![]() Official logo of the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualification.  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 June 2012 – 15 July 2012 | 
| Teams | 41 | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 100 | 
| Goals scored | 355 (3.55 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification was the qualification tournament for the inaugural edition of the AFC U-22 Asian Cup.[1] The qualifiers took place from 23 June to 3 July 2012, but were later changed to 2–10 June for Group D, due to Nepal's request. The matches were later rescheduled to start on 16 June and 3 July for Indonesia.[2][3]
Player eligibility
Players born before 1 January 1991 are not eligible to compete in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament.
Format
Forty-one member associations entered the qualification to grab 15 spots in the final tournament The qualifiers were to be held in seven centralized venues.
The teams were divided into six groups of six teams each and one group of five. They played in a single round-robin format and the top two teams qualifying for the tournament proper along with the best third-placed team from all the groups. The hosts of the Finals got a direct berth.
With the AFC Competitions Committee awarding the hosting rights of the 2013 Finals to Oman on 18 July 2012 and with Oman being the best third-placed side, this enabled the 2nd best third-placed team, Yemen, to enter the finals.[4]
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings.[5]
- 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 scores are calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches;
 - Drawing of lots.
 
Teams
The countries which are qualified for the final tournament are emboldened.
 Australia
 Bahrain
 Bangladesh
 Cambodia
 China
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Iraq
 Japan
 Jordan
 North Korea
 South Korea
 Kuwait
 Kyrgyzstan
 Laos
 Lebanon
 Macau
 Malaysia
 Maldives
 Myanmar
   Nepal
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Palestine
 Philippines
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka
 Syria
 Tajikistan
 Thailand
 Timor-Leste
 Turkmenistan
 United Arab Emirates
 Uzbekistan
 Vietnam
 Yemen
- Did not enter:
 
Group stage
West Asia
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 
| India  | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manandeep  George Lalpekhlua  | 
Report | El Kurdi  Achour  | 
| Iraq  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shokan  Adnan Abdul-Raheem Kamil  | 
Report | 
| Oman  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ahmad  Ibrahim  | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omar  | 
Report | 
| Iraq  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alialah  Abdul-Hussein  | 
Report | George  | 
| Lebanon  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| El Baba  | 
Report | Abdul-Raheem  Abdul-Hussein Abbas Faez Adnan  | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim  | 
Report | Romeo  | 
| Turkmenistan  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Magtymow  | 
Report | A. Saleh  Mubarak Al-Maqbali  | 
| India  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ralte  George Romeo Lalpekhlua  | 
Report | Italmazow  | 
| Lebanon  | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaafar  El Baba Al-Jawad  | 
Report | Al-Jamahi  Omar Ahmad Al-Shehhi  | 
| Turkmenistan  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhadow  | 
Report | Khechfe  Jaafar Komekov El Baba  | 
Group B
- All matches were played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 - Times listed are UTC+3.
 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | 
| Pakistan  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Shehri  | 
| Syria  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maowas  | 
Report | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Majrashi  | 
Report | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Majrashi  Al-Ibrahim Al-Dossari  | 
Report | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sharipov  Sataev  | 
Report | 
| Sri Lanka  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Majrashi  Al-Dossari Al-Shehri Otayf  | 
| Saudi Arabia  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Fahmi  Al-Muwallad  | 
Report | Salem  Khribin  | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakbaev  Sharipov Doroginskii Shamsiev  | 
Report | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 13 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 12 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | 
| Tajikistan  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sobirov  | 
Report | Jameel  | 
| Iran  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Haj Mohammadi  | 
Report | 
| Bahrain  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | El Ebrahim  | 
| Kuwait  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nazarov  | 
Report | 
| Maldives  | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sadeghian  Rezaei Tabrizi Gharibi Dabbagh  | 
