2012 AFC U-19 Championship

The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship is the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.[1] The top four teams will qualify directly to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Turkey.

2012 AFC U-19 Championship
بطولة آسيا تحت 19 سنة لكرة القدم 2012
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates3–17 November
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (12th title)
Runners-up Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored93 (3 per match)
Attendance39,997 (1,290 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev (7 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Mohannad Abdul-Raheem

Hosts

The Organising Committee announced that Bangladesh, Iran, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan had expressed an interest to host the finals.

The decision of the Committee, the member associations should qualify for the finals to be eligible to host the competition. The decision on the hosts was taken in the committee’s next meeting on 23 November 2011 based on the results of the qualifiers.[1]

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 5,000
Ras al-Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium 3,000

Qualification

The qualification draw was held on 30 March 2011.[2]

Qualifiers

Draw

The draw for the Final tournament was held on 13 May 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]

Pot 1 (host & seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 United Arab Emirates
 North Korea
 Australia
 South Korea

 Saudi Arabia
 Japan
 Uzbekistan
 China

 Syria
 Iran
 Vietnam
 Thailand

 Jordan
 Iraq
 Qatar
 Kuwait

Squads

Group stage

All times are UTC+04:00.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 4
3  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 1 2 1 8 7 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Kuwait
  • Rashid 34'
Report
  • Al-Fahad 46'
Japan 0–2 Iran
Report

Kuwait 0–1 Japan
Report
Iran 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Report

United Arab Emirates 0–0 Japan
Report
Iran 6–0 Kuwait
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 321051+47
 South Korea 321031+27
 Thailand 310236–33
 China 300325−30
South Korea 0–0 Iraq
Report

China 1–2 Thailand
Feng Gang 90+1' Report Notechaiya 84'
Thongkruea 87'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Iraq 2–1 China
Abdul-Raheem 43', 62' Report Wu Xinghan 38'

Thailand 1–2 South Korea
Puangchan 64' Report Heo Yong-joon 22'
Kim Seung-jun 72'

South Korea 1–0 China
Moon Chang-Jin 80' Report

Thailand 0–3 Iraq
Report Hattab 11' (pen.)
Shokan 49'
Abdul-Raheem 52'

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 321082+67
 Jordan 312085+35
 North Korea 311163+34
 Vietnam 3003214−120
North Korea 1–1 Jordan
Ri Ji-Song 76' Report Qwaider 90'
Uzbekistan 4–0 Vietnam
Fomin 28'
Sergeev 45+1', 79'
Khakimov 90+1'
Report

Jordan 2–2 Uzbekistan
Fadi Awad 49'
Rakhmanov 65' (o.g.)
Report Sergeev 60' (pen.) 90+3'
Vietnam 0–5 North Korea
Report Kang Nam-Gwon 3'
Pak Myong-Song 22'
Jong Kwang-Sok 62'
Jang Kuk-Chol 75'
Kim Ju-Song 82'
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

North Korea 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report Sergeev 79' (pen.)
Khakimov 85'
Vietnam 2–5 Jordan
Nguyễn Xuân Nam 54'
Nguyễn Thanh Hiền 85' (pen.)
Report Qwaider 52', 87'
Al-Bashtawi 64'
Rateb 73'
Al-Essawi 90+1'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 312032+15
 Syria 311174+34
 Saudi Arabia 311168−24
 Qatar 310246−23
Australia 1–0 Qatar
Gameiro 11' Report

Saudi Arabia 1–5 Syria
A. Al-Shehri 30' Report Maowas 8', 14', 69'
Al-Taki 10'
Salem 86'

Qatar 2–4 Saudi Arabia
Mohamed 20'
Al Yazidi 71'
Report S. Al-Shehri 8'
Al-Muwallad 16', 56'
A. Al-Shehri 34'

Syria 1–1 Australia
Maowas 74' Report Gameiro 81'

Australia 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Gameiro 90+1' Report Al-Muwallad 57'

Syria 1–2 Qatar
Maowas 68' (pen.) Report Alaaeldin 44', 49'

Knockout stage

Knockout map

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
 
 Iran1
 
14 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
 South Korea4
 
 South Korea3
 
11 November 2012 – Fujairah
 
 Uzbekistan1
 
 Uzbekistan (p.)2 (3)
 
17 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
 Syria2 (0)
 
 South Korea (p.)1 (4)
 
11 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
 Iraq1 (1)
 
 Iraq2
 
14 November 2012 – Ras al-Khaimah
 
 Japan1
 
 Iraq2
 
11 November 2012 – Fujairah
 
 Australia0
 
 Australia3
 
 
 Jordan0
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Uzbekistan 2-2 Syria
Sergeev 44'
Tashpulatov 76'
Report Mido 38'
Al-Mawas 45+2' (pen.)
Penalties
Kozak soccer ball with check mark
Sabirkhodjaev soccer ball with check mark
Khakimov soccer ball with check mark
3–0 soccer ball with red X Al Kaddour
soccer ball with red X Mobayed
soccer ball with red X Al-Mawas


Australia 3–0 Jordan
Gameiro 10', 55', 83' Report

Iraq 2–1 Japan
Shokan 34'
Adnan 53'
Report Yajima 48'

Semi-finals

South Korea 3–1 Uzbekistan
Kang Sang-Woo 51', 76'
Moon Chang-Jin 61' (pen.)
Report Sergeev 66'

Iraq 2–0 Australia
Abdul-Raheem 60'
Kadhim 85'
Report

Final

Winners

 2012 AFC U-19 Championship winners 

South Korea

12th title

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Uzbekistan Sardor Rakhmanov (against Jordan)

Awards

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top 4 teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References

  1. AFC to put best foot forward The AFC. 2011-11-23. Retrieved on 2011-11-23.
  2. "U16, U19, Olym, WC q'fiers draw on Mar 30". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. "U-19 Draw procedures confirmed". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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