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AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Asian football tournament

Asian football tournament

FieldValue
imagesize200px
organiserAFC
founded
regionAsia (including Australia)
number of teams16
current champions
(1st title)
most successful team
(12 titles)
current2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

(1st title) (12 titles)

The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams of Asia that also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The competition has been held since 1959. Between 1959 and 1978, the tournament was held annually (without qualification); since 1980, it has been held every two years. The 1980 AFC Youth Championship had a qualification stage for first time.

The tournament has been played in a number of different formats during its existence. Currently, it consists of two stages, similar to the AFC's other Asian Championship competitions. The qualifying stage is open to all AFC members and the final stage is contested between 16 teams. The most recent edition, the 42nd, was held in China. The AFC switched the tournament from under-19 to under-20 starting from 2023. Moreover, the tournament was also rebranded from the "AFC U-19 Championship" to the "AFC U-20 Asian Cup".

Results

  • Coordinate is based on the capital of the country.

;Tournament names:

  • 1959–2006: AFC Youth Championship
  • 2008–2020: AFC U-19 Championship
  • 2023–present: AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Ed.YearHostsFinalThird place matchChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
11959Malaya****33
21960Malaya****4–03–2
31961THA****
****0–0
12–1
41962THA****2–13–0
51963Malaya****
****2–2
1**
**2–2
2
61964VSO****
****0–0
15–1
71965JPN****5–04–1
81966PHI****
****1–1
1
0–0
2
91967THA****3–04–0
101968KOR****4–0
0–0
2
111969THA****
****2–2
12–1
121970PHI****3–05–0
131971JPN****1–02–0
141972THA****1–03–0
151973IRN****2–03–0
161974THA****
****2–2
12–1
171975KUW****
****0–0
1
2–2
2
181976THA****
****0–0
12–1
191977IRN****4–33–1
201978BAN****
****1–1
1
1–1
2
—1979CHNCanceled due to problems with the South Korean national team's entry into China
211980THA****33
221982THA****33
231985****33
241986KSA****2–01–0
251988QAT****1–1
2–0
261990IDN****0–0
1–0
271992UAE****2–03–0
281994IDN****2–11–1
291996KOR****3–02–2
301998THA****2–13–1
312000IRN****2–12–2
322002QAT****1–04–0
332004MAS****2–01–1
342006IND****1–1
2–0
352008KSA****2–1and
362010CHN****3–2and
372012UAE****1–1
and
382014MYA****1–0and
392016BHR****0–0
and
402018IDN****2–1and
412023UZB****1–0and
422025CHN****1–1
and
432027CHN–
442029CHN–

;Notes: 1 Title shared. 2 Third place shared. 3 Final tournaments in round-robin format. 4 No third place match played since 2008; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Teams reaching the top four

TeamChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeSemi-finalistsTotal
(top 4)Total (as of 2025)5133392916168
12 (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, *1996*, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)5 (1962, 1971, 1972, 1992, 2018)6 (*1968*, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 2006)1 (1964)4 (2008, 2010, 2023, 2025)28
7 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970)1 (1965)2 (1967, 1971)–1 (*2014*)11
6 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972)–1 (1968)1 (1969)–8
5 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)2 (2012, 2023)1 (1982)1 (1994)–9
4 (*1973*, 1974, 1975, 1976)1 (*1977*)2 (1969, 1972)1 (*2000*)1 (2016)9
3 (*1986*, 1992, 2018)3 (1985, 2016, 2025)2 (1998, 2002)1 (1973)1 (2010)10
3 (1976, 2006, 2010)2 (1990, 2014)3 (1975, 1978, 1986)––8
2 (*1962*, *1969*)–4 (*1961*, 1963, 1966, 1994)5 (*1972*, *1974*, *1976*, *1980*, 1985)–11
1 (2016)6 (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)5 (1959, 1960, 1980, 1992, 2004)4 (1970, *1971*, 1977, 1996)3 (2018, 2023, 2025)19
1 (1985)3 (1982, 1996, 2004)1 (2000)––5
1 (1961)2 (1967, 1970)1 (1962)1 (1960)–5
1 (2014)1 (1980)1 (*1988*)2 (1986, 1990)1 (2018)6
1 (1994)1 (1988)1 (1990)1 (2004)–4
1 (*2023*)1 (2008)–1 (2002)2 (2012, 2014)5
1 (2025)1 (2010)––2 (2008, 2012)4
1 (2008)–2 (*1985*, 1996)3 (1982, 1988, *1992*)–6
1 (1974)––––1
–3 (*1959*, *1960*, 1968)2 (1964, 1965)1 (1962)–6
–1 (1986)1 (1977)––2
––2 (*1975*, 1978)––2
––1 (1963)2 (1959, 1965)–3
––1 (1966)––1
–––1 (1961)1 (2016)2
–––1 (1967)–1
–––1 (1998)–1
–––1 (2006)–1

Notes:

  • Bold Italic indicates hosts for that year.
  • Total (42 editions): Nine editions shared champions, five editions shared third place, and eight editions with no third place match.