| Kuwait  | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Fahad  Al-Harbi Rashed Al-Zuaebi Al-Hajeri Al-Rashidi  | 
Report | 
| Tajikistan  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yunuszoda  Ghaforov  | 
Report | Yahia  Afifa  | 
| Bahrain  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Helal  | 
Report | Pouraliganji  | 
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 
| Yemen  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Dardour  Za'tara Al-Laham Bani Attiah  | 
| Nepal    | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khawas  J. Shrestha S. Shrestha  | 
Report | Bhushal  | 
| Bangladesh  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Emon  | 
Report | Smolyachenko  Gadoev  | 
| Jordan  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bani Attiah  Za'tara  | 
Report | 
| Uzbekistan  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gadoev  Abdukholiqov  | 
Report | Ojha  S. Shrestha  | 
| Yemen  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sadam  | 
Report | Abdukholiqov  | 
| Uzbekistan  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdukholiqov  | 
Report | Khadr  Bani Attiah  | 
East Asia
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 15 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | 
| Indonesia  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nurmufid  Agung  | 
Report | 
| Timor-Leste  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Matsumoto  | 
| Macau  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pang Chi Hang  | 
Report | Hendra  | 
| Timor-Leste  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | O'Dea  Barker-Daish  | 
| Macau  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chao Wai Fong  | 
Report | Marcos  Henrique  | 
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 11 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 
| Thailand  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kraisorn  Mun Hyok  | 
Report | Pak Song-Chol  Jong Il-Gwan Kim Jin-Hyok Han Song-hyok  | 
| Hong Kong  | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yuen Tsun Nam  Tsang Kin Fong  | 
Report | Suhana  Soksana Sothearoth  | 
| China  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peng Xinli  Zhang Xizhe Bi Jinhao Xu Xin Zheng Kaimu  | 
Report | Lam Hok Hei  | 
| Thailand  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Puangjan  Kraisorn Pombupha Anan  | 
Report | 
| North Korea  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mun Hyok  Jong Il-Gwan  | 
Report | Thinnakone  | 
| North Korea  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jin-Hyok  | 
Report | 
| Cambodia  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Jin-Hyok  Kang Nam-Gwon  | 
| China  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Xizhe  | 
Report | Songkrasin  | 
| Hong Kong  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sihavong  Sayyabounsou  | 
| Thailand  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanklang  Anan Weerawatnodom Laosangthai  | 
Report | 
| North Korea  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hyong-jin  | 
Report | Li Lei  | 
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 13 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0 | 
| Malaysia  | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arasu  | 
Report | Kim Hyun-Hun  Park Kwang-Il Jeong Jong-Hee  | 
| Vietnam  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mạc Hồng Quân  | 
Report | Lin Chien-hsun  Wen Chih-hao  | 
| Myanmar  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaw Zayar Win  Kyaw Ko Ko Yan Aung Win  | 
Report | Christiaens  | 
| South Korea  | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Jong-Oh  Park Yong-Ji Hwang Ui-Jo Jung Seok-Hwa Kang Jong-Guk Jwa Joon-Hyub  | 
Report | Li Mau  | 
| Malaysia  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rozaimi  Fandi Zaharulnizam Saarvindran  | 
Report | 
| Vietnam  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Văn Quyết  | 
Report | Zaw Min Tun  Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit Kyi Lin  | 
| Philippines  | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nguyễn Đình Bảo  Mạc Hồng Quân Ngô Hoàng Thịnh Lê Quốc Phương Huỳnh Văn Thanh  | 
| Chinese Taipei  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lin Chang-lun  Wen Chih-hao  | 
Report | Rozaimi  Chen Yen-jui Saarvindran  | 
| South Korea  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Myanmar  | 6–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyaw Zayar Win  Naing Lin Oo Yan Aung Win Kaung Si Thu  | 
Report | Lin Chang-lun  Wen Chih-hao  | 
| Philippines  | 0–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jeong Jong-Hee  Hwang Ui-Jo Lee Jae-Sung Jwa Joon-Hyub Choi Ji-Hoon Jeon Byung-Soo  | 
| Chinese Taipei  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lin Chang-lun  | 
Report | Mv. Angeles  | 
| South Korea  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Yong-Ji  Jeong Jong-Hee  | 
