The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will feature 16 teams and is slated to kick off on June 1 in Uzbekistan.
The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in January but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will be the fifth edition of the tournament which was previously known as the AFC U-23 Championship.
The 16 teams have been drawn into four groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockouts.
Each team is allowed to register a maximum of 23 players, born on or after January 1, 1999.
South Korea are the defending champions, while Iraq, Japan, and Uzbekistan have won the tournament once each.
Let us take a look at the fixtures and tables of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
Rank
1
Uzbekistan (Q)
3
2
1
0
8
1
+7
7
2
Turkmenistan (Q)
3
Iran
3
0
2
1
3
4
-1
2
4
Qatar
3
0
2
1
3
9
-6
2
June 1
Iran 1-1 Qatar
June 1
Uzbekistan 1-0 Turkmenistan
June 4
Turkmenistan 2-1 Iran
June 4
Qatar 0-6 Uzbekistan
June 7
Uzbekistan 1-1 Iran
June 7
Qatar 2-2 Turkmenistan
Rank
1
Australia (Q)
2
Iraq (Q)
3
1
2
0
5
3
+2
5
3
Jordan
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
4
Kuwait
3
0
0
3
1
6
-5
0
June 1
Australia 2-0 Kuwait
June 1
Jordan 1-1 Iraq
June 4
Iraq 1-1 Australia
June 4
Kuwait 0-1 Jordan
June 7
Australia 1-0 Jordan
June 7
Iraq 3-1 Kuwait
Rank
1
South Korea (Q)
2
Vietnam (Q)
3
1
2
0
5
3
+2
5
3
Thailand
3
0
2
1
5
3
+2
4
4
Malaysia
3
0
0
3
1
9
-8
0
June 2
South Korea 4-1 Malaysia
June 2
Thailand 2-2 Vietnam
June 5
Vietnam 1-1 South Korea
June 5
Malaysia 0-3 Thailand
June 8
South Korea 1-0 Thailand
June 8
Vietnam 2-0 Malaysia
Rank
1
Saudi Arabia
2
Japan
3
2
1
0
5
1
+4
7
3
UAE
3
1
0
2
3
4
-1
3
4
Tajikistan
3
0
0
3
0
10
-10
0
June 2
UAE 1-2 Japan
June 2
Saudi Arabia 5-0 Tajikistan
June 5
Japan 0-0 Saudi Arabia
June 5
Tajikistan 0-2 UAE
June 8
Saudi Arabia 2-0 UAE
June 8
Japan 3-0 Tajikistan
June 11
Australia 1-0 Turkmenistan
June 11
Uzbekistan 2-2 (3-2 pens) Iraq
June 12
South Korea 0-3 Japan
June 12
Saudi Arabia 2-0 Vietnam
June 15
Uzbekistan 2-0 Japan
June 15
Australia 0-2 Saudi Arabia
June 18, 2022
Japan vs Australia
June 19, 2022
Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia
Nicholas D’Agostino, Mohammed Nassif, Jaroensak Wonggorn, Zaid Al-Ameri, and Islom Kobilov were the topscorers of the 2020 edition. But who will bag the golden boot in this edition?
POSITION
PLAYER
COUNTRY
GOALS
1
Cho Young-wook
South Korea
3
=
Suphanat Mueanta
Thailand
3
=
Yuito Suzuki
Japan
3
=
Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
Uzbekistan
3
=
Ayman Yahya
Saudi Arabia
3
Year
Country
2013
Iraq
2016
Japan
2018
China
2020
South Korea
2022
TBC
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