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop goalscorerGoalsFair play award
1978 BangladeshUnknownHaris Mohammed7Unknown
1980 ThailandChoi Soon-hoChoi Soon-ho4Unknown
1996 South KoreaKim Do-kyunWang Peng6Unknown
1998 ThailandShinji OnoLee Dong-gook
Masashi Motoyama5Unknown
2000 IranUnknownEmad Mohammed4Unknown
2002 QatarKim Dong-hyunUnknown
2004 MalaysiaPark Chu-youngPark Chu-young6Unknown
2006 IndiaKim Kum-ilShim Young-sung5
2008 Saudi ArabiaAhmed KhalilAhmed Khalil
Kensuke Nagai4
2010 ChinaJong Il-gwanKerem Bulut7Unknown
2012 United Arab EmiratesMohannad Abdul-RaheemIgor Sergeev7
2014 MyanmarAhmed MoeinAhmed Al Saadi5
2016 BahrainRitsu DōanSami Al-Najei4
2018 IndonesiaTurki Al-AmmarAbdulrasheed Umaru7
2023 UzbekistanAbbosbek FayzullaevNaoki Kumata5
2025 ChinaAlexander BadolatoMukhammadali Urinboev4

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend:

  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • – Semi-finalists
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • DQ – Disqualified
  • •• – Qualified but withdrew
  • • – Did not qualify
  • × – Did not enter
  • × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to AFC at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •  – Hosts

