Qwaider
- Ahmed Samir
- Mahmoud Za'tara
- Pak Kwang-Ryong
- Hwang Ui-Jo
- Kim Kyung-Jung
- Lim Chang-Woo
- Moon Chang-Jin
- Faisal Edhms Alenezi
- Maung Maung Soe
- Sami Al Hasani
- Raed Saleh
- Zakaria Sami Al Sudani
- Motaz Ali Hassan Hawsawi
- Mardik Mardikian
- Hamid Mido
- Yousif Saeed
- Salim Khalfan Saif
- Jamshid Iskanderov
- Egor Krimets
- Igor Sergeev
- Sadam Hussein
- 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 | Champions |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | Runners-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 | 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 |
Source: AFC
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- ^ "Oman to face Myanmar in AFC U-22 opener". Asian Football Confederation. 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b "AFC U-22 Championship Oman 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Technical Report & Statistics AFC U-22 Championship Oman 2013". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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