Report | 
Third placed teams
- Due to Group D only having five teams in their group, results against teams finishing last in the 6-team groups will not be counted.
 
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| D | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| G | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
| E | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | 
Goalscorers
There were 355 goals scored in 100 matches, for an average of 3.55 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
 Lin Chang-lun
 Alwyn George
 Mahmoud Za'tara
 Kim Jin-hyok
 Hwang Ui-jo
 Jeong Jong-hee
 Mahmoud Maowas
 Temurkhodja Abdukholiqov
3 goals
 Luke O'Dea
 Hassan Jameel
 Wen Chih-hao
 Jeje Lalpekhlua
 Agung Supriyanto
 Yuya Kubo
 Gakuto Notsuda
 Musashi Suzuki
 Daiki Watari
 Khalil Bani Attiah
 Mussab Al-Laham
 Jwa Joon-Hyub
 Kayumjan Sharipov
 Sopha Saysana
 Alaa El Baba
 Kaung Si Thu
 Sujal Shrestha
 Mubarak Al-Maqbali
 Saleh Al-Shehri
 Omar Kharbin
 Samer Salem
 Marcos da Conceição
 Shokhruh Gadoev
 Mạc Hồng Quân
 Hussein Sadam
2 goals
 Jake Barker-Daish
 Abdulla Yusuf Helal
 Phuong Soksana
 Bi Jinhao
 Li Lei
 Zhang Xizhe
 Romeo Fernandes
 Hendra Bayauw
 Milad Gharibi
 Kaveh Rezaei
 Payam Sadeghian
 Morteza Tabrizi
 Ali Adnan
 Ammar Abdul-Hussein
 Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
 Ryuji Hirota
 Odai Khadr
 Jong Il-Gwan
 Jeon Byung-Soo
 Jung Seok-Hwa
 Park Yong-ji
 Fahad Al-Hajeri
 Hamad Al-Harbi
 Mohammad Al-Fahad
 Mahmoud Kojok
 Devandrn Saarvindran
 Thamil Arasu Ambumamee
 Kyaw Ko Ko
 Yan Aung Win
 Hamoud Al-Saadi
 Abdullah Saleh
 Sameh Maraaba
 Salem Al-Dossari
 Shodibek Ghaforov
 Azimdzhoni Yunuszoda
 Adisak Kraisorn
 Pokkhao Anan
 Amer Omar
 Jamal Ibrahim
 Younis Ahmad Abdulla
 Lê Quốc Phương
 Ngô Hoàng Thịnh
 Nguyễn Đình Bảo
 Yaser Al-Gabr
1 goal
 Anthony Proia
 Riley Woodcock
 Emon Mahmud Babu
 Sohel Rana
 Chhin Chhoeun
 Nen Sothearoth
 Sos Suhana
 Tith Dina
 Mirahmetjan Muzepper
 Ni Yusong
 Peng Xinli
 Xu Xin
 Yang Yihu
 Zheng Kaimu
 Li Mau
 Lin Chien-hsun
 Lam Hok Hei
 Tsang Kin Fong
 Yuen Tsun Nam
 Lalrindika Ralte
 Manandeep Singh
 Syaiful Cahya
 Nurmufid Khoirot
 Bahram Dabbagh
 Mohammad Amin Haj Mohammadi
 Yaghoub Karimi
 Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh
 Morteza Pouraliganji
 Ahmad Abbas Hattab
 Ali Faez
 Ali Mohammed Aliyallah
 Mahdi Kamel
 Mohammed Shokan
 Mustafa Nadhim
 Hiroki Akino
 Takuya Iwanami
 Ken Matsubara
 Masaya Matsumoto
 Ryuga Suzuki
 Hamza Al-Dardour
 Han Song-hyok
 Kang Nam-Gwon
 Mun Hyok
 Pak Song-Chol
 Ri Hyong-jin
 Choi Ji-Hoon
 Kang Jong-Guk
 Kim Hyun-Hun
 Lee Jae-sung
 Park Kwang-il
 Park Jong-oh
 Ahmad Rashed
 Faraj Al-Zuaebi
 Khalid El Ebrahim
 Mohammad Al-Fahad
 Shereedah Al-Shereedah
 Yousif Al-Rashidi
 Evgenii Doroginskii
 Islam Shamsiev
 Nurkal Sataev
 Vladimir Kazakbaev
 Khonesavanh Sihavong
 Vilayout Sayyabounsou
 Thinnakone Vongsa
 Soukaphone Vongchiengkham
 Abdulfattah Achour
 Hussein Al-Jawad
 Kaseem Abou Khechfe
 Mohamad Jaafar
 Omar El Kurdi
 Chai Wai Fong
 Leong Ka Hang
 Pang Chi Hang
 Vinicio Alves
 Fandi Othman
 Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria
 Ahmed Nizam
 Ahmed Imaz
 Kyi Lin
 Naing Lin Oo
 Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit
 Zaw Min Tun
 Anil Ojha
 Bharat Khawas
 Jagjit Shrestha
 Badar Nasib Bamasila
 Raed Ibrahim Saleh
 Mohamed Al-Mukhaini
 Sami Mubarak
 Ibrahim Jalayta
 Marwin Angeles
 Jeffrey Christiaens
 Abdelkarim Hassan
 Abdulla Afifa
 Jaser Yahia
 Muayed Hassan Fadli
 Murad Naji Hussein
 Saleh Al Yazidi
 Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim
 Fahad Al-Muwallad
 Abdullah Otayf
 Yasir Al-Fahmi
 Al-Qaasimy Rahman
 Aqhari Abdullah
 Fareez Farhan
 Faris Ramli
 Madhu Mohana
 Shamil Sharif
 Nipuna Bandara
 Mardek Mardkian
 Hamid Mido
 Jahongir Ergashev
 Kurbonali Sobirov
 Diogo Rangel
 Henrique Cruz
 Chanathip Songkrasin
 Chayanan Pombuppha
 Chitipat Tanklang
 Laosangthai Anusak
 Narubodin Weerawatnodom
 Thitiphan Puangjan
 Farhad Italmazow
 Yhlas Magtymow
 Suleyman Muhadow
 Abdulla Al-Jamahi
 Abdulla Al-Shehhi
 Pavel Smolyachenko
 Huỳnh Văn Thanh
 Nguyễn Văn Quyết
 Salem Al-Omzae
 Mohammed Al-Sarori
1 own goal
 Chen Yen-Jui (playing against Malaysia)
 Mun Hyok (playing against Thailand)
 Mohamed Thoriq (playing against Tajikistan)
 Deepak Bhushal (playing against Bangladesh)
 Delwinder Singh (playing against Japan)
 Peter Hewabettage (playing against Syria)
 Akhtam Nazarov (playing against Kuwait)
 Hemayat Komekov (playing against Lebanon)
References
- ↑ "Stage set for U-22 Qualifiers draw". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
 - ↑ "Competitions Committee takes key decisions". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
 - ↑ "AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers draw results". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
 - ↑ "Oman to host U-22 finals". AFC. 18 July 2012.
 - ↑ "Regulations AFC U-22 Asian Cup 2013 (Qualifiers)" (PDF).
 
External links
- AFC U-22 Championship, the-AFC.com
 