  •  – Not affiliated to FIFA
NationMalaya
1959Malaya
1960THA
1961THA
1962Malaya
1963VSO
1964JPN
1965PHI
1966THA
1967KOR
1968THA
1969PHI
1970JPN
1971THA
1972IRN
1973THA
1974KUW
1975THA
1976IRN
1977BAN
1978
××××××××××××××××GS×QFGS
××××××××××××××GS×QF×3rdQF
××××××××××××××××GS×GSGS
××××××××××××××××××××
×××××××××××GS×GS×GSGS×××
××××GS××××××××GS×GS××××
××××××××××××××××QFQF×GS
××GS××××3rdGSGSGSGSGSGS×GS××××
××××××××××××××××××××
4th××GS3rd×4thQFGSGSGSQFGSGSGSQFQFGSGS×
××××GSGSGSQFQFGS××QFGSGS1stGSGSQFGS
×4th1st3rd××××2nd×GS2ndGSQFGS×GSQF×QF
××××××××××3rdQFQF3rd1st1st1st1st2ndQF
××××××××××××××××1stQF1st1st
×××××1st1st1st1st3rd4thQF1st1st××××××
3rd3rdGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSQF4th4thQF2ndQFGSGS4thGS
××××××××××××××××××GSGS
××××××××××××QF×××3rdGS×3rd
××××××××××GSQF×GS×GS××××
××××××××××××××QF×××××
××××××××××××××××××××
2nd2ndGS4thGS3rd3rdQFGS2ndQFGSQFGSGSQFGSGSGSGS
××××××××××××××××××××
××××××××××××××××××××
6thGS1stGS1st1st2nd1st3rd1st1st1st3rdQFQFGSGSQF××
××××××××××××GSGS×GS××××
××××××××××××××××3rd1st×3rd
××××××××××××××××××××
×××GS××××××××××GS×××××
××××××××××××××××××××
9thGS××GS×GSGSGSR2GSGSGSGS×GSGS×××
××××××××××××××××××××
××××××××××××××4th×××QFQF
7thGSGSGSGS××GS4thGSGSGSGSQFQFQFGSGSGSGS
1st1stGS2nd1st4thGSQFGS3rdQF3rd2nd2nd3rd3rd×3rdQF1st
××××××××××QF×××
8th×GS×GS××GSQF×GSGS×××××GS×GS
××××××××××××××××GS×××
5thGS3rd1st3rdGSGS3rdQFR21stGSGS4thQF4th×4th××
××××××××××××××××××××
××4thGSGSGSGS×QFGSQFGSGS××GS××××
×××××××××××××××××××GS
NationTHA
1980THA
1982UAE
1985KSA
1986QAT
1988IDN
1990UAE
1992IDN
1994KOR
1996THA
1998IRN
2000QAT
2002MAS
2004IND
2006KSA
2008CHN
2010UAE
2012Myanmar
2014BHR
2016IDN
2018UZB
2023CHN
2025Total
××ו×××××××ו×DQ•×••×••3
Part of OFCQFSF2ndSFGSGSQFQF1st9
ו•2nd•GS•GS•••••••GS••QF•••9
5thוו••×GS••GS••×•••••••6
××××××××ו×ו••×•×•×••0
•×××××וו••••××ו••••4
×××××××××ו••×××××ו••3
•2nd1st•GS•••2ndGS3rdQF2ndQFQFQFGSQFGSGSQFQF20
××Part of OFC••••••••••••••GS••10
××××××ו×ו••••••××ו•0
••••×••×•×••••×•×•••••16
•••GS×GSGS×GSGS•QFGSGS••••••••22
•••GS×GS•GS•×••GS••••GS×QFGSGS20
×××ו×GS×GS•4th•GSGSGSGSQFGSSF•QFQF22
×3rd••1st××4th×GS1st•QFQFGSGS2ndGSQFGS2ndQF19
Part of OFC and later UEFA9
3rd•••GSGS3rd2nd4th2nd2nd2nd3rd2ndQFQFQFQF1stSFSFSF39
×××××××וו••4thGSGSQF••GSQFGS9
×GS•4th•Part of UEFA2
ו•••×•GS•GSGS•••••GS••×••8
×ו••••GSו×ו•GSGS3
××××××××ו••GS•••••••••5
×××ווווו•GSו•••••2
××ו•••×••••••••••••×•0
••×•×•••••••QFGS•••••GS••23
××ו•••×•••••••×••••••0
×××××××××ו•••×××××ו•0
××××××ו×ו••×•••SF••••19
••×•×••×••••GS•••×•••••4
OFC memberGSOFC member1
×DQ×3rdGS2nd××ו×××1stQF1stGS2ndGSGS×GS14
Not member of AFC××וו•0
••×••••×•×GS••••••GS••GS•3
ו•••••×••GS••••••×××××3
××××××××××ו••DQ•••••••0
••×××ו×ו••••×•×•••••13
2ndו4th3rd4thGSGSGSGS•GSQF•••GS1stGSSFGSGS16
ו2nd1stו1stו3rd•3rd•QFQFSFGS•2nd1stGS2nd16
••••×ו•••••••••••••••18
1st1st•GSGS1st2ndGS1st1stGS1st1st3rdSFSF1stGSGS2ndSFSF40
ו•×•×1
×××GSוו•×••••×•×ו•••10
ו••2nd3rd•1stGS••QF4th•GSGSQFו•GSGS12
×ו••••GSGS•••QFQFGS•5
4th•4th•••GS3rdGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSQFGSQF•GS34
××DQ××ו••0
×ו•••••••×••••••0
×4th3rd•4th•4th•3rd•GSQF•GS1stQFGSQFGSGS••14
×ו••4thQF•2ndQFSFSFQF•1stQF9
×××××××ו••GSGSGS•GSGSGSSFGSGS•20
ו××ו•×ו••GS•GSGS•GSGS••GS7

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. 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. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Rankwidth=120TeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41

1 No AFC member currently.

2 Represented South Vietnam from 1959 to 1974.

3 Representing South Yemen in 1975 and North Yemen in 1978. 4 Not an AFC member: participated in tournament as part of intercontinental play-off to qualify for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

;Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •  – Hosts

  •  – Not affiliated to AFC
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
TeamTunisia
1977Japan
1979Australia
1981Mexico
1983USSR
1985Chile
1987Saudi Arabia
1989Portugal
1991Australia
1993Qatar
1995Malaysia
1997Nigeria
1999Argentina
2001United Arab Emirates
2003Netherlands
2005Canada
2007Egypt
2009Colombia
2011Turkey
2013New Zealand
2015South Korea
2017Poland
2019Argentina
2023Chile
2025AzerbaijanUzbekistan
2027Total
OFC memberR1R1R1R14
R11
R1QFR1R2R25
R11
R1R1R13
R1QFR14thR15
R1QFQF2ndR1QFR2R2R2R2R1R212
R11
Part of Soviet UnionR1UEFA member1
R11
R11
R1R1R13
2ndR1R1R14
R1R1R1R1R1R1R2R2R1R110
R1R14thQFR1R1R1R2R1R1QFR2QFR22nd4thR217
R1QFR1R24
R2QFQF3
Part of Soviet UnionR1R1QFQFR2q6
R11

References

References

  1. (26 November 2018). "AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions". AFC.
  2. (2 October 2020). "AFC rebrands age group championships to AFC Asian Cups". AFC.
  3. (January 2026). "The Straits Times, 16 May 1966, Page 22".
  4. (January 2026). "Myanmar rout Indonesia 3–0 in final". The Straits Times.